Spanish

This course offers a study of the fundamentals of Python3 programming language for scientific computation (computational fluid dynamics). Topics include: basic commands for running python routines in a jupyter environment-- manipulation of files, directories, and processes, parameters of a command in POSIX format, interactive environments, and git; numerical methods for wave field models-- finite differences, finite volume method, and finite element method.

This course analyzes the geographical configuration of tourist areas, human flows and movements due to tourism and leisure, and resources and attractions and their influence on that territory. Topics include: tourism and its current trends; tourism resources; tourist destinations; tourism and sustainability; the great tourist regions-- America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania.

This course offers a study of the physical and natural environment of Spain. It examines Spain's territory in relation to its social environment and economy, both nationally and regionally. This course also discusses Spain's diversity through examination of its natural regions and its autonomous communities. Finally, it focuses on the transition to democracy, the Spanish constitution and current institutions, and Spanish society today.

The course examines the development of literary genres in Latin American literature across the history of Spanish language and literature. It places emphasis on the philosophical and aesthetic components of the genre; the fundamentals of literary analysis; and the relationship between the literary work and its historical context. Topics include the origin and history of America; the diaries of Christopher Columbus; an overview of Spanish language Latin American literature (from Baroque to modernism); anti-poetry and conversational poetry (Nicanor Parra y Mario Benedetti); the Latin American Boom (Gabriel Garcia Marquez); and contemporary authors (Roberto Bolaño).

This course provides an analysis of the fundamental aspects of the human evolutionary process in order to identify the main biological and cultural mechanisms involved in the genotypic and phenotypic conformation of modern human populations.

This course provides a study of the elements that pertain to the most significant criminal offences, as well as newly emerging crimes, through the analysis of relevant legal aspects. Emphasis is placed on the most important legally protected rights and the varying classes of offences. Topics covered include: crimes against life, integrity of body, and against the family; crimes against personal liberty and normal psychosexual development; patrimonial crimes; crimes against health and well-being; corruption of minors; crimes committed by public servants; crimes against the administration of justice; crimes against public faith; concealment and operations with resources of illicit origin; crimes against biodiversity and the environment.

This course focuses on three thought leaders of anti-colonialist social movements in 20th century Latin American: Aimé Césaire, Frantz Fanon, and Fausto Reinaga. It analyzes their main written works with an emphasis on themes of race, culture, and colonial condition.

The course analyzes key texts in the development of contemporary theater in Spain and Latin America. The course explores the history of contemporary Hispanic theatre through examination of key authors, texts and trends in Spain and Latin America since the beginning of the 20th century.

This is a variable topics course covering central aspects, related authors, periods, and intellectual movements of political theory. Topics and themes discussed vary by term and instructor.

The course offers an introduction to syntax, the fundamental theories of syntactic analysis, and the methodologies to apply theories. Students utilize these methodologies in authentic case studies.