Spanish

The course examines the importance of the two key instruments of international relations: diplomacy and war. It focuses on the main events in foreign policy of the modern age, emphasizing the evolution of warfare and the development of professional diplomacy. Topics of study include: religious wars and the spirit of Westphalia, war and diplomacy in the 18th century. European armies, changes in international relations, the work of diplomats, and the new concept of war. Other/required coursework: previous knowledge is not required although it is advisable to have the level of Contemporary World History of High School education.

This course offers a study of the main literary trends between the end of the Spanish Civil War and the beginning of the 21st century, with a focus on the most relevant authors of the era.

The course expands vocabulary, grammar, frequently used expressions, and basic Spanish structures necessary for developing an elementary level of communicative Spanish proficiency. Students learn to listen and speak about experiences and desires in various everyday life situations, read and write basic sentences, and are introduced to various aspects of the society and culture of Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries. The course develops all the basic Spanish language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

This course examines the history of physical anthropology and current trends in anthropobiological research. Topics covered in the course include: the basic principles of evolutionary biology as applied to human population; the history of human lineage; human evolutionary processes; human diversity; human Settlements in the large continental areas.

This course introduces Spanish grammar and the development of the four language skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing while introducing cultural information about Spain and Spanish America. The objectives of the course include the ability to ask and answer questions relating to personal characteristics, needs, and items; to recognize expressions of formal and informal social interaction; to request information in various settings; to describe objects, places, and events in the past or present; to indicate preferences and personal taste. Assessment for the course is based on daily workbook exercises, weekly quizzes and compositions, a mid-term exam, and a final exam with both oral and written components. Bibliography: CORPAS, Jaime et al., AULA 1 Nueva Edicion: Libro del Alumno Nivel A1, Madrid: Editorial Difusion ALONSO RAYA, Rosario et al., Students' Basic Grammar of Spanish, Madrid: Editorial Difusion

This course reflects on the intersection of art, culture and education in formal and informal spaces. It discusses the importance of arts-integrated education, and ways art can help to better critique and improve public education systems and pedagogies.

This course focuses on the development of tools and skills for the critical analysis of readings and comprehension of narrative texts in order to apply fundamentals and models of narrative analysis and text to social relations.

This course provides a study of world history between the 19th and 20th centuries, from the crisis of the Ancien Régime to the new international order. Other topics covered include: national states and colonial empires; the 19th century labor movement; the Great War; the Great Depression; World War II; decolonization of Latin America; the United States and the European reconstruction; consumer society to information society.