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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.

Taught Summer I and Summer IIEl objetivo último del curso será que los alumnos alcancen la competencia comunicativa, que consiste en la capacidad de una persona para comportarse de manera adecuada en una situación de habla. 

This course consists of learning the language associated with architecture, sculpture and painting, that is to say, the three major art forms. Once these concepts are learned, we begin the study of the history of Spanish art from the Renaissance to the twentieth century, but not without a summary of Prehistoric times to the Middle Ages. The course also includes the study of the life and work of several important painters of Spanish history: el Greco, Velázquez, Goya, Picasso and Dalí.In the Spring Semester this course is offered in Block A.

Taught Summer I and Summer IIEste curso se plantea como objetivo la consolidación de los conocimientos del alumno mediante explicaciones teóricas y ejercicios prácticos, atendiendo sobre todo a Los aspectos de la lengua que presentan mayor dificultad. Introducción en las cuestiones más complejas de la gramática. Ampliación del vocabulario. con especial atención al registro coloquial y dialectal (español de España y español de América), y al léxico del comercio y de la economía.

This course is a historical, political, social and cultural journey through authentic Spain up to the twentieth century. You will familiarize yourself with the Spanish idiosyncrasies and the special and original characteristics of this country and its people. You will also get to know the concerns of the Spaniards (terrorism, unemployment and immigration [CIS survey June 2004]) and understand their causes.In the Spring Semester this course is offered in Block A.

Trek along the Via Francigena (route of the Franks) from the French border to Genoa, along the Ligurian coast of the Cinque Terra, to Lucca and Siena and finally Rome. The present day economic and cultural conditions of towns along the Via Francigena will win our attention as we attempt to understand the communications that defined this route in the pre-modern era of the troubadours, the newsprint world of the industrial era, and the e-world of contemporary times. Students will also enroll in the other regularly offered courses during the Siena fall program as well.

This course traces the historical, political, social, and cultural journey of Spain up to the twentieth century. You will familiarize yourself with Spanish idiosyncrasies and the special and original characteristics of this country and its people. You will also get to know the concerns of the Spaniards (terrorism, unemployment and immigration [CIS survey, June 2004]) and understand their causes.

The intensive Spanish course includes grammar, vocabulary, writing workshop, and conversation starting at the intermediate level. The course takes place over five weeks for a total of up to 100 contact hours.Syllabus available upon request, email GEOinfo@uoregon.edu.