printer friendly pageOSPMADRD 12M: Accelerated Second-Year Spanish I
Intensive sequence integrating language, culture, and geo/sociopolitics of Spain. Emphasis is on achieving advanced proficiency in oral and written discourse, including formal and informal situations, presentational language, and appropriate forms in academic and professional contexts. Prerequisite: one year of college Spanish or 11 or 21B more than two quarters (six months) prior to arriving in Madrid.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Camblor Portilla, M. (PI)
OSPMADRD 13M: Accelerated Second-Year Spanish II
Intensive sequence integrating language, culture, and geo/sociopolitics of Spain. Emphasis is on achieving advanced proficiency in oral and written discourse, including formal and informal situations, presentational language, and appropriate forms in academic and professional contexts. Prerequisite: 11 or 21B within two quarters (six months) of arriving in Madrid or 12 or 22B.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Camblor Portilla, M. (PI)
OSPMADRD 14: Introduction to Spanish Culture
Required for all Madrid students. Lectures and activities covering a wide selection of culturally and academically significant topics to understand Spain, as well as its international context. Requirements include orientation, study trip, and language pledge compliance.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 2
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Yebra Prada, I. (PI)
OSPMADRD 15: Flamenco Dance
Practical instruction. The rhythms and styles of flamenco and the expression of feelings proper to this art form which synthesizes song, music, and dance.
Zapateado (footwork),
braceo (arm positions and movement technique), and choreographies, including Rumba flamenca and Sevillanas. Enrollment limited. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| UG Reqs: way_ce
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Murcia Canovas, L. (PI)
OSPMADRD 42: A European Model of Democracy: The Case of Spain
Current Spanish political system, its main judicial and political institutions, outstanding actors' and the political process of the last decade. Historic antecedents; immediate precedents; and the current political system and life. Relation between the elements that constitute a political system; results of the process of democratization; integration to the EU.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Martin, I. (PI)
OSPMADRD 45: Women in Art: Case Study in the Madrid Museums
Viewing the collections at the Prado Museum through study and analysis of the representations of women. Contemporary literary texts and images that situate paintings in the historical, social, and political conditions that produced the works.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Domenech Lopez, J. (PI)
OSPMADRD 48: Migration and Multiculturality in Spain
Dimensions of recent migratory phenomena in Spain. Changes in past decades from a country of emigration to one of immigration, and vice versa. North Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe on the one side and the rest of Europe on the other. Social concern and public debate resulting from these changes.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Bueno Sarduy, A. (PI)
OSPMADRD 60: Integration into Spanish Society: Service Learning and Professional Opportunities
Engagement with the real world of Madrid through public service work with NGOs and public service professions such as teaching. Depending on availability, topics relevant to present-day Spain may include: the national health plan, educational system, immigration, prostitution, refugees, youth, and fair trade. Fieldwork, lectures, and research paper. Limited enrollment. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: completion of SPANLANG 11 or 21B or placement.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 15 units total)
Instructors:
Klaiber, S. (PI)
OSPMADRD 72: Issues in Bioethics Across Cultures
Ethical dilemmas concerning the autonomy and dignity of human beings and other living creatures; principles of justice that rule different realms of private and public life. Interdisciplinary approach to assessing these challenges, combining scientific facts, health care issues, and moral philosophy. Sources include landmark bioethics papers.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-ER
Instructors:
Perez Blanco, A. (PI)
OSPMADRD 74: Islam in Spain and Europe: 1300 Years of Contact
Primary problems and conflicts in the contemporary Islamic world and its relations with the West, as well as the relationship between Spain and Islam throughout history. Special attention to the history of al-Andalus, an Islamic state in the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages, evaluating the importance of its legacy in Europe and in contemporary Spain. Spain's leading role in relations between Europe and the Mediterranean Islamic states from the Modern Era to the present day.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-SI
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