High Advanced

Prior to enrolling in courses at this language level, students must have completed or tested out of a minimum of five semesters (or seven quarters) of college-level Spanish at their home university in the U.S.

FIRST SEMESTER [FALL]

1. Introduction to the Geography of Spain
a) Spain in a global context
b) Country of special contrasts

2. The Natural Picture
a) Topography
b) Climatic conditions
c) Water and vegetation
d) Conservation of natural resources

3. Human Resources and Spatial Organization
a) Population
b) Adminstrative divisions
c) Regional inequalities

SECOND SEMESTER [WINTER]

4. Spanish Society
a) The evolution of Socio-demographic components and their convergence with those of Europeans.
b) Spain as an urbanized country

5. Evolution and economic traits of modern-day Spain
a) The transformation of the primary sector
b) The Spanish industrial miracle
c) Economic tertiarization

6. Regional variety: examples of autonomies