UA Madrid

Program Facts

Program Type: Arizona Abroad

Credit Type: Transfer Credit

Terms Available: Academic Year , Fall , Spring , Summer

GPA: 2.5

Class Eligibility: Junior , Senior , Sophomore

Language of Instruction: English

Application Deadline: Fall & Academic Year: April 5 , Spring: September 15 , Summer 6-Week Session: March 1

Explore UA Madrid

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.

Please note: Spanish language courses at UA Madrid are transferable to UArizona as elective credits. Students interested in taking courses to satisfy their second language requirement while abroad should contact the Spanish Department directly to discuss their options.

Below are courses that are approved for credit at UArizona. Please note, 1 IAU unit is equal to 1 UArizona unit and course offerings are subject to change. Students may elect to take one course on a pass/fail basis during the semester.

Summer Courses

Art

Capturing Madrid’s Flow

Course Description:

Since the invention of the first camera, photography has evolved to become an indispensable tool in our daily lives. Every day we send photos to our friends and family, document funny things we see or happen to us, landscapes, selfies in places we visit to record that we were there. We finally post these images on social media and we generate a photographic dialogue with our audience. However, in this eagerness to photograph everything, most of the time we forget our own point of view and we let ourselves be carried away by the current photographic canons and the visual trends of the moment that advertising, social networks, TV, etc. repeatedly provide us with. Also, it’s important to learn how to analyze the high amount of images that we consume every day. With this course we will try to redirect our gaze towards our own point of view, original and without external influences in order to transmit our own narrative through photography. Also, we will examine how images enter and circulate in the public sphere of news and discussion, analyze how images of current events are made, and study the meanings these images create and the purposes they serve. In addition to learning the basic principles of photography and how to use a camera, we will also discover Madrid through the different photographic activities that we will carry out in its streets. We will also discover photographers who will serve as a reference to understand the different photographic styles and the different ways of storytelling. We will visit museums, photography galleries and photography festivals that will help us to consolidate our critical sense. All these activities will provide us with the necessary tools to work on a personal photographic project of each student's choice, which will be presented at the end of the course.

Partner Course Code:
ART 210
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ART Department Elective, Lower Division
UArizona Units:
3

Art History

Great Masters of the Prado

Course Description:

The aim of this course is to make students familiar with the most relevant and internationally outstanding Spanish and European artists within the Prado Museum Permanent Collections. The course will help students to fully understand and assimilate art history fundamental concepts and movements such as Renaissance, Baroque, and Neoclassicism, with a specific concentration on Spanish masters such as El Greco, Velázquez, and Goya. Simultaneously, it will help students confront Spain’s and Europe most controversial history: from the dark Medieval Ages to the beginning of the 19th Century.

Partner Course Code:
ART/ARH 334
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ARH Department 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:
MKTG 456: International Marketing Management
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. Students with or without prior international management knowledge will benefit from the course.

Partner Course Code:
BUS 303
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MGMT 435: International Management
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:
OSCM 373: Basic Operations Management
UArizona Units:
3

Principles of Marketing

Course Description:

The objective of this course is to introduce students to the important issues undertaken by marketers. Students will learn the language of marketing and the basic elements of a marketing analysis. Students will be able to identify, define, and examine the process of developing the components of the marketing mix, and explain how marketing managers use these components to gain competitive advantage within a socially responsible and ethical environment. Pre-requisites: Introductory Microeconomics & Introduction to Calculus.

Partner Course Code:
MKT 311
UArizona Equivalent Course:
BNAD 303: Marketing Principles, Concepts and Tools
UArizona Units:
3

Communication

Culture, Globalization, and Media

Course Description:

The main objectives of this course are to study the structure and characteristics of the international news media system, understand mass media’s role and influence in creating the world’s public opinion, and to review the evolution of mass media from the invention of the printing press to the arrival of internet. Students will also study the principal international news media systems as well as the future of mass media in our globalized society.

Partner Course Code:
COM 374
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Deptartment Elective, Upper Division
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 & Communication, 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/IR 316
UArizona Equivalent Course:
GLO 445: Media, War & Peace
UArizona Units:
3

Computer Science

Algorithms and Abstract Data Structures

Course Description:

Algorithm analysis using O-notation, sorting, heaps, balanced binary search trees, and has tables.

Partner Course Code:
ITS 270
UArizona Equivalent Course:
CSC Department Elective, Lower Division
UArizona Units:
3

Computer Security

Course Description:

This course provides an overview of network security and related topics. General threat classifications are discussed as they relate to the CIA triad: eavesdropping (confidentiality), man-in-the-middle (integrity), and denial-of-service (availability). We will discuss vulnerabilities as they manifest in standard TCP/IP network protocols and real-world attack incidents and implementations are used to tie concept to reality. Defensive technologies and techniques, including authentication/authorization, access control, segmentation, log/traffic monitoring, reputation-based security, and secure protocol (SSH, TLS, DNSSEC) usage are discussed and demonstrated.

Partner Course Code:
ITS 401
UArizona Equivalent Course:
CSC 466: Computer Security
UArizona Units:
3

Database Systems

Course Description:

Basic concepts in database systems, including data manipulation language and data definition language. The relational model and its implementation will be covered in
depth together with an overview of SQL.

Partner Course Code:
ITS 350
UArizona Equivalent Course:
CSC 460: Database Design
UArizona Units:
3

Microcomputer Architecture and Assembly Programming

Course Description:

This course providers an overview of computer systems, including assembly language programming, microprogramming, memory, registers, busses, and computer control.

Partner Course Code:
ITS 250
UArizona Equivalent Course:
CSC 252: Computer Organization
UArizona Units:
4

Operating Systems

Course Description:

This course provides advanced Computer Science students with a foundational grounding in the development, design, and use of Operating Systems (OS) in general. While OS have significantly evolved over the past few decades, the foundational components are still an important part of understanding and modeling OS operations. In addition to understanding OS software specifically, students are engaged with non-trivial and large-scale programming challenges, which include creating a software product that simulates a working OS.

Partner Course Code:
ITS 371
UArizona Equivalent Course:
CSC 452: Principles of Operating Systems
UArizona Units:
3

Dance

Latin Dance

Course Description:

Students will have the opportunity to learn a variety of Latin-based dances as well as the historical context of each. Latin dances will include Tango, Cha Cha, Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, as well as others.

Partner Course Code:
DAN 200
UArizona Equivalent Course:
DNC Department Elective, Lower Division, General Education: Exploring Perspectives - Artist
UArizona Units:
3

Engineering

Artificial Intelligence

Course Description:

This course is designed to provide an introduction to the specialized area of Artificial Intelligence. It is therefore suitable for students interested in pursuing studies or industrial work in intelligent or self-adapting/learning systems, or those wishing to gain a broad understanding of the state of the art and programming approaches used in this rapidly growing area.

Partner Course Code:
ITS 370
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ECE 479: Principles of Artificial Intelligence
UArizona Units:
3

Circuit Analysis II

Course Description:

Sinusoidal steady-state analysis, sinusoidal steady-state power calculation, balanced 3- phase systems. Mutual inductance and transformers, series and parallel resonance. Applications of Laplace and Fourier transforms to circuit analysis.

Partner Course Code:
EEG 301
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ECE 320A: Circuit Theory
UArizona Units:
3

Dynamics

Course Description:

Particle kinematics and kinetics of a particle in rectangular, cylindrical and normaltangential coordinates: projectile motion; relative motion using translating axes; work;
conservative forces; conservation of energy; linear and angular impulse and momentum; conservation of momentum. Planar kinematics and kinetics of a rigid body: force, work-energy, and impulse-momentum.

Partner Course Code:
MEG 320
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ENGR Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Introduction to Thermodynamics

Course Description:

First and second laws of thermodynamics and examples of engineering applications of macroscopic thermodynamics; equations of state; reversible and irreversible processes; power cycles; and refrigeration and heat pump cycles.

Partner Course Code:
MEG 230
UArizona Equivalent Course:
AME 230: Thermodynamics
UArizona Units:
3

Mechanics of Materials

Course Description:

The objective of this course are to learn the principles of mechanics applied to different materials and to develop problem solving skills through application of these principles to basic engineering problems. Specific topics covered in this class include: behavior of axially loaded members; torsion of circular shafts; stresses and deflections in beams; connectors in built-up beams; stress transformation under rotation of axes; principal stresses; triaxial stress and maximum shear stress; pressure vessels; and buckling behavior of columns.

Partner Course Code:
MEG 301
UArizona Equivalent Course:
CE 215: Mechanics of Solids
UArizona Units:
3

Statics

Course Description:

Analysis of forces acting on particles and rigid bodies in static equilibrium; equivalent systems of forces; friction; centroids and moments of inertia; introduction to energy methods. (Students should have completed introductory mechanics and calculus II prior to enrolling in this course.)

Partner Course Code:
MEG 210
UArizona Equivalent Course:
CE 214: Statics
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, etc.), 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 Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Mathematics

Calculus & Analytic Geometry I

Course Description:

Methods of integration; applies calculus, elements of analytic geometry, improper integrals, sequences, and series.

Partner Course Code:
MTH 149
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MATH 122B: First-Semester Calculus
UArizona Units:
3

Calculus & Analytic Geometry II

Course Description:

Methods of integration; applies calculus, elements of analytic geometry, improper integrals, sequences, and series.

Partner Course Code:
MTH 150
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MATH 129: Calculus II
UArizona Units:
3

Calculus & Analytic Geometry III

Course Description:

Methods of integration; applies calculus, elements of analytic geometry, improper integrals, sequences, and series.

Partner Course Code:
MTH 151
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MATH 223: Vector Calculus
UArizona Units:
3

Discrete Structures

Course Description:

A study of propositional logic, set theory, functions, algorithms, divisibility, introductory number theory, elementary proof techniques, counting techniques, recursive definitions, mathematical induction, and graph theory.

Partner Course Code:
MTH 271
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MATH 243: Discrete Mathematics
UArizona Units:
3

Experimental Statistics

Course Description:

This course introduces key concepts in probability and statistics with engineering applications. Emphasis is placed on modeling variation in observations, characterizing its distribution, and making inferences with regards to quality assurance and control. Fitting multivariate models, experimental design and hypothesis testing are all critical skills developed in the course.

Partner Course Code:
MTH 350
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MATH Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Linear Algebra

Course Description:

A systematic study of the theory of matrices, vector spaces, and linear transformations. Topics include systems of linear equations, determinants, linear independence, bases, dimension, rank, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors. Additional topics may include inner products, orthonormal bases, projections, and quadratic forms. Applications may include geometry, adjacency matrices, calculus, difference equations, least squares, and Markov chains.

Partner Course Code:
MTH 260
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MATH 215: Introduction to Linear Algebra
UArizona Units:
3

Ordinary Differential Equations

Course Description:

Ordinary differential equations (ODE's) and systems of ODE's. Existence, uniqueness and stability of solutions; first and second order ODE's; applications; the Laplace transform; numerical methods; systems of ODE's; solutions of linear equations with constant coefficients; qualitative results.

Partner Course Code:
MTH 270
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MATH 254: Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations
UArizona Units:
3

Philosophy

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/POL 312
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PHIL Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Political Science

Political History of Contemporary Spain

Course Description:

The object of this course is to analyze the principal institutions, actors and issues in contemporary Spanish government and politics. The course has four broad themes: first, the collapse of the Francoist dictatorship and its replacement by a constitutional parliamentary democracy; second, the key actors and institutions in Spanish government under democracy, third, the evolution of politics and policies in Spain over the last three decades, and finally, the nature of the country’s current economic and political crisis.

Partner Course Code:
POL/HIS 336
UArizona Equivalent Course:
POL Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Psychology

Biological Psychology

Course Description:

The course begins with brief overviews of the structure of the central nervous system, basic principles of nervous conduction and synaptic transmission, neurotransmitter systems, and basic techniques used in biological psychology research. We will then review current knowledge on the biological substrates of a range of behaviors and mental processes, including perception, memory, emotion, and sleep. The course will also examine the biological basis of a variety of neuropsychological disorders and forms of mental illness, including addiction, depression, and anxiety. Finally, the course will take advantage of its location in Madrid to understand biological psychology within a Spanish cultural and scientific context.

Partner Course Code:
PSY/BIO 360
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Cross-Cultural Psychology

Course Description:

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: 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. Development of cultural awareness, sensitivity and competence is facilitated.

Partner Course Code:
PSY 332
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Health Psychology

Course Description:

Recent advances in psychological, medical, and physiological research have led to a new way of thinking about health and illness and understanding that our health is not only the product of biological processes but also of psychological, behavioral and social processes. Health psychology is a relatively young field of study that examines the relationship between psychology and health. The course highlights differences between health psychology and the biomedical model and examines the kinds of questions asked by health psychologists like: How our personality may affect our health? What does stress do to our health? What psychological and social factors cause people to behave in unhealthy ways? What can psychologists do to help cure illness? Are there ethnic and gender variations in health? Does it matter how your doctor talks to you?

Partner Course Code:
PSY 410
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Introduction to Psychopathology

Course Description:

The purpose of this course is to give the student an opportunity to explore current issues in understanding and treating abnormal behavior. The course will provide an initial overview of history, perspectives, assessment (DSM), diagnosis and treatment, followed by an in-depth look at several disorders from a combined biological, developmental and cultural approach. The focus will be to achieve an understanding of the various ways that human behavior can be compromised and the various factors that affect our ability to adapt.

Partner Course Code:
PSY 333
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Positive Psychology and Happiness

Course Description:

This course reviews the history and key concepts of positive psychology and the contributions this new field has made to several traditional research areas in psychology. Areas of controversy (e.g., what is happiness, how should we measure it, what determines it, can and should we deliberately increase it) will be critically examined, with consideration given to conflicting viewpoints and their respective empirical support. Throughout the course we will also engage in experiential learning and practical exercises to increase well-being, which will inform our theoretical and empirical understanding of important questions in positive psychology.

Partner Course Code:
PSY 328
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Psychology and the Workplace

Course Description:

Application of psychological theory/research to recruitment, personnel selection, training/development, job design, work group design, work motivation, leadership, performance assessment, and job satisfaction measurement. Industrial/organizational psychology is the application of the scientific study of human behavior and thinking to
work organizations. I/O psychology is both an academic discipline and a professional discipline; thus, in this class we focus on the research and the application of research
findings to practical problems in the workplace. I/O psychologists are concerned with the recruitment, selection, training, motivation, and job performance of individuals at
work. They are also involved in issues such as teamwork, leadership, and job attitudes.

Partner Course Code:
PSY/MGT 363
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Sensation and Perception

Course Description:

Learn how the human body turns different physical stimuli into neural impulses (sensation), and how the brain receives and interprets these impulses (perception). The Focus will be on commonalities between senses as a guide to understanding how the brain interprets data about the external world.

Partner Course Code:
PSY 353
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Department Elective, Upper Division
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

Borders, Memory, Identities: Cultural Representations of Contemporary Migrations in Europe

Course Description:

This course offers an introduction to the different cultural representations of contemporary migrations into and within Europe. The emphasis will be given to the study of the realities and their cultural representations of both emigration and immigration and the sociocultural and cognitive effects migration may have on migrants as well as on European citizens and national institutions. Forced migration towards Europe has had a deep cognitive and emotional impact on the migrant subjects, shaping their individual and collective identity. It has even disrupted not only migrants’ own conscience, but also the way that national governments in Europe and worldwide have perceived what now is referred to in the media as the refugee crisis. The main influx on non-European migrants has been mainly through: a) Greece and the Balkans countries, b) Libya and Italy, and c) the Spain’s African territories (Ceuta and Melilla) into Andalusia. The extent that it is relevant, the textual and cultural representations of both emigration and immigration in Europe will be studies in relation to their historical and social backgrounds as well as from an interdisciplinary and an international perspective.

Partner Course Code:
LIT/SOC 349
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SOC Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Spanish

Accelerated Beginner Spanish

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. This intensive immersion language course taught abroad is designed for students who have
studied little or no Spanish previously. The course moves quickly and requires a commitment to
work on your Spanish (class, practice, and study time) six-eight hours a day without exception.
This course provides insight into the interconnectedness of the fundamentals of language and its
application to communication. In addition, in this course the linguistic and cultural tools acquired
are reinforced and assimilated as well as used as a point of reference for further linguistic and
cultural expansion. To varying degree attention is devoted to all four linguistic skills (listening,
speaking, reading and writing).

Partner Course Code:
SPA 101 & 102
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SPAN Department Elective, Lower Division
UArizona Units:
6

Beginning Spanish II

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. 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 Department Elective, Lower Division
UArizona Units:
4

Beginning Spanish I

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. Intensive practical introduction to Spanish for those with little or no previous study

Partner Course Code:
SPA 101
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SPAN Department Elective, Lower Division
UArizona Units:
4

Contemporary Spanish History Through Film (In Spanish)

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. Spanish cinema provides an excellent route for understanding social and political change throughout the 20th and 21st Century. As the most important artistic medium of modernity, cinema allows one to construct and deconstruct many myths and identities. This course will analyze the most relevant Spanish film productions primarily as socio-historical documents (content). Topics in Spain may include the Republic and Civil War (Fernán Gómez and Buñuel), the '60s comic criticism of dictatorship (García Berlanga), and censorship (Lazaga), the transition to democracy (Garci and Almodóvar), and the new '90s cinema (Amenábar, de la Iglesia, Medem, Coixet, and Bollaín).

Partner Course Code:
SPA/SOC 359
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SPAN Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Conversation

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. 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 Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Intermediate Spanish I

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. 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 Department Elective, Lower Division
UArizona Units:
4

Intermediate Spanish II

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. 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 Department Elective, Lower Division
UArizona Units:
4

Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics

Course Description:

This course serves as an introduction to the formal linguistic analysis of the Spanish language. It surveys key areas of the field of Spanish Linguistics, including Phonology and Phonetics, Morphology, and Syntax. Additional topics (Historical Linguistics, Semantics, Psycholinguistics, Dialectology, Bilingualism, etc.) in the context of the Spanish language may also be covered.

Partner Course Code:
SPA 307
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SPAN Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Spanish Civilization and Culture (In Spanish)

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. 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, etc.), 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:
SPA/HIS 327
UArizona Equivalent Course:
HIST Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Spanish for the Workplace

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. The course is specifically designed to improve students’ oral and written business communication skills through language immersion and study of the local cultural and work environment. In addition to academic study, the course will provide an overview of Spanish social culture as it applies to the professional workplace, focusing on specific fields of expertise that are of interest to the students.

Partner Course Code:
SPA 312
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Fall Courses

Art

Capturing Madrid’s Flow

Course Description:

Since the invention of the first camera, photography has evolved to become an indispensable tool in our daily lives. Every day we send photos to our friends and family, document funny things we see or happen to us, landscapes, selfies in places we visit to record that we were there. We finally post these images on social media and we generate a photographic dialogue with our audience. However, in this eagerness to photograph everything, most of the time we forget our own point of view and we let ourselves be carried away by the current photographic canons and the visual trends of the moment that advertising, social networks, TV, etc. repeatedly provide us with. Also, it’s important to learn how to analyze the high amount of images that we consume every day. With this course we will try to redirect our gaze towards our own point of view, original and without external influences in order to transmit our own narrative through photography. Also, we will examine how images enter and circulate in the public sphere of news and discussion, analyze how images of current events are made, and study the meanings these images create and the purposes they serve. In addition to learning the basic principles of photography and how to use a camera, we will also discover Madrid through the different photographic activities that we will carry out in its streets. We will also discover photographers who will serve as a reference to understand the different photographic styles and the different ways of storytelling. We will visit museums, photography galleries and photography festivals that will help us to consolidate our critical sense. All these activities will provide us with the necessary tools to work on a personal photographic project of each student's choice, which will be presented at the end of the course.

Partner Course Code:
ART 210
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ART Department Elective, Lower Division
UArizona Units:
3

Art History

Great Masters of the Prado

Course Description:

The aim of this course is to make students familiar with the most relevant and internationally outstanding Spanish and European artists within the Prado Museum Permanent Collections. The course will help students to fully understand and assimilate art history fundamental concepts and movements such as Renaissance, Baroque, and Neoclassicism, with a specific concentration on Spanish masters such as El Greco, Velázquez, and Goya. Simultaneously, it will help students confront Spain’s and Europe most controversial history: from the dark Medieval Ages to the beginning of the 19th Century.

Partner Course Code:
ART/ARH 334
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ARH Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Business

Corporate Social Responsibility

Course Description:

This course examines principles of social responsibility, ethics, law, and stakeholder theory as they apply to organizations domestically and abroad. Coverage includes business ethics; individual versus societal interests; labor and employment issues; consumer protection; discrimination and diversity; the natural environment; politics, public policy, and government regulation of business. Particular attention is given to developing moral reasoning skills.

Partner Course Code:
BUS/MGT/PHI 371
UArizona Equivalent Course:
BNAD Department 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

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. Students with or without prior international management knowledge will benefit from the course.

Partner Course Code:
BUS 303
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MGMT 435: International Management
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 330: Macroeconomic and Global Institutions and Policy
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 300: Microeconomic Analysis for Business Decisions
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:
OSCM 373: Basic Operations Management
UArizona Units:
3

Principles of Accounting II

Course Description:

Introduction of managerial accounting information for planning, controlling, and making decisions within a firm. Current changes to the business environment and their impact on accounting is also presented.

Partner Course Code:
ACC 202
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ACCT 200: Introduction to Financial Accounting
UArizona Units:
3

Principles of Marketing

Course Description:

The objective of this course is to introduce students to the important issues undertaken by marketers. Students will learn the language of marketing and the basic elements of a marketing analysis. Students will be able to identify, define, and examine the process of developing the components of the marketing mix, and explain how marketing managers use these components to gain competitive advantage within a socially responsible and ethical environment. Pre-requisites: Introductory Microeconomics & Introduction to Calculus.

Partner Course Code:
MKT 311
UArizona Equivalent Course:
BNAD 303: Marketing Principles, Concepts and Tools
UArizona Units:
3

Communication

Culture, Globalization, and Media

Course Description:

The main objectives of this course are to study the structure and characteristics of the international news media system, understand mass media’s role and influence in creating the world’s public opinion, and to review the evolution of mass media from the invention of the printing press to the arrival of internet. Students will also study the principal international news media systems as well as the future of mass media in our globalized society.

Partner Course Code:
COM 374
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Deptartment Elective, Upper Division
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 & Communication, 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/IR 316
UArizona Equivalent Course:
GLO 445: Media, War & Peace
UArizona Units:
3

Computer Science

Computer Science II

Course Description:

This course introduces object-oriented programming using the C++ programming language. Students will learn how to program in C++. Special importance will be assigned to the object-oriented nature of C++ and its use of polymorphism. Hands-on labs, exercises, and assignments will be implemented on real-life cases, this enables students to become highly skilled C++ application developers.

Partner Course Code:
ITS 260
UArizona Equivalent Course:
CSC 120: Introduction to Computer Science II
UArizona Units:
3

Computer Security

Course Description:

This course provides an overview of network security and related topics. General threat classifications are discussed as they relate to the CIA triad: eavesdropping (confidentiality), man-in-the-middle (integrity), and denial-of-service (availability). We will discuss vulnerabilities as they manifest in standard TCP/IP network protocols and real-world attack incidents and implementations are used to tie concept to reality. Defensive technologies and techniques, including authentication/authorization, access control, segmentation, log/traffic monitoring, reputation-based security, and secure protocol (SSH, TLS, DNSSEC) usage are discussed and demonstrated.

Partner Course Code:
ITS 401
UArizona Equivalent Course:
CSC 466: Computer Security
UArizona Units:
3

Database Systems

Course Description:

Basic concepts in database systems, including data manipulation language and data definition language. The relational model and its implementation will be covered in
depth together with an overview of SQL.

Partner Course Code:
ITS 350
UArizona Equivalent Course:
CSC 460: Database Design
UArizona Units:
3

Microcomputer Architecture and Assembly Programming

Course Description:

This course providers an overview of computer systems, including assembly language programming, microprogramming, memory, registers, busses, and computer control.

Partner Course Code:
ITS 250
UArizona Equivalent Course:
CSC 252: Computer Organization
UArizona Units:
4

Operating Systems

Course Description:

This course provides advanced Computer Science students with a foundational grounding in the development, design, and use of Operating Systems (OS) in general. While OS have significantly evolved over the past few decades, the foundational components are still an important part of understanding and modeling OS operations. In addition to understanding OS software specifically, students are engaged with non-trivial and large-scale programming challenges, which include creating a software product that simulates a working OS.

Partner Course Code:
ITS 371
UArizona Equivalent Course:
CSC 452: Principles of Operating Systems
UArizona Units:
3

Dance

Latin Dance

Course Description:

Students will have the opportunity to learn a variety of Latin-based dances as well as the historical context of each. Latin dances will include Tango, Cha Cha, Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, as well as others.

Partner Course Code:
DAN 200
UArizona Equivalent Course:
DNC Department Elective, Lower Division, General Education: Exploring Perspectives - Artist
UArizona Units:
3

Engineering

Artificial Intelligence

Course Description:

This course is designed to provide an introduction to the specialized area of Artificial Intelligence. It is therefore suitable for students interested in pursuing studies or industrial work in intelligent or self-adapting/learning systems, or those wishing to gain a broad understanding of the state of the art and programming approaches used in this rapidly growing area.

Partner Course Code:
ITS 370
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ECE 479: Principles of Artificial Intelligence
UArizona Units:
3

Circuit Analysis II

Course Description:

Sinusoidal steady-state analysis, sinusoidal steady-state power calculation, balanced 3- phase systems. Mutual inductance and transformers, series and parallel resonance. Applications of Laplace and Fourier transforms to circuit analysis.

Partner Course Code:
EEG 301
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ECE 320A: Circuit Theory
UArizona Units:
3

Internship

Global Internship

Course Description:

This experience is designed to immerse students in a multicultural professional space. A special effort is placed on helping students develop the skills required to enter the professional world and navigate cross-cultural entrepreneurial environments. This hands-on experience is complemented by an academic component, which guides students through the experience and helps them strategically reflect on challenges, accomplishments, and personal and professional development. Students are intentionally placed based on interests and skillsets with the aim to build their professional network through industry-specific training. Students will need at least an intermediate level of Spanish to participate in an internship; it is recommended that students take 12 credits total, including the three-credit internship.

Partner Course Code:
INT 341
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Mathematics

Ordinary Differential Equations

Course Description:

Ordinary differential equations (ODE's) and systems of ODE's. Existence, uniqueness and stability of solutions; first and second order ODE's; applications; the Laplace transform; numerical methods; systems of ODE's; solutions of linear equations with constant coefficients; qualitative results.

Partner Course Code:
MTH 270
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MATH 254: Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations
UArizona Units:
3

Philosophy

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/POL 312
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PHIL Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Political Science

Political History of Contemporary Spain

Course Description:

The object of this course is to analyze the principal institutions, actors and issues in contemporary Spanish government and politics. The course has four broad themes: first, the collapse of the Francoist dictatorship and its replacement by a constitutional parliamentary democracy; second, the key actors and institutions in Spanish government under democracy, third, the evolution of politics and policies in Spain over the last three decades, and finally, the nature of the country’s current economic and political crisis.

Partner Course Code:
POL/HIS 336
UArizona Equivalent Course:
POL Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Psychology

Biological Psychology

Course Description:

The course begins with brief overviews of the structure of the central nervous system, basic principles of nervous conduction and synaptic transmission, neurotransmitter systems, and basic techniques used in biological psychology research. We will then review current knowledge on the biological substrates of a range of behaviors and mental processes, including perception, memory, emotion, and sleep. The course will also examine the biological basis of a variety of neuropsychological disorders and forms of mental illness, including addiction, depression, and anxiety. Finally, the course will take advantage of its location in Madrid to understand biological psychology within a Spanish cultural and scientific context.

Partner Course Code:
PSY/BIO 360
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Cross-Cultural Psychology

Course Description:

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: 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. Development of cultural awareness, sensitivity and competence is facilitated.

Partner Course Code:
PSY 332
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Health Psychology

Course Description:

Recent advances in psychological, medical, and physiological research have led to a new way of thinking about health and illness and understanding that our health is not only the product of biological processes but also of psychological, behavioral and social processes. Health psychology is a relatively young field of study that examines the relationship between psychology and health. The course highlights differences between health psychology and the biomedical model and examines the kinds of questions asked by health psychologists like: How our personality may affect our health? What does stress do to our health? What psychological and social factors cause people to behave in unhealthy ways? What can psychologists do to help cure illness? Are there ethnic and gender variations in health? Does it matter how your doctor talks to you?

Partner Course Code:
PSY 410
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Human Neuroanatomy

Course Description:

This course provides a broad introduction to the nervous system with an emphasis on the human nervous system. The course will introduce the structure and function of neurons, the main anatomical and functional units of the nervous system, and of the main functional systems. The nervous system complexity stems not only from a great number of neurons, but also from an enormous number of connections between them, which are organized into functional systems. Functional systems will be approached through an understanding of the anatomical circuitry. The fundamental concepts of neural communication will be introduced early in the course and re-examined relative to specific functional systems towards the end of the course. Although the course is centered on the normal nervous system, common disorders and pathologies will be introduced for each main topic.

Partner Course Code:
PSY/BIO 377
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Introduction to Psychopathology

Course Description:

The purpose of this course is to give the student an opportunity to explore current issues in understanding and treating abnormal behavior. The course will provide an initial overview of history, perspectives, assessment (DSM), diagnosis and treatment, followed by an in-depth look at several disorders from a combined biological, developmental and cultural approach. The focus will be to achieve an understanding of the various ways that human behavior can be compromised and the various factors that affect our ability to adapt.

Partner Course Code:
PSY 333
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Positive Psychology and Happiness

Course Description:

This course reviews the history and key concepts of positive psychology and the contributions this new field has made to several traditional research areas in psychology. Areas of controversy (e.g., what is happiness, how should we measure it, what determines it, can and should we deliberately increase it) will be critically examined, with consideration given to conflicting viewpoints and their respective empirical support. Throughout the course we will also engage in experiential learning and practical exercises to increase well-being, which will inform our theoretical and empirical understanding of important questions in positive psychology.

Partner Course Code:
PSY 328
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Psychology and the Workplace

Course Description:

Application of psychological theory/research to recruitment, personnel selection, training/development, job design, work group design, work motivation, leadership, performance assessment, and job satisfaction measurement. Industrial/organizational psychology is the application of the scientific study of human behavior and thinking to
work organizations. I/O psychology is both an academic discipline and a professional discipline; thus, in this class we focus on the research and the application of research
findings to practical problems in the workplace. I/O psychologists are concerned with the recruitment, selection, training, motivation, and job performance of individuals at
work. They are also involved in issues such as teamwork, leadership, and job attitudes.

Partner Course Code:
PSY/MGT 363
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Sensation and Perception

Course Description:

Learn how the human body turns different physical stimuli into neural impulses (sensation), and how the brain receives and interprets these impulses (perception). The Focus will be on commonalities between senses as a guide to understanding how the brain interprets data about the external world.

Partner Course Code:
PSY 353
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Religious Studies

Problem of God

Course Description:

This course offers a critical assessment of the contemporary relevance and plausibility of belief in God, against the background of an historical review of attempts to propose its philosophical basis and justification. Students will be invited to critically reflect on such perennial questions as: What is evil? Does God exist? What is the good life? Why do we have religion? What is the relationship between religion and science? Particular attention will be paid to situating the human spiritual experience within the philosophical discourse of modernity, assessing religious faith within the context of major political, social, and intellectual upheavals of our time.

Partner Course Code:
REL 301
UArizona Equivalent Course:
RELI Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

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

Borders, Memory, Identities: Cultural Representations of Contemporary Migrations in Europe

Course Description:

This course offers an introduction to the different cultural representations of contemporary migrations into and within Europe. The emphasis will be given to the study of the realities and their cultural representations of both emigration and immigration and the sociocultural and cognitive effects migration may have on migrants as well as on European citizens and national institutions. Forced migration towards Europe has had a deep cognitive and emotional impact on the migrant subjects, shaping their individual and collective identity. It has even disrupted not only migrants’ own conscience, but also the way that national governments in Europe and worldwide have perceived what now is referred to in the media as the refugee crisis. The main influx on non-European migrants has been mainly through: a) Greece and the Balkans countries, b) Libya and Italy, and c) the Spain’s African territories (Ceuta and Melilla) into Andalusia. The extent that it is relevant, the textual and cultural representations of both emigration and immigration in Europe will be studies in relation to their historical and social backgrounds as well as from an interdisciplinary and an international perspective.

Partner Course Code:
LIT/SOC 349
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SOC Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Spanish

Beginning Spanish II

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. 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 Department Elective, Lower Division
UArizona Units:
4

Beginning Spanish I

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. Intensive practical introduction to Spanish for those with little or no previous study

Partner Course Code:
SPA 101
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SPAN Department Elective, Lower Division
UArizona Units:
4

Contemporary Spanish History Through Film (In Spanish)

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. Spanish cinema provides an excellent route for understanding social and political change throughout the 20th and 21st Century. As the most important artistic medium of modernity, cinema allows one to construct and deconstruct many myths and identities. This course will analyze the most relevant Spanish film productions primarily as socio-historical documents (content). Topics in Spain may include the Republic and Civil War (Fernán Gómez and Buñuel), the '60s comic criticism of dictatorship (García Berlanga), and censorship (Lazaga), the transition to democracy (Garci and Almodóvar), and the new '90s cinema (Amenábar, de la Iglesia, Medem, Coixet, and Bollaín).

Partner Course Code:
SPA/SOC 359
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SPAN Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Conversation

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. 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 Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Intermediate Spanish I

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. 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 Department Elective, Lower Division
UArizona Units:
4

Intermediate Spanish II

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. 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 Department Elective, Lower Division
UArizona Units:
4

Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics

Course Description:

This course serves as an introduction to the formal linguistic analysis of the Spanish language. It surveys key areas of the field of Spanish Linguistics, including Phonology and Phonetics, Morphology, and Syntax. Additional topics (Historical Linguistics, Semantics, Psycholinguistics, Dialectology, Bilingualism, etc.) in the context of the Spanish language may also be covered.

Partner Course Code:
SPA 307
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SPAN Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Spain and the Americas: A Cultural Perspective (In Spanish)

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. This transatlantic and interdisciplinary course is designed with the objective of allowing students to delve into the cultural history of the relationship between Spain, the United States, and Latin America. The course will focus specifically on the contemporary period: from the mid-nineteenth century until the beginning of the twenty-first century.

Partner Course Code:
SPA/SOC 337
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SPAN Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Spanish Civilization and Culture (In Spanish)

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. 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, etc.), 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:
SPA/HIS 327
UArizona Equivalent Course:
HIST Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Spanish for the Workplace

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. The course is specifically designed to improve students’ oral and written business communication skills through language immersion and study of the local cultural and work environment. In addition to academic study, the course will provide an overview of Spanish social culture as it applies to the professional workplace, focusing on specific fields of expertise that are of interest to the students.

Partner Course Code:
SPA 312
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Spring Courses

Art

Capturing Madrid’s Flow

Course Description:

Since the invention of the first camera, photography has evolved to become an indispensable tool in our daily lives. Every day we send photos to our friends and family, document funny things we see or happen to us, landscapes, selfies in places we visit to record that we were there. We finally post these images on social media and we generate a photographic dialogue with our audience. However, in this eagerness to photograph everything, most of the time we forget our own point of view and we let ourselves be carried away by the current photographic canons and the visual trends of the moment that advertising, social networks, TV, etc. repeatedly provide us with. Also, it’s important to learn how to analyze the high amount of images that we consume every day. With this course we will try to redirect our gaze towards our own point of view, original and without external influences in order to transmit our own narrative through photography. Also, we will examine how images enter and circulate in the public sphere of news and discussion, analyze how images of current events are made, and study the meanings these images create and the purposes they serve. In addition to learning the basic principles of photography and how to use a camera, we will also discover Madrid through the different photographic activities that we will carry out in its streets. We will also discover photographers who will serve as a reference to understand the different photographic styles and the different ways of storytelling. We will visit museums, photography galleries and photography festivals that will help us to consolidate our critical sense. All these activities will provide us with the necessary tools to work on a personal photographic project of each student's choice, which will be presented at the end of the course.

Partner Course Code:
ART 210
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ART Department Elective, Lower Division
UArizona Units:
3

Art History

Great Masters of the Prado

Course Description:

The aim of this course is to make students familiar with the most relevant and internationally outstanding Spanish and European artists within the Prado Museum Permanent Collections. The course will help students to fully understand and assimilate art history fundamental concepts and movements such as Renaissance, Baroque, and Neoclassicism, with a specific concentration on Spanish masters such as El Greco, Velázquez, and Goya. Simultaneously, it will help students confront Spain’s and Europe most controversial history: from the dark Medieval Ages to the beginning of the 19th Century.

Partner Course Code:
ART/ARH 334
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ARH Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Business

Corporate Social Responsibility

Course Description:

This course examines principles of social responsibility, ethics, law, and stakeholder theory as they apply to organizations domestically and abroad. Coverage includes business ethics; individual versus societal interests; labor and employment issues; consumer protection; discrimination and diversity; the natural environment; politics, public policy, and government regulation of business. Particular attention is given to developing moral reasoning skills.

Partner Course Code:
BUS/MGT/PHI 371
UArizona Equivalent Course:
BNAD Department 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

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. Students with or without prior international management knowledge will benefit from the course.

Partner Course Code:
BUS 303
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MGMT 435: International Management
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 330: Macroeconomic and Global Institutions and Policy
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 300: Microeconomic Analysis for Business Decisions
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:
OSCM 373: Basic Operations Management
UArizona Units:
3

Organizational Behavior

Course Description:

This course focuses on the theory and application in the management of organizational behavior. It introduces students to key concepts and models of human behavior in organization and provides information about the essential and practical skills needed to be an effective manager and leader. Topics addressed include self-awareness, learning, motivation, stress, group dynamics, intergroup behavior, ethics, conflict, power, change, leadership, and cultural implications. Behavioral science concepts are applied through self-assessment, case studies, videos, and experiential exercises.

Partner Course Code:
MGT 318
UArizona Equivalent Course:
BNAD 302
UArizona Units:
3

Principles of Accounting II

Course Description:

Introduction of managerial accounting information for planning, controlling, and making decisions within a firm. Current changes to the business environment and their impact on accounting is also presented.

Partner Course Code:
ACC 202
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ACCT 200: Introduction to Financial Accounting
UArizona Units:
3

Principles of Marketing

Course Description:

The objective of this course is to introduce students to the important issues undertaken by marketers. Students will learn the language of marketing and the basic elements of a marketing analysis. Students will be able to identify, define, and examine the process of developing the components of the marketing mix, and explain how marketing managers use these components to gain competitive advantage within a socially responsible and ethical environment. Pre-requisites: Introductory Microeconomics & Introduction to Calculus.

Partner Course Code:
MKT 311
UArizona Equivalent Course:
BNAD 303: Marketing Principles, Concepts and Tools
UArizona Units:
3

Communication

Culture, Globalization, and Media

Course Description:

The main objectives of this course are to study the structure and characteristics of the international news media system, understand mass media’s role and influence in creating the world’s public opinion, and to review the evolution of mass media from the invention of the printing press to the arrival of internet. Students will also study the principal international news media systems as well as the future of mass media in our globalized society.

Partner Course Code:
COM 374
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Deptartment Elective, Upper Division
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 & Communication, 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/IR 316
UArizona Equivalent Course:
GLO 445: Media, War & Peace
UArizona Units:
3

Computer Science

Computer Science II

Course Description:

This course introduces object-oriented programming using the C++ programming language. Students will learn how to program in C++. Special importance will be assigned to the object-oriented nature of C++ and its use of polymorphism. Hands-on labs, exercises, and assignments will be implemented on real-life cases, this enables students to become highly skilled C++ application developers.

Partner Course Code:
ITS 260
UArizona Equivalent Course:
CSC 120: Introduction to Computer Science II
UArizona Units:
3

Computer Security

Course Description:

This course provides an overview of network security and related topics. General threat classifications are discussed as they relate to the CIA triad: eavesdropping (confidentiality), man-in-the-middle (integrity), and denial-of-service (availability). We will discuss vulnerabilities as they manifest in standard TCP/IP network protocols and real-world attack incidents and implementations are used to tie concept to reality. Defensive technologies and techniques, including authentication/authorization, access control, segmentation, log/traffic monitoring, reputation-based security, and secure protocol (SSH, TLS, DNSSEC) usage are discussed and demonstrated.

Partner Course Code:
ITS 401
UArizona Equivalent Course:
CSC 466: Computer Security
UArizona Units:
3

Database Systems

Course Description:

Basic concepts in database systems, including data manipulation language and data definition language. The relational model and its implementation will be covered in
depth together with an overview of SQL.

Partner Course Code:
ITS 350
UArizona Equivalent Course:
CSC 460: Database Design
UArizona Units:
3

Operating Systems

Course Description:

This course provides advanced Computer Science students with a foundational grounding in the development, design, and use of Operating Systems (OS) in general. While OS have significantly evolved over the past few decades, the foundational components are still an important part of understanding and modeling OS operations. In addition to understanding OS software specifically, students are engaged with non-trivial and large-scale programming challenges, which include creating a software product that simulates a working OS.

Partner Course Code:
ITS 371
UArizona Equivalent Course:
CSC 452: Principles of Operating Systems
UArizona Units:
3

Dance

Latin Dance

Course Description:

Students will have the opportunity to learn a variety of Latin-based dances as well as the historical context of each. Latin dances will include Tango, Cha Cha, Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, as well as others.

Partner Course Code:
DAN 200
UArizona Equivalent Course:
DNC Department Elective, Lower Division, General Education: Exploring Perspectives - Artist
UArizona Units:
3

Engineering

Artificial Intelligence

Course Description:

This course is designed to provide an introduction to the specialized area of Artificial Intelligence. It is therefore suitable for students interested in pursuing studies or industrial work in intelligent or self-adapting/learning systems, or those wishing to gain a broad understanding of the state of the art and programming approaches used in this rapidly growing area.

Partner Course Code:
ITS 370
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ECE 479: Principles of Artificial Intelligence
UArizona Units:
3

Circuit Analysis II

Course Description:

Sinusoidal steady-state analysis, sinusoidal steady-state power calculation, balanced 3- phase systems. Mutual inductance and transformers, series and parallel resonance. Applications of Laplace and Fourier transforms to circuit analysis.

Partner Course Code:
EEG 301
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ECE 320A: Circuit Theory
UArizona Units:
3

Statics

Course Description:

Analysis of forces acting on particles and rigid bodies in static equilibrium; equivalent systems of forces; friction; centroids and moments of inertia; introduction to energy methods. (Students should have completed introductory mechanics and calculus II prior to enrolling in this course.)

Partner Course Code:
MEG 210
UArizona Equivalent Course:
CE 214: Statics
UArizona Units:
3

Food Studies

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:
BUS/MKT/WNS 302
UArizona Equivalent Course:
FOOD Department 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, etc.), 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 Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Internship

Global Internship

Course Description:

This experience is designed to immerse students in a multicultural professional space. A special effort is placed on helping students develop the skills required to enter the professional world and navigate cross-cultural entrepreneurial environments. This hands-on experience is complemented by an academic component, which guides students through the experience and helps them strategically reflect on challenges, accomplishments, and personal and professional development. Students are intentionally placed based on interests and skillsets with the aim to build their professional network through industry-specific training. Students will need at least an intermediate level of Spanish to participate in an internship; it is recommended that students take 12 credits total, including the three-credit internship.

Partner Course Code:
INT 341
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Mathematics

Calculus with Analytical Geometry III

Course Description:

Calculus III is a continuation of Calculus II and Calculus I. Topics include conic sections, vector algebra, space curves, calculus of functions of several variables, multiple integration, calculus of vector fields.

Partner Course Code:
MTH 151
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MATH 223: Vector Calculus
UArizona Units:
3

Experimental Statistics

Course Description:

This course introduces key concepts in probability and statistics with engineering applications. Emphasis is placed on modeling variation in observations, characterizing its distribution, and making inferences with regards to quality assurance and control. Fitting multivariate models, experimental design and hypothesis testing are all critical skills developed in the course.

Partner Course Code:
MTH 350
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MATH Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Linear Algebra

Course Description:

A systematic study of the theory of matrices, vector spaces, and linear transformations. Topics include systems of linear equations, determinants, linear independence, bases, dimension, rank, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors. Additional topics may include inner products, orthonormal bases, projections, and quadratic forms. Applications may include geometry, adjacency matrices, calculus, difference equations, least squares, and Markov chains.

Partner Course Code:
MTH 260
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MATH 215: Introduction to Linear Algebra
UArizona Units:
3

Ordinary Differential Equations

Course Description:

Ordinary differential equations (ODE's) and systems of ODE's. Existence, uniqueness and stability of solutions; first and second order ODE's; applications; the Laplace transform; numerical methods; systems of ODE's; solutions of linear equations with constant coefficients; qualitative results.

Partner Course Code:
MTH 270
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MATH 254: Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations
UArizona Units:
3

Philosophy

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/POL 312
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PHIL Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Political Science

Political History of Contemporary Spain

Course Description:

The object of this course is to analyze the principal institutions, actors and issues in contemporary Spanish government and politics. The course has four broad themes: first, the collapse of the Francoist dictatorship and its replacement by a constitutional parliamentary democracy; second, the key actors and institutions in Spanish government under democracy, third, the evolution of politics and policies in Spain over the last three decades, and finally, the nature of the country’s current economic and political crisis.

Partner Course Code:
POL/HIS 336
UArizona Equivalent Course:
POL Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Psychology

Biological Psychology

Course Description:

The course begins with brief overviews of the structure of the central nervous system, basic principles of nervous conduction and synaptic transmission, neurotransmitter systems, and basic techniques used in biological psychology research. We will then review current knowledge on the biological substrates of a range of behaviors and mental processes, including perception, memory, emotion, and sleep. The course will also examine the biological basis of a variety of neuropsychological disorders and forms of mental illness, including addiction, depression, and anxiety. Finally, the course will take advantage of its location in Madrid to understand biological psychology within a Spanish cultural and scientific context.

Partner Course Code:
PSY/BIO 360
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Cross-Cultural Psychology

Course Description:

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: 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. Development of cultural awareness, sensitivity and competence is facilitated.

Partner Course Code:
PSY 332
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Health Psychology

Course Description:

Recent advances in psychological, medical, and physiological research have led to a new way of thinking about health and illness and understanding that our health is not only the product of biological processes but also of psychological, behavioral and social processes. Health psychology is a relatively young field of study that examines the relationship between psychology and health. The course highlights differences between health psychology and the biomedical model and examines the kinds of questions asked by health psychologists like: How our personality may affect our health? What does stress do to our health? What psychological and social factors cause people to behave in unhealthy ways? What can psychologists do to help cure illness? Are there ethnic and gender variations in health? Does it matter how your doctor talks to you?

Partner Course Code:
PSY 410
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Human Neuroanatomy

Course Description:

This course provides a broad introduction to the nervous system with an emphasis on the human nervous system. The course will introduce the structure and function of neurons, the main anatomical and functional units of the nervous system, and of the main functional systems. The nervous system complexity stems not only from a great number of neurons, but also from an enormous number of connections between them, which are organized into functional systems. Functional systems will be approached through an understanding of the anatomical circuitry. The fundamental concepts of neural communication will be introduced early in the course and re-examined relative to specific functional systems towards the end of the course. Although the course is centered on the normal nervous system, common disorders and pathologies will be introduced for each main topic.

Partner Course Code:
PSY/BIO 377
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Introduction to Psychopathology

Course Description:

The purpose of this course is to give the student an opportunity to explore current issues in understanding and treating abnormal behavior. The course will provide an initial overview of history, perspectives, assessment (DSM), diagnosis and treatment, followed by an in-depth look at several disorders from a combined biological, developmental and cultural approach. The focus will be to achieve an understanding of the various ways that human behavior can be compromised and the various factors that affect our ability to adapt.

Partner Course Code:
PSY 333
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Positive Psychology and Happiness

Course Description:

This course reviews the history and key concepts of positive psychology and the contributions this new field has made to several traditional research areas in psychology. Areas of controversy (e.g., what is happiness, how should we measure it, what determines it, can and should we deliberately increase it) will be critically examined, with consideration given to conflicting viewpoints and their respective empirical support. Throughout the course we will also engage in experiential learning and practical exercises to increase well-being, which will inform our theoretical and empirical understanding of important questions in positive psychology.

Partner Course Code:
PSY 328
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Psychology and the Workplace

Course Description:

Application of psychological theory/research to recruitment, personnel selection, training/development, job design, work group design, work motivation, leadership, performance assessment, and job satisfaction measurement. Industrial/organizational psychology is the application of the scientific study of human behavior and thinking to
work organizations. I/O psychology is both an academic discipline and a professional discipline; thus, in this class we focus on the research and the application of research
findings to practical problems in the workplace. I/O psychologists are concerned with the recruitment, selection, training, motivation, and job performance of individuals at
work. They are also involved in issues such as teamwork, leadership, and job attitudes.

Partner Course Code:
PSY/MGT 363
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Sensation and Perception

Course Description:

Learn how the human body turns different physical stimuli into neural impulses (sensation), and how the brain receives and interprets these impulses (perception). The Focus will be on commonalities between senses as a guide to understanding how the brain interprets data about the external world.

Partner Course Code:
PSY 353
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Religious Studies

Problem of God

Course Description:

This course offers a critical assessment of the contemporary relevance and plausibility of belief in God, against the background of an historical review of attempts to propose its philosophical basis and justification. Students will be invited to critically reflect on such perennial questions as: What is evil? Does God exist? What is the good life? Why do we have religion? What is the relationship between religion and science? Particular attention will be paid to situating the human spiritual experience within the philosophical discourse of modernity, assessing religious faith within the context of major political, social, and intellectual upheavals of our time.

Partner Course Code:
REL 301
UArizona Equivalent Course:
RELI Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

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 Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Sociology

Borders, Memory, Identities: Cultural Representations of Contemporary Migrations in Europe

Course Description:

This course offers an introduction to the different cultural representations of contemporary migrations into and within Europe. The emphasis will be given to the study of the realities and their cultural representations of both emigration and immigration and the sociocultural and cognitive effects migration may have on migrants as well as on European citizens and national institutions. Forced migration towards Europe has had a deep cognitive and emotional impact on the migrant subjects, shaping their individual and collective identity. It has even disrupted not only migrants’ own conscience, but also the way that national governments in Europe and worldwide have perceived what now is referred to in the media as the refugee crisis. The main influx on non-European migrants has been mainly through: a) Greece and the Balkans countries, b) Libya and Italy, and c) the Spain’s African territories (Ceuta and Melilla) into Andalusia. The extent that it is relevant, the textual and cultural representations of both emigration and immigration in Europe will be studies in relation to their historical and social backgrounds as well as from an interdisciplinary and an international perspective.

Partner Course Code:
LIT/SOC 349
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SOC Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Spanish

Advanced Grammar and Composition

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. 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 Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Beginning Spanish II

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. 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 Department Elective, Lower Division
UArizona Units:
4

Beginning Spanish I

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. Intensive practical introduction to Spanish for those with little or no previous study

Partner Course Code:
SPA 101
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SPAN Department Elective, Lower Division
UArizona Units:
4

Contemporary Spanish History Through Film (In Spanish)

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. Spanish cinema provides an excellent route for understanding social and political change throughout the 20th and 21st Century. As the most important artistic medium of modernity, cinema allows one to construct and deconstruct many myths and identities. This course will analyze the most relevant Spanish film productions primarily as socio-historical documents (content). Topics in Spain may include the Republic and Civil War (Fernán Gómez and Buñuel), the '60s comic criticism of dictatorship (García Berlanga), and censorship (Lazaga), the transition to democracy (Garci and Almodóvar), and the new '90s cinema (Amenábar, de la Iglesia, Medem, Coixet, and Bollaín).

Partner Course Code:
SPA/SOC 359
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SPAN Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Conversation

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. 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 Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Intermediate Spanish I

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. 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 Department Elective, Lower Division
UArizona Units:
4

Intermediate Spanish II

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. 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 Department Elective, Lower Division
UArizona Units:
4

Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics

Course Description:

This course serves as an introduction to the formal linguistic analysis of the Spanish language. It surveys key areas of the field of Spanish Linguistics, including Phonology and Phonetics, Morphology, and Syntax. Additional topics (Historical Linguistics, Semantics, Psycholinguistics, Dialectology, Bilingualism, etc.) in the context of the Spanish language may also be covered.

Partner Course Code:
SPA 307
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SPAN Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Spain and the Americas: A Cultural Perspective (In Spanish)

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. This transatlantic and interdisciplinary course is designed with the objective of allowing students to delve into the cultural history of the relationship between Spain, the United States, and Latin America. The course will focus specifically on the contemporary period: from the mid-nineteenth century until the beginning of the twenty-first century.

Partner Course Code:
SPA/SOC 337
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SPAN Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Spanish Civilization and Culture (In Spanish)

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. 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, etc.), 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:
SPA/HIS 327
UArizona Equivalent Course:
HIST Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Spanish for the Workplace

Course Description:

Please note: This course transfers as general elective credit and cannot fulfill second language requirements or be used in the Spanish major or minor, per the Spanish Department’s policy. The course is specifically designed to improve students’ oral and written business communication skills through language immersion and study of the local cultural and work environment. In addition to academic study, the course will provide an overview of Spanish social culture as it applies to the professional workplace, focusing on specific fields of expertise that are of interest to the students.

Partner Course Code:
SPA 312
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3

Location

Madrid is regarded as an important economic, artistic, and educational center, home to the Spanish Parliament (las Cortes), the Spanish Stock Exchange (la Bolsa), as well as a number of world renowned cultural and historical sites. Students studying in Madrid will have access to a wide variety of activities, including visiting the Museo Nacional del Prado and the Parque del Buen Retiro, to catching a fútbol (or soccer) match at The Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, to flamenco dancing, and sampling local cuisines such as tapas, bocadillo de calamares, and churros con chocolate.

 

Good to Know:

LGBTQ+ Equality Index rating: Spain rates 80/100 (with 100 being the most equal) on Equaldex’s LGBTQ+ Equality Index.

Global Peace Index rating: Spain ranks 32/163 in the Global Peace Index. The lower the score, the more peaceful the country.

Languages spoken: Castilian Spanish 74% (official nationwide); Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2% (each official regionally)

 

Housing

Students in Madrid have the option to be housed in either shared homestays or shared residence halls. Students who select the homestay option will live with Spanish families (who may also house other international students), which includes daily breakfast and dinner. Although meals are not included for students living in shared residence halls, students will have shared kitchens and will also have the option to purchase a meal plan. Students may request roommates on the housing application form and IAU will do its best to accommodate such requests. Please note, participants are required to utilize the housing provided by the program. Housing placements and types of housing are subject to change depending on availability.

Summer Dates

Summer Term, 2024
  • Arrival in Madrid: May 19
  • Orientation and City Tour: May 20
  • First Day of Classes: May 21
  • Last Day of Classes: June 27
  • Departure: June 28

Summer Cost

  • $50 Study Abroad Application Fee
  • Mandatory Geo Blue International Health Insurance at a rate of $3 a day
  • Students can choose between homestay or residence halls for housing. Participants are required to utilize the housing provided by the program. Housing placements and types of housing are subject to change depending on availability.
  • Additional fees of $150 per course will be assessed for each course in the following disciplines: Wine Studies, Food, and Photography, including cross-listed courses. These extra fees will be billed to your student account and may be billed later than the tuition and housing fees to allow for late changes in course enrollments.
  • 6-Week Program 
    • 6 credits (2 courses). You pay Main Campus UA Summer tuition for 6 credits.
    • UA Program Cost (includes housing, orientation, activities, student support and other IAU fees): $3,025; homestay option includes all breakfasts and dinners each week.
    • Application Deadline is March 1.
  • Other estimated costs include but not limited to transportation (air & local), visa, meals, books and supplies
  • Please note these are estimated costs only, program costs are subject to change.
  • UA Study Abroad scholarships are available based on eligibility.
  • Once students are accepted by UArizona, they will be asked to start an application through IAU's portal.

 

Summer Budget

Semester Dates 

Fall 2023
  • Early Start Program (Optional) Arrival: September 3
  • Arrival and Housing Check-In: September 7
  • Orientation and City Tour: September 8 - 9
  • First Day of Classes: September 11
  • Last Day of Classes: December 14
  • Housing Check-Out and Departure: December 15
Spring 2024
  • Early Start Program (Optional) Arrival: January 14
  • Arrival and Housing Check-In: January 18
  • Orientation and City Tour: January 19 - 20
  • First Day of Classes: January 22
  • Last Day of Classes: May 8
  • Housing Check-Out and Departure: May 9

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 Main Campus UA Tuition & Fees to study abroad and receive all of the financial aid you use on main campus
  • Additional fees of $150 per course will be assessed for each course in the following disciplines: Wine Studies, Food, and Photography, including cross-listed courses. These extra fees will be billed to your student account and may be billed later than the tuition and housing fees to allow for late changes in course enrollments.
  • Students can choose between homestay or residence halls for housing. Participants are required to utilize the housing provided by the program. Housing placements and types of housing are subject to change depending on availability.
  • UA Program Cost (includes housing, orientation, activities, student support and other IAU fees): $6,665 per semester at UA Madrid; homestay option includes daily breakfast and dinner. Under certain circumstances, an additional fee for residence halls applies. 
  • Early Start Program (optional) is $500 and allows students to arrive one week early to adjust and participate in cultural activities ahead of program. The one credit is NOT transferrable to UArizona.
  • 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
  • Once students are accepted by UArizona, they will be asked to start an application through IAU's portal.

Fall Budget

SPRING Budget

Global Tracks indicate courses that have been pre-approved by your major/minor department at a designated Arizona Abroad Location. If your major does not have a Global Track, that’s okay! You can choose from any of the classes in the Academics section (above) in coordination with your academic advisor. Global Tracks at this Arizona Abroad Location include: 

  • Business Majors
  • Communication
  • Computer Science
  • Engineering 

Check out the Global Tracks website to see your options. 

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Study Abroad Students

Anna Petronella

"As an art student, I wanted to be in a city that was surrounded by art and there is no better place for this than Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance."

Anna Petronella
Santa Reparata International School of Art
Florence, Italy
Bryn Sharp

"Study abroad helped me identify my deepest passions in the field of Latin American Studies – urban development and environmental protection – and develop the application of photography to these subjects."

Bryn Sharp
Arizona in Viña del Mar
Viña del Mar, Chile
Christy Fierros

"If there's a program that really speaks to you, do it! Traveling abroad gives you a greater sense of your place in the world."

Christy Fierros
Climate Justice
Longo Mai, Costa Rica
Edward Monteverde Jr.

"I chose the Research in Munich study abroad program because it had a great balance of traveling throughout Europe and gaining technical knowledge and experience in the engineering field."

Edward Monteverde Jr.
Research in Munich
Munich, Germany