Study Abroad | Granada
Fall 2024: Academics

Course Code: Arabic 401

Instruction Language: Spanish

This course of Introduction to the Arabic Language aims to offer students an overview of this language in two aspects, the historical-linguistic in which students can learn the origin, evolution, geographical diversity, features of classical Arabic and modern Arabic and on the other hand, linguistic-instrumental aspects such as the alphabet, calligraphy and an approach to the language that allows them to communicate in basic situations of daily life.

Course Code: Art 413

Instruction Language: Spanish

This course approaches European society through contemporary European films. It attempts to provide a perspective of the social, economic and ideological change, taking the main directors and films dealing with these themes as a reference.

Course Code: Art 405

Instruction Language: Spanish

This course focuses on two important periods of Spanish art, the Renaissance and the Baroque, by studying the main artists and works such as El Escorial, El Greco, Berruguete, Martínez Montañés, Ribera and Zurbarán.

Course Code: Art 407

Instruction Language: Spanish

This course relates the principal artists and works to the social, cultural and political changes in Spain during the contemporary age. Artists such as Goya, Gaudí, Picasso and Dalí are studied.

Course Code: Art 411

Instruction Language: Spanish

The history and culture of Spain through the history of Spanish Cinema. Origins of Spanish film (1896-1930), Luis Bunuel, "talkies," films in the Republic, cinema as an ideological tool under Franco and Spanish cinema after the return of democracy.

Course Code: Ecology 402

Instruction Language: Spanish

The course aims to be an approach to the problems associated with climate change to raise awareness of the important role played by human beings. Under an interdisciplinary approach, aspects such as global warming, the exploitation of natural resources, environmental education, green chemistry, soil, sea level, climate denialism, legal protection of the environment, sustainable development goals or the circular economy will be addressed. From different areas of knowledge, causes and effects of climate change will be investigated, analyzing how citizens can mobilize around the challenges presented by rapid climate change, which at the same time affects the social well-being of citizens while negatively impacting the well-being of ecosystems and the balance of life cycles of essential elements for life on our planet.<br/> <br/>

Course Code: Economics/Business 413

Instruction Language: Spanish

The general language of economics, the study of the Spanish economy and the economies of the main Latin American countries through a variety of activities. The differences in culture and protocol for doing business with Spain and Latin America. The industries in Spain: farming, fishing, manufacturing and tourism, Spanish investments overseas, and the economies of Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Panama and Cuba.

Course Code: Education 401

Instruction Language: Spanish

This course familiarizes students with the basic questions related to bilingual education: “What is bilingualism?”, “Different models in bilingual education”, “Management of the bilingual classroom as a model of integrated learning”.

Course Code: Foreign Language 100/200/300/400

Please review the host institution’s website to identify courses of interest. Your Admissions Officer will also be able to personally assist you with course selection.

Course Code: Health Sciences 401

Instruction Language: Spanish

This course offers a generic view of the most important aspect of the Spanish health system and its comparison with other European systems. The course also identify which factors determine the level of health of a population. The relative importance of these factors will be analyzed on the basis of the characteristics of a country, as well as the interventions that are made for prevention and control by the public health system.

Course Code: History 401

Instruction Language: Spanish

This course covers the most significant political, economic, social and cultural events that occured during two centuries, from the establishment in Spain of the House of Borbon to the establishment of Franco and the significance of this process in the comprehension of present day Spain.

Course Code: History 402

Instruction Language: Spanish

This course covers the most significant political, economic, social and cultural events from the middle of the past century up to present day Spain. Starting with a introduction to the events preceeding the Franco regime, followed by an in-depth analysis of Franco’s military dictatorship and how the transition to democracy was achieved up to present day.

Course Code: Literature 409

Instruction Language: Spanish

This course aims to introduce students to fantastic literature and the so-called magical realism in Spanish and Latin American narrative from the eighteenth century to the present day. Throughout the course, the different historical, social and cultural contexts which determined the evolution of this literature within Spanish and Latin American traditions will be studied, as well as various critical and theoretical contributions and the formal and stylistic characteristics of these narrative modalities through the close analysis of the most representative texts.

Course Code: Literature 404

Instruction Language: Spanish

This course aims to address, in an interwoven way, the study of his literary production and his life’s journey, taking advantage of the many advances and the enlightenment which Lorca’s studies have brought us in recent decades, and also taking advantage of the fact that the students are in the region where he was born, grew, evolved and died.

Course Code: Literature 406

Instruction Language: Spanish

Life written by women in Latin America is a journey through Latin American literature written by women from the seventeenth century to the late twentieth century. All this with the aim of achieving a basic knowledge of the main Latin American writers from Sister Juana Inés de la Cruz to Rosario Castellanos. Discover in this tour the place they were imposed, the limitations for being women, the demands and consequences they suffered for it, the vision of the political and social reality that they had to live, etc. All this through their own texts, which have come down to us.

Course Code: Literature 408

Instruction Language: Spanish

Literary currents of Hispano-American countries throughout five centuries of American literature in Spanish. Azuelo’s “Los de abajo”, Rivera’s “La Voragine”, Jorge Luis Borges’ “Ficciones”, Pablo Neruda, Gabriel García Márquez and Carlos Fuentes.

Course Code: Literature 405

Instruction Language: Spanish

Spanish literature in the 18th and 19th centuries and comparative movements in other countries. Drama, prose, poetry and the novel.

Course Code: Literature 403

Instruction Language: Spanish

Literature: From the Renaissance to the Spanish Golden Age of Cervantes Characteristics, historical and political tones of the time. Drama, prose, poetry and novel genres, portraying literature’s “Golden Age” of La Celestina, Lazarillo, San Juan de la Cruz, Cervantes’ “Don Quijote”, Lope de Vega’s “Fuente Ovejuna”, Alarcón’s “Sombrero de tres picos”, Manuel de Góngora, Quevedo and Calderón de la Barca’s “La vida es sueño”.

Course Code: Literature 407

Instruction Language: Spanish

This subject covers the most prominent Spanish literary works of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st century. This course also deals with the relationship between literature and other cultural aspects such as visual arts, music, popular culture, religion and philosophy. Literary works and essays will be read throughout the course. The students are expected to link previous knowledge with what is learnt in class, and analyze the information received in a critical way

Course Code: Literature 410

Instruction Language: Spanish

The study of Spanish literature during the 18th to the 21st centuries through the images of women produced in texts, from both male and female writers. Authors studied include: Pérez Galdós, Emilia Pardo Bazán, Unamuno, Pío Baroja, María Teresa León, Ana Maria Matutes.

Course Code: Marketing 401

Instruction Language: Spanish

This course offers a generic view of the most important aspect of the Spanish health system and its comparison with other European systems. The course also identify which factors determine the level of health of a population. The relative importance of these factors will be analyzed on the basis of the characteristics of a country, as well as the interventions that are made for prevention and control by the public health system.

Course Code: Maths 401

Instruction Language: Spanish

It is intended to provide the student with a theoretical-practical knowledge of some aspects of mathematics whose presence in pre-university teachings is often sparse, zero, or purely formal, but which contribute to improving not only the culture mathematics in general but also the ability to understand and solve a wide variety of real problems and their conditioning factors. Most classes will have an exhibition part, a space for discussion, and a stimulating proposal for ingenuity problems.

Course Code: Music/Sociology 403

Instruction Language: Spanish

This course covers the origins and history of Flamenco as well as the forms, development and content of the music through song and lyrics, dance and guitar.

Course Code: Music 401

Instruction Language: Spanish

Outstanding Spanish music from Arabic-Andalucian music to the 13th century, Renacimiento schools, 17th century court music, the Zarzuela, 19th century nationalism and modern trends. Music and illustration are used.

Course Code: Politics 405

Instruction Language: Spanish

This course offers a general view of the basic fundamentals of the politics and government of Spain. During this course, an analysis of institutional aspects as well as the dynamics of the political process, Spain’s form of government, the party system, the electoral evolution and the political culture of the Spanish will be studied.

Course Code: Politics 407

Instruction Language: Spanish

Conceptualization and theories of regional economic and political integration, antecedents and historical evolution of political integration in Europe. European Union participants, the creation and development of E.U. institutional supranationalism and basic principles of supranational constitutionalism. Political aspects of decision making and current dilemmas in the process of European integration.

Course Code: Science/Tech 402

Instruction Language: Spanish

A theoretical-practical knowledge of specific technological content in the energy resources sector in general and renewable technologies is sought. This is aimed at the application of the different alternative energy systems for the generation of electricity, in particular with renewable energies. The theoretical classes will be developed with the initial explanation of the contents of each topic using multimedia tools. Once the theoretical contents are explained, problems and cases of study will be developed.

Course Code: Science/Tech 401

Instruction Language: Spanish

Knowledge of the role of civil engineering infrastructures in the transformation and development of territories. Theoretical-practical knowledge is sought by approximate to the history of civil engineering works, as well as through the analysis of the location of public works in the territory and their territorial impact. The impact of civil engineering infrastructures on different territorial and urban models will be assessed. It will show the need for landscape integration of infrastructures in its environment, as well as infrastructure and urban services as building elements of the city and its public spaces. In metropolitan areas, the role of transport and mobility infrastructures and current technological applications will be explored, giving rise to "Smart Cities".

Course Code: Sociology 405

Instruction Language: Spanish

This course consists of preparing and assisting the student to maximize their learning potential and intercultural development competence during their study abroad experience. The process of linguistic-cultural immersion will help through reflection tasks to develop this competence as well as to learn resources and strategies for navigating in transcultural contexts.

Course Code: Religion/Sociology 404

Instruction Language: Spanish

Importance and effect of Islamic influence on Spain’s history, tradition, life and culture. The concept of Islam, message of the Koran, Andalucía under Islamic rule, North African dynasties in Andalucía, cultural, literary and artistic aspects of Islam and Islamic architecture and symbols as exemplified by the Alhambra.

Course Code: Sociology 408

Instruction Language: Spanish

Basic elements of Hispano-American culture are addressed to provide an understanding of its complexity. The American geographic environment, racial distribution and historical evolution, demographics and problems of growth, family structure and daily life, social groups and their behavior, political tendencies, current ideologies, dependence, underdevelopment, external debt, art and folklore.

Course Code: Religion/Sociology 403

Instruction Language: Spanish

During the Middle Ages, the Iberian Peninsula was inhabited by men and women of the three monotheistic religions: Islam, Christianity and Judaism. This course aims to contribute to the acquisition of a better knowledge and understanding of the past and of Spanish culture, particularly through the study of the social relations, and religious and cultural backgrounds that were found in the medieval Hispanic multicultural societies.

Course Code: Sociology 406

Instruction Language: Spanish

A unified and integrated interpretation of Spanish civilization and today’s society in Spain. Themes of this complex cultural reality are the relationships between the professional, labor and cultural sectors of society, the aging of the population, gypsies, bullfighting, Spanish holidays, gastronomy and flamenco.

Course Code: Spanish 417

Instruction Language: Spanish

This course aims to develop a more specific Spanish – that of the business world. Through a series of relevant topics from the business realm: commerce, banking, labor, etc., students will not only learn the specialized vocabulary but develop and refine the four basic skills: reading comprehension, auditory comprehension, oral production and written production. Activities will serve to consolidate or amplify knowledge of business Spanish.

Course Code: Spanish 412

Instruction Language: Spanish

This subject introduces the student the knowledge of the Spanish Sign Language at its basic levels learning the fingerprint alphabet, practice with spelling first of words to later transfer to short-paragraph spelling. Use a basic lexical repertoire relating to personal data and specific situations, correctly articulating the signs and identifying their components. Produce a few simple and prepared utterances, isolated or linked with very basic, grammatically correct connectors. Recognize and understand simple and brief vocabulary and phrases sign clearly and slowly aspects of everyday life.

Course Code: Spanish 307/406/407 (Hispanic Studies-required course- choose one)

Instruction Language: Spanish

This course is designed for those students who already have a sufficient fluency in Spanish able to communicate with native speakers fluently and naturally so that communication is done smoothly among interlocutors. This course attempts to increase student’s knowledge of the language improving their oral production by means of the study of complex texts in Spanish being about concrete or abstract topics, using formal augmentative techniques and speech and interview strategies, making use of colloquial versus formal expressions.

Course Code: Spanish 305/404/405 (Hispanic Studies-required course- choose one)

Instruction Language: Spanish

This subject aims to develop the students’ grammatical skills by helping them to analyze, practice and consider the formal content dealt with at this level.

Course Code: Spanish 420

Instruction Language: Spanish

This course will familiarize students with the fundamental themes of linguistics as the science of language. Students discuss the linguistic diversity of our planet, how languages live, how they are constructed, how and why they change, how they are rela

Course Code: Spanish 415

Instruction Language: Spanish

Designed for students who already have a sufficient fluency in Spanish and who wish to become more expressive in the everyday language. Special attention is paid to vocabulary, the semantic differences of words in Spain and Latin America, gestures, phrases, slang and sign language. Themes are practiced through oral discussion, written essays and audio tapes.

Course Code: Spanish 418

Instruction Language: Spanish

Translating English to Spanish, increasing vocabulary and syntactical skills. Documents, poems, recipes and articles are translated. Students are evaluated weekly on individual translations out of class and during class on small group translation.

Course Code: Spanish 419

Instruction Language: Spanish

Students will continue to refine skills acquired in Translation I by studying strategies for translation, instruments, resources and documentation. Students will complete written and oral translation exercises. Prerequisite: Translation I.

Course Code: Spanish 308/408/409 (Hispanic Studies-required course- choose one)

Instruction Language: Spanish

Intensive practice in writing Spanish by means of the production of clear and detailed texts on a wide range of subjects and the explanation a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options. Formal argumentation, types of correspondence (formal vs. informal letters), narrative, descriptive, critics texts and academic writing will be used in regular composition exercises.