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TOURISM ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Country
Spain
Host Institution
Carlos III University of Madrid
Program(s)
Carlos III University of Madrid
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Business Administration
UCEAP Course Number
158
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
TOURISM ENTREPRENEURSHIP
UCEAP Transcript Title
TOURISM ENTREPRNEUR
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

This course offers a study of the following topics: entrepreneurship and tourism; business opportunities in tourism sectors-- identification and evaluation; evolution of business trends in tourism sectors; innovative business ideas and value propositions-- generation and analysis of initial viability; business plan-- design, structure, and purpose; elaboration of the business plan.

Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
17600
Host Institution Course Title
CREACIÓN DE EMPRESAS TURÍSTICAS
Host Institution Campus
GETAFE
Host Institution Faculty
Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas
Host Institution Degree
Grado en Turismo
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica

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PUBLIC GOODS, URBAN PLANNING, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Country
Spain
Host Institution
Complutense University of Madrid
Program(s)
Complutense University of Madrid
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Legal Studies Environmental Studies
UCEAP Course Number
124
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
PUBLIC GOODS, URBAN PLANNING, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
UCEAP Transcript Title
URBAN PLANNING&ENVI
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

This course delves into the intricate domains of urban planning and environmental management, offering a multifaceted exploration of critical topics essential for sustainable development and effective governance. It examines public goods, infrastructure development, urban planning, and environmental conservation from a legal framework.

Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
805859
Host Institution Course Title
BIENES PÚBLICOS, URBANISMO Y MEDIO AMBIENTE
Host Institution Campus
Moncloa
Host Institution Faculty
Facultad de Derecho
Host Institution Degree
GRADO EN DERECHO
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Derecho Administrativo

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HISTORY OF SCIENCE
Country
Spain
Host Institution
Complutense University of Madrid
Program(s)
Complutense University of Madrid
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
History
UCEAP Course Number
126
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
HISTORY OF SCIENCE
UCEAP Transcript Title
HISTORY OF SCIENCE
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

This course offers students a perspective into the contemporary history of science while presenting topics that the history of science has generally marginalized and that are becoming more and more relevant: anatomy studies, the medicine of emotions, the relationship between medical knowledge and experimental science, the conceptions of what is normal and what is pathological through an analysis of monstrosity and the development of theories of contagion. 

Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
801336
Host Institution Course Title
HISTORIA DE LA CIENCIA
Host Institution Campus
Moncloa
Host Institution Faculty
Facultad de Filosofía
Host Institution Degree
GRADO EN FILOSOFÍA
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Lógica y Filosofía Teórica

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TWENTIETH-CENTURY LATIN AMERICAN NOVEL
Country
Spain
Host Institution
Complutense University of Madrid
Program(s)
Complutense University of Madrid
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Spanish
UCEAP Course Number
169
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
TWENTIETH-CENTURY LATIN AMERICAN NOVEL
UCEAP Transcript Title
20C LAT AM NOVEL
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course presents an overview of Latin American novels in the 20th century. Readings include the works of several authors on the following topics: the aftermath of modernism; regionalism and the nature in novel writing; alternative narrative cycles and social tensions; ''indigenista'' and ''gaucho'' novels; novels during and on the Mexican Revolution; vanguards and renovation (R. Arlt, M. Fernandez, and A. Carpentier); mythical spaces and reality (J. Rulfo, J.C. Onetti, and G. Garcia Marquez); the ''boom'' cycle of Hispano-American novels (M. Vargas Llosa); and recent trends (S. Elizondo, G. Cabrera Infante, M. Puig, and J.J. Saer).
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
802158
Host Institution Course Title
LA NOVELA HISPANOAMERICANA DEL SIGLO XX
Host Institution Campus
Moncloa
Host Institution Faculty
Facultad de Filología
Host Institution Degree
GRADO EN ESPAÑOL: LENGUA Y LITERATURA
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Literaturas Hispánicas y Bibliografía

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NATURAL HAZARDS
Country
Spain
Host Institution
University of Barcelona
Program(s)
University of Barcelona
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Geography Environmental Studies
UCEAP Course Number
161
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
NATURAL HAZARDS
UCEAP Transcript Title
NATURAL HAZARDS
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

This course offers a study of the risks arising from climatic, hydrological, and internal and external geodynamic and biological processes. It discusses the social repercussions of extreme events, the approach to preventative and mitigation measures, and the response of land use planning. This course analyzes extreme episodes of natural and associated risks including the extent to which they are influenced by direct anthropic intervention in the biophysical environmental and by the variability of natural factors.

Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
362321
Host Institution Course Title
RISCOS NATURALS
Host Institution Campus
Campus Raval
Host Institution Faculty
Facultad Geografía e Historia
Host Institution Degree
Geografía
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Geografia

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GEOPOLITICS AND INTEGRATION IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Country
Mexico
Host Institution
National Autonomous University of Mexico
Program(s)
Leadership in Social Justice and Public Policy,National Autonomous University of Mexico
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science Geography
UCEAP Course Number
160
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
GEOPOLITICS AND INTEGRATION IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
UCEAP Transcript Title
LATAM&CARIB GEOPOLS
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course offers a study of the place that Latin America and the Caribbean occupies in international dynamics, its geopolitical and geostrategic position, the importance of its natural resources, the processes of interventionism by the U.S.A., among other mechanisms of integration and international relations.
 

Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
1928
Host Institution Course Title
GEOPOLITICA E INTEGRACIÓN EN AMERICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE
Host Institution Campus
Ciudad Universitaria
Host Institution Faculty
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS POLITICAS Y SOCIALES
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
SOCIOLOGIA

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SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
Country
Spain
Host Institution
Complutense University of Madrid
Program(s)
Complutense University of Madrid
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Sociology Religious Studies
UCEAP Course Number
132
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
UCEAP Transcript Title
SOC OF RELIGION
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course provides a study on the social construction of religion and examines the impacts of globalization, politics, and secularization on religiosity worldwide. Topics covered include: sociological theories on religion; globalization; secularization and postsecularization; and the relationship between politics, culture, and religion in both Muslim and Western countries.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
801264
Host Institution Course Title
SOCIOLOGIA DE LA RELIGION
Host Institution Campus
Moncloa
Host Institution Faculty
Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociología
Host Institution Degree
Grado en Sociología
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Sociología Aplicada

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SURVEY OF 20TH-CENTURY LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE
Country
Spain
Host Institution
Carlos III University of Madrid
Program(s)
Carlos III University of Madrid
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Spanish
UCEAP Course Number
161
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SURVEY OF 20TH-CENTURY LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE
UCEAP Transcript Title
20C LAT AM LIT
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
The course uses 20th-century Latin American literature to explore the history and culture of the period; it examines the different literary trends, aesthetic conceptions and expressive techniques, both in narrative and poetic expression. Individual topics and texts studied vary by semester and can include any of the following: the history of literary movements; the ideological construction of space; the relationship between literature and politics; the role of women in culture; the building of Latin American identity, gender issues, realism and the different approaches to reality; relationship between Latin America and other regions of the world; the fantastic in Latin American literature, etc.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
722
Host Institution Course Title
LITERATURA LATINOAMERICANA DEL SIGLO XX
Host Institution Campus
Getafe
Host Institution Faculty
International School
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Estudios Hispánicos

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FIELD RESEARCH METHODS
Country
Mexico
Host Institution
UC Center, Mexico City
Program(s)
Field Research in Mexico
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Health Sciences
UCEAP Course Number
189
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
FIELD RESEARCH METHODS
UCEAP Transcript Title
FIELD RESRCH METHOD
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This intensive course offers instruction in research methodologies for the humanities and social sciences, introducing the theoretical and practical issues raised by field research as specific training for students preparing to conduct such research. Topics include research questions, appropriate sources of data, methods of data collection. Students visit libraries, research centers, and archives as appropriate. They consider research questions by preparing questionnaires, conducting interviews, and drawing distinctions between description and interpretation with the goal of understanding what constitutes scientific knowledge within the context of field research. Students submit a field notebook and prepare project outlines that are reviewed in a roundtable seminar with the specialist/mentors who will supervise the research itself. Assessment for the course is based on weekly assignments and a final exam.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
Host Institution Campus
Study Center
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department

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HEALTH, DISEASE, AND CONTEMPORANEITY
Country
Spain
Host Institution
Carlos III University of Madrid
Program(s)
Carlos III University of Madrid
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Sociology Health Sciences
UCEAP Course Number
143
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
HEALTH, DISEASE, AND CONTEMPORANEITY
UCEAP Transcript Title
HEALTH AND DISEASE
UCEAP Quarter Units
2.50
UCEAP Semester Units
1.70
Course Description

This course examines historical changes and the role of health and disease in the contemporary world. Topics include: health and disease in the Middle Ages and Renaissance-- modern medicine in context; scientific knowledge of disease; from public hygiene to social medicine; official medicine and folk medicine; prevention of disease; institutions; other medicines; current challenges.

Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
11205
Host Institution Course Title
SALUD, ENFERMEDAD Y CONTEMPORANEIDAD
Host Institution Campus
GETAFE
Host Institution Faculty
Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas
Host Institution Degree
Grado en Derecho
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Humanidades: Historia, Geografía y Arte
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