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SCIENTIFIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM
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)
Communication
UCEAP Course Number
138
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UCEAP Official Title
SCIENTIFIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM
UCEAP Transcript Title
SCI&ENV JOURNALISM
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of science & environmental journalism, as well as to a set of theoretical and practical perspectives on science communication, the public perception of science, and scientific literacy. It covers the basic tools used to construct news that relies on the classical values in science communication, such as reliability, fairness, balance, independence, and relevance. Students are expected to have completed coursework on news reporting and interpretative journalism. NOTE: This course is the same as COMM 138E, but taught in Spanish.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
13288
Host Institution Course Title
PERIODISMO CIENTÍFICO Y MEDIOAMBIENTAL
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Facultad de Humanidades, Comunicación y Documentación. (Getafe)
Host Institution Faculty
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Host Institution Department
Periodismo y Comunicación Audiovisual
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SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF 20TH CENTURY SPAIN
Country
Spain
Host Institution
University of Barcelona
Program(s)
University of Barcelona
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Sociology
Political Science
History
UCEAP Course Number
105
UCEAP Course Suffix
C
UCEAP Official Title
SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF 20TH CENTURY SPAIN
UCEAP Transcript Title
CONTEMP HIST SPAIN
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course examines the social, political and cultural history of contemporary Spain. Topics covered include the birth of contemporary Spain, the war of independence, the transition between the old regime, absolutism and liberalism, colonial independence, the formation of the state, restoration, and social economic and political systems. Assessment is based on attendance and participation, midterm, and final exam.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
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Host Institution Course Title
HISTORIA SOCIAL, POLITICA Y CULTURAL DE LA ESPAÑA CONTEMPORANEA (SIGLO XIX Y XX)
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INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH LAW
Country
Germany
Host Institution
Free University of Berlin
Program(s)
Free University Berlin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Legal Studies
UCEAP Course Number
103
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH LAW
UCEAP Transcript Title
INTRO SPANISH LAW
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course offers an overview of the Spanish legal system. It addresses the historical origin of the sources of law, particularly the nineteenth-century codification processes, basic legal concepts, the normative system of sources, and the Spanish political-institutional organization. The course focuses on the study of constitutional, civil, criminal, procedural, and commercial law, paying special attention to the structure and principles that inform the Spanish jurisdiction.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
95928
Host Institution Course Title
INTRODUCCIÓN AL DERECHO ESPANOL
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
RECHTSWISSENSCHAFT
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Rechtswissenschaft
Course Last Reviewed
2022-2023
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SPANISH CONTEMPORARY ART: PICASSO, DALI, MIRO
Country
Spain
Host Institution
University of Barcelona
Program(s)
University of Barcelona
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Art History
UCEAP Course Number
110
UCEAP Course Suffix
C
UCEAP Official Title
SPANISH CONTEMPORARY ART: PICASSO, DALI, MIRO
UCEAP Transcript Title
SPAN CONTEMP ART
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course covers the Baroque period of the 17th century and the Rennaissance through the 20th century. Students examine specific art and architectural masterpieces and are introduced to the social, political, and historical events indirectly responsible for specific artistic manifestations and movements. Topics discussed in class include cubism, surrealism, and informalism, and the works of Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Velazquez, Goya, Gaudí, Picasso, and Dali. Assessment is based on a midterm exam and a final exam.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
ARTE ESPAÑOL CONTEMPORANEO: PICASSO, DALI, MIRO
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Facultad de Filología y Comunicación, Campus Plaza Universidad
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LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE AND SOCIETY
Country
Chile
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Sociology
Latin American Studies
UCEAP Course Number
133
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE AND SOCIETY
UCEAP Transcript Title
LAT AM CULTR & SOC
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course examines the principal political, economic, social, and cultural phenomena involved in the formation and development of Latin American culture. It includes the interdependent relationship of Chile in the process of Latin American development; homogeneity and heterogeneity in Latin America; the Spanish-Indian encounter and problems of identity; social institutions in the colonial period; modernization and cultural identity; family; psychology; popular religion; and arts, film, literature, world vision, and change in Latin America.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
PSB408-1
Host Institution Course Title
CULTURA Y SOCIEDAD LATINOAMERICANA
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Campus San Joaquín
Host Institution Faculty
Facultad de Ciencias Sociales
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Course Last Reviewed
2022-2023
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FINANCIAL ECONOMICS
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)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
106
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
FINANCIAL ECONOMICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
FINANCIAL ECON
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course provides an introduction to the principals that govern present and future values of cash-flow streams and the net present values of different real and financial investments. It examines financial market functions and the investment decisions that participating agents face, risk and return linked to asset flows, the different types of derivative assets, and risk management. Other topics include: mathematical financial tools; net present value (NPV); characterization of assets and financial portfolios; capital asset pricing model (CAPM); derivatives.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
13166/13648/13747
Host Institution Course Title
ECONOMÍA FINANCIERA
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas (Getafe); Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas (Colme
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Host Institution Department
Business Administration
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GEOGRAPHY OF AMERICA
Country
Spain
Host Institution
Complutense University of Madrid
Program(s)
Complutense University of Madrid
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Geography
UCEAP Course Number
114
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
GEOGRAPHY OF AMERICA
UCEAP Transcript Title
GEOGRPHY OF AMERICA
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course examines the physical, human, and socioeconomic differences between Anglo-Saxon and Ibero-American areas of the Americas. It discusses development, effects of globalization, and on-going conflicts.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
801748
Host Institution Course Title
GEOGRAFÍA DE AMÉRICA
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Moncloa
Host Institution Faculty
Facultad de Geografía e Historia
Host Institution Degree
Geografía y Ordenación del Territorio
Host Institution Department
ANÁLISIS GEOGRÁFICO REGIONAL Y GEOGRAFÍA FÍSICA
Course Last Reviewed
2021-2022
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GEOGRAPHY AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
Country
Chile
Host Institution
University of Chile
Program(s)
University of Chile
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
UCEAP Course Number
142
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
GEOGRAPHY AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
GEOG&INTL POLITICS
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course provides a study of international political conflicts based on the organization and the structuring of territories worldwide. It examines socio-territorial bases of the different world-system processes as the backbone of contemporary political geography and the existing relationship between territory and political processes in different spatial scales and across temporal dimensions. The course also discusses recent territorial conflicts and their relationships with social, economic, cultural and environmental dynamics.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
385250405
Host Institution Course Title
GEOGRAFÍA Y POLÍTICA INTERNACIONAL
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Host Institution Campus
Campus Gomez Millas
Host Institution Faculty
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Host Institution Department
Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades
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GRAPHIC NARRATION
Country
Chile
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Program(s)
Chilean Universities,Pontifical Catholic University of Chile,University of Chile
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Communication
UCEAP Course Number
120
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
GRAPHIC NARRATION
UCEAP Transcript Title
GRAPHIC NARRATION
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course examines the informative nature of images in print and digital media in order to master the relationship between textual elements and visual elements needed to generate journalistic content.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
COM208
Host Institution Course Title
NARRACIÓN GRÁFICA
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Campus San Joaquín
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Facultad de Comunicaciones
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SPANISH LANGUAGE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
Country
Spain
Host Institution
Pompeu Fabra University
Program(s)
UPF Barcelona International Summer School
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Spanish
UCEAP Course Number
50
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SPANISH LANGUAGE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
UCEAP Transcript Title
SPAN INTERMED LEVEL
UCEAP Quarter Units
2.50
UCEAP Semester Units
1.70
Course Description
This course offers a study of Spanish language at the intermediate (CEFR B1) level.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
59110
Host Institution Course Title
LENGUA ESPAÑOLA NIVEL INTERMEDIO
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Ciutadella Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
UPF Education Abroad Program
Course Last Reviewed
2023-2024