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A lo largo del curso se combinarán las explicaciones en el aula con la realización de prácticas y ejercicios donde se trabajarán las cuatro destrezas, pero poniendo especial énfasis en la expresión e interacción escrita. Al final de cada unidad didáctica se realizará una tarea final o examen parcial donde se pondrá en práctica lo aprendido, dando prioridad específicamente a las destrezas escritas.

Four credits.This seminar focuses on measuring neighborhood social interaction. It examines fundamental contemporary principles such as the self-sufficiency of city blocks and superblocks, and urban ecology of cities as organisms of interrelated systems. Contextualization of Barcelona urban design is done through studies of neighborhood morphologies in Barcelona, Girona and Granada.

This course teaches the urban design idea of the importance of social interaction and cohesion at the human scale of cities. Fundamental contemporary principles are taught including self-sufficiency of city blocks and superblocks, and urban ecology of cities as organisms of interrelated systems, Contextualization of Barcelona urban design is done through studies of neighborhood morphologies in Barcelona, Girona and Granada.

This course is designed to prepare you for your spring term adventure in London. You will be encouraged to ask questions and actively take part in preparing yourself for your term abroad. You will also be expected to listen to your classmates and respect each other’s differences in order to develop a healthy group dynamic. You will need a notebook or journal, and a London guidebook of your choosing.

This course is ideal if you have already acquired a high level of Spanish and want to move up to mastery level. Specifically, you will practice advanced grammar structures and the use of idiomatic words and phrases to improve both their written and oral skills by means of grammar and vocabulary exercises, oral debates and weekly writing assignments. Your active participation on a daily basis is essential. 

This is a mandatory course that involves attending plays and classroom discussions five days each week, as well as planned group excursions out of London. Three written papers on specific theatre productions are required, as well as a fourth reflective paper on the program experience as a whole.

Students have the option of directly enrolling in one to two courses at the University of Valladolid – Segovia Campus.

Study bicycle planning, design, policy, and culture as a sustainable and economically viable form of transportation in key urban locations in Western Europe. This program will focus on the practices and policies that foster safe, convenient, and accessible bicycle infrastructure and the underlying culture that supports a high rate of bicycle use. Explore how and why Denmark and the Netherlands became great places to bike and consider how to make similar changes within the United States.

En este curso se explora la cultura española mediante una de las siguientes disciplinas: história del arte, negocios, historia, lengua española.

This course gives a broad vision of the present situation of Spain and the countries that currently make up the European Union. At the same time, the institutions and the government agencies of the European Union are studied to understand the reach and future possibilities that this supranational organization offers as a united block immersed in today's world. Lastly, we will analyze the single currency, the Euro, and its impact on the economic future of the “Euro Zone” and the rest of the world’s economic powers.In the Spring Semester and Spring Quarter this course is offered in Block B.