Spanish

This course provides a comparative analysis of ideas in classical and contemporary social theory. It explores the work of classical writers Karl Marx, Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, Adam Smith, and Sigmund Freud. The course also examines contemporary social thought with a focus on objectivist, subjectivist, and dualistic theories.

How is cultural identity built in a framework that transcends national borders? How is transnational identity expressed and developed? These are the main research questions that guide the reflection and discussions in the first part of this course. As a case study, the course focuses on the complex identity situation of Latinos (Cubans, Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans) in the United States living between two cultures and two languages. This course offers argumentation strategies that can be applied in the construction of a convincing argumentative discourse in different professional circumstances. In addition, the course offers techniques to write a critical discourse on the subject discussed in class.

This course examines the theories and practices of interpersonal communication. Topics include: interpersonal communication in human behavior; the Palo Alto school; non-verbal communication; communication and social skills.

This course provides a study of the neurobiological processes that underlie both normal and pathological neurodevelopment. It examines repercussions of neurodevelopment on complex psychological processes and the relevance and feasibility of applying psychobiological theories to other areas of scientific psychology. Topics also include: thought and language; neurobiology of mood disorders; psychopharmacology; neurobiology of addictions.

This wood carving and sculpting course provides an introduction to woodworking techniques and tools. Students work with different types of wood, employing alternative techniques and ways to sculpt.

This course offers a study of family and succession law in the Spanish civil law system. It covers technical legal vocabulary and terminology as well as legal precedence and court decisions in the field. Topics include: economics of the marriage regime; marriage crisis; filiation, fostering, and adoption; succession mortis causa; denunciation and acquisition of inheritance; will contracts; interpretation, execution, and nullification of the will; substitutions; bequests; legitimate inheritance and hereditary reservation; acceptance and repudiation of inheritance; disposal of inheritance and declaration of heirs; partition of inheritance.

This course provides a critical analysis of contemporary documentary film, identifying the cultural, social, historical, and political context in which particular documentaries were produced.

This course provides an introduction of fluid mechanics including mass conservation law, momentum conservation law, and energy conservation law. Other topics include: the continuum hypothesis; variables of interest; hydrostatics; fluid flow kinematics; conservation equations for fluid volumes and control volumes; dimensional analysis; flow regimes; external flows. *Pre-requisites: Calculus 1 and 2, Physics 1 and 2, Linear Algebra, Writing and Communication Skills, Programming, Thermal Engineering, and Machine Mechanics. Texts: Antonio Crespo Martínez. Mecánica de Fluidos. Thomson. Frank M. White. Fluid Mechanics. McGraw Hill. Arcos Vera Coello, Carlos Martínez Bazán, Antonio L. Sánchez Pérez, Immaculada Iglesias Estradé. Ingenieria Fluidomecanica. Paraninfo. 2012

This course provides a study on how to scientifically evaluate the use of medicinal plants for clinical application. Topics covered include: development of the concepts of ethnobotany and ethnopharmacy; ethnopharmacological methodology; pharmacological methods; natural products; system studies; phytomedicines, compounds and medicinal plants.