Spanish for Healthcare Professionals

This course is aimed at persons who work or intend to work in health care related fields. In addition to standard terminology, the class incorporates common dialect variants,  a as well as aspects of Latino culture that can impact the patient’s health and interaction with the medical system. Students are taught techniques and strategies for effective communication with Latino patients in a medical setting. The contents of the of course are based on research conducted in US and Spain medical settings.

Barcelona Urban Design Studio (UO ARCH 4/584)

The intermediate architectural design studio that engages the design of streets, plazas and other urban space from the human-scale for the betterment of health. The studio will be integrated with the seminar, media and advanced technology courses and provide an opportunity for students to use urban theory, data and media to inform data driven smart city design. The course will teach students to identify urban problems. They will be research, experience and observe these problem in-situ and remotely.