ART 210: Capturing Madrid’s Flow
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: ENG 101 or equivalent, and 3 credit hours above the 100 level in the Art or Humanities are recommended
School of Record Articulation: 2000 Level Studio Art
Since the invention of the first camera, photography has evolved to become an indispensable tool in our daily lives. Every day we send photos to our friends and family, document funny things we see or happen to us, landscapes, selfies in places we visit to record that we were there. We finally post these images on social media and we generate a photographic dialogue with our audience. However, in this eagerness to photograph everything, most of the time we forget our own point of view and we let ourselves be carried away by the current photographic canons and the visual trends of the moment that advertising, social networks, TV, etc. repeatedly provide us with. With this course we will try to redirect our gaze towards our own point of view, original and without external influences in order to transmit our own narrative through photography. Also, we will examine how images enter and circulate in the public sphere of news and discussion, analyze how images of current events are made, and study the meanings these images create and the purposes they serve.

ART/ARH 334: Great Masters of the Prado
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: N/A
School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Art History
The aim of this course is to offer an introduction to Spanish Art from The Golden Age the early Nineteenth Century, with special emphasis on El Greco, Diego Velázquez and Francisco de Goya. Given its position as a primary depository for Spanish art, the collection of El Museo del Prado will be a major focus of the course, with regular class visits to the museum and related institutions.

BUS 301: International Business Today and Tomorrow
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: Introductory college Composition and Research, minimum of freshman-level college credits
School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Business General Elective
The world’s economies are now part of an integrated global system. Increasingly, firms of all sizes consider the entire world when deciding where to produce and where to sell their goods and services. Global trends, such as a greater emphasis on corporate social responsibility and sustainability, and international macroeconomic shocks, such as the on-going Covid-19pandemic, influence the decisions of business leaders all over the world. At the same time, national borders and differences remain an essential fact of the global economy. This course will study the changing world in which international business operates, with a particular emphasis on developing a global perspective through the study abroad experience. Its focus is on the ‘macro’ environment but it will also consider managerial implications.

BUS 303: Intercultural Management
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: Introductory college Composition and Research, minimum of freshman-level college credits
School of Record Articulation: Direct equivalency to MGMT4385 Managing People for Global Business
There has been a fast-paced change in the innovative management of people in recent years. From mono-cultural to multicultural, from mono-linguistic to multilingual, the needs of global business and the hiring of global nomads and experienced expatriates, are changing our companies and organizations. This course will raise awareness as to how to manage innovative and intercultural Human Resource strategies to achieve new 21st century goals: change management, diversity and inclusion and new solutions to the challenges and opportunities international work forces can generate. Intercultural mindfulness and competence are key attributes to be developed and understood.

BUS 305: Global Marketing
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: Introductory college Composition and Research, minimum of freshman-level college credits
School of Record Articulation: Direct equivalency to MKTG3312 Global Marketing
Exploration of basic knowledge of global marketing focusing on the impact of environment on the strategies used by firms, and the understanding of consumer behavior management as it relates to the development and implementation of global marketing strategies.

BUS/MGT 332: Sustainable Luxury Management
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: ENG 101 or equivalent, and 6 credit hours in Business, Marketing, Management, or Economics, or instructor permission
School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Management
This course investigates the unique business and management dynamics of the luxury industry, characterized by its need for opulence and sustainability. It seeks to familiarize students with the idiosyncrasies inherent in luxury management that are distinct from conventional business frameworks in other industries. Emphasis is placed on the significance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) within the luxury sector, recognizing the unique social and environmental challenges in decisions confronting luxury enterprises. Case studies and fieldwork visits to Madrid businesses enhance local place-based learning for students to have firsthand contact with sustainable and luxury businesses during their study abroad experience. Integral to class discussions is an exploration of sustainable biomaterials and their pivotal role in sustainable luxury management. Sustainable alternatives, derived from renewable sources and often possessing biodegradable properties, offer a pathway for luxury corporations to reconcile their pursuit for new products with environmental stewardship. By integrating sustainable materials into their products and processes, luxury brands can mitigate their ecological footprint while maintaining their allure to discerning consumers and stakeholders.

BUS/MGT: 333 Design Thinking
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: ENG 101 or equivalent, and 6 credit hours in Business, Marketing, Management, or Economics, or instructor permission
School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Management
This course introduces students to the principles and practices of Design Thinking, a human centered approach to problem-solving and innovation. Students will learn how to empathize with users, define problems, ideate creative solutions, prototype concepts, and test and iterate designs. Through hands-on projects and case studies, students will develop critical thinking skills and a deep understanding of the iterative design process. The course will be an opportunity for students to immerse themselves in the business environment and urban fabric of Madrid city. The co-curricular activities will provide students with hands-on experience in designing and planning solutions to creative problems. Some of these cases will address local cultural, art and design firms around Madrid. Case studies and fieldwork visits to Madrid businesses enhance local place based learning for students to have firsthand contact with sustainable and luxury businesses during their study abroad experience.

COM 313: International Public Relations
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: ENG 101 or equivalent, and 6 credit hours above the 100-level in Business, Marketing, Communications, or Journalism, or instructor permission
School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Communication
This course introduces students to the fundamental principles, concepts, and relationships between the theory and practice of communication strategies in public relations, with a focus on international case studies. Special emphasis will be placed on the role of PR in society, politics, public opinion, effective strategies and tactics, identification of publics, publicity techniques, and effective use of media. Students will learn to differentiate between public relations, marketing, and advertising. They will understand the role of public relations in the corporate world and the media market, will practice writing press releases and media advisories, will learn how to represent a client, and will design a public relations media campaign kit. Fieldwork and guest speakers in Madrid, Spain, integrated into the curriculum.

COM 315: Media Influence and Society
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: ENG 101 or equivalent, and 6 credit hours above the 100-level in Business, Marketing, Communications, or Journalism, or instructor permission
School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Communication
In this course we will investigate new digital, social, and traditional mass media to understand how media messages are crafted with communication strategies, as well as how different audiences receive them. Taking up comparatist and international case studies, we will analyze the potential impacts and effects of the media on consumers, culture and society, to gain a nuanced understanding of the roles of the media in a globalized world. What powers of influence do the media have? What are their uses and their ethics? How are they targeting mass audiences? What responsibility do publics have today when receiving, consuming, and, in the digital era, producing their own media? Among other topics, while addressing the digital revolution of the contemporary era, we will learn to identify and discern the impact of “fake news” and its influence on different societies.

COM 317: Communication and Gender
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: N/A
School of Record Articulation: Direct equivalency to COMM 3323 Gender and Organizing
This course examines gender as a cultural communication practice that simultaneously reflects and enacts the culture in which it occurs. That is, gender is positioned as something that we do—via communication—rather than what we are. In order to understand and consider critically gender as communication, this course examines the difference between sex and gender, the intersection of gender and culture, and theories of how we become gendered. We will examine the ways in which social and political meanings attached to gender are communicated in various cultural institutions, practices, and contexts; and we will also consider how issues such as identity, representation, race, sexuality, class, and power bear on gender. 

COM 318: Intercultural Communication
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: N/A
School of Record Articulation: Direct equivalency to COMM 2240 Intercultural Communication
This course allows students experiencing the challenges of cross-cultural communication in an international setting to explore intercultural communication theory and research within both broad and interpersonal contexts. Topics include similarities and differences in values, norms, interethnic/intergroup communication, and adaptation. The study of intercultural communication is often approached from asocial psychological perspective, that has yielded many important ideas about intercultural communication that may also contribute to our understanding of the subject, particularly in acknowledging the influence of context and power in intercultural interactions. Additionally, the aim of this course is to enhance students’ self-reflection, flexibility, and sensitivity in intercultural communication.

COM 374: Culture, Globalization, and Media
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: N/A
School of Record Articulation: Direct equivalency to COMM 3335 Globalization, Media, and Culture
The main objectives of this course are to study the structure and characteristics of the international news media system, understand mass media’s role and influence in creating the world’s public opinion, and to review the evolution of mass media from the invention of the printing press to the arrival of internet. Students will also study the principal international news media systems as well as the future of mass media in our globalized society.

COM/IRL 316: Media and Conflict
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: Introductory college Composition and Research, minimum of freshman-level college credits
School of Record Articulation: 2000 Level Communications
This course examines the role media play in the progression and public perceptions of conflict. Relevant topics will include media and military intervention, portrayals of protest movements, and news and entertainment coverage of crime, rumors, domestic politics, violence, and ethnicity.

ECO 308: International Economics and the European Union
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: Introductory college Composition and Research, minimum of freshman-level college credits
School of Record Articulation: 2000 Level Economics
The European Union (EU) is a unique political and economic construction. For many economists, its defining characteristic is its four freedoms of movement of goods, services, people, and capital within the world's largest single market. Nineteen member states have gone even further in economic integration and share a common currency, the euro. The EU’s policies influence the everyday lives of those who live inside and outside its borders. This course will study the benefits and costs for the people of the EU, and indeed the world, of this ‘ever closer’ union using the tools of international economics. Its focus is the economic integration of Europe from the end of the Second World War to the present day.

FIN 300: Financial Management
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: College level Algebra, college level Accounting or Economics class, basic knowledge of spreadsheets
School of Record Articulation: Direct equivalency to FNCE 3125 Financial Management
This course is an introduction to the main areas of corporate finance. Its focus is on developing an understanding of the tools and methodologies available to the financial manager for decision-making in capital budgeting, working capital management, capital structure and profit planning and control. 

IRL/POL 331: Human Rights, Migration, and Global Civil Society
Credits: 3

Prerequisite: ENG 101 or equivalent, and 6 credit hours above the 100-level in related areas in History, Political Science, International Relations, or related fields.

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level International Studies/Politics

How have globalization and transnational human rights issues impacted the standing and practices of civil society in the global struggle for social justice? How have media technologies transformed civil society and cross border activism in the quest for safeguarding indivisible and interdependent rights? In this context, migration and refugee protection continue to challenge and expose the limitations of our current global governance to defend and promote the universal human rights of all peoples. In this course, students will learn about contemporary migration processes at the core of human rights debates, comprehending the increasingly visible, and sometimes invisible, role of global civil society. Understanding and legitimizing the impact of civil society as frontline advocates for accountable global governance, drawing upon international treaties and conventions to assert their demands, is essential for making sense of human rights issues in international and local politics and for deconstructing the existing power relations amongst state and non-state parties.

IRL/POL 332: Global Mobility, Displacement, and Human Right Advocacy
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: ENG 101 or equivalent, and 6 credit hours above the 100-level in related areas in History, Political Science, International Relations, or related fields.

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level International Studies/Politics

As the international community grapples with unparalleled levels of displacement, this course aims to explore the intricacies of the movement of people across borders and the intersection of international institutions’ work to safeguard human rights. Through an anthropological approach and practical methodologies, this course critically examines all forms of historical and contemporary global displacement, its main causes and effects on the livelihood of individuals, thus, enabling students to comprehend in depth the particular challenges faced by displaced populations throughout their entire migration process. While this course mainly studies the imperative for human rights advocacy led by prominent international institutions, it also provides insight into the local initiatives that have influenced and continue to shape the course of public policies, political initiatives, and social attitudes. By identifying and situating specific global processes that are relevant to the context of the Western Mediterranean, students will have the distinctive possibility to get acquainted with the work and policy efforts of international organizations, including the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch in Spain.

IRL/POL 404: International Migration: Border Security and Transnational Cooperation
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: ENG 101 or equivalent, and 9 credit hours above the 100-level in related areas in History, Political Science, International Relations, or related fields.

School of Record Articulation: 4000 Level International Studies/Politics

The aftermath of the 2015 migration and refugee crisis has raised serious questions as to what extent European Union (EU) member states have unilaterally agreed upon border security strategies and transnational cooperation to address the arrival and reception of migrants and refugees. Intending to highlight the complex juncture of political dilemmas, legal responsibilities, and 3 moral obligations at the core of these issues, this course equips students with the comprehensive framework to critically understand and assess the following intricate dynamic. On one hand, the significance of preserving national security and enhancing regional cooperation, while equally abiding by international law and upholding commitments to protect fundamental rights on the other. In a similar light, through interdisciplinary perspectives and systems thinking, students will be able to articulate the specific contexts in which migratory processes to Europe take place and in parallel, address aspects of colonial legacy, historical political ruptures, and continuities within the continent. With a focus on the Iberian Peninsula and the North African region, students will experience closely the tortuous relationship between Spain and Morocco, studying the countries’ political ties and most importantly, their strategic geography as both the gateway to the promise of safety within the EU and a perilous passage for an unprecedented number of migrants and refugees.

MGT 318: Organizational Behavior
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: N/A
School of Record Articulation: Direct equivalency to MGMT 2101 Introduction to Management in Organizations
This course focuses on the theory and application in the management of organizational behavior. It introduces students to key concepts and models of human behavior in organization and provides information about the essential and practical skills needed to be an effective manager and leader. Topics addressed include self-awareness, learning, motivation, stress, group dynamics, intergroup behavior, ethics, conflict, power, change, leadership, and cultural implications. Behavioral science concepts are applied through self-assessment, case studies, videos, and experiential exercises.

POL/HIS 336: Political History of Contemporary Spain
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: N/A
School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Politics
The course has four broad themes: first, the collapse of the Francoist dictatorship and its replacement by a constitutional parliamentary democracy; second, the key actors and institutions in Spanish government under democracy, third, the evolution of politics and policies in Spain over the last three decades, and finally, the nature of the country's current economic and political crisis. By the end of the course students are expected to have acquired a thorough understanding of the Spanish political system and have gained insights into some major themes in political science, including: the nature of and contrasts between totalitarian, authoritarian and democratic regimes.

PHI/POL 312: Ethics in Society
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: Introductory college Composition and Research, minimum of freshman-level college credits
School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Philosophy/Politics
This course aims to help students in any discipline discover ways to come to terms–both individually and collectively–with the tensions of living in a modern globalized society. It draws on the wisdom we inherit from a lineage of great teachers and thinkers in the past, from different traditions, to seek guidance on how to live better as citizens of the world, and as human beings, confronted by rapid technological change, cultural diversity, environmental degradation, organized violence, and economic insecurity.

PSY 328: Positive Psychology and Happiness
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: N/A
School of Record Articulation: 2000 Level Social Science/Psychology
This course reviews the history and key concepts of positive psychology and the contributions this new field has made to several traditional research areas in psychology. Areas of controversy (e.g., what is happiness, how should we measure it, what determines it, can and should we deliberately increase it) will be critically examined, with consideration given to conflicting viewpoints and their respective empirical support. Throughout the course we will also engage in experiential learning and practical exercises to increase well-being, which will inform our theoretical and empirical understanding of important questions in positive psychology.

PSY 330: Cognitive Psychology
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: N/A
School of Record Articulation: Direct equivalency to PSYC 2510 Cognitive Psychology
This course is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of topics related to the information-processing mechanisms of the mind, including consciousness, perception, attention, memory, conceptual knowledge, and emotions. Special emphasis will be placed on biases in judgment and economic decision-making. An evolutionary, functional perspective will be applied throughout.

PSY 332: Cross-Cultural Psychology
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: N/A
School of Record Articulation: 2000 Level Social Science/Psychology
This course offers an understanding of how culture influences our behavior from a cultural psychology perspective. Through the lenses of cultural psychology, consider how embedded culture is in our lives, how vital a cultural perspective is in understanding the lives of others and the importance of a cultural lens in academic psychology. It is a unique opportunity for you to combine academic learning with personal development: understand the influence of your culture on your behavior, your intercultural interactions and your cultural adjustment during your study abroad period and eventually your personal and professional life on returning home.

REL 312: The Children of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: Introductory college Composition and Research, minimum of freshman-level college credits
School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Religious Studies
This course is a comparative study of the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It examines the religions' shared aspects as well as distinct elements. The course compares the three religions along thematic lines and examines the way these three major traditions impact the modern West and the Middle East specifically. Among the themes to be discussed are Abraham, scripture and tradition, law, the creation, God, worship, mysticism, the house of God, the tradition of head covering, homosexuality, Jerusalem, and the end of times.

SOC 314: Service Learning Experience
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: ENG 101 or equivalent, and 6 credit hours in the Arts or Humanities or Social Sciences, or instructor permission
School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Sociology
Earn college credit while making an impact. Students enrolled in the course earn firsthand experience at a service learning placement in a nonprofit, NGO, or similar organization dedicated to advocacy or policy change. Students are expected to complete a minimum of 120 total hours at their placement under supervision, in addition to successful completion of the Service Learning Experience seminar under IAU Madrid faculty guidance. In this course, students meet and communicate regularly on their progress, learn about relevant issues concerning the NGOs and nonprofits where students are placed, and work on a final portfolio of their placement, organization, and the scope and impact of their service. Study abroad Service Learning confronts us with additional challenges, such as familiarity with the host culture and the short period of time students are living in the host city to become acquainted with the everyday realities of the peoples attended to in the scope of work by these NGOs and nonprofit organizations. For these reasons, the course will also guide students through a process to acquire keys to understanding the social, cultural, and economic frameworks of their placement and its position in the host culture. Service ethics are also at issue in the course as part and parcel of the student experience to have students develop skills for navigating questions of inequality, access, difference, and discrimination firsthand with self-critical cultural sensitivity to others and their own experiences.

SPA/ART 368: Art and Activism (in Spanish)
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: 4 semesters of college-level Spanish; a qualifying score on the ACM/IAU Spanish placement test, or instructor permission
School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Spanish
In this course we will explore and investigate cultures of protest and their artistic and aesthetic expression in contemporary Spain. We will garner understanding for the intersections between art and politics, and learn to analyze cultural material in activist archives, museums, and cultural centers in Madrid. At the same time, we will question New Social Movements from a comparatist perspective by investigating the place of activisms in relation to contemporary history, society, and politics both locally and globally. Students will acquire vocabulary and critical frameworks in advanced Spanish to analyze the cultures of protest in archives.

SPA/HIS 327: Spanish Civilization and Culture
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: 4 semesters of college-level Spanish; a qualifying score on the ACM/IAU Spanish placement test, or instructor permission
School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Spanish 
This course offers a panoramic and interdisciplinary view of the historical and cultural development of what is now known as Spain. The course is divided into three chronological / thematic units, each one focused on a different dimension in the historical configuration of Spain and Spanish culture from the Middle Ages to the present. They are, respectively, "The three cultures (711-1492)", "Empire (1492-1898)" and "The Civil War and its legacy (1898-present)".

SPA/LIT 352: Writing the City: Madrid Through Its Barrios
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: 4 semesters of college-level Spanish; a qualifying score on the ACM/IAU Spanish placement test, or instructor permission. Completion of Advanced Spanish Grammar and composition or its equivalent in a previous term is recommended. 
School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Spanish
Taking Madrid’s diverse neighborhoods as our point of departure for exploration, this course aims
to have advanced students of Spanish work on perfecting their writing and speaking skills and on
developing a unique voice in Spanish communication. Skills sets will focus on broadening Spanish language vocabulary, deepening understanding of style and narrative register, and gaining greater self-confidence in communicative situations. Exercises are designed to have students engage and write about Madrid’s many neighborhoods and their identities, while exploring one’s own relationship to these spaces. Fieldwork and activities will necessarily take students to Madrid’s barrios. Students are expected to read and engage with assigned texts that also explore these themes, including works in different narrative and literary genres. We will participate in group discussions and engage with different kinds of texts, from creative think pieces to academic essays, interviews, summaries, and stories. Students will interview a Madrid resident as part of the course.

SPA/SOC 337: Spain and the Americas: A Cultural Perspective
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: 4 semesters of college-level Spanish; a qualifying score on the ACM/IAU Spanish placement test, or instructor permission
School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Spanish
This transatlantic and interdisciplinary course is designed to give students a deeper understanding of the cultural history of the relationship between Spain, the United States and Latin America, by focusing specifically on the contemporary period: from the mid-19th century (with the many doubts that the Spanish model aroused in Spanish-American intellectuals) to the beginning of the 21st century. Contemporary Spain cannot be understood without an approach to the loss of its last colonies in America and Asia to the local bourgeoisies and the United States. On the cultural level, the triadic relationship between these regions will profoundly influence the different artistic movements and manifestations of the early 20th century, from modernism to the avant-garde. 

SPA 202: Intermediate Spanish II
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: 3 semesters of college-level Spanish or equivalent, or a qualifying score on the ACM/IAU Spanish placement test
School of Record Articulation: 2000 Level Spanish
Continued development of competence in more advanced elements of reading, writing, speaking, and understanding spoken Spanish. Intended for students who have completed the equivalent of three semesters of college-level Spanish. After completing this course, the student will understand extended speech and lectures (TV, movies, newspapers) and will be able to communicate with a degree of fluency that will let interact with natives with spontaneity. The information presented will be precise when talking in a field of interest and quite clear when writing or speaking in other range of subjects.

SPA 317: Spanish for the Medical Profession
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: 4 semesters of college-level Spanish; a qualifying score on the ACM/IAU Spanish placement test, or instructor permission
School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Spanish
This course is designed for students who need Spanish in the healthcare field, that is, students
who are preferably studying biology, pre-medicine, nursing, pharmacy, or psychology. In the classroom, learning strategies and activities will serve to introduce the student to common situations within the medical-health field and acquire specific terminology in these professions through comprehension exercises and oral and written production. Students will also learn about the Spanish national health system in the host culture. Course topics include learning vocabulary and practicing comprehension and oral production in situations that involve: human anatomy, ailments, symptoms, medical specializations, pharmacy, healthcare systems and coverage, and real-life dialogues between patients and healthcare professionals.

SPA 411: Culture Lab
Credits: 3 
Prerequisite: For students who have demonstrated advanced-level Spanish, interested in a comprehensive linguistic and cultural immersion program; 4-5 semesters of college-level Spanish; a qualifying score on the ACM/IAU Spanish placement test. Instructor approval is required.
School of Record Articulation: 4000 Level Spanish
Taught in Spanish with workshop and lecture components. Conducted in the style of a laboratory, this class will take up contemporary debates on literary, artistic, and cultural works from Medieval Iberia to contemporary Spain, allowing students to acquire and practice the tools to analyze Iberian cultures and their margins. How do the chosen case studies of cultural works capture the predominant thought and questions underpinning each historical period, or how do they brush against them? How is “culture” contested, shifting, and plural? In what ways do these primary materials—poetry, narrative, audiovisuals, art and architecture, city spaces, etc.—relate to the historical context of the moment when they were produced? How do they help researchers understand the “structures of feeling”, per Raymond Williams, with nuance and cultural specificity? Students will investigate what the study of cultural objects can tell us about the ways of life, values, and social attitudes of peoples, past and present, to gain an advanced understanding of the politics of culture.