The list of courses presented is for the Spring 2021 semester. Course offerings are subject to sufficient enrollment. A Spanish Placement Exam determines the language level of each student. Courses are dynamic and students are evaluated throughout the semester through exams, homework assignments, participation, presentations, quizzes, etc. Each class is worth 6 ECTS credits (3 U.S. credits) unless otherwise noted.
COURSE OFFERING
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: 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
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
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
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
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
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: 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.
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
Spain’s multicultural civilization from its Roman roots to the “movida” of post-Franco Spain. Recurrent themes in Spanish national ideology and culture will be examined: Spain as a crossroads of Christian, Jewish and Islamic cultures; linguistic and cultural diversity; regionalism and nationalism; dictatorship and democracy.
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
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
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: 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.