Spanish

This course offers an upper elementary study of Spanish language for students at an A2 level, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

This course examines the human being as a philosophical problem. It analyzes the most important anthropological models of Western thought in the 19th and 20th centuries, from the distinction between philosophy and science. This course explores the debate on the present and future of the human creature in the thinking and trends of the 21st century.

This course offers a study of Spanish history from the start of the War of Independence in 1808 to the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1939.

This course offers a study of modern philosophy including the main authors and philosophical movements, the fundamental works, and the concepts and problems of the era.

This course offers a study of Spanish territory and society from a geographical perspective. Topics include: diversity of the physical environment; population in Spain; settlement and the urban system; economic activities; transport and its role in structuring the territory; environmental problems; Spain in an international context.

This urban studies course is divided into three parts. Part one addresses the formation and evolution of the city from a historical and geographical perspective. Part two analyzes the spatial evolution of cities in today's world, focusing on dynamics such as tertiarization and gentrification in developed countries and rapid urban growth and hypertrophy in developing countries. Part three focuses on public spaces, their history, and the policies and actions for their requalification and improvement.  

This course analyzes the concepts and phenomena of cultural encounters and border-crossings in Spanish American societies, mainly through some of the fundamental works that were produced in the 20th and 21st centuries. The course examines where and how one can observe the phenomena and processes of cultural encounters and border-crossings in the texts while exploring the meaning of each aspect of these phenomena within a specific socio-historical and political context.

The course contemplates the following key questions: How does a culture travel and encounter another? How does it change its shape upon encountering other cultures? Is it possible to have the concept of a return to “the original” point of departure or the concept of “authenticity"?

This course provides a critical analysis of political violence and conflict in contemporary globalized societies. It examines the general theories and concepts of political conflict; the act of questioning power and legitimacy of nation-states; collective action and social movements; political conflict and collective violence in modern political systems and governments.

This course explores different photographic genres, conceptual and expressive aspects of photography, and the most relevant names and movements in the history of photography. It offers an introduction to studio lighting and basic processes of digital photography.

This course considers the philosophy and politics within gender studies. It briefly examines the works of Plato and Aristotle before exploring modern texts on feminism, gender, and sexual identity. Topics of study include: natural and cultural constructions of sex and gender; equality and difference; sex, gender, and sexual identity; intersectionality.