Espanol Intermedio: Gramatica (Intermediate Spanish Grammar)
Students in this course will increase their abilities to speak, listen, read and write in Spanish by learning more complex grammatical structures and increasing their vocabulary. Students will do so while learning about the geography, history, and culture of the Spanish-speaking world with an emphasis on Chile and South America.
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Language Level Required: Intermediate
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Espanol Intermedio: Comunicacion (Intermediate Spanish Communication)
["Students in this course will increase their abilities to speak, listen, read and write in Spanish","the focus is on developing communication skills at the intermediate level. The student will be able to analyze, understand and compare the social, economic and cultural differences between the Spanish-speaking countries students and their country of origin."]
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Language Level Required: Intermediate
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Espanol Avanzado: Cultura Chilena (Advanced Spanish: Chilean Culture)
This is a conversation course that discusses the diverse aspects that make up the Chilean culture, in addition to a review of relevant grammatical aspects of the Spanish language. Students will work on a project analyzing the sociopolitical situation of Chile. Emphasis will be placed on the improving all four elements of language proficiency: writing, reading, listening and speaking.
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Language Level Required: Advanced
Course Level: Upper Division
Recommended US semester credits: 3
Course Level: Upper Division
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Español Avanzado: Negocios (Advanced Spanish for Business)
The course includes international trade terminology, simulations of social and business situations, case studies, and writing business correspondence, all within the framework of the International Market and Economy. During the course, the student will be exposed to an extensive variety of lexical and discursive contexts related to business, including management, human resources, banking and finance, technology, marketing, among others.
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Language Level Required: Advanced
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Arte e Identidad Latinoamericana (Latin American Art and Identity)
This course is an overview of key features of Latin American and Chilean identity, using art history as its lens. It seeks to provide the student with a critical eye in which to understand the artistic and cultural similarities and differences throughout Latin America.
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Language Level Required: Advanced
Course Level: Upper Division
Recommended US semester credits: 3
Course Level: Upper Division
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Chile: Twentieth Century History
This course analyzes and reflects on the historical development of Chile in the 20th century, beginning with the crisis and institutional reform of 1925, through the end of the 1900s. It will include the following topics: the period of government radicals, utopias, Marxism, the military government and the transition and regularization of national politics.
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Language Level Required: Advanced
Course Level: Upper Division
Recommended US semester credits: 3
Course Level: Upper Division
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Lessons of Economic Growth in Latin America
This course examines the economic growth in Latin America, from the Pre-Columbian
period to today. We will analyze historic, institutional and local contexts of economic
development in the region (such as colonialism, the use of natural resources and industrialization,
and political changes), in order to understand why there are several disparities in the continent.
Language of Instruction: English
Course Level: Upper Division
Recommended US semester credits: 3
Course Level: Upper Division
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Doing Business in Latin America
Students will learn about socio-cultural issues, economic and political-legal environment, together with strategic and marketing considerations when doing business in Latin American countries. Learning approach will be based in cases of study as well as lectures and a team project.
Language of Instruction: English
Course Level: Upper Division
Recommended US semester credits: 3
Course Level: Upper Division
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Starting Up in Latin America
“Starting Up in Latin America: Do you have what it takes?” aims to develop the mindset, tools, and skills required to understand complex challenges in this region, craft innovative solutions, and create startup business models that can stand in the real world. We want you to experience the process that most entrepreneurs face in Latin America when creating their own startups, with an emphasis on the opportunities that the public and private sectors offer to support them through this exciting journey.
Language of Instruction: English
Course Level: Upper Division
Recommended US semester credits: 3
Course Level: Upper Division
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Contemporary Latin American Marketing Strategies
The course provides a practical overview of the key elements of international marketing and issues faced when entering and operating in foreign markets. Student’s gain command on major theoretical and conceptual topics of International Marketing strategies and its implications.
Language of Instruction: English
Course Level: Upper Division
Recommended US semester credits: 3
Course Level: Upper Division
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Encounters and Revolutions: Latin America in the Atlantic World
During the term, we will study diverse and representative topics in Latin American history from the 15th to 19th centuries—a period shaped by European expansion and the resulting complex interplays between people and environments. Our main emphasis will be on interaction, exchange, and circulation of ideas, goods and people within the Atlantic World—a geo-historical concept comprised of Europe, Africa and the Americas.
Language of Instruction: English
Course Level: Upper Division
Recommended US semester credits: 3
Course Level: Upper Division
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The Impact of Globalization in Latin America
We will first review significant aspects of Latin American history that have contributed to sketching the current regional picture, from colonialism to the establishment of new republics. Afterward, we will explore the contemporary political situation modeled by Globalization and it economics effects in Latin America. Finally, we will analyze the challenges faced and responses given by Latin American countries in the context of globalization
Language of Instruction: English
Course Level: Upper Division
Recommended US semester credits: 3
Course Level: Upper Division
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A Journey Through Latin American Films
The course will provide some academic tools to the students in order to understand the narrative structure of a movie, and it will examine a set of Latin American films, by looking into key aspects of the regional idiosyncrasy. Some of these movies are: El Hijo de la Novia(Argentina), Estación Central (Brazil), Machuca (Chile), Ciudad de Dios (Brazil), Nueve Reinas (Argentina).
Language of Instruction: English
Course Level: Upper Division
Recommended US semester credits: 3
Course Level: Upper Division
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Ideologies and Political Thinking in Modern Latin America
Starting from the independence process, this course examines the formation of local political traditions such as caudillismo and indigenismo and the adoption and adaptation of ideologies such as Liberalism, Nationalism, Marxism, Anarquism and Fascism. A major focus will be on the processes by which these traditions and ideologies were confronted and contested, such as revolutionary movements, dictatorships and democratic regimes.
Language of Instruction: English
Course Level: Upper Division
Recommended US semester credits: 3
Course Level: Upper Division
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