Spanish

This course analyzes the historical development of humanitarianism and human rights over the last two hundred and fifty years. It traces the emergence of the idea of humanity and its expression in the fundamental texts of the Atlantic Revolutions. The course includes a brief discussion on the rise of humanitarianism in the nineteenth century, the elaboration of the doctrine of human rights in the mid-twentieth century, its reformulation in the second half of the twentieth century and its growing importance in international relations, and in the way the relations between states and individuals is understood.

This course explores the main literary figures, currents and texts of Spanish literature in the 16th and 17th centuries. It analyzes texts and authors in genres such as the novel, poetry and theater, studies the aesthetic concepts they represent, and explores the relationship between literature and the historical events which shape it.

This course on neurobiological and cognitive aspects of addictions provides a study of the brain reinforcement system, drug classification, addiction, basic cognitive processes, and neuropsychology. It covers different drug groups together with their neurobiological and cognitive characteristics; the role of the nervous system in the addictive process; and the manner in which cognitive processes are affected by the addictive process.

This course focuses on the changes and transitions of Europe in the 20th century from a place of historical prominence to a new international world order and increasing globalization. It focuses specifically on the years 1914-1989 between the start of WWI and the end of the Cold War. The course is divided into two parts: Europe during the World Wars and Europe during the Cold War.

This course provides reviews web technology for fourth-year computer science majors. Topics include: basic concepts of client and server; backend and frontend web development; HTML, CSS, and Bootstrap; web programming and scripting including PHP, with an introduction to Laravel; JavaScript, AJAX, and jQuery; HTML 5; communication with a database (linking, updates, retrieval, modifications, etc.) using web tools; JSON, XML; web security.

This course provides a study of Chilean sign language. It discusses deaf culture in Chile and emphasizes the development of communication skills and building relationships with the deaf community. The class focuses on the effective use of basic vocabulary and sentence structure.

This course is an exploration of Latin America, a world that includes Central and South America, from historical, geo-political, economic perspectives as well as through cultural ones to include food, music, gender, race, and class. The course seeks to come to an understanding of the experiences and processes that have shaped the region. It provides students with a global vision of the Latin American reality. Students reflect on identity, revolutions, nation state formation, modernization, and social mobilization based on analyses of primary sources such as cinema, music, literature, art, and historical documents, as well as secondary sources. It offers an over-all vision of the Latin American societies and provides the fundamental skills necessary for the students to interpret the relationship between history, politics, and culture in Latin America and the Caribbean. Texts: Alicia Llarena, REALISMO MÁGICO Y LO REAL MARAVILLOSO: UNA CUESTIÓN DE VEROSIMILITUD; Theresa Méndez-Faith, PANORAMAS LITERARIOS AMÉRICA HISPANA; Nelson Osorio Tejada, MANIFIESTOS, PROCLAMAS Y POLÉMICAS DE LA VANGUARDIA LITERARIA LATINOAMERICANA.