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Program Details: Summer
Program Details: Semester

Program Facts

Program Type: Arizona Abroad

Credit Type: Transfer Credit

Terms Available: Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer

GPA: 2.5

Class Eligibility: Sophomore, Junior, Senior

Program Open To: UA and Non-UA Students

Language of Instruction: English

Application Deadline: Summer 2020: May 1st, Fall 2020 & Academic Year 2020-2021: July 15th

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Since enrolling its first class in 1957, our partner, the Institute for American Universities (IAU) has served as a center for education abroad for U.S. undergraduates. IAU has worked with over 700 U.S. public and private colleges and universities, given its high academic standards.

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Below are courses that are approved for credit at UArizona.

Summer Session Courses

Art

Capturing Barcelona Through Photography

Course Description:
Course given in SESSION A (full 6-week session). This course will explore digital photography as a tool to view different aspects of Spanish society (and ourselves within that society) through various photographic exercises and assignments. Students will receive the tools to read photography and construct an idea through images. At the end of the course the students will produce a portfolio of the work done. Lectures will cover the History of Photography, with a special attention to photo-reportage, Spanish photographers, technical aspects related to photography production. The course introduces technical process of digital photography, from camera operation and the essential techniques of image capture with camera, image management with imaging related software. Classroom discussions and assigned readings will help student develop the critical skills used to understand how photographs function aesthetically and conceptually as how they are used in contemporary society and culture.
Partner Course Code:
ART 165A
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ART Departmental Elective, Lower division. Tier 2 Arts.
UArizona Units:
3

Capturing Barcelona Through Photography

Course Description:
Course given in SESSION A (full 6-week session). This course will explore digital photography as a tool to view different aspects of Spanish society (and ourselves within that society) through various photographic exercises and assignments. Students will receive the tools to read photography and construct an idea through images. At the end of the course the students will produce a portfolio of the work done. Lectures will cover the History of Photography, with a special attention to photo-reportage, Spanish photographers, technical aspects related to photography production. The course introduces technical process of digital photography, from camera operation and the essential techniques of image capture with camera, image management with imaging related software. Classroom discussions and assigned readings will help student develop the critical skills used to understand how photographs function aesthetically and conceptually as how they are used in contemporary society and culture.
Partner Course Code:
ART 365A
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ART Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Drawing in Barcelona

Course Description:
This program is for students interested in learning to use drawing as a means of processing and building upon cultural experiences in Barcelona. Students will review fundamentals of drawing as a foundation for a series of perceptual and conceptual drawing projects. Museum, gallery, architectural and archaeological site visits will provide subject matter and context. Students will also explore the use of drawing as a means of significant expression from small-scale sketches to large finished drawings. Prerequisite: Any 200-level Art course. Studio fee applies.
Partner Course Code:
ART 350B
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ART Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Picasso, Dali, Matisse, and the Mediterranean

Course Description:
IN SPANISH. Course given in SESSION C (second 3-week session). The work of these three international artists with distinct cultural roots is explored on an individual basis within the wider framework of European art movements. In each case, students will study the acceptance and/or rejection of tradition, the interaction with Spanish art and artists, and personal experience. The course will also pay special attention to the role of both outside stimuli (war, relationships) and inner forces (imagination).
Partner Course Code:
ART 320C
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ART Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Business

Global Marketing

Course Description:
Course given in SESSION A (full 6-week session). Exploration of basic knowledge of global marketing focusing on the impact of environment on the strategies used by firms and the understanding of consumer behavior management as it relates to the development and implementation of global marketing strategies.
Partner Course Code:
BUS 305A
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MKTG 456
UArizona Units:
3

Intercultural Management

Course Description:
Course given in SESSION A (full 6-week session). This course is designed to introduce students to concepts and fundamentals of international management. The course will consider aspects of management within an international and culturally complex environment, while considering the business influences within the global workplace.
Partner Course Code:
BUS 303A
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MGMT 435
UArizona Units:
3

International Finance

Course Description:
Course given in SESSION A (full 6-week session). This course extends the principles of finance to the international context. Topics include exchange rate determination, foreign exchange markets, currency derivatives (forwards, futures, swaps, options and money market), and exposure (translation, transaction and economic).
Partner Course Code:
BUS 301A
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Communication

Media and Conflict

Course Description:
This course examines the role media play in the progression and public perceptions of conflict. Relevant topics will include media and military intervention, portrayals of protest movements, and news and entertainment coverage of crime, rumors, domestic politics, violence, and ethnicity.
Partner Course Code:
COM 316
UArizona Equivalent Course:
COMM Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

English

Writing the City

Course Description:
The course explores the craft of Creative Writing in relation to the city, and explores the particular challenges of writing about place. We will examine different aspects of the city in relation to Barcelona narratives including the old city, travel, urban spaces, solitude, politics, ethnicity, particular boroughs and characters (both fictional and real) as well as making use of practical exercises and field work.
Partner Course Code:
ART 323
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ART Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Film & Television

Spain as seen Through its Movies

Course Description:
Course given in SESSION A (full 6-week session). This course will investigate the ways in which film narratives interrogate the role of place, space, and culture in understanding Spain today. Students will learn how to critically examine the connection between content (Spain in global context), intertextual elements (theatre, painting, architecture), and overall cinematic form.
Partner Course Code:
FLM/SPA 356
UArizona Equivalent Course:
FTV Departmental Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Geography

Analyzing and Exploring the Global City

Course Description:
Course given in SESSION A (full 6-week session). Multi‐disciplinary course that analyzes the cultural history of Barcelona as a reflection of the political and cultural history of contemporary Spain. Field study excursions and dynamic interaction with city environment are part of the course, which incorporates Urban Studies, Hispanic Studies, Cultural Studies, and Anthropology.
Partner Course Code:
GEO 303A
UArizona Equivalent Course:
GLS Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

History

Spanish Civilization and Culture

Course Description:
IN SPANISH. Course given in SESSION A (full 6-week session). This course starts with a view of the Spanish history, and then examines the different cultures within Spain: Castilian, Catalan, Basque and Galician; focusing mainly on language, nationality, and political implications. The rest of the course will travel throughout the various aspects of the Spanish Civilization, understanding civilization as lifestyle and society (family, immigration, youth, economic crisis, politics…), and also the various artistic ways of expression (painting, architecture, literature, music and cinema). By using concepts from these various subjects, students will study how Spain changed from being a polarized country to an allegedly reference in the West.
Partner Course Code:
HIS 327
UArizona Equivalent Course:
HIST Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Political Science

Media and Conflict

Course Description:
This course examines the role media play in the progression and public perceptions of conflict. Relevant topics will include media and military intervention, portrayals of protest movements, and news and entertainment coverage of crime, rumors, domestic politics, violence, and ethnicity.
Partner Course Code:
IR 316
UArizona Equivalent Course:
Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Nationalism in Comparative Perspective

Course Description:
This course studies the relationship between states and nations in both a theoretical and comparative perspective with a particular focus on the Catalan, Basque and Spanish experiences. It analyzes state- building processes and the development of nationalism, as well as the social, economic and technological conditions behind its emergence, transformation and contrasting discourse. The course aims at providing a solid theoretical background on the subject of nationalism as well as introducing the students into the social and political reality that permeates in Spain’s daily life and shapes Spaniard’s political mind-frames and identities.
Partner Course Code:
POL 357
UArizona Equivalent Course:
POL Departmental Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Psychology

Abnormal Psychology

Course Description:
Course given in SESSION C (second 3-week session). This course examines the historical conception of abnormal psychology and what is culturally considered abnormal behavior. A connection is drawn from the historical foundations of abnormal psychology to present‐day assessment, diagnosis, theory, research, causes and treatment. By using a bio‐psycho‐social framework, students will explore the development and utilization of appropriate preventative and intervention measures. This course may include potential visits to local clinics and possible interviews with mental health care professionals in Barcelona.
Partner Course Code:
PSY 333C
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Cross-Cultural Psychology

Course Description:
Course given in SESSION B (first 3-week session). This course offers an understanding of how culture influences our behavior from a cultural psychology perspective. Through the lenses of cultural psychology, we consider how embedded culture is in our lives, how vital a cultural perspective is in understanding the lives of others and the importance of a cultural lens in academic psychology. It is a unique opportunity for you to combine academic learning with personal development, as well as understand the influence of your culture on your behavior, your intercultural interactions and your cultural adjustment during your study abroad period and eventually your personal and professional life on returning home. Being in a new cultural context while learning about cultural psychology promotes self-awareness and learning and brings many concepts to life.
Partner Course Code:
332B
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Sociology

Nationalism in Comparative Perspective

Course Description:
This course studies the relationship between states and nations in both a theoretical and comparative perspective with a particular focus on the Catalan, Basque and Spanish experiences. It analyzes state- building processes and the development of nationalism, as well as the social, economic and technological conditions behind its emergence, transformation and contrasting discourse. The course aims at providing a solid theoretical background on the subject of nationalism as well as introducing the students into the social and political reality that permeates in Spain’s daily life and shapes Spaniard’s political mind-frames and identities.
Partner Course Code:
SOC 357
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SOC Departmental Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Fall Semester Courses

Architecture

Architectural History of Spain

Course Description:
This course will look at the history of architecture and urban design in Spain. Beginning with a brief introduction of the ancient styles (from the first civilization of the Iberian Peninsula), it will focus on developments in architecture and urban planning in Spain from the first century A.D. until the contemporary period. Special attention will be paid to the 19th and 20th centuries in Barcelona, and several relevant field visits will be made.
Partner Course Code:
ARC 320
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ARC Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Art

Picasso, Matisse, Dali and the Mediterranean

Course Description:
Understanding early 20th century art through an investigation of its sources in the Mediterranean myth and reality.
Partner Course Code:
ARH 320
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ART Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

The Art of Photographing

Course Description:
This course is designed to introduce photography as a fine art and a means of personal expression. The emphasis in this course is on the elements of composition and editing for a final quality black and white image. Areas of concentration include: creativity, composition, analyzing/critiquing the work of others and the use of computer/digital imaging/editing.
Partner Course Code:
ART 311
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ART Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Business

Global Marketing

Course Description:
Exploration of basic knowledge of global marketing focusing on the impact of environment on the strategies used by firms and understanding of consumer behavior management as it relates to the development and implementation of global marketing strategies.
Partner Course Code:
BUS 305
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Intercultural Management

Course Description:
This course is designed to introduce students to concepts and fundamentals of international management. The course will consider aspects of management within an international and culturally complex environment, while considering the business influences within the global workplace.
Partner Course Code:
BUS 303
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MGMT 435
UArizona Units:
3

Intermediate Macroeconomics

Course Description:
This course provides an introduction to Macroeconomics. In Macroeconomics an entire national economy performs in a world of constrained choice is studied. This course provides an overview of the following macroeconomic issues: the determination of output, employment, unemployment, interest rates, and inflation. Monetary and fiscal policies are discussed, as are public debt and international economic issues. This course also introduces basic models of macroeconomics and illustrates principles with the experience of the United States and other economies. The insights of Keynesian and classical theories will be integrated. During the course a variety of simple models will be presented. As macroeconomics is an empirical discipline the course will cover case studies and statistical data interpretation. Special attention will be given to current European developments. By the conclusion of this course, students will be able to understand newspaper and magazine articles on current macroeconomic issues and have an understanding of the tradeoffs inherent in macroeconomic policy-making.
Partner Course Code:
ECO 343
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ECON Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Intermediate Microeconomics

Course Description:
The objective of the course is to provide an understanding of how fundamental economic theory can be applied to decision making within the firm. Elements of microeconomic theory that support efficient business decisions will be stressed. This course presents a curated set of key topics from microeconomic theory and applies them to businesses and other organizations. These topics include decision-making under uncertainty, economic costs, pricing, and the basics of strategic interactions between competitors. The course should enhance your understanding of how firms maximize profits and markets operate as well as develop your capability in making economic predictions.
Partner Course Code:
ECO 342
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ECON Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

International Business Today and Tomorrow

Course Description:
Businesses face a new dynamic, one that poses significant challenges as well as opportunities–the need to “green” their products and services. Many analysts forecast that environmentally driven businesses will represent one of the world’s major forces and industries in the 21st century. This course also analyses issues of constant change by focusing on the internet and robotics, info-tech and social media in the promotional mix, legal and ethical practice, entrepreneurial activity, socially responsible business and business culture and etiquette.
Partner Course Code:
BUS 301
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

International Finance

Course Description:
The International Finance module provides an understanding of finance in the international context. In a globally integrated world, it has become imperative to trade, invest and conduct business operations internationally. The course exposes the students to the opportunities and risks associated with international finance. As the world has become more integrated due to deregulation of financial markets, product innovation and technology, capital markets have kept pace with this integration. The study of international finance has therefore become essential and builds upon the understanding of theoretical concepts of finance and their adaptation to the international context. The course coverage includes historical perspectives and foundations of international finance, the foreign exchange markets and exchange rate determination, exposure management, financial management of a multinational firm. The course also helps students examine the current economic landscape through topical discussions of current economic and political development and their impact on international finance.
Partner Course Code:
FIN 301
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Operations Management

Course Description:
This course is an introduction to the concepts, principles, problems, and practices of operations management. Operations Management is one of the key functional areas in any organization or company that deals with the production of goods and services. This course is concerned with the tasks, issues and decisions of those operations managers who have made the services and products on which we all depend. Emphasis is on managerial processes for effective operations in both goods-producing and service- rendering organization. Topics include operations strategy, process design, capacity planning, facilities location and design, forecasting, production scheduling, inventory control, quality assurance, and project management. The topics are integrated using a systems model of the operations of an organization.
Partner Course Code:
MGT 311
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MGMT Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Principles of Financial Accounting

Course Description:
This course is an introduction to financial accounting concepts and financial reporting, with the focus being on how decision makers analyze, interpret, and use accounting information. Topics covered include accrual basis accounting, the accounting cycle, preparation of financial statements, and internal controls. Other topics include accounting for cash receivables, payroll, inventories, fixed assets, and current liabilities. The course emphasizes interactive case discussions based on analysis of actual companies’ financial statements. Accordingly, the course provides an opportunity to develop skills necessary to critically evaluate firms’ actions and the efficiency with which they have managed their resources.
Partner Course Code:
FIN 202
UArizona Equivalent Course:
In progress.
UArizona Units:
3

Statistical Inference in Management

Course Description:
In this course students will learn the fundamentals of statistical inference. Students will receive a broad overview of the goals, assumptions and modes of performing statistical inference. Students will be able to perform inferential tasks in highly targeted settings and will be able to use the skills developed as a roadmap for more complex inferential challenges.
Partner Course Code:
MGT 201
UArizona Equivalent Course:
In progress.
UArizona Units:
3

Communication

Communication and Gender

Course Description:
This course aims to reflect on the importance of the media in the production, reproduction and perpetuation (or change) of gender roles. Students will investigate how socially constructed gender categories inform their daily lives as citizens, consumers and creators of public discourse. The course will also explore the dynamic relationship between gender and other identity categories (race, religion, class, sexuality, nationality, etc.) as well as analyze the contents of the press, radio, television, TV series, movies, and internet from a gender perspective.
Partner Course Code:
COM 317
UArizona Equivalent Course:
COMM 413 Communication and Gender
UArizona Units:
3

Intercultural Communication

Course Description:
The main differences the course focuses on are nationality, race, class, gender and religion. Students will study and observe how different identities under those categories affect people’s perceptions of themselves as individuals, themselves within their groups, themselves within other groups, and how those perceptions affect the way they communicate and interpret messages. In response to the changes in the way we communicate due to communication, the course will also focus on the impact of technology on intercultural communication as well as the ways that different cultures utilize the various forms of social media platforms.
Partner Course Code:
COM 318
UArizona Equivalent Course:
COMM 117 Culture and Communication
UArizona Units:
3

Media and Conflict

Course Description:
This course examines the role media play in the progression and public perceptions of conflict. Relevant topics will include media and military intervention, portrayals of protest movements, and news and entertainment coverage of crime, rumors, domestic politics, violence, and ethnicity.
Partner Course Code:
COM 316
UArizona Equivalent Course:
COMM Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Economics

The Political Economy of European Integration

Course Description:
This course will introduce students to the main issues of economics and politics of European integration by using an economic approach. The course addresses key economic questions that arise from the process of integration. This course draws on a core textbook, articles from journals and other documents. Student will be oriented in the most up to date policy discussion about European integration. By the end, students will be able to apply and relate conceptual and theoretical knowledge underpinning the course of the economic and political process of European integration.
Partner Course Code:
POL 327
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ECON Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

English

Writing the City

Course Description:
The course explores the craft of Creative Writing in relation to the city, and explores the particular challenges of writing about place. We will examine different aspects of the city in relation to Barcelona narratives including the old city, travel, urban spaces, solitude, politics, ethnicity, particular boroughs and characters (both fictional and real) as well as making use of practical exercises and field work.
Partner Course Code:
ART 323
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ART Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Film & Television

Spain as Seen through its Movies

Course Description:
IN SPANISH. This course will investigate the ways in which film narratives interrogate the role of place, space, and culture in understanding Spain today. Students will learn how to critically examine the connection between content (Spain in global context), intertextual elements (theatre, painting, architecture), and overall cinematic form.
Partner Course Code:
FLM 356
UArizona Equivalent Course:
FTV Departmental Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Food Studies

An Overview of Wine

Course Description:
This course is designed to give an overview and understanding of the global wine industry. Coursework includes the history and culture of wine, wine vocabulary, label reading, choosing and serving wine.
Partner Course Code:
WS 101
UArizona Equivalent Course:
FOOD Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
1

International Wine Trade

Course Description:
The "International Wine Trade" course provides students with an understanding of the business aspects of the global wine trade. Subjects include business planning, finance, supply chain management, wine as an alternative investment and how the media affects the pricing and buyer/seller cycle of wine industry. Extra fee required.
Partner Course Code:
BUS 310
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Wine Marketing and Analysis

Course Description:
This course is a combination of lecture and professional tasting to analyze the quality levels, marketing of wine, import and export, sales positioning, and pricing structures. Students will learn vineyard and winemaking techniques utilized to achieve certain styles of wine. Course includes Field Studies to wineries and vineyards. Extra fee required.
Partner Course Code:
WS 302
UArizona Equivalent Course:
FOOD Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Geography

Analyzing and Exploring the Global City

Course Description:
This interdisciplinary course examines the emergence of this unique city as Spain’s gateway to the Mediterranean, and analyzes its history and evolution. Students will explore the role of population dynamics, industrial change and globalization in shaping the city and the lives of its inhabitants, examining the ways in which the interplay of urbanism, politics, and society has addressed challenges of social, political, and technological change in the past and today. The course also traces the changing nature of Barcelona’s relationship with the rest of Spain, Europe, and the wider world. Topics will include the city’s history and how its past is narrated; innovations in art and architecture; nationalism and independentism; the role of major events such as the 1992 Olympics as a catalyst for urban regeneration; the impacts of gentrification, tourism, and the recent economic crisis on the city and its inhabitants; and future scenarios of urban change.
Partner Course Code:
GEO 303
UArizona Equivalent Course:
GLS Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

History

Spanish Civilization and Culture

Course Description:
This course starts with a view of the Spanish history, and then examines the different cultures within Spain: Castilian, Catalan, Basque and Galician; focusing mainly on language, nationality, and political implications. The rest of the course will travel throughout the various aspects of the Spanish Civilization, understanding civilization as lifestyle and society (family, immigration, youth, economic crisis, politics…), and also the various artistic ways of expression (painting, architecture, literature, music and cinema). By using concepts from these various subjects, students will study how Spain changed from being a polarized country to an allegedly reference in the West.
Partner Course Code:
HIS 326
UArizona Equivalent Course:
HIST Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Philosophy

Business Ethics

Course Description:
This course investigates ethical problems in business practice. Topics include personal morality in profit-oriented enterprises; codes of ethics; obligations to employees and other stakeholders; truth in advertising; whistleblowing and company loyalty; self and government regulation; the logic and future of capitalism; and the changing responsibilities of the manager in a rapidly globalizing business environment.
Partner Course Code:
BUS 304
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Ethics in Society

Course Description:
From the perspective of selected topical issues of politics and society, students will be encouraged to develop an enhanced critical awareness of how major political and social thinkers in the past have treated the relationship between individual and society. The course will thus include the study of prominent texts in moral and political philosophy (from Plato and Aristotle to authors of the twentieth century), but it will also aim directly to improve students’ analytical skills for understanding conflicts that commonly arise in the practice of citizenship, while also helping them to develop a finer appreciation the significance of social change and of cultural diversity, in an emergent global society.
Partner Course Code:
PHI 312
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PHIL Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Political Science

Media and Conflict

Course Description:
This course examines the role media play in the progression and public perceptions of conflict. Relevant topics will include media and military intervention, portrayals of protest movements, and news and entertainment coverage of crime, rumors, domestic politics, violence, and ethnicity.
Partner Course Code:
IR 316
UArizona Equivalent Course:
Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Nationalism in Comparative Perspective

Course Description:
This course studies the relationship between states and nations in both a theoretical and comparative perspective with a particular focus on the Catalan, Basque and Spanish experiences. It analyzes state- building processes and the development of nationalism, as well as the social, economic and technological conditions behind its emergence, transformation and contrasting discourse. The course aims at providing a solid theoretical background on the subject of nationalism as well as introducing the students into the social and political reality that permeates in Spain’s daily life and shapes Spaniard’s political mind-frames and identities.
Partner Course Code:
POL 357
UArizona Equivalent Course:
POL Departmental Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

The Political Economy of European Integration

Course Description:
This course will introduce students to the main issues of economics and politics of European integration by using an economic approach. The course addresses key economic questions that arise from the process of integration. This course draws on a core textbook, articles from journals and other documents. Student will be oriented in the most up to date policy discussion about European integration. By the end, students will be able to apply and relate conceptual and theoretical knowledge underpinning the course of the economic and political process of European integration.
Partner Course Code:
POL 327
UArizona Equivalent Course:
POL Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Psychology

Abnormal Psychology

Course Description:
This course examines the historical conception of abnormal psychology and what is culturally considered abnormal behavior. A connection is drawn from the historical foundations of abnormal psychology to present-day assessment, diagnosis, theory, research, causes and treatment of psychological disorders. A critical, interdisciplinary bio-psycho-social framework of understanding abnormal behavior will be used throughout the course. More specifically, biological or genetic causes, environmental causes and social causes for the manifestation and onset of abnormal behaviors will be utilized while the construction of knowledge will also be interrogated. Understanding abnormal behavior through this framework will further assist with the development and utilization of appropriate preventative and intervention measures as well as critical thinking skills that enhance clinical acumen. The instructor will use various forms of instruction throughout the course including lecture, experiential learning, in-class discussion and other activities such as videos, discussions, critical group activities, etc. Moreover, the context students will be taking this course in will be discussed through European influence in the development of Abnormal Psychology. Activities completed `outside of class will also incorporate the immersion context.
Partner Course Code:
PSY 333
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Human Sexuality

Course Description:
Past and present analysis on research and historical underpinnings influencing the cultural evolution of sexuality across cultures will be discussed. Sexual behaviors and identity will be discussed through personal development, culture, biological influences as well as the influence of attitudes, behaviors, knowledge, practices and myths on human sexuality. Course content will also examine sexuality throughout different developmental stages, fertility, reproduction, sexual functioning and privilege, socialization, dating, marriage, family, sexual orientation, non-traditional relationships, contraceptives and sexual responsibility. Interviews and lectures with mental health professionals will be provided as opportunities to students throughout the course to learn more about what perceptions of mental health are in the context the course will be taken in (Barcelona, Spain).
Partner Course Code:
PSY 230
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Departmental Elective, Lower division. Tier 1 & Tier 2 Individuals & Societies.
UArizona Units:
3

Social Psychology

Course Description:
The study of the ways in which the individual is affected by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others. Topics include social influence, self and social group identity, interpersonal and intergroup relations, diversity, group behavior, violence, and prosocial behavior.
Partner Course Code:
PSY 335
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY 360 Social Psychology
UArizona Units:
3

Religious Studies

The Children of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Course Description:
This course is a comparative study of the three Abrahamic religions; Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It examines the shared aspects as well as the distinct elements of these religions, and shows that sometimes these traditions work together and sometimes they are at odds with each other. The course first introduces the three Abrahamic religions emphasizing their common source. Then it compares them along thematic lines, and finally it examines the way these three major traditions impact the modern West and the Middle East specifically. Among the themes to be discussed are: Abraham, scripture and tradition, law, the creation, God, worship, mysticism, the house of God, the tradition of head covering, homosexuality, Jerusalem, and the end of times.
Partner Course Code:
REL 312
UArizona Equivalent Course:
RELI Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Sociology

Nationalism in Comparative Perspective

Course Description:
This course studies the relationship between states and nations in both a theoretical and comparative perspective with a particular focus on the Catalan, Basque and Spanish experiences. It analyzes state- building processes and the development of nationalism, as well as the social, economic and technological conditions behind its emergence, transformation and contrasting discourse. The course aims at providing a solid theoretical background on the subject of nationalism as well as introducing the students into the social and political reality that permeates in Spain’s daily life and shapes Spaniard’s political mind-frames and identities.
Partner Course Code:
SOC 357
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SOC Departmental Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Spring Semester Courses

Architecture

Architectural History of Spain

Course Description:
This course will look at the history of architecture and urban design in Spain. Beginning with a brief introduction of the ancient styles (from the first civilization of the Iberian Peninsula), it will focus on developments in architecture and urban planning in Spain from the first century A.D. until the contemporary period. Special attention will be paid to the 19th and 20th centuries in Barcelona, and several relevant field visits will be made.
Partner Course Code:
ARC 320
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ARC Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Art

Photography

Course Description:
This course is designed to introduce photography as a fine art and a means of personal expression. The emphasis in this course is on the elements of composition and editing for a final quality black and white image. Areas of concentration include: creativity, composition, use of basic camera functions, analyzing/critiquing the work of others and the use of computer/digital imaging/editing. Students are expected to bring a digital camera and a laptop.
Partner Course Code:
ART 110
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ART 244 Introduction to Photography
UArizona Units:
3

Picasso, Matisse, Dali and the Mediterranean

Course Description:
Understanding early 20th century art through an investigation of its sources in the Mediterranean myth and reality.
Partner Course Code:
ARH 320
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ART Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

The Experience of Photographing

Course Description:
This course is designed to introduce photography as a fine art and a means of personal expression. The emphasis in this course is on the elements of composition and editing for a final quality black and white image. Areas of concentration include: creativity, composition, analyzing/critiquing the work of others and the use of computer/digital imaging/editing.
Partner Course Code:
ART 311
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ART Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Art History

The Great Art Collections in Spain

Course Description:
This course will study the origin and formation of great art collections preserved in the most important Spanish museums as well as the way they are in display today. Student will be also able to recognize the most important masterpieces of the Spanish art, know the reasons that account for their unanimous positive appraisal, and analyze their artistic characteristics and their social and historical implications. The methods of instruction will include lectures, oral presentations by the students and at least one field visit with the professor. Other field trips will be proposed to be done by the students individually.
Partner Course Code:
ARH 344
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ARH Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Business

Advertising and Society

Course Description:
This course introduces students to the linkages between advertising and society. It is premised on the belief that advertising helps shape human attitudes and behaviors, just as the latter two in turn help direct and shape advertising. The emphasis is however firmly on advertising as a shaping agent – how it influences individuals and societies, the dynamic nature of the relationship, and the impacts (both positive and negative) that advertising may have on individuals and societies. It takes a critical and dispassionate view of advertising, rather than a managerial or practitioner’s view. Various criticisms of advertising are flagged, and these are used as a basis for further coverage and discussion of the criticisms and issues raised.
Partner Course Code:
BUS 315
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Financial Management

Course Description:
This course is an introduction to the main areas of corporate finance. Its focus is on developing an understanding of the tools and methodologies available to the financial manager for decision-making in capital budgeting, working capital management, capital structure and profit planning and control.
Partner Course Code:
FIN 300
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Global Marketing

Course Description:
Exploration of basic knowledge of global marketing focusing on the impact of environment on the strategies used by firms and understanding of consumer behavior management as it relates to the development and implementation of global marketing strategies.
Partner Course Code:
BUS 305
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Intercultural Management

Course Description:
This course is designed to introduce students to concepts and fundamentals of international management. The course will consider aspects of management within an international and culturally complex environment, while considering the business influences within the global workplace.
Partner Course Code:
BUS 303
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MGMT 435
UArizona Units:
3

Intermediate Macroeconomics

Course Description:
This course provides an introduction to Macroeconomics. In Macroeconomics an entire national economy performs in a world of constrained choice is studied. This course provides an overview of the following macroeconomic issues: the determination of output, employment, unemployment, interest rates, and inflation. Monetary and fiscal policies are discussed, as are public debt and international economic issues. This course also introduces basic models of macroeconomics and illustrates principles with the experience of the United States and other economies. The insights of Keynesian and classical theories will be integrated. During the course a variety of simple models will be presented. As macroeconomics is an empirical discipline the course will cover case studies and statistical data interpretation. Special attention will be given to current European developments. By the conclusion of this course, students will be able to understand newspaper and magazine articles on current macroeconomic issues and have an understanding of the tradeoffs inherent in macroeconomic policy-making.
Partner Course Code:
ECO 343
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ECON Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Intermediate Microeconomics

Course Description:
The objective of the course is to provide an understanding of how fundamental economic theory can be applied to decision making within the firm. Elements of microeconomic theory that support efficient business decisions will be stressed. This course presents a curated set of key topics from microeconomic theory and applies them to businesses and other organizations. These topics include decision-making under uncertainty, economic costs, pricing, and the basics of strategic interactions between competitors. The course should enhance your understanding of how firms maximize profits and markets operate as well as develop your capability in making economic predictions.
Partner Course Code:
ECO 342
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ECON Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

International Business Today and Tomorrow

Course Description:
Businesses face a new dynamic, one that poses significant challenges as well as opportunities–the need to “green” their products and services. Many analysts forecast that environmentally driven businesses will represent one of the world’s major forces and industries in the 21st century. This course also analyses issues of constant change by focusing on the internet and robotics, info-tech and social media in the promotional mix, legal and ethical practice, entrepreneurial activity, socially responsible business and business culture and etiquette.
Partner Course Code:
BUS 301
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

International Finance

Course Description:
The International Finance module provides an understanding of finance in the international context. In a globally integrated world, it has become imperative to trade, invest and conduct business operations internationally. The course exposes the students to the opportunities and risks associated with international finance. As the world has become more integrated due to deregulation of financial markets, product innovation and technology, capital markets have kept pace with this integration. The study of international finance has therefore become essential and builds upon the understanding of theoretical concepts of finance and their adaptation to the international context. The course coverage includes historical perspectives and foundations of international finance, the foreign exchange markets and exchange rate determination, exposure management, financial management of a multinational firm. The course also helps students examine the current economic landscape through topical discussions of current economic and political development and their impact on international finance.
Partner Course Code:
FIN 301
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Operations Management

Course Description:
This course is an introduction to the concepts, principles, problems, and practices of operations management. Operations Management is one of the key functional areas in any organization or company that deals with the production of goods and services. This course is concerned with the tasks, issues and decisions of those operations managers who have made the services and products on which we all depend. Emphasis is on managerial processes for effective operations in both goods-producing and service- rendering organization. Topics include operations strategy, process design, capacity planning, facilities location and design, forecasting, production scheduling, inventory control, quality assurance, and project management. The topics are integrated using a systems model of the operations of an organization.
Partner Course Code:
MGT 311
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MGMT Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Principles of Financial Accounting

Course Description:
This course is an introduction to financial accounting concepts and financial reporting, with the focus being on how decision makers analyze, interpret, and use accounting information. Topics covered include accrual basis accounting, the accounting cycle, preparation of financial statements, and internal controls. Other topics include accounting for cash receivables, payroll, inventories, fixed assets, and current liabilities. The course emphasizes interactive case discussions based on analysis of actual companies’ financial statements. Accordingly, the course provides an opportunity to develop skills necessary to critically evaluate firms’ actions and the efficiency with which they have managed their resources.
Partner Course Code:
FIN 202
UArizona Equivalent Course:
In progress.
UArizona Units:
3

Statistical Inference in Management

Course Description:
In this course students will learn the fundamentals of statistical inference. Students will receive a broad overview of the goals, assumptions and modes of performing statistical inference. Students will be able to perform inferential tasks in highly targeted settings and will be able to use the skills developed as a roadmap for more complex inferential challenges.
Partner Course Code:
MGT 201
UArizona Equivalent Course:
In progress.
UArizona Units:
3

Transportation and Logistics Management

Course Description:
In today’s global supply chains, manufactured products often travel across multiple countries and multiple states, using multiple modes of transportation, before reaching final customers. Along the way, these products are processed at a variety of inventory transfer points, and reconfigured and combined with other products with the goal of arriving intact at the right place and right time. Effectively managing these flows requires understanding the underlying economics of weight, volume, distance and velocity. It requires taking an end-to-end view of the logistics and transportation network to understand how changes in one link impact others. It also requires openness to change, including adopting new network designs and other innovations that promise to improve processes in fundamental ways.
Partner Course Code:
BUS 320
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Communication

Communication and Gender

Course Description:
This course aims to reflect on the importance of the media in the production, reproduction and perpetuation (or change) of gender roles. Students will investigate how socially constructed gender categories inform their daily lives as citizens, consumers and creators of public discourse. The course will also explore the dynamic relationship between gender and other identity categories (race, religion, class, sexuality, nationality, etc.) as well as analyze the contents of the press, radio, television, TV series, movies, and internet from a gender perspective.
Partner Course Code:
COM 317
UArizona Equivalent Course:
COMM 413 Communication and Gender
UArizona Units:
3

Intercultural Communication

Course Description:
The main differences the course focuses on are nationality, race, class, gender and religion. Students will study and observe how different identities under those categories affect people’s perceptions of themselves as individuals, themselves within their groups, themselves within other groups, and how those perceptions affect the way they communicate and interpret messages. In response to the changes in the way we communicate due to communication, the course will also focus on the impact of technology on intercultural communication as well as the ways that different cultures utilize the various forms of social media platforms.
Partner Course Code:
COM 318
UArizona Equivalent Course:
COMM 117 Culture and Communication
UArizona Units:
3

Islam and Europe in Today's Media Climate

Course Description:
Islam has been a presence in Europe for centuries, but today’s media outlets might lead us to believe that Islam is a threat to European civilization. This course will explore not only current events highlighting this problematic perception of Islam but more importantly how these events are covered in the media. Students will look at historical precedents in an effort to clarify the reality and the background leading up to the current situation.
Partner Course Code:
COM 357
UArizona Equivalent Course:
COMM Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Media and Conflict

Course Description:
This course examines the role media play in the progression and public perceptions of conflict. Relevant topics will include media and military intervention, portrayals of protest movements, and news and entertainment coverage of crime, rumors, domestic politics, violence, and ethnicity.
Partner Course Code:
COM 316
UArizona Equivalent Course:
COMM Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Economics

Behavior and Incentives in Economics: The Case of Soccer

Course Description:
This course takes soccer as an illustration of theories and empirical evidence related to economic incentives and behavior. Soccer is widely followed and generates a great amount of information. This knowledge is used in a systematic way to explore the validity of economic theories and to empirically test predictions generated by these theories.
Partner Course Code:
ECO 322
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ECON Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

International Economics and the European Union

Course Description:
The effects of greater freedom and liquidity in world trade will be critically analyzed and explained, especially in the light of recent controversy concerning ’globalization'. We shall assess the performance of European Union, as a project of regional economic integration intended to redress many of the alleged defects of the liberalized trade model, and ask whether and how it might offer a viable solution to the need to preserve economic and social cohesion and meet institutional pre-requisites of economic development.
Partner Course Code:
ECO 301
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ECON Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

The Political Economy of European Integration

Course Description:
This course will introduce students to the main issues of economics and politics of European integration by using an economic approach. The course addresses key economic questions that arise from the process of integration. This course draws on a core textbook, articles from journals and other documents. Student will be oriented in the most up to date policy discussion about European integration. By the end, students will be able to apply and relate conceptual and theoretical knowledge underpinning the course of the economic and political process of European integration.
Partner Course Code:
POL 327
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ECON Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

English

The European City in Literature and the Visual Arts

Course Description:
This course will explore the rise and the establishment of the urban setting as the nexus of contemporary European culture and civilization through literature and the arts. The course will focus primarily on the late nineteenth-century up to the contemporary setting. The main literary genres of the course are the novel and cinema, and will also include poetry, music, and painting.
Partner Course Code:
LIT 375
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Writing the City

Course Description:
The course explores the craft of Creative Writing in relation to the city, and explores the particular challenges of writing about place. We will examine different aspects of the city in relation to Barcelona narratives including the old city, travel, urban spaces, solitude, politics, ethnicity, particular boroughs and characters (both fictional and real) as well as making use of practical exercises and field work.
Partner Course Code:
ART 323
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ART Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Food Studies

An Overview of Wine

Course Description:
This course is designed to give an overview and understanding of the global wine industry. Coursework includes the history and culture of wine, wine vocabulary, label reading, choosing and serving wine.
Partner Course Code:
WS 101
UArizona Equivalent Course:
FOOD Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
1

International Wine Trade

Course Description:
The "International Wine Trade" course provides students with an understanding of the business aspects of the global wine trade. Subjects include business planning, finance, supply chain management, wine as an alternative investment and how the media affects the pricing and buyer/seller cycle of wine industry. Extra fee required.
Partner Course Code:
WS 310
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Wine Marketing and Analysis

Course Description:
This course is a combination of lecture and professional tasting to analyze the quality levels, marketing of wine, import and export, sales positioning, and pricing structures. Students will learn vineyard and winemaking techniques utilized to achieve certain styles of wine. Course includes Field Studies to wineries and vineyards. Extra fee required.
Partner Course Code:
WS 302
UArizona Equivalent Course:
FOOD Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Global Studies

Global Cities - Urban Barcelona

Course Description:
Multi-disciplinary course that analyzes the cultural history of Barcelona as a reflection of the politic and cultural history of contemporary Spain. Field study excursions and dynamic interaction with city environment are part of the course, which incorporates Urban Studies, Hispanic Studies, Cultural Studies, and Anthropology.
Partner Course Code:
GEO 303
UArizona Equivalent Course:
GLS Departmental Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

History

Muslim Presence in Europe

Course Description:
This course is an overview of the long-term interaction between the Muslim world and the West, not as two separate entities, but with emphasis on their historic commonality, and their dialectic relation. The course focuses on the debates regarding the Muslim population in Europe, covering concepts of religion and secularism, the history of Muslim populations in Europe, legal issues, human rights, feminism, and modernity. Field study will take us to specific sites in Marseille, historically linked with the Muslim community.
Partner Course Code:
HIS 304
UArizona Equivalent Course:
HIST Departmental Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Spanish Civilization and Culture

Course Description:
This course starts with a view of the Spanish history, and then examines the different cultures within Spain: Castilian, Catalan, Basque and Galician; focusing mainly on language, nationality, and political implications. The rest of the course will travel throughout the various aspects of the Spanish Civilization, understanding civilization as lifestyle and society (family, immigration, youth, economic crisis, politics…), and also the various artistic ways of expression (painting, architecture, literature, music and cinema). By using concepts from these various subjects, students will study how Spain changed from being a polarized country to an allegedly reference in the West.
Partner Course Code:
HIS 326
UArizona Equivalent Course:
HIST Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Philosophy

Business Ethics

Course Description:
This course investigates ethical problems in business practice. Topics include personal morality in profit-oriented enterprises; codes of ethics; obligations to employees and other stakeholders; truth in advertising; whistleblowing and company loyalty; self and government regulation; the logic and future of capitalism; and the changing responsibilities of the manager in a rapidly globalizing business environment.
Partner Course Code:
BUS 304
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Ethics in Society

Course Description:
From the perspective of selected topical issues of politics and society, students will be encouraged to develop an enhanced critical awareness of how major political and social thinkers in the past have treated the relationship between individual and society. The course will thus include the study of prominent texts in moral and political philosophy (from Plato and Aristotle to authors of the twentieth century), but it will also aim directly to improve students’ analytical skills for understanding conflicts that commonly arise in the practice of citizenship, while also helping them to develop a finer appreciation the significance of social change and of cultural diversity, in an emergent global society.
Partner Course Code:
PHI 312
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PHIL Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Political Science

A Greater Middle East

Course Description:
The goal of this course is to offer an in-depth introduction to a fundamental geostrategic area since the end of World War II, that is, the Middle East. The course will cover region by region but always trying to keep the global picture behind the specific region. The title of this course makes reference to both, Carter Doctrine (1980) and George W. Bush’s Greater Middle East and North Africa Initiative (2004), by which the Middle East region is studied with North Africa, the Horn of Africa and Central Asia, covering the Area of Influence of the Central Command.
Partner Course Code:
POL 322
UArizona Equivalent Course:
POL Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Geopolitics of the Mediterranean Basin: Security in a Diverse Region

Course Description:
This course explores issues of development, the state, and democracy within the Mediterranean region with a special attention to Southern Europe, North Africa, and Turkey (from a comparative perspective). In this exploration we will pay attention to issues of Modernity and its significance and connection to development, the state, and democracy. The religion-politics duality is of essence throughout the semester. A cultural component (films, related to Mediterranean political issues) will be part of this course.
Partner Course Code:
POL 308
UArizona Equivalent Course:
POL Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Global Environmental Politics

Course Description:
Exploration of the main environmental problems facing the international community today with an analysis of the roles of states, international organizations, multinational corporations, and civil societies in the causation and solution process.
Partner Course Code:
POL 309
UArizona Equivalent Course:
POL Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Politics of the Developing World

Course Description:
This is an introductory course to the politics of development from a comparative perspective. We will be addressing development issues across different points in time and across different world regions. Two main topics/concepts will be analyzed throughout the semester: development and the state. We will study Latin America, Africa, and Asia, which form part of what is known as the developing world or Third World, which in fact we will make a problem out of this labelling.
Partner Course Code:
POL 325
UArizona Equivalent Course:
POL Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

The Political Economy of European Integration

Course Description:
This course will introduce students to the main issues of economics and politics of European integration by using an economic approach. The course addresses key economic questions that arise from the process of integration. This course draws on a core textbook, articles from journals and other documents. Student will be oriented in the most up to date policy discussion about European integration. By the end, students will be able to apply and relate conceptual and theoretical knowledge underpinning the course of the economic and political process of European integration.
Partner Course Code:
POL 327
UArizona Equivalent Course:
POL Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Psychology

Abnormal Psychology

Course Description:
This course examines the historical conception of abnormal psychology and what is culturally considered abnormal behavior. A connection is drawn from the historical foundations of abnormal psychology to present-day assessment, diagnosis, theory, research, causes and treatment of psychological disorders. A critical, interdisciplinary bio-psycho-social framework of understanding abnormal behavior will be used throughout the course. More specifically, biological or genetic causes, environmental causes and social causes for the manifestation and onset of abnormal behaviors will be utilized while the construction of knowledge will also be interrogated. Understanding abnormal behavior through this framework will further assist with the development and utilization of appropriate preventative and intervention measures as well as critical thinking skills that enhance clinical acumen. The instructor will use various forms of instruction throughout the course including lecture, experiential learning, in-class discussion and other activities such as videos, discussions, critical group activities, etc. Moreover, the context students will be taking this course in will be discussed through European influence in the development of Abnormal Psychology. Activities completed `outside of class will also incorporate the immersion context.
Partner Course Code:
PSY 333
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Human Development in Cultural Contexts

Course Description:
Study of human development from a psychodynamic perspective. Draws extensively on the theories of such psychoanalytic thinkers as Freud, Melanie Klein, Wilifred Bion, and Donald Winnicott.
Partner Course Code:
PSY 304
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Human Sexuality

Course Description:
Past and present analysis on research and historical underpinnings influencing the cultural evolution of sexuality across cultures will be discussed. Sexual behaviors and identity will be discussed through personal development, culture, biological influences as well as the influence of attitudes, behaviors, knowledge, practices and myths on human sexuality. Course content will also examine sexuality throughout different developmental stages, fertility, reproduction, sexual functioning and privilege, socialization, dating, marriage, family, sexual orientation, non-traditional relationships, contraceptives and sexual responsibility. Interviews and lectures with mental health professionals will be provided as opportunities to students throughout the course to learn more about what perceptions of mental health are in the context the course will be taken in (Barcelona, Spain).
Partner Course Code:
PSY 230
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Departmental Elective, Lower division. Tier 1 & Tier 2 Individuals & Societies.
UArizona Units:
3

Social Psychology

Course Description:
The study of the ways in which the individual is affected by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others. Topics include social influence, self and social group identity, interpersonal and intergroup relations, diversity, group behavior, violence, and prosocial behavior.
Partner Course Code:
PSY 335
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY 360 Social Psychology
UArizona Units:
3

Religious Studies

The Children of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Course Description:
This course is a comparative study of the three Abrahamic religions; Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It examines the shared aspects as well as the distinct elements of these religions, and shows that sometimes these traditions work together and sometimes they are at odds with each other. The course first introduces the three Abrahamic religions emphasizing their common source. Then it compares them along thematic lines, and finally it examines the way these three major traditions impact the modern West and the Middle East specifically. Among the themes to be discussed are: Abraham, scripture and tradition, law, the creation, God, worship, mysticism, the house of God, the tradition of head covering, homosexuality, Jerusalem, and the end of times.
Partner Course Code:
REL 312
UArizona Equivalent Course:
RELI Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Retailing & Consumer Sciences

Consumer Behavior

Course Description:
This course provides students with an understanding of the behavior of consumers in the marketplace, using an interdisciplinary approach that employs concepts from such fields as economics, psychology, social psychology, sociology, and psychoanalysis. Topics include motivation, perception, attitudes, consumer search, and post-transactional behavior.
Partner Course Code:
BUS 316
UArizona Equivalent Course:
RCSC Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
Business

Global Brand Management

Course Description:
Students will first develop a deep understanding of what is brand management through the analysis of numerous worldwide brands - Apple, Nike, Harley Davidson, Dyson, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Diesel, Samsung, etc. We then develop brand manager skills in the creation of a local brand and its adaptation for the US market. Supervised by a professor with 15 years of experience shaping brand identities and consulting with French students to help understand the strong cultural roots, students will create their own dream brand in a stimulating & interactive atmosphere. The focus of the project-based class is to explore how to build innovative brands, where brand is defined as “a sensibility” or a “reputation” - departing from traditional perspectives of brand. The reality is that most brands could be making a much stronger impact than they are today – in terms of deeper purpose, social value, and greater inspiration for employees as well as customers. This class will dive into this potential by analyzing brands that excel at incorporating a strong design element into the brand – which can infect the company internally and customers externally.
Partner Course Code:
BUS 302
UArizona Equivalent Course:
RCSC Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Luxury Management

Course Description:
The course will introduce students to luxury management with prime focus on the creation of case studies for luxury brands, professional seminars and educational trips in luxury capitals that include Paris and Monaco. The aim of this high-level course is to expose the students in the world of luxury and how to manage brands and companies in this domain, attaining key knowledge in essential areas in luxury marketing, sales, e-commerce, legal affairs, and branding.
Partner Course Code:
BUS 307
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Marketing and Distribution Channels

Course Description:
Marketing channels are sets of interdependent organizations involved in the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption. Marketing and distribution channels management is an essential aspect of commercial activities. Today’s ever more complex and challenging competitive scenario makes it necessary for organizations to know how to effectively select and manage marketing channels creating partnerships capable of generating value and trust and avoiding conflicts. This course will help students how to develop marketing channel plans, enabling an organization to increase sales, margins and the levels of collaboration with channel partners.
Partner Course Code:
BUS 319
UArizona Equivalent Course:
RCSC Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Socially Responsible and Sustainable Fashion Management

Course Description:
The objective of this course is to investigate the many social and environmental issues of today’s fast-paced, global fashion industry and to explore ways in which we can slow it down, reduce its impact on the environment and provide urgent solutions to make it sustainable. The course takes a hands-on approach, encouraging students to explore aspects of sustainability in developing strategies and methods for the future through case studies, a visit to a sustainable fashion business, videos, and class interaction.
Partner Course Code:
BUS 323
UArizona Equivalent Course:
RCSC Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Sociology

Muslim Presence in Europe

Course Description:
This course is an overview of the long-term interaction between the Muslim world and the West, not as two separate entities, but with emphasis on their historic commonality, and their dialectic relation. The course focuses on the debates regarding the Muslim population in Europe, covering concepts of religion and secularism, the history of Muslim populations in Europe, legal issues, human rights, feminism, and modernity. Field study will take us to specific sites in Marseille, historically linked with the Muslim community.
Partner Course Code:
SOC 304
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SOC Department Elective, Upper Division.
UArizona Units:
3

Nationalism in Comparative Perspective

Course Description:
This course studies the relationship between states and nations in both a theoretical and comparative perspective with a particular focus on the Catalan, Basque and Spanish experiences. It analyzes state- building processes and the development of nationalism, as well as the social, economic and technological conditions behind its emergence, transformation and contrasting discourse. The course aims at providing a solid theoretical background on the subject of nationalism as well as introducing the students into the social and political reality that permeates in Spain’s daily life and shapes Spaniard’s political mind-frames and identities.
Partner Course Code:
SOC 357
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SOC Departmental Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

The European City in Literature and the Visual Arts

Course Description:
This course will explore the rise and the establishment of the urban setting as the nexus of contemporary European culture and civilization through literature and the arts. The course will focus primarily on the late nineteenth-century up to the contemporary setting. The main literary genres of the course are the novel and cinema, and will also include poetry, music, and painting.
Partner Course Code:
SOC 375
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SOC Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Spanish

Advanced Grammar and Composition

Course Description:
This course includes a detailed review of Spanish grammar and a rigorous writing component which will allow the student to perfect Spanish composition skills through drafts, revisions, and final projects.
Partner Course Code:
SPA 301
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SPAN Departmental Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Beginning Spanish I

Course Description:
Intensive practical introduction to Spanish for those with little or no previous study.
Partner Course Code:
SPA 101
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SPAN Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
3

Beginning Spanish II

Course Description:
Intensive practical study of more advanced components of the Spanish language for those who have completed the equivalent of one semester of college-level Spanish.
Partner Course Code:
SPA 102
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SPAN Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
3

Conversation

Course Description:
A course designed for students who wish to enhance their command of spoken Spanish, including building vocabulary and expanding the use of more advanced grammatical structures. This course does not accept students who already have high intermediate or advanced oral proficiency in the language. A brief interview with the instructor is required for admission.
Partner Course Code:
SPA 300
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SPAN Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Intermediate Spanish I

Course Description:
Continued development of competence in reading, writing, speaking, and understanding spoken Spanish. Intended for students who have completed the equivalent of one year of college-level Spanish.
Partner Course Code:
SPA 201
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SPAN Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
3

Intermediate Spanish II

Course Description:
Continued development of competence in more advanced elements of reading, writing, speaking, and understanding spoken Spanish. Intended for students who have completed the equivalent of three semesters of college-level Spanish.
Partner Course Code:
SPA 202
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SPAN Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
3

Nationalism in Comparative Perspective

Course Description:
This course studies the relationship between states and nations in both a theoretical and comparative perspective with a particular focus on the Catalan, Basque and Spanish experiences. It analyzes state- building processes and the development of nationalism, as well as the social, economic and technological conditions behind its emergence, transformation and contrasting discourse. The course aims at providing a solid theoretical background on the subject of nationalism as well as introducing the students into the social and political reality that permeates in Spain’s daily life and shapes Spaniard’s political mind-frames and identities.
Partner Course Code:
SPAN 357
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SPAN Departmental Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Spanish Civilization and Culture

Course Description:
IN SPANISH. This course starts with a view of the Spanish history, and then examines the different cultures within Spain: Castilian, Catalan, Basque and Galician; focusing mainly on language, nationality, and political implications. The rest of the course will travel throughout the various aspects of the Spanish Civilization, understanding civilization as lifestyle and society (family, immigration, youth, economic crisis, politics…), and also the various artistic ways of expression (painting, architecture, literature, music and cinema). By using concepts from these various subjects, students will study how Spain changed from being a polarized country to an allegedly reference in the West.
Partner Course Code:
HIS 326
UArizona Equivalent Course:
HIST Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Sports Studies

Sports Marketing

Course Description:
This course is offered to address the growing interest in the sports industry as a business career. The course will provide an overview of how sports marketing can work as a component of a fully integrated marketing communication strategy. The course is designed to help students better understand the sports consumer, and how corporations and sports organizations can apply core marketing concepts to help achieve their business objectives. Marketing strategies such as market segmentation, target marketing and the marketing mix are covered within the context of sporting event sponsorships and professional sports teams. Additional topics such as sports governing organizations, sports media, licensing and hospitality will be covered.
Partner Course Code:
BUS 326
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Location & Housing

Location

Gothic architecture, vibrant art, and delicious cuisine—discover it all in the bustling capital of the Catalonia region of Spain. Not far from the border of France, Barcelona features sophisticated shopping, world-renowned museums, and serene views of the Mediterranean Sea. UA Barcelona at the Institute for American Universities offers a central location in the downtown Plaza de Cataluña area within walking distance to the Gothic quarter and metro lines.

Housing

Students choose whether to live with a Spanish family or in apartments shared with other students. If you choose the homestay option, you will experience traditional Spanish cooking with daily breakfast and six dinners per week. If you choose an apartment, you may request roommates on the housing application form. Either way, we will guide you through the housing selection process.

Program Details: Summer

Summer Cost

  • $50 Study Abroad Application Fee
  • Mandatory Geo Blue International Health Insurance at a rate of $3 a day
  • 3-week program: arrive July 18, depart August 8 
    • 3 credits (1 course). Summer tuition for 3 credits, $1428
    • Housing: $2,200; homestay option includes two meals a day
  • 6-week program: arrive July 1, depart August 8
    • 6 credits (2 courses). Summer tuition for 6 credits, $2825
    • Housing: $3,000; homestay option includes two meals a day
  • Other estimated costs include but not limited to transportation (air & local), visa, meals, books and supplies
  • UA Study Abroad scholarships are available based on eligibility

Summer Budget

Program Details: Semester

Semester Dates

  • Arrive: Sept. 5th
  • Depart: Dec. 13th

Semester Cost

  • $50 Study Abroad Application Fee
  • Mandatory Geo Blue International Health Insurance at a rate of $3 a day (approximately $360 a semester)
  • You pay UA Tuition & Fees to study abroad and receive all of the financial aid you use on main campus
  • Housing costs $5,660 per semester at UA Barcelona; homestays include two meals a day
  • Other estimated costs include but not limited to transportation (air & local), visa, meals, books and supplies
  • UA Study Abroad scholarships are available based on eligibility

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