The Multidisciplinary Studies Program is designed for students wishing to spend a semester or a year abroad while continuing their undergraduate degree. While it offers advanced courses in Spanish, it also caters to the needs of those with little or no background in Spanish by offering Spanish language classes at six different levels and classes taught in English in many subject areas. A placement exam at the beginning of the program determines the language level of each student. Courses are 6 ECTS credits (3 U.S. credits) unless specified otherwise.
January 22 – May 16, 2024
Last day of class: Thursday, May 9
Final exams: May 13-16
No classes will be held on the following days:
Día de Andalucía: February 28
Puente: February 29
Semana Santa: March 24-31
Feria: April 13-20
Labour Day: May 1
September 9 – December 17, 2024.
Final exams: Thursday & Friday, Dec. 12 & 13, Mon-Tues, Dec. 16 & 17
last day of class: Tuesday, December 10
Last day of Program + farewell reception: December 17
No classes will be held on the following days:
All Saints Day – Fri, Nov. 1
Dia de la Constitución – Fri, Dec. 6
Puente – Monday, Dec. 9
Jan. 27 – May 20, 2025
Last day of class: Tuesday, May 20
Final exams: Wednesday – Tuesday, May 14-20
No classes will be held on the following days:
Friday, Feb. 28 – Día de Andalucía
Semana Santa: April 14-18
Feria: May 5-9 (to be confirmed)
Thursday, May 1 – Día del trabajador
Application deadlines
- Fall 2024 application deadline: June 14, 2024
- Payment deadline: July 11, 2024
(cancellation policies)
- Payment deadline: July 11, 2024
- Spring 2025 application deadline: October 28, 2024
- Payment deadline: November 18, 2024
(cancellation policies)
- Payment deadline: November 18, 2024
- Fall 2024 application deadline: June 14, 2024
Tuition & Fees for the 2024/25 academic year
- 2.430 € per semester*
* 1.760 € per semester if your university has an agreement with the UPO - Price of a single class: 595€*
* 476 € for Erasmus students
Program includes:
- Official transcript from Pablo de Olavide University
- Orientation Session & Welcome Reception
- Up to 5 courses (a total of 15 U.S. or 30 ECTS credits)
- 4 cultural/social activities during the semester
- Access to computer labs
- Library access and borrowing privileges
- Access to sports facilities (the gym requires an extra fee)
- Reduced price day trips to nearby places of interest (Córdoba, Ronda, etc.)
- Farewell Reception
- 2.430 € per semester*
Step 1
Complete all sections of the Application Form, including acceptance of the Terms, Conditions, Cancellation and Refund Policy.
Step 2
Attach the following documents:
• Verified copies of your academic record
(university transcript)
• 1 letter of recommendation
• Photocopy of passport (photo page)
• Passport size photo
Step 3
Submit your documents by email: intl@upo.es
Step 4
Your application will be reviewed for eligibility and you will be notified. Once it has been accepted, you will have to pay the corresponding program fees.
COURSE OFFERING:
Students may take up to 5 courses from any of these areas
Language of Instruction: English
An introduction to international marketing. Topics include analytical techniques used in international market research, determining prices and distribution channels in an international context, marketing across linguistic and cultural borders.
Language of instruction: English
The topics to be covered include the process of internationalization of companies, alternative forms of international business and international alliances (exports, frachises, subsidiaries, licences, strategic alliances, joint ventures…). The class also looks at environmental factors, globalization, management functions, human resources and diversity, different organizational cultures and the role of strategic business management in a globalized world.
Language of instruction: English
The objective of the course is to introduce the student to the complex world of international finance. Topics will include the increasing globalization of financial markets, international and European monetary systems, foreign exchange markets, direct and indirect international investment.
Language of instruction: English
Accounting is often call the ‘language of a business’, and deals with the interpretation of a firm’s operations and finances, is a guiding force to sound management decisions, and helps business to grow and flourish by allowing them to make solid business decisions. This course aims to provide students with the knowledge required for a general understanding of Financial Accounting Statements, comparing International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) currently used in the United States.
Language of instruction: English
SPRING SEMESTER ONLY
This course will offer an understanding of cross-cultural issues and human behavior in international organizations and the role of Human Resource Management practices including different approaches to international recruitment and selection, training and development and compensation. It will examine the global and national factors that affect international human resource management and identify the HR challenges that multinational enterprises face in their operations.
Language of instruction: English
SPRING SEMESTER ONLY
The course examines the most relevant perspectives and approaches which attempt to explain the nature, structure and functioning of organizations. Students will study organizational design and leadership roles which create and transform the organizational structure of an organization. Students will also learn how to diagnose organizational problems and find possible solutions.
* A previous introductory course in business management is recommended.
Language of instruction: English
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of creating and managing entrepreneurial opportunities through both a practical “hands on” and a theoretical approach. The course deals with entrepreneurship at every stage of the process by covering the following topics: evaluating new opportunities, formulating the business model, launching and growing startups, dealing with founding team/family dynamics, financing the entrepreneurial business, negotiating venture capital funding and exiting the venture. Conducted in English.
Language of instruction: English
Operations management is the systematic direction and control of the processes that transform inputs into finished goods and services. This course provides an overview of operating decisions and practices in both manufacturing and service-oriented firms. Students will gain the knowledge of qualitative and quantitative decision support tools and techniques for management decision-making in operations.
Language of instruction: English
This course is aimed at introducing the students to the fundamentals of international business communication and to the main stages that must be attained to conduct an international negotiation. To this end, the syllabus pays special attention to the essential features of the international negotiation process, analyzing the main stages of the negotiation (preparation, negotiation, contracts, and outcome assessment) and working with case studies. These cases will be approached from a practical point of view with simulation exercises emulating different contexts and situations in which companies from different nations meet in order to achieve specific economic and/or strategic objectives.
Language of instruction: Spanish
This course is designed to give participants a solid understanding of what intercultural communication is, how to benefit from it and how to manage it in our personal and future professional lives. Using an interdisciplinary focus, we examine values, customs and communication styles of cultural groups and we learn to interpret communicative behaviour of others. There will be a special emphasis on the Spanish form of communication.
Language of instruction: English
The main objective of this course is to provide an overview of the social representations of the Spanish identity developed during the democratic period from different areas of the arts and the new and old mass media. We will start with the analysis and commentary of a set of artistic works and media practices understood as expressions of “social creativity.” The analyses will prove the existence in these works of speeches and counter-discourses that have contributed to building and renegotiating the Spanish identity in the democratic era.
Language of instruction: English
This course introduces students to the major social, economical, political and cultural debates affecting communication and the new media landscapes in Spain and the US. Topics include an overview of the historical development and main theories of mass communication, and examine critical issues of the digital age such as the rise of citizen journalism, the emergence of social media, the growing role of grassroots movements, copyright and free expression issues, media representation issues, and their overall impact on democracy, ethics and culture.
Language of instruction: English
The course will analyze the initial motives behind the creation of the European Community and its subsequent development into the European Union with a unique institutional structure. There will be a study of the EU’s key common policies – Economic and Monetary Union, Competition, Agriculture, External Trade etc – and their global effects; paying special attention to EU-US relations.
Language of instruction: English
(A previous economics course is recommended)
The course will explore the main debates surrounding the nature, effects and attempted management of the Global Economy; paying special attention to the role of international organizations such as the IMF and WTO, as well as moves towards economic regional integration (EU, NAFTA and Mercosur).
Language of instruction: English
FALL SEMESTER ONLY
(A previous course in Macro and Microeconomics is required)
The aim of this course is for students to become familiar with the most relevant concepts and methods of analysis in the field of international economics. Students will be provided with the fundamental tools for analyzing the global economy and will delve deeper into the main features of the world economy.
Language of instruction: English
FALL SEMESTER ONLY – LIMITED ENROLLMENT
3 classroom contact hours/week 3 lab hours/week
This course provides an anatomical and physiological overview of human structure and function. Human gross anatomy and histology is related to cell, tissue, and organ level physiology for each of the major body systems. Topics include the musculoskeletal and central nervous systems as well as cardiovascular, renal and endocrine systems. In English.
Prerequisite: A previous course in Anatomy and Physiology.
* Lab Fee: 95€ (non refundable after the add & drop period)
Language of instruction: English
FALL SEMESTER ONLY – LIMITED ENROLLMENT
3 classroom contact hours/week 3 lab hours/week 1 hour lab lecture/week
This course is an introduction for students to basic concepts and unifying principles of microbiology. The goal of this course is to provide the student with an understanding of the general concepts in microbiology, as well as inform about the general practices used clinically to identify and treat the most common infectious agents. The course is oriented towards the clinical aspects of microbiology, but does introduce historically significant discoveries to convey important topics. The labs are designed to familiarize students with aseptic methods of microbiological techniques and with its applications in clinical and environmental microbiolgy. In English.
* Lab Fee: 95€ (non refundable after the add & drop period)
Language of instruction: English
FALL SEMESTER ONLY – LIMITED ENROLLMENT
3 classroom contact hours/week 3 lab hours/week 1 hour lab lecture/week
Organic chemistry is the chemistry of the compounds of carbon. CHE 210 is the first half of a comprehensive one-year course suitable for science majors. The first semester course includes structural and functional aspects of saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons with various heteroatom functionalities. Discussion focuses on the mechanistic basis for organic compound reactivity. First semester laboratories concentrate on the basic techniques and procedures used in organic syntheses and separations, including microscale techniques. In addition, modern analytical techniques (e.g. infrared spectroscopy) used in the identification of organic compounds will be discussed. In English.
* Lab Fee: 95€ (non refundable after the add & drop period)
Language of instruction: English
SPRING SEMESTER ONLY – LIMITED ENROLLMENT
3 classroom contact hours/week 3 lab hours/week 1 hour lab lecture/week
A continuation of CHE 210 with focus on complex chemical reactions and syntheses utilizing fundamental principles. The study of mechanistic functional group chemistry will be a primary focus. Second semester laboratory extends previously learned macro- and micro-scale techniques to more complex systems and explores chemistry discussed in the lecture portion of the course. In addition, modern analytical techniques (e.g. nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, UV-visible spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry) used in the identification of organic compounds will be discussed. In English.
Prerequisite: CHEM 210E
* Lab Fee: 95€ (non refundable after the add & drop period)
Language of instruction: English
This course examines ecology and its large scale patterns and processes, the elements of time and space in the ecosystems, regulatory elements and the application of ecological principles in solving environmental problems.
Language of instruction: English
The objective of this course is to show the composition of the authentic Mediterranean diet and study from a biological point of view the components that are responsible for the positive effects for health. The course is intended to teach students about the important role of nutrition on longevity and diseases related to aging. The Mediterranean diet is a type of diet located geographically in countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. This diet has unique characteristics since it combines excellent gastronomic properties with a high and extremely healthy nutritional value. However, a series of myths or fictions have been created around the Mediterranean diet that are not real and that simply devalue this type of diet that has properties which can help to improve the health in general and to promote longevity.
* Course Fee: 20€
Language of instruction: English
This course is an introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics, which are useful for describing and analyzing data from a variety of fields. The topics covered include: analysis of univariate and bivariate data (including frequency distributions and graphs, measures of central tendency and variability, covariance and correlation), probability and random variables, sampling distributions, point and confidence interval estimation, and hypothesis testing (one-sample and two-sample tests of hypothesis for means, variances and proportions, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney Test, and chi-square tests). The statistical package SPSS will be used in this course.
Language of instruction: English
This course is an introduction to database systems. We will explain how to query database systems via languages such as SQL. Then, we will see how database systems work internally, how they store and index data, how they process and optimize queries, and how they process transactions while providing guarantees such as isolation, atomicity, and durability (ACID guarantees).
Different database systems such a distributed DBMS, In-Memory databases and NoSQL databases will also be introduced.
ANTHROPOLOGY
Language of instruction: English
This course is an introduction to medical anthropology, emphasizing the literature on health and healing in different cultures. The objectives of the course are to understand health and healing in social and cultural context, to compare health, illness and healing in different cultures, and to introduce the theoretical orientations and basic concepts of medical anthropology. Readings illustrate the different theoretical orientations used by medical anthropologists and explore topics such as mental health and illness, healers and healing, disease etiologies, health seeking behavior, child birth across cultures and practical uses for medical anthropology in health care settings. Case studies from Italy, North America, Africa, Europe and Latin America illustrate key concepts.
ART HISTORY AND CINEMA
Language of instruction: English
A survey of major works of art from prehistoric times through the present. Painting, sculpture and architecture are examined in the context of their time and place in history. Special attention is given to the art and culture of Seville.
Language of instruction: Spanish
With this course, students will understand, distinguish and appreciate the different styles that Seville offers to its visitors and citizens. Seville is, in fact, a work of art and this course takes advantage of this to make it its classroom. Each topic begins with an introduction to the history and the keys to understanding the distinctive places and monuments that students will visit.
Language of instruction: English
This course is aimed at establishing the points of convergence and divergence between the history, aesthetics, and social significance of film production in Spain and the United States. It will address issues such as the political economy of American vs. Spanish cinema, film as a social and cultural indicator, audience reception and Spanish and American cinema at the crossroads with other arts and cultural discourses. The course includes in-class lectures and screenings, film discussions, written assignments and exams, and a field research (*small group work) on a topic to be discussed with your professor.
HISTORY
Language of instruction: English
An overview of Spanish history from Roman times to the modern era: The Arab invasion and the Christian reconquest, Spain’s monarchy, Spain’s society and identity from 1936 to the present. The role of the church, women, social classes, and nationalism will be discussed.
Language of instruction: English
FALL SEMESTER ONLY
The main goal in this course is to give students an overview of Spain’s history and culture, with special emphasis on events that have marked Andalusia more profoundly from the dawn of history to the sixteenth century.
Language of instruction: English
SPRING SEMESTER ONLY
The main goal in this course is to give students an overview of Spain’s history over the past 500 years, with special emphasis on events that have marked Andalusia more profoundly. Additionally, we will study and analyze different trends and phenomena of modern day Spain, along with some traditions that still hold in our time. Field trips, projections of slides and videos will all be key elements in this course to present the student a clearer perception of each period.
Language of instruction: Spanish
The course aims to study the origins of inequality, racial prejudice and the poverty that a large portion of the Afro American communities in Latin America and the Caribbean currently live in. It examines how some cultural patterns of African origin persist: music, clothing and such religious beliefs as witchcraft and voodoo. It also offers a global perspective of the phenomenon of slavery, from the introduction of the first slaves to the abolition of this “peculiar institution”.
Language of instruction: English
REL/HIS 357E Christianity, Islam and Judaism in the Spanish Context
This class focuses on the role of the three main monotheistic religions in Spanish history, from Antiquity to Modern-Day Spain. Discussion will focus on the role of Catholicism and other religions in a Democratic Spain, in interaction with the growing population of Muslim immigrants, Jewish communities, and the establishment of Churches of various denominations around the country. Excursions to important historical sites in Seville will be an integral part of the in situ learning objectives of the course.
Language of instruction: English
SPRING SEMESTER ONLY
This course offers a historical overview of the relations between Spain and the United States up to the present day. Starting with the Spanish colonial rule and surviving legacy in the southern and western United States, following with Spain’s role during the War of Independence, and ending with the 1898 Spanish-American War and US relations with Franco and democratic Spain, students will become aware of the strong ties that exist between both nations. In English.
Language of instruction: English
The main objective of this course is to the offer a panorama of medieval Spanish history (711-1492) and bring the student closer to medieval society and the groups that formed it. The course will examine the medieval legacy and the importance of the contributions of the Arab and Jewish cultures to the history of Spain. The student will also study medieval Seville and the influence of this historic period on its current urban features.
LITERATURE
Language of instruction: Spanish
This course analyzes Spanish literature of the 19th and 20th centuries and specifically the literary movements of Romanticism, Modernism, “La Generación del 98”, “La Generación del 27” and the most current trends in Spanish literature. Students will study the literary aspects as they relate to cultural and historic events which influence or have influenced the various literary trends.
Language of instruction: English
The Nobel Prize in literature has recognized the works of men and women from many different languages and cultures. However, its history is one of controversy: major authors have been ignored by the Swedish Academy. The aim of this course is to analyze the life and the works of the Spanish and Latin American Literature Nobel Prize Winners and the reasons for the Academy’s choices. The study will be carried out from a critical and comparative perspective within a historical and literary context. The Generation of 1927, Post-Spanish Civil War narrative or Magical Realism among other great literary tendencies will be included.
Language of instruction: Spanish
This course analyzes the beginnings of the short story in Latin America in the 20th century and its subsequent development, revising the different styles and literary movements which take place over time and the extraordinary contribution of women writers to this genre. The complex social, political and cultural reality will be studied as it is reflected in the Latin American short story. The stories of Horacio Quiroga, Modernism, “Criollismo”, Magic Realism and the most recent literary tendencies will be examined.
Language of instruction: Spanish
SPRING SEMESTER ONLY
This course analyzes the role of women in Spanish literature in the 19th and 20th centuries as well as the literary works written specifically by women during both centuries. The role of women in literature of previous centuries will be examined. It is mainly during Romantisicm that women begin to take an active role in literature and by the middle of the 20th century women have the liberty to express themselves and their vision of reality through the world of fiction.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Language of instruction: Spanish
This class aims to promote active class discussion while increasing the student’s knowledge of the social, political and cultural life of present-day Latin America. Teaching material will include top stories from the Latin American press as well as Latin American films.
Language of instruction: English
The objective of this course is to examine first, the tensions which arose between the states on both sides of the Atlantic following the defeat of Germany in 1945; and secondly its transformation into economic, political and military cooperation. This cooperation has assured the stability of liberal democracies and consolidates the dependence of the Old Continent on a strengthened United States.
Language of instruction: Spanish
SPRING SEMESTER ONLY
The objective of the course is to give the student a global perspective of the relations between the United States, Spain and Latin America throughout history. The course will also study the series of problems which have shaped the character of interamerican relations, the mechanisms of economic integration and its repercussions in the socio-political sphere.
Language of instruction: English
This class introduces students to the contemporary Spanish political system. First, we will study the process of the transition to democracy from an authoritarian regime. With the adoption of the new Spanish constitution, we will look at political institutions, political parties, autonomous regions, the monarchy, the Catholic Church, and the military. Special emphasis will be placed on changing socioeconomic factors, nationalism, immigration and terrorism.
Language of instruction: English
During the second half of the 1970’s, Southern Europe inaugurated the “third wave of democratization.” This course approaches that crucial period of Portuguese, Greek and Spanish history with a comparative methodology. The course will analyze the nature of authoritarian regimes, as well as the transition to and consolidation of democracies.
PSYCHOLOGY
Language of instruction: English
This course is designed to offer a comprehensive view of Cultural Psychology and its most important phenomena, examining them from a theoretical basis and observing them in our daily lives. To combine these two perspectives in our classes, we will complement the theoretical dimension with materials such as films, scientific articles, documentaries, and presentations.
Language of instruction: English
This course is designed to offer a comprehensive view of Social Psychology and its most important phenomena. Our approach will depart from the theoretical basis of social psychology but our learning process will be directly connected to our daily lives. This means that learning will combine the theoretical dimension with a set of new ways of looking at reality, at social others, and at yourself. To combine these two dimensions in our classes, we will complement the theoretical dimension with examples that will help us to identify and understand the theory on the basis of materials such as films, songs, conferences, and presentations of students’ research projects.
Language of instruction: English
The course will provide an overview of the field of sports psychology and exercise, which involves applying psychology topics to exercise, sports, competition and health. Topics will cover how sports psychologists work –at any level- with athletes and teams on motivation, concentration, resilient personalities, attention as well as decision making based on interbehavioral, cognitive and other important aproaches in sports psychology. Topics will include theoretical foundations of behavior, procedures for solving problems, adherence and motivation, etc.
SPANISH CULTURE
Language of instruction: Spanish
FALL SEMESTER ONLY
This course offers an up-to-date overview of the most salient features of Spanish society through a 15 hour volunteer experience with a local non-profit organization. The focus is on solidarity-based integration and the projects of these entities center on the socio-educational and social care and support fields. Special relevance will be given to the study of the role of social volunteeting in the Spanish welfare state.
Language of instruction: Spanish
3 hours per week. This course aims to increase the students’ knowledge and appreciation of Spanish culture and its people. Such aspects as geographic and social-cultural diversity, religion and popular religiousness, the family and social change, Spain’s fiestas, music and dance (Flamenco), bullfighting, soccer and Spanish gastronomy will be studied. Conducted in Spanish.
Language of instruction: English
Which social, political, cultural and both national and international phenomena define Spain as it enters the 3rd decade of the 21st century? To answer this question, this course aims to present Spanish social and cultural heterogeneity, analyzing the main aspects that vertebrate present-day Spain (for example, migratory movements in search of the European dream, the effectiveness of the educational system, the health system, gender issues, politics of historic memory or the change of the energy model in the face of climatic change). Thus, this course will have a closer look at the realities of the different autonomous communities with all their peculiarities and specificities.
Language of instruction: Spanish
Which social, political, cultural and both national and international phenomena define Spain as it enters the 3rd decade of the 21st century? To answer this question, this course aims to present Spanish social and cultural heterogeneity, analyzing the main aspects that vertebrate present-day Spain (for example, migratory movements in search of the European dream, the effectiveness of the educational system, the health system, gender issues, politics of historic memory or the change of the energy model in the face of climatic change). Thus, this course will have a closer look at the realities of the different autonomous communities with all their peculiarities and specificities.
Language of instruction: English
The course presents a general introduction to the main aspects of Spanish Culture and History through cinematographic representation in various films. The class covers the main social, political, and economic aspects of Spanish life from the beginning of the twentieth century until today, with special emphasis on current affairs.
Language of instruction: Spanish
Food is one of the most important cultural expressions in today’s society and the tapa is, possibly, its best example. This course will take place in our kitchen laboratories where we will cook and taste a variety of dishes. Through these dishes, we will discuss the different aspects such as products, producers, history, society, nutrition, culinary technology, quality criteria, etc. All of these aspects are of vital importance in understanding what tapas represent in Spanish culture. Conducted in Spanish.
* Lab Fee: 80€ (non refundable after the add & drop period)
Language of instruction: Spanish
This course offers a general overview of the history of the art of Flamenco through singing, dancing, and guitar within the framework of its own geographical, anthropological, and cultural context. Using theoretical material as well as musical and audiovisual excerpts, students will be able to begin to understand the diversity of forms that make up the complex artistic expression of Flamenco.
SPANISH LANGUAGE
Language of instruction: Spanish
This beginning intensive course is designed for students with very basic Spanish knowledge. Emphasis is on building oral and written communication skills and on acquiring knowledge of the Spanish speaking world. Conducted in Spanish. The content of this course is at the A1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
REQUIREMENTS:
No previous knowledge is necessary
Language of instruction: Spanish
This beginning course is designed for students with some background in Spanish. Emphasis is on building oral and written communication skills and on acquiring knowledge of the Spanish speaking world. Conducted in Spanish. The content of this course is at the A1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
REQUIREMENTS
– The Spanish alphabet
– Greetings
– To introduce oneself (ser y llamarse -to be and to be named)
– To say goodbye
– The numbers from 0 to 100, colors
– Irregular verbs: ser/estar/tener/ir
– Indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas)
– The definite article
– Requesting and providing personal information
– Gender and number in nouns and adjectives
– Interrogative pronouns ¿Qué? ¿Cuál? ¿Dónde? ¿Cuántos?
Language of instruction: Spanish
This course is designed for students who have had two semesters of university-level Spanish. Emphasis is on expanding vocabulary and building oral and written communication skills as well as acquiring a greater awareness of the Spanish-speaking world. Conducted in Spanish. The content of this course is at the A2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
REQUIREMENTS
Lexicon and communicative skills needed:
– Vocabulary of the close family
– Basic description of people and objects
– Description of the surroundings: the house, the city
– The numbers from 0 to 1000
– Describing the daily routine
– Talking about hobbies and free time
– Months, days of the week, seasons
– The time
– Colors
– Basic vocabulary of food, shopping
– Vocabulary of leisure activities
– The body and health
– Basic Travel Vocabulary
Grammar skills needed:
– Definite and Indefinite articles
– Demonstratives
– Personal and possessive pronouns
– To be (Ser/estar) -and there is/are (hay): basic uses
– Use of the basic prepositions ( a, en, por, con, de )
– Interrogatives (qué, quién, dónde, cuándo, por qué, cuál)
– The most frequent regular and irregular verbs (Present tense)
– The verb to hurt (doler)
– Reflexive verbs
– The verb to like (gustar), to love (encantar), to hate (odiar), to interest/to be interested in (Interesar)
– Basic periphrasis [to want (querer) + infinitive; should/must (deber) + infinitive; to need (necesitar) + infinitive; to go to (ir a) + infinitive; to be (estar) + gerund]
– How to express obligation and make recommendations
Language of instruction: Spanish
Designed for students who have had two semesters of university-level Spanish, this course continues developing reading and writing skills through written reports, compositions and class discussions on assigned topics and articles. It also reviews more advanced grammar with the purpose of achieving greater accuracy. Conducted in Spanish. The content of this course is at the A2/B1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
REQUIREMENTS
– It is advisable to have the skills needed for Intermediate I (at a lexical and grammatical level) as well as know some forms of the past [present perfect tense (Pretérito perfecto), past simple (Pretérito indefinido) and Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto)].
– Previous knowledge of basic markers [also (también), because (porque), when (cuando), therefore (por eso), first (primero), after (después), then (entonces), at the end (al final), suddenly (de repente)].
Language of instruction: Spanish
The objective of this class is to develop conversational, comprehension and oral interaction skills for students at the intermediate I level with a focus on form to attain fluency and effective communication skills. The content of this course is at the A2/B1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
REQUIREMENTS
– It is advisable to have the skills needed for Intermediate I (at a lexical and grammatical level) as well as know some forms of the past [present perfect tense (Pretérito perfecto), past simple (Pretérito indefinido) and Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto)].
– Previous knowledge of basic markers [also (también), because (porque), when (cuando), therefore (por eso), first (primero), after (después), then (entonces), at the end (al final), suddenly (de repente)].
Language of instruction: Spanish
The focus of the course will be on increasing vocabulary and developing both oral and written skills to attain effective communication skills in Spanish in the field of healthcare.
Classes will be both theoretical and practical. Work in groups and pairs will be the basic tools of our teaching methodology and thus active participation will be required in order to promote interaction and increase fluidity in oral expression.
REQUIREMENTS
– It is advisable to have the skills needed for Intermediate I (at a lexical and grammatical level) as well as know some forms of the past [present perfect tense (Pretérito perfecto), past simple (Pretérito indefinido) and Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto)].
– Previous knowledge of basic markers [also (también), because (porque), when (cuando), therefore (por eso), first (primero), after (después), then (entonces), at the end (al final), suddenly (de repente)].
Language of instruction: Spanish
This course is designed for students who have had three semesters of university-level Spanish. Emphasis is on expanding vocabulary and building oral and written communication skills as well as acquiring a greater awareness of the Spanish-speaking world. Conducted in Spanish. The content of this course is at the B1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
REQUIREMENTS:
Lexicon and communicative skills:
– Describe people, objects and places
– Ask for preferences and express tastes
– Vocabulary about daily activities, free time
– Interrogative sentences
– Talk about the recent past
– Narrate historical facts
– Express habitual actions in the past
– Establish the difference between the past and present tenses and establish the difference between the past tenses according to the context
– To ask for and give advice
Grammar skills:
– Command of the present indicative (regular and irregular verbs)
– Use of: to like (gustar) , to worry (preocupar) , to annoy/bother (molestar)
– Links for textual coherence and cohesion
– Past simple tense [Pretérito indefinido] – (regular and irregular verbs)
– Morphology of the present perfect tense (pretérito perfecto): regular and irregular participles
– Direct and indirect object pronouns
– Contrast between the present perfect tense (pretérito perfecto)/ past simple tense (pretérito indefinido)
– To be (Ser / Estar): general uses
– Imperfect tense (Pretérito Imperfecto)
– Contrast between the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto) and the present tense (pretérito indefinido)
– Contrast between the past simple (pretérito indefinido)/ imperfect tense (pretérito imperfecto)
– Simple Conditional
Language of instruction: Spanish
The objective of this class is to develop conversational, comprehension and oral interaction skills for students at the intermediate II level with a focus on form to attain fluency and effective communication skills. The content of this course is at the B1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
REQUIREMENTS
– It is advisable to have the skills needed for Intermediate II (at a lexical and grammatical level) as well as know some forms of the past [present perfect tense (Pretérito perfecto), past simple (Pretérito indefinido) and Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto)].
– Previous knowledge of basic markers [also (también), because (porque), when (cuando), therefore (por eso), first (primero), after (después), then (entonces), at the end (al final), suddenly (de repente)].
Language of instruction: Spanish
The objective of this class is to develop conversational, comprehension and oral interaction skills for students at the advanced level with a focus on form to attain fluency and effective communication skills. In Spanish. The content of this course is at the A1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The content of this course is at the B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
REQUIREMENTS
Lexicon and communicative skills:
– To narrate in the present
– To relate past experiences
– To talk about future actions and situations
– Some cultural differences
– To express prohibition and obligation
– To express impersonal sentences (without a known agent, e.g. se dice, se vende, etc.)
– To transmit messages, orders and advice
– Different types of texts [emails (correos electrónicos), formal letter (carta formal), announcements (anuncios)]
– To express wishes and complaints
– To express feelings
guages
Grammar skills:
– Possess a command of the present, of the different past tenses (pretérito perfecto, pretérito indefinido, pretérito imperfecto y pretérito pluscuamperfecto)] and contrast among them.
– Some verbal periphrasis: dejar de / acabar de + infinitive / seguir + gerund / llevar + quantity + gerund
– The future with temporary markers
– To use connectors to describe/report (entonces, en aquel momento, porque, como, aunque, etc.)
– Direct and indirect objects
– Present tense of the subjunctive to express desires, advice and feelings
Language of instruction. Spanish
This course is designed for students who have had at least 4 semesters of university-level Spanish. Emphasis is on applying the skills acquired at the elementary and intermediate levels to further improve oral and written skills. The methodology applied is communicative and encompasses assignments which include grammar reviews, cultural readings on Spain and debates which require use of practical and communicative vocabulary. Conducted in Spanish. The content of this course is at the B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
REQUIREMENTS
Lexicon and communicative skills:
– To narrate in the present
– To relate past experiences
– To talk about future actions and situations
– Some cultural differences
– To express prohibition and obligation
– To express impersonal sentences (without a known agent, e.g. se dice, se vende, etc.)
– To transmit messages, orders and advice
– Different types of texts [emails (correos electrónicos), formal letter (carta formal), announcements (anuncios)]
– To express wishes and complaints
– To express feelings
guages
Grammar skills:
– Possess a command of the present, of the different past tenses (pretérito perfecto, pretérito indefinido, pretérito imperfecto y pretérito pluscuamperfecto)] and contrast among them.
– Some verbal periphrasis: dejar de / acabar de + infinitive / seguir + gerund / llevar + quantity + gerund
– The future with temporary markers
– To use connectors to describe/report (entonces, en aquel momento, porque, como, aunque, etc.)
– Direct and indirect objects
– Present tense of the subjunctive to express desires, advice and feelings
Language of instruction: Spanish
Designed for students who have had three semesters of university-level Spanish, this course continues developing reading and writing skills through written reports, compositions and class discussions on assigned topics and articles. It also reviews more advanced grammar with the purpose of achieving greater accuracy. Conducted in Spanish. The content of this course is at the B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
REQUIREMENTS
Lexicon and communicative skills:
– To narrate in the present
– To relate past experiences
– To talk about future actions and situations
– Some cultural differences
– To express prohibition and obligation
– To express impersonal sentences (without a known agent, e.g. se dice, se vende, etc.)
– To transmit messages, orders and advice
– Different types of texts [emails (correos electrónicos), formal letter (carta formal), announcements (anuncios)]
– To express wishes and complaints
– To express feelings
guages
Grammar skills:
– Possess a command of the present, of the different past tenses (pretérito perfecto, pretérito indefinido, pretérito imperfecto y pretérito pluscuamperfecto)] and contrast among them.
– Some verbal periphrasis: dejar de / acabar de + infinitive / seguir + gerund / llevar + quantity + gerund
– The future with temporary markers
– To use connectors to describe/report (entonces, en aquel momento, porque, como, aunque, etc.)
– Direct and indirect objects
– Present tense of the subjunctive to express desires, advice and feelings
Language of instruction: Spanish
This course is designed for students who have had more than 4 semesters of university-level Spanish. The course focuses on written and oral expression of Spanish through compositions, oral reports and class discussions. Material for discussion includes literary texts as well as topics of general interest. Emphasis is on interactive language use, vocabulary expansion, and accuracy of expression. Conducted in Spanish. The content of this course is at the C1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
REQUIREMENTS
Lexicon and communicative skills:
– To narrate in the present, past, future and conditional with perfect fluency
– To talk about cause and consequence with appropriate links
– To know how to relate the past with the present using different verbal periphrasis
– To express opinions, showing agreement, disagreement and assessment in different registers
– To express different feelings for oneself as well as for others
– To express doubts or hypothesize in the present tense
– To know how to express possible, unlikely or probable conditions
– Transmit information received from others (reported speech)
– To be able to transmit changes sustained by a person in a basic way
Grammar skills:
– A command of the present, past tenses (pretérito perfecto, pretérito indefinido, pretérito imperfecto, pretérito pluscuamperfecto), future, conditional and present subjunctive in all its uses
– Connectors to express cause and consequence (como, así que, de modo que, etc.)
– A command of the different verbal periphrases: (dejar de / acabar de) + infinitive / seguir + gerund / llevar + amount + gerund, echarse a + infinitive, romper a + infinitive)
– To express doubt or possibility using different markers with the indicative or subjunctive tenses
– Use of the imperfect tense of the subjective to make unlikely or probable hypotheses
– Different structures to express opinion, using the present of the indicative or of the subjunctive
– To know how to value opinions with the present tense of the subjunctive
– Notions of verbs of change (volverse, convertirse en, hacerse)
Language of instruction: Spanish
In this course, students learn the vocabulary and concepts used in oral and written transactions in the business world. Emphasis is placed on increasing vocabulary and using Spanish business terminology in commercial correspondence including letters, job descriptions, advertisements, bank documents, etc. Cultural differences which affect the way business is conducted in Spain and in the U.S. will also be briefly explored.
Language of instruction: Spanish
This course examines the sound system of Spanish and concentrates on improving pronunciation. Emphasis will be placed on the peculiarities of Andalusian Spanish and classwork will include transcriptions and intonation exercises.
Language of instruction: Mainly in Spanish
This course provides an introduction to translation from Spanish to English and English to Spanish. Particular attention is given to the linguistic issues involved in translation. Short literary works as well as articles will be translated into English as homework assignments. Special emphasis will be placed on Spanish idioms and their translation. Conducted primarily in Spanish.
Language of instruction: Spanish and English
SPRING SEMESTER ONLY
Introduction to bilingual negotiation skills in business and Human Rights settings. A focus on the four phases of negotiation: Preparation, Negotiation, Contract and Performance/Evaluation and on basic Liaison Interpreting Spanish to English and English to Spanish techniques.