Living in Siena offers you two important learning experiences. The first (more obvious) one concerns Italian life and culture, specifically as it is lived out around you in Siena day by day. What is important to people here? What patterns are woven into their lives? What about their history, their hopes, their daily dilemmas? The second learning opportunity involves coming to understand the cultural baggage that you have (inevitably) brought with you to Siena and the implicit assumptions that you use in understanding Sienese life.

This is the core course of the GEO London semester. There are two blocks: the British Present and the British Past. As their names suggest, they deal with contemporary British politics and society and with key formative moments in English history. While there is a formal structure to the course we will not live in isolation from the world outside. There will certainly be events which illustrate or contradict what has been discussed in class: you are encouraged to bring your thoughts on these into class discussions.

This course is devoted to exploring the ins and outs of feature film screenwriting, with emphasis shown to the crime genre. Through the exploration of the craft, students will acquire an in-depth knowledge and understanding of how to develop a screenplay from core idea to fully finished screenplay.  Students will first learn how to format a screenplay correctly for the industry and then be taken through the process of developing the core idea and theme which is central to the work.

This course is intended to explore the essentials of effective sports business strategies.  It includes readings in advance of the travel program as well as an essay upon return.

This is an interdisciplinary course designed to study some of the major contemporary issues facing Ghanaian society after 50 years of independence from British colonial rule. If you are interested in sociology, history, political science, economics and cultural studies, you will find this course of particular interest as its subject matter dovetails with each of these related disciplines.

Se dotará al estudiante de estrategias y técnicas de carácter oral para que, tras una fase de imitación y práctica controlada (más intensa en el nivel intermedio), sea capaz de elaborar sus propios textos.  En el aula se trabajarán recursos de carácter oral como pueden ser la simulaciones, la lectura teatralizada de textos, los trabalenguas o las canciones, se realizarán debates donde los alumnos deberán argumentar para expresar sus puntos de vista, un taller de lectura para mejorar la entonación y la pronunciación, etc.

El objetivo de este curso es afianzar los conocimientos básicos del alumno y, sobre ellos, acceder a un nivel de compresión y expresión de tipo medio, oral y escrito, que le permita desenvolverse en situaciones corrientes de la vida que no requieran un uso especializado del lenguaje. Presentarle situaciones reales donde pueda poner en práctica sus conocimientos. Capacitar al alumno para un intercambio de informaciones en situaciones comunicativas más generales no estrictamente relacionadas con su experiencia personal.

This course has been designed for students who have already acquired a high level of Spanish and want to move up to mastery level. Specifically, you will practice advanced grammar structures to improve both your written and oral skills. The course also includes a review of advanced vocabulary, mainly the use of idiomatic words and phrases, which allows you to master the skills of the language. This course is based on an eclectic methodology that makes use of different approaches to achieve a complete integration of spanish civilization and culture.

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.