SPAIN IN ITS CONTEXT

Elective subject in the ARTS program. Centro Universitario Villanueva International Program.
Students from different countries in their international semester
2.5 ECTS credits
20 teaching hours
30 individual work hours

GOALS
Introducing the student into the current Spanish reality from two different approaches which crystallize in two independent seminars: Spain in the 20th Century and The Roots of Spanish Culture.

“Spain in the 20th Century” will look at the major social and political developments experienced by the country from the crisis of 1898 to the transition to democracy. The second seminar will deal with the main events that built the Spanish nation from the Ancient Times until today, focusing on Rome´s legacy, Al Andalus, the creation of the Spanish State, the Spanish Empire, the colonization of the Americas and the Spanish Enlightment.

METHODOLOGY
The academic lectures will be based on texts and images, as well as the various activities organized by the Center each term. Each session will be followed by a round of questions and discussion.

ASSESSMENT
The students will be asked to develop an individual project, tutored by the teacher and to be presented in class (40% of the final mark). The written examination at the end of the term represents the remaining 60% of the final result.