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| Barcelona, Spain - Semester Program IIIA Host Institution: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) |
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COURSE OFFERINGS The final transcript for this program is issued by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Course offerings are subject to change. Additional Courses and Fees This program and its corresponding price have been formulated according to the average course load per semester of 180 contact hours / 12 semester credits. Students may take additional hours if desired, for an additional fee. Please contact ASA if you are interested, and we will calculate the additional fee based on your desired course load. Location of Classes Classes are held at the main campus of the UAB (Bellaterra), which is located 32 minutes from central Barcelona by train. Students live with host families in central Barcelona. Classes are taken primarily Spanish students; you may also find a few international students in your classes who also have an advanced level of Spanish. You may not combine the courses below (taught at the Bellaterra campus) with courses from the UAB program for all levels (language classes and electives taught at the Sant Pau and Sarrià campuses). Orientation Included with the ASA program at the UAB main campus is a special 2 ½ week orientation course designed by the UAB to help students learn about the university system in Spain. It is an essential component for helping you understand your role and the professors' roles at the university before your classes begin. Thanks to the UAB orientation course, you will be fully prepared to tackle your classes in the regular Spanish university! Fall Students, Please Note: Unlike the American Fall semester which ends in December, the regular Spanish Fall semester continues until mid-February. The above-listed dates for the Fall semester reflect the fact that 99.9% of the time, professors will allow American students to finish their exams before Winter break, so that they may return to the U.S. to start their Spring semester in January. However, neither the UAB nor ASA can guarantee that students will be allowed to take their exams early. This is because it is up to the individual professor to decide if he/she will allow it. If allowed, you may be asked to complete an additional paper and/or sit for your exam before leaving for Winter break, or even arrange with your home university to sit for your exam when you return home. Each professor has the right to decide something different, including to not allow students to finish early. While highly unlikely, if your professor does not allow you to finish early, you would have to return to Barcelona in January to finish your class at your expense, or not receive credits for your class. If you would like to remain in Barcelona until mid-February and complete your exams on the Spanish schedule, then you are welcome to do so. However, an additional fee will be assessed for room and board and ASA services from the end of Winter break until the official end of the semester in February. Housing and ASA services are not included during Winter break but may be arranged for an additional fee, depending on your host family's availability. If you are interested, please contact ASA for detailed pricing. Language of Instruction The language of instruction for some courses is listed "Spanish or Catalan" or "Spanish and Catalan." "Spanish or Catalan" means that on the first day of class, the professor will decide which language he/she will use throughout the course. While the majority of professors will use Spanish if even one student in the class does not speak Catalan, it cannot be guaranteed that a professor will make an exception for a non-Catalan speaker. Therefore, students interested in taking courses taught in "Spanish or Catalan" are encouraged to choose extra possible courses, in case the professor opts to teach the course in Catalan. We encourage you to attend your desired class to see which language the professor opts to use; perhaps by speaking with the professor you can express your preference for Spanish. "Spanish and Catalan" means that there will be at least one section of the class given in each language. To determine the number of credits you will earn for each course: 15 contact hours = 1 semester credit. 10 contact hours = 1 quarter unit. Translation and Interpreting - FALL Course Offerings Catalan Culture and Society - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH OR CATALAN Spanish Culture and Society - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Spanish Literature - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Introduction to Consecutive Interpreting - 30 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Consecutive Interpreting - 30 contact hours - taught in ENGLISH TO SPANISH International and Intercultural Communication - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH International Relations in Today's World - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Foreign Trade and International Economics - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Social and Cultural Anthropology - 45 contact hours - taught in ENGLISH Present-day Political and Administrative Frameworks - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH International and Intercultural Conflict Analysis - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Economic Crisis and Perspectives in Latin America - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Latin America: International Relations, Politics and Development - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Introduction to Amerindian Languages - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH The Mediterranean: International Relations, Politics and Development - 45 contact hours - taught in CATALAN OR SPANISH The Formative Period of East Asia - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Physical, Human and Economic Geography of East Asia - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Classical Thought in East Asia - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH History of Southeast Asia - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Contemporary History of China - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Contemporary History of Japan - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Japanese and Korean Economic Processes - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH International Relations in East Asia - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Film in East Asia - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH The East Asian Diaspora - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Women in East Asia - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Japanese and Korean Political System and Society - 45 contact hours - taught in ENGLISH Translation and Interpreting - SPRING Course Offerings Spanish Language Seminar - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Introduction to Literary Studies - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH English Literature - 45 contact hours - taught in ENGLISH English Culture and Society - 45 contact hours - taught in ENGLISH Introduction to Simultaneous Interpreting - 30 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Simultaneous Interpreting - 30 contact hours - taught in ENGLISH TO SPANISH Human Geography - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Multicultural Education - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Environment, Geopolitics and Sustainability - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Pre-Columbian Indigenous Amerindian Societies - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Indigenous American Societies Today - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Migratory Processes and Technology Transfer in Latin America - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Diversity and Intercultural Relations in the Balkans: Historical Process and Current Situation - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Conflicts and Conflict Resolution in the Middle East - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Europe and the Mediterranean - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Turkey: History, State and Geostrategy - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Medieval and Modern History of China - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Medieval and Modern History of Japan and Korea - 45 contact hours SPANISH Chinese Political System and Society - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Japanese and Korean Political System and Society - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Buddhism in East Asia - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Keys to Understanding 21st Century in China - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Japanese Foreign Policy - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Chinese Foreign Policy - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Economics - FALL Course Offerings Economic and Financial Analysis of the Firm - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Economics, Management and Organisational Design - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Industrial Analysis and Competitive Strategy - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Auditing - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN International Trade - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Advanced Accounting - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Monitoring and Assessment of Efficiency - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Entrepreneurship - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Production and Operations Management I - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Production and Operations Management II - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Economics and Management of State Companies - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Catalan Economy - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Spanish Economy - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN International Economics I - 90 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Economics, Organisation and Management - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Family Business - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Statstics I - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & ENGLISH Public Finances - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Company Taxation - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Distribution Management - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Management in the Public Sector - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Contemporary Economic History - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN World Economic History - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Computer Science for Management I - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Economic Integration - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Introduction to Economics - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Marketing Research I - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Marketing Research II - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Macroeconomics I - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & ENGLISH Mathematics for Economists I - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Microeconomics I - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & ENGLISH Econometric Models - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Economic and Financial Planning of the Firm - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Marketing Communication Policy - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Firm's Financial Policy - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN General Sociology - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Game and Decision Theory - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Business Sociology - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Economics - SPRING Course Offerings Financial Markets Analysis and Portfolio Management - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & ENGLISH Corporate Accounting - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Corporate Law - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Economy of Information - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Labour Economics - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Sectorial Economics - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Statistics II - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & ENGLISH Productive Structure of the Spanish Economy - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN History of Economic Thought - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & ENGLISH Economic History of Spain - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Computer Science for Management II - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN European Economic Integration - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & ENGLISH Introduction to Psychology - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Operations Research I - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Operations Research II - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Macroeconomics II - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & ENGLISH Open Economics - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Mathematics for Economists II - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Microeconomics II - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & ENGLISH Marketing Management Models - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Industrial Organisation - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Specific Economic Policies - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Business Management Techniques - 67.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Topics in Business Administration and Economics - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Organisational Theory - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Business Sociology - 45 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Economics - ACADEMIC YEAR Course Offerings Financial and Analytical Accounting - 135 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN General and Analytical Accounting - 135 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Marketing - 112.5 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Strategic Management and Business Policy - 135 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & ENGLISH Financial Management - 135 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & ENGLISH Business Planning - 135 contact hours - taught in SPANISH & CATALAN Journalism - FALL Course Offerings Political Communication - 50 contact hours - taught in SPANISH OR CATALAN Semiotics of Mass Communications - 50 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Communication and Education - 50 contact hours - taught in SPANISH OR CATALAN Specialized Information in Audiovisual Media - 50 contact hours - taught in SPANISH OR CATALAN Seminar: Current Issues in Communication - 20 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Workshop: Writing Newspaper Articles - 100 contact hours - taught in SPANISH OR CATALAN Workshop: Writing Articles for Radio - 100 contact hours - taught in SPANISH OR CATALAN Workshop: Writing Articles for Television - 100 contact hours - taught in SPANISH OR CATALAN Journalism - SPRING Course Offerings Spanish and Catalan Economics - 50 contact hours - taught in SPANISH OR CATALAN International Relations - 50 contact hours - taught in SPANISH OR CATALAN Spanish and Catalan Political System - 50 contact hours - taught in SPANISH OR CATALAN Communication Reception and Public Opinion - 50 contact hours - taught in SPANISH OR CATALAN European International Politics - 50 contact hours - taught in SPANISH OR CATALAN Comparative Political Systems - 50 contact hours - taught in SPANISH OR CATALAN Statistics Applied to Mass Communication Research - 50 contact hours - taught in SPANISH OR CATALAN Research Journalism - 50 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Precision Journalism - 50 contact hours - taught in SPANISH OR CATALAN Theory and Techniques used in Sports Coverage on Radio & TV - 50 contact hours - taught in SPANISH OR CATALAN Arts and Literature - FALL Course Offerings American Short Story - 60 contact hours - taught in ENGLISH Spanish Literature in the Golden Age - 75 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Genres of 19th Century Literature in English - 120 contact hours - taught in ENGLISH Greek History and Civilisation - 90 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Theory of Literature - 100 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Contemporary Currents of Philosophy - 120 contact hours - taught in SPANISH OR CATALAN Arts and Literature - SPRING Course Offerings Genres of 19th Century Literature in English - 120 contact hours - taught in ENGLISH Greek History and Civilisation - 90 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Theory of Literature - 100 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Contemporary Currents of Philosophy - 120 contact hours - taught in SPANISH OR CATALAN Gender Anthropology - 60 contact hours - taught in SPANISH British and North American Institutions - 60 contact hours - taught in ENGLISH Modern North American Literature - 60 contact hours - taught in ENGLISH Advertising and Public Relations - FALL Course Offerings Psychology of Perception - 50 contact hours - taught in SPANISH OR CATALAN Political Communication - 50 contact hours - taught in SPANISH OR CATALAN Marketing Information Systems - 50 contact hours - taught in SPANISH OR CATALAN Advertising Creativity Laboratory Practice - 50 contact hours - taught in SPANISH OR CATALAN Advertising and Public Relations - SPRING Course Offerings Structure of Mass Communication I - 50 contact hours - taught in SPANISH OR CATALAN Consumer Theory - 50 contact hours - taught in SPANISH OR CATALAN Spanish and Catalan Economics - 50 contact hours - taught in SPANISH OR CATALAN Accounts Management - 50 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Business Communication Systems - 50 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Institutional Propaganda and Advertising - 50 contact hours - taught in SPANISH OR CATALAN Communication Management in Public and Private Companies - 50 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Political Sciences & Psychology - FALL Course Offerings Economy of Spain - 60 contact hours - taught in SPANISH European Community Policies - 60 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Comparative Politics II - 60 contact hours - taught in SPANISH International Policy of the European Union - 75 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Conflict Analysis - 60 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Population, Territory and the Environment - 60 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Sociology of Organizations - 60 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Political Sciences & Psychology - SPRING Course Offerings Economic Policy - 75 contact hours - taught in SPANISH European Community Institutions - 60 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Politics of Spain - 60 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Comparative Politics I - 60 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Foreign Relations of Spain - 60 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Social Policy - 60 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Political Sciences & Psychology - ACADEMIC YEAR Course Offerings Introduction to Sociology - 105 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Introduction to Political Science - 105 contact hours - taught in SPANISH International Relations - 105 contact hours - taught in SPANISH Volunteer Opportunities Participation in volunteer opportunities in Barcelona is an excellent way to immerse yourself in your host country's way of life while helping those in need. In effect, this will add another dimension to the study abroad experience through daily exposure and interactions, resulting in a greater understanding of the language, culture, and community of the host country. If you're interested in volunteering, simply ask your Barcelona ASA Site Director for details and she will help you find the right volunteer opportunity for you. Please note that these volunteer opportunities are not for credit. The following are the volunteer opportunities in which students can participate. Please note that a minimum Intermediate level of Spanish is required in order to volunteer, as the people involved with these organizations normally do not speak English: Cottolengo Hospital Students volunteer at this hospital by assisting disabled patients during lunch or dinner time. This is a charity hospital run by nuns and they would love to have students help out. Catalan Cerebral Palsy Organization Students can have the opportunity to help disabled individuals on a weekly basis, helping them to train for different sports, such as Boccia, Slalom and swimming. Some of the athletes will attend the Special Olympic Games International Red Cross Students have the opportunity to assist senior citizens or disabled individuals on a weekly basis. |
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