Note: A placement exam will be required when you arrive on site.

Beginning

There is no language prerequisite for courses at this language level. However, students must take a placement exam to determine the course level into which they will be able to enroll.

Intermediate

This course is designed for students who have completed or tested out of a minimum of two semesters (or three quarters) of college-level Spanish. However, students must take a placement exam to determine the course level into which they will be able to enroll.

Advanced

This course is designed for students who have completed or tested out of a minimum of four semesters (or six quarters) of college-level Spanish. However, students must take a placement exam to determine the course level into which they will be able to enroll.

Superior

This course is designed for students who have completed or tested out of a minimum of 2 upper-division college-level Spanish courses. However, students must take a placement exam to determine the course level into which they will be able to enroll.

Este curso está fundamentalmente dedicado al análisis de las características básicas del sistema político español y su relación con la sociedad española actual. Tras una breve incursión en el pasado y su posible incidencia en el sistema actual (II República, Franquismo y la transición política) y un análisis de la estructura social de España, se pasará a debatir aspectos básicos del sistema político cómo las instituciones, la estructura del Estado, los partidos políticos, sistema de partidos, sindicatos y elecciones en España. En este curso también se hará un análisis de la cultura política, la participación, y el comportamiento electoral de los españoles, aspectos básicos para entender su relación con el poder político y la naturaleza de la nueva democracia española.