Study Abroad | Barcelona
Fall 2024: Academics

Course Code: INT 1100

Instruction Language: English

This course explores, in a hands-on way, how an interior designer works and the challenges he faces according to his area of expertise. During the term, many applications of the profession are shown and experimented with: housing, commercial spaces, exhibition spaces, and more than you can imagine.

Course Code: ART 1100

Instruction Language: English

Course description coming soon.

Course Code: PDS 1100

Instruction Language: English

The introductory course to product design brings the student closer to reality in everything that surrounds us, from the daily appliances to the vehicles we travel in, furniture, wearables, smart products, lighting elements, packaging, and others. This program discovers in a hands-on way how a product designer works and the challenges he faces according to his area of expertise. During the course, the student will have the opportunity to experience the profession by developing various projects: household products and mobility elements.

Course Code: SOC 2100

Instruction Language: English

Course description coming soon.

Course Code: BUS 3100

Instruction Language: English

The class aims to develop personal creativity and its uses for leadership and communication and understand different leadership theories to become better leaders and interact and manage with other groups. This course is designed to give the student the concepts and tools to understand the art of creativity and leadership; for better communication, social interaction, and personal development. The course will explore concepts such as human behavior, leadership, and creativity, and students will propose ideas through assignments to attain the class’s objectives. Creative Leadership Skills is a class from the Center of International Programs at Universidad Veritas. It is an elective class and does not have requisites.

Course Code: BUS 3200

Instruction Language: English

This course will introduce the student to basic concepts and tools for the Design Thinking (DS) process. The course will review the process’s six stages to build new entrepreneurship based on DS successfully: Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test, and Implement. The student will develop skills to lead projects in their personal and professional life. It also helps keep all the students’ ducks in a row with some methodical planning by showing different strategies and techniques such as the tree problem, the five whys, customer journey map, empathy map, brainstorming, role storming, mockups, pitch elevator, and others. In addition, students will develop organizational skills to improve project management and the impact of building good communication habits.

Course Code: COM 3100

Instruction Language: English

This course will introduce the student to the field of Communication for Development (C4D), a participatory process that applies communications tools to support behavior change in society. The student will learn through a dynamic methodology the five steps to build strategies focused on C4D that promote lasting impact and sustained behavior change. The course emphasizes analysis, strategic design, development/testing, implementation and monitoring, and evaluation to design new campaigns. The student will develop communications, research, behavior change, and evaluation skills. C4D is a method utilized by international organisms and non-governmental organizations to build new projects and campaigns, for example, United Nations.

Course Code: COM 3300

Instruction Language: English

Up until rather recent times, the global economy heavily relied on industrial production, yet today a distinctive shift to a creative economy based on cultural products is stronger than ever. Creative Industries and Journalism is a course that explores the dynamic relationship between Creative Industries –namely, Advertising & Marketing, Design, Broadcasting, Photography, IT– and Journalism. It examines the impact of technology on Mass Media and how it has changed the way we create, share, and consume content. The course focuses on the role of creativity in developing news stories, creating content for digital platforms, and producing engaging visuals. It also looks at how new technologies are changing the way journalists operate, from data-driven stories to interactive content. Students will explore the impact of Digital Media on creativity and its implications for businesses, governments, and society as a whole. They will also learn how to use various tools and techniques to create content for different platforms, through case studies, discussions, and hands-on projects.

Course Code: COM 3200

Instruction Language: English

This course introduces the field of intercultural communication, enhances the development of intercultural competence,  and explores implications and applications for shaping one’s cultural identity and worldview. The course also examines theoretical aspects of culture and worldview; communicative and intercultural competence; intercultural contact and entry processes; issues of diversity and commonalities among human beings; and implications and applications for work settings and oneself as a member of multicultural groups. This course is a part of the social psychology, cultural-historical psychology, developmental psychology, and cognitive psychology fields.

Course Code: VGA 2100

Instruction Language: English

Video Game Design: New Technologies & Gaming Resources is a course designed for students who have interest in learning the fundamental principles of video game design. It will introduce students to the thrilling world of game development, providing them with the knowledge necessary to create their own games from an idea to a prototype. Learning to design games in only achieved through firsthand experience. That’s why the course will be focused in learning real-world skills. Throughout the course, students will be encouraged to experiment with game development tools to create their own game prototypes. The course will introduce the student to concepts related to video game design as a process, and concepts related to the technology used in video game development, such as: game engines, programming, art, and sound creation tools. The course will also explore the latest technology trends in video game design, such as virtual, augmented and mixed reality. After completing the course, students will have a strong foundation in video game design and will be equipped with the skills and knowledge needed to create their own small games. They will have gained experience working with specific tools and techniques and will be able to apply these skills to real-world game design projects or even non videogame related projects.

Course Code: ART 1200

Instruction Language: English

The course provides a theoretical and practical view of the history of the city of Barcelona. The Roman Barcino, the nuclei of power of medieval Barcelona, the Jewish quarter, the Barcelona of the guilds, the Ramblas or modernism, a journey at street level through more than two centuries of history of one of the most important cities in the Mediterranean.

Course Code: HUM 1100

Instruction Language: English

Spanish cuisine is one of the most reputable and recognized in the world. This reputation originates in a long history and many influences that have led us to today’s haute cuisine. The course presents a journey through history and evolution, tradition, the avant-garde, and the new figures of Spanish haute cuisine. It offers a broad vision and allows students to contrast the practical reality in a city like Barcelona.

Course Code: FAS 3100

Instruction Language: English

This course will allow students to discover the role of the Product Manager, responsible for the strategy, planning, execution, and launch of a product, as well as the Buyer profile. From the creation of new product lines to stock management or purchasing planning, beyond data, the product manager must have a deep knowledge of fashion trends and the operation and singularities of the different markets.

Course Code: FAS 2100

Instruction Language: English

The fashion sociology course focuses on analyzing the critical theories and concepts of the discipline of sociology applied to creative industries and fashion in particular. We will approach the fundamentals of sociology and the different relationships that the fashion industry establishes with society, as well as the methods of research and experimentation that allow students to develop their critical vision of the environment.

Course Code: FAS 3200

Instruction Language: English

This course will allow students to deepen the role of the Trend Forecaster, to know and put into practice prospecting methodologies with which to detect and interpret macro and micro trends and define directions in fabrics, volumes, and color. It will also work on futures speculation and a practical application of a trend research work on a particular area or topic related to students’ interests.

Course Code: FAS 1100

Instruction Language: English

The introductory course to fashion design offers students the knowledge and tools necessary to take their first steps in the fashion world. During the term, we will explore a 360 vision of how the fashion designer works during the preparation of a given collection, from the initial idea to the project’s development. In addition, we will work with fundamental concepts of the creative process of fashion practically and enjoyably through: research, color chart, trends, materials, and more.

Course Code: GRA 2100

Instruction Language: English

The course develops the fundamental aspects of editorial design and illustration. Throughout it, disciplines such as typography and layout, essential in the publishing world, are deepened, and different techniques are worked on to give life to illustrations for different types of publications.

Course Code: GRA 1100

Instruction Language: English

The Introduction to Graphic Design course immerses the student in graphic design’s discipline and digital tools. It offers an approach for those professionals who require initial training in the different stages of innovation in a visual process and specific training in the various digital treatment programs. With a practical approach, the course introduces the basic principles of design. It will carry out projects based on professional fields: editorial design, corporate image, advertising, multimedia design, packaging, and more. In addition, students will learn to use the main design programs (Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign) and how to interact with each other to optimize resources and generate and edit complex graphic elements.

Course Code: MKT 3200

Instruction Language: English

The main objective of this subject is to obtain knowledge that allows us to establish new ideas, and original and effective solutions involved in the Branding discipline. Creating a brand and elements of communication in a creative way is a basic need in any company. The brand should give an added value that differentiates it and makes it stand out among its competition. The students will be able to develop a brand and communication elements through research methodologies and testing. They will be able to analyze, from a critical perspective, the process of creating a brand, as well as its implications in terms of business and in the life cycle of the company, to meet its objectives, needs and values.

Course Code: MKT 3010

Instruction Language: English

This course is designed to give the student the concepts of international marketing. It will also introduce the student to the globalization and anti-globalization movements as well as the relationship that exists between culture and business. The course will examine the concepts related to international marketing, while the students take advantage of the opportunity of being in a foreign country as a window to visualize some processes from a different perspective and propose ideas through assignments to attain the objectives of the class.

Course Code: MKT 2100

Instruction Language: English

This course is a general vision of the most essential marketing concepts. Its intention is for students to understand the relationship between consumers and brands and how they can become better marketers by understanding this relationship. The course will use research to understand customers, their needs, how brands can become relevant to them, and how context is vital for great marketing. The student will be able to identify an excellent marketing strategy and analyze from experience how to build one. In addition, they will be able to apply their knowledge in a critical, reflexive, and analytical way, using observation and research tools to understand marketing principles.

Course Code: DES 2100

Instruction Language: English

This program proposes a journey through the world of creativity and design to experience firsthand how a professional in fashion, graphic and interior design, and photography thinks and works. During the course, the student will discover that design is not only everywhere but also a lifestyle, a way of understanding what surrounds us, and a powerful tool to improve people’s lives. Finally, students will put into practice everything they learn through the development of specific projects in each of the areas.

Course Code: PHOT 3100

Instruction Language: English

The artistic photography course is a current didactic proposal, in tune with the effervescent panorama of the digital revolution, in the fertile territory of encounters between photography, art, information, and visual communication. The program has an experiential, experimental, and constructive approach to the essential issues that characterize the concept of photography in its relationship to art. Its fundamental objective is to explore and take advantage of the possibilities that arise from conjugating the author’s subjectivity with the demands of artistic practice. The role of photographers today is no longer that of artisans of photography but that of artists who handle a range of knowledge from different disciplines, ranging from the technical and aesthetic fields to the history of art, literature, philosophy, psychology, and anthropology. The course contents are designed based on the need for new creators in the world of artistic photography: authors with their personality and social criteria, capable of carrying out projects of individual vocation and, at the same time, collectively validity.

Course Code: PHOT 2100

Instruction Language: English

The cultural photography course aims for students to develop the tools to experiment, explore and document culture through photography. The scenario in which it takes place is the metropolis of Barcelona, the capital of the region of Catalonia. A cosmopolitan city with a great historical heritage and is recognized for its culture, economy, sport, and social life. Throughout the course, we will study the camera’s functions, essential to efficiently controlling the scene and the situations in front of our lenses. At the same time, students will learn the fundamentals of digital image manipulation. In addition, the participants will reflect on the definition of culture and the ethics involved in capturing images that belong to which we could define social photography, which is interaction and commitment with other human beings. We will explore from candid photography to street portraits, from the urban landscape to urban life. At the end of the course, students can approach cultural exploration through the photographic image with a personal voice that considers creativity, photographic technique, human relations, and respect for cultures, among others.

Course Code: PHOT 2300

Instruction Language: English

The course in fashion photography at LCI Barcelona presents an ideal environment that fuses the spaces of photography with the fields and disciplines of the world of fashion, styling, and communication. The course immerses the student in a professional environment. It gives him the technical capacity and aesthetic sensitivity that allows him to use photographic images as a means of visual communication in the world of fashion. This program is a space for experimentation, and practical participation where creation, thought, creativity, collaboration, and teamwork converge with fashion, styling, and art direction professionals. This program is a space for experimentation, and practical participation where creation, thought, creativity, collaboration, and teamwork converge with fashion, styling, and art direction professionals.

Course Code: PHOT 2200

Instruction Language: English

The gastronomic photography course of LCI Barcelona fuses our country’s richness and gastronomic fame with the mediatization and graphic communication of this trend. The essence of the course merges the space of photographic taking and the relationship with disciplines of the profession, from styling to art direction, thus offering a first contact with the reality of the labor market. Its axis of specialization is gastronomy and its intersection with art direction that maintains and enhances the author’s personality. Creativity and photographic technique are the backbones of the course, introducing the student to the knowledge necessary for creating images that evoke emotions, memories, and sensations. In addition, the student will be trained in digital photographic techniques applied to gastronomic photography.

Course Code: SOC 2200

Instruction Language: English

Especially in the globalization of studies and professions, it is crucial to understand the context in which people develop their activities, how things work, what has to be reckoned on, and why it is as it is. In this course, we want to endeavour to understand contemporary Spain, especially things that differ from what we know from our countries of origin. The object of our studies and investigation is thus contemporary Spanish society, its particular traits, the political system it develops in, and the historical explication of both. We are going to address essential questions contemporary Spain is submersed in liberal-progressive governments in the context of growing conservative and extreme right-wing political movements; the fight against gender violence and for women‘s and LGBTQ+ rights; the Catalan and Basque independence movements; the Spanish economy, the welfare state, immigration, tourism, unemployment, corruption, crime and cost of living; the climate change and its impact on Spain; the political re-writing of Spanish history against a meaningful and sorrow analysis of its many shameful and bloody aspects. All those topics will have to be treated in the context of the Spanish political system, its institutions, its political parties, and the broader context of the European Union. To better understand and explain the social and political phenomena we are going to address, we also must go back in time and outline and interpret Spain’s transition to a democratic regime, the dictatorship of Francisco Franco and how it evolved, but also specific historical trends and strains we can find in Spain since the Middle Ages, and which are still active.

Course Code: SPN-301

Instruction Language: Spanish

On finishing the course the student is capable of taking part in different interactions naturally and with little effort, possesing sufficient linguistic resources to allow them to communicate in a fluid and spontaneous manner in situations of some complexity or with external interference. The student is capable of expressing with precision abstract themes such as: religion, politics, art, history and general cultural aspects and use idioms in certain contexts. This course responds to the question ‘How does one perform with efficiency in real life acts of speaking that permit external opinions on complex matters with ease.?’

Course Code: SPN-101

Instruction Language: Spanish

Throughout the four weeks the student develops a capacity of basic language that permits managing in simple situations of communication. You will get to know basic grammar structures, vocabulary and adequate expressions for communicating with family and friends, as well as interacting in situations such as in a restaurant, shopping, taking the bus etc. The course responds to the question ‘How does one utilize the four skills of beginner level Spanish to communicate and manage in immediate daily situations.

Course Code: SPN-102

Instruction Language: Spanish

The student uses lexical structures and syntactic and learned formulas to maintain a conversation in different situations of daily life. Furthermore they are able to describe people, places, narrate events and stories, outline interests and future plans. This course responds to the question ‘How does one communicate effectively in Spanish in simple daily contexts and individual situations.

Course Code: SPN 4350

Instruction Language: Spanish

This course aims to study cinematic productions based on literary texts of well known Spanish authors. The course is based on analysis and discussion of the principle characterisitcs of the cuture, values and themes of the Spanish reality present in said literary texts and films. The course, delivered in Spanish asks ‘How does a student with Spanish as a second language increase their knowledge of Spanish socioculture through means of the study of literary texts and its cinematic adaptations?’

Course Code: SPN-304

Instruction Language: Spanish

This course of advanced Spanish for Business is aimed at students who are interested in widening their knowledge and advanced communicative skills in the world of Spanish speaking business.

Course Code: SPN-104

Instruction Language: Spanish

This course is specifically designed for students in the world of international business who have no previous knowledge of the Spanish language. The objectcive is to give them the basic communicative tools necessary to be able to interact and interview Spanish speaking businesses or clients, develop the design of a product and make publicity campaigns. It is a theoretical-practical course which complements the modules studied with in person or virtual visits to successful small and medium sized local businesses. During the four weeks the student will acquire knowledge of the four linguistics skills which allow communication on a basic level with native Spanish speakers.

Course Code: SPN-204

Instruction Language: Spanish

This course is specifically designed for students in the field of international business who have at least 100 hours of Spanish class. The objective is to develop linguistic strategies necessary to manage in the Spanish speaking business world and improve comprehension with a linguistic repertoire related to the Spanish professional. It is a theory-practice course in which modules of study are complemented with in person or virtual visits to successful small and medium sized local businesses. There will be an analysis of the steps required to undestand a business, the laws, regulation and working environment and study of specific cases of some local businesses. During the four weeks the student will acquire knowledge of the four linguistic skills which will permit understanding of vocabularly specificaly related to the world of business and which students will be able to apply when interacting with native Spanish speakers.

Course Code: SPN-310

Instruction Language: Spanish

In this course the student develops an advanced level command of expression and communication of the oral language. At the same time the student will be able to express their ideas and opinions making use of elaborate structures permitting them to connect with different conversational partners with precision, confidence and skill. Furthermore they will be able to participate in coversations on diverse subjects making contributions that reflect their knowledge and dominance of the language. This course responds to the question ‘How does one communicate efficiently with fluidity and precision in an elaborate and natural style in a specific sociocultural context and furthermore react to diverse situations where it is necessary to interact coummunicatively in Spanish?’

Course Code: SPN-201

Instruction Language: Spanish

The student is able to express themselves with some fluidity and use vocabularly and linguistic structures to resolve unexpected situations. Can request clarifications according to the context in which they are carried out. This level emphasises greater capacity to tell stories and describe details in different circumstances such as: events, hobbies, food, interests and facts. Furthermore the student becomes more comfortable interacting with the new culture. This course responds to the question ‘How does one communicate effectively with fluidity, gain command of vocabulary and linguistic structures to resolve unexpected situations.

Course Code: SPN-202

Instruction Language: Spanish

The student is able to understand, describe and narrate, which permits them to interact with some precision in the target language. Gain the capacity to address themes of real life and culture. Furthermore, acquire greater precision and agility in the performance of their level of communication. This course responds to the question ‘How does the student acquire communicative competence at the high intermediate level to develop their ideas by means of analytical thought and interpersonal skills?’

Course Code: SPN 3010

Instruction Language: Spanish

The course addresses the literature of the Golden Age through the texts considered canonical and the authors who exemplify them, through the reading and analysis of texts from the 16th and 17th centuries. The social and historical context of the works is analyzed in order to understand the literary message present in them.

Course Code: SPN 3120

Instruction Language: Spanish

The course presents a journey through the different authors and movements of the second half of the 20th century. It explains the literature and its relation with different historical movements. The course responds to the question ‘What are the different themes present n Spanish literature throughout the 20th century and how are they manifested in a formal manner?’

Course Code: SPN 3100

Instruction Language: Spanish

This course studies some basic concepts of linguistics in a simple but progressive manner to learn the mechanics of pronunciation of the sounds of Spanish, characteristics of articulation and the graphic representation of its phonemes. Furthermore some phonetic differences between American Spanish and Castillian Spanish will be analyzed.

Course Code: ANI 3100

Instruction Language: English

This theoretical-practical course constitutes a first approach to the characteristics of audiovisual language, representations, and meanings of cinema and digital animation. It introduces, in a fundamental way, the importance of audiovisual production for the development of mass visual culture and diverse forms of the relationship between the individual and society. Through classroom exercises, the course focuses on observing the components of audiovisual products to develop knowledge and provide tools for analyzing and criticizing the image. The course covers the essential components of the following: Content (narrative, script, semiotics, and ideology), Form (audiovisual design and aesthetics of cinema and animation) and Technical processes (editing and sound). Its articulation is studied through the implementation of description exercises, interpretation, and issuance of value judgments on cinematographic and animated productions. Finally, in the course, an experimental audiovisual is made to effectively integrate the theoretical knowledge studied with a practical production exercise.