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Bachelor's degree in Media and Cultural Studies

Basic Faculty credits24.00 credits

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Comunicació oral i escritaComunicación oral y escritaOral and written communication  (3102G00001)

The objective of this subject is to provide students with skills for critically reading texts, writing academic and creative texts (both in traditional and electronic format) and oral expression.

Bbasic 12.00 A Aannual

L’evolució de les societats humanesLa evolución de las sociedades humanasThe evolution of human societies  (3102G00002)

Introduction to the evolution of human societies from an interdisciplinary point of view.The aim is to introduce students to the content and concepts that are essential for analysing human society at any given time and the territorial implications of such evolution.From that point of view space and time are seen as two essential and interrelated aspects of human life.

Bbasic 12.00 A Aannual

Own compulsory basic credits12.00 credits

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Anàlisi dels mitjans de comunicació Análisis de los medios de comunicación Media analysis (Media and cultural studies)  (3102G00003)

-Description and analysis of the main written, audiovisual and digital media, and their theoretical models.-Analysis and interpretation of the media throughout history in the universal domain.-Analysis and interpretation of the function of the media in the contemporary world.-Description, analysis and interpretation of the representations of the present that the media offer.-Analysis of different informative and interpretative models, national as well as international -cutting edge genres: literary report, photojournalism, the audiovisual documentary. The language of advertising, internet and personal blogs.

Bbasic 6.00 A 2second semester

Teoria de la comunicació Teoría de la comunicación Media Theory (Media and Cultural Studies)  (3102G00004)

-Description and analysis of the concept of communication in its totality.-Description, analysis and interpretation of the concepts of modernity / postmodernity, high culture / mass culture, identity / globalization, credibility / truth, reality /fiction -Models of mass culture: printed press, cinema, radio, popular music, comic, art, commerce and kitsch.-Description, analysis and interpretation of the representations of the present that the media offer.-Crisis of the utopias: the desacralisation of the romantic myths, postcolonialism and the decentralization of culture, the question gender identity in the era of globalization.-New means and new theories: trash culture, the new teenage culture, the culture of new technologies.

Bbasic 6.00 A 1first semester

Audiovisual communication I12.00 credits

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Comunicació audiovisual IComunicación audiovisual I Media communication I  (3102G01020)

Discover the technological advances that have emerged over the course of history which have contributed to the current configuration of the Audiovisual Media.-Description of the main debates about the transformations of audiovisual culture in contemporary society, focusing on the new paths that are opening up with the interrelation between image and computers. Learn about image devices and establish the different between analogue, electronic and digital devices.Placing each one of them in a specific place in the audiovisual world.-View some works that are representative of current production analysing the borders between documentary creation, fiction and experimental avant garde. Discover and learn how to use the elements that comprise audiovisual language such as still images,moving images and sound recording processes.

OBCompulsory 12.00 A Aannual

Contemporary culture I12.00 credits

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Cultura contemporània ICultura contemporánea IContemporary culture I  (3102G01022)

Identification of different forms of cultural management, looking at examples of how they are applied in the public and private sphere, and analysis of their impact on the production, dissemination and reception of culture in the contemporary world.- Description and differentiation of gender studies and analysis of its influence in a reinterpretation of the cultural legacy aimed at re-evaluating the contribution of women and at reconsidering culture and art as forms of transmitting the social construct of identity.- Analysis and interpretation of the contemporary world based on references and keys provided by History.- Description and interpretation of the evolution of contemporary societies observing the homogenisation resulting from globalisation but also the affirmation and preservation of distinct cultural identities.

OBCompulsory 12.00 A Aannual

Basic Faculty credits12.00 credits

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Història de la ciència i la cultura Historia de la ciencia y la cultura History of science and culture   (3102G00015)

Introduction to Western cultural and scientific history.The different stages will be addressed and the fundamental milestones will be studied.Special attention will be paid to the major similarities and discrepancies between the scientific, technological, literary, artistic and philosophical areas.

Bbasic 12.00 A Aannual
B Aannual
C Aannual

Complementary basic credits 12.00 credits

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Fonaments del llenguatgeFundamentos del lenguajeFundamentals of language  (3102G00005)

In this subject students are introduced to the fundamental concepts of linguistic study and the properties of language as a specifically human communication system, both at a biological and social level.We address questions such as the relationship between language and languages, linguistic diversity (with a particular focus on the European, Spanish and Catalan context) and the value of languages as a means of interpreting the world.We briefly review the history of linguistic thought and offer a succinct overview of what linguistics is as a discipline tasked with the rigorous study of grammatical aspects of languages and its relationship with other scientific disciplines.This last aspect links in with other subsequent subjects offered as part of the degree(linguistics, analysis of the Spanish and Catalan languages).

Bbasic 6.00 A1 2second semester

Geografia d'EuropaGeografía de EuropaGeography of Europe  (3102G00006)

Helps students to understand the geographical reality of the European continent, with a particular focus on the countries of the European Union, and taking into account the geopolitical changes and productive transformations that have affected it in the 20th century and which mark its evolution in the 21st century.Content: The concept "Europe"; The physical framework; Ethnic and cultural diversity; The construction of the European political space and the process of constructing the European Union; The population: evolution, dynamics, current structure and the migratory phenomena; The spaciality of economic processes: new trends in rural landscapes, changes in industrial activities and the rise of the service industry; The structuring of the territory: the transport network, the Europe of cities and regional imbalances.The role of Europe in the world.

Bbasic 6.00 A 1first semester

Patrimoni natural i problemàtica ambiental a EuropaPatrimonio natural y problemática ambiental en EuropaNatural heritage and environmental problems in Europe  (3102G00007)

Presents the main elements of Europe's natural heritage.Analyses the interrelations among the main environmental aspects and European society, with a particular focus on the environmental policies promoted by the European Union and the problems that affect the landscapes of Europe.Content: Economic activity and air pollution; The rivers of Europe; The forests of Europe; Protecting nature; The European mountains: a meeting space; waste management and other environmental problems.Environmental policies of the European Union.

Bbasic 6.00 A 1first semester

Introducció a la imatge cinematogràficaIntroducción a la imagen cinematográficaIntroduction to cinema studies  (3102G00008)

This subject forms part of the initial credits and its aim is to serve as an introduction to cinematography as a means of expression, focusing on its origins and the development and evolution of the classic model, particularly classic Hollywood cinema.

Bbasic 6.00 A 1first semester

Patrimoni cultural: conceptes i actuacionsPatrimonio cultural: conceptos y actuacionesCultural Heritage: concepts and accomplishment   (3102G00009)

This subject introduces students to the complex concept of Cultural Heritage.Within a broad definition of culture, Heritage establishes the relationship with memory and identity in the territory in which it is foundIn this way the relationship with Natural Heritage is established.The city and the historical-artistic Heritage is the second major subject covered.Artistic Historical Heritage legislation constitutes the framework which governs Heritage related activities and their organisation.Cultural policies around Heritage will establish the objectives and strategies for intervention in Cultural Heritage.

Bbasic 6.00 A 2second semester

Antropologia filosòficaAntropología filosóficaPhilosophical antropology  (3102G00010)

PHILOSOPHICAL ANTHROPOLOGY: 1.Problems specific to the anthropological question.2.Genesis, development and current state of the basic problems of Philosophical Anthropology.3.Reading and commentary of representative texts.ETHICS.Study of the work of the main classical authors of ethics and introduction to the main current debates.1.Introduction to the theory of ethics.Ethics and morality2.Biological and anthropological bases of moralityConscience and moral development.3.Historical characterization of the main ethical models: theological, deontological and axiology.4.The problem of values: concept and types.5.Theory, principles and models in applied ethics and ethics of citizenship.

Bbasic 6.00 A 2second semester

ÈticaÉticaEthics  (3102G00011)

Study of the work of the main classical authors of ethics and introduction to the main current debates.1.Introduction to the theory of ethics.Ethics and morality2.Biological and anthropological bases of moralityConscience and moral development.3.Historical characterization of the main ethical models: theological, deontological and axiology.4.The problem of values: concept and types.5.Theory, principles and models in applied ethics and ethics of citizenship.

Bbasic 6.00 A 1first semester

Lectures de literatura universalLecturas de literatura universalWorld literature readings  (3102G00012)

Reading and interpretation of fundamental works of different genres of universal literature from its origins to the present day.

Bbasic 6.00 A 1first semester

Món actual I. Pau i conflicte en el món actual: economia, política i societatMundo actual I. Paz y conflicto en el mundo actual: economía, política y sociedadThe world today I. Peace and conflict in the world today: economy, politics and society   (3102G00016)

This module aims to act as a systematic introduction to the history of the present-day world by analysing the large political, economic and social processes which, starting in 1945, occurred during the second half of the last century and first decade of the 21st.

Bbasic 6.00 A 1first semester

Món actual II. Pau i conflicte en el món actual: patrimoni, memòria i identitat Mundo actual II. Paz y conflicto en el mundo actual: Patrimonio, memoria e identidad The world today II. Peace and conflict in the world today: heritage, memory and identity   (3102G00017)

Introduction to the construction of identities, memory, and cultural heritage in the present and changing world.

Bbasic 6.00 A 2second semester

Language and media I12.00 credits

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Llengua i mitjans de comunicació ILengua y medios de comunicación ILanguage and mass media I  (3102G01018)

Analysis of the variation and different linguistic registers that influence the language of the media.-Description and analysis of the agents who intervene in the language of the media (academies, grammarians, style guides, journalists, etc),and of the implicit or explicit argumentation that they prostrate.-Analysis of the processes of production, transmission and reception of information.-Description, analysis and interpretation of the main textual models linked to the different informative, interpretative and opinion genres.

OBCompulsory 12.00 A Aannual

Audiovisual communication II12.00 credits

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Comunicació audiovisual IIComunicación audiovisual II Media communication II  (3102G01021)

Discover the technological advances that have emerged over the course of history which have contributed to the current configuration of the Audiovisual Media.- Description of the main debates on transformations in audiovisual culture in contemporary society, focusing on the new paths opening up with the interrelationship between the image and computers.-Learn about image devices and establish the difference between analogue, electronic and digital devices.Placing each one of them in a specific place in the audiovisual world.-View some works that are representative of current production analysing the borders between documentary creation, fiction and experimental avant garde. Discover and learn how to use the elements that comprise audiovisual language such as still images,moving images and sound recording processes.

OBCompulsory 12.00 A Aannual

Communication theory I12.00 credits

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Teoria de la comunicació ITeoría de la comunicación IMedia theory I  (3102G01026)

-Description of the theoretical and methodological foundations of the critical analysis of discourse -Description and analysis of the main methodologies of analysis of discourse (pragmatic, iconic, ideological, critical, cultural).-Description and analysis of the systems for receiving culture in different sociological areas.-Description, analysis and interpretation of the production and reception of the different communicative languages.-Analysis of the function and the ethical sense of journalism and communication professionals in the contemporary world.

OBCompulsory 12.00 A Aannual

Language and media II12.00 credits

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Llengua i mitjans de comunicació IILengua y medios de comunicación IILanguage and mass media II  (3102G01019)

-Analysis of the variation and different linguistic registers that influence the language of the media.-Description and analysis of the agents who intervene in the language of the media (academies, grammarians, style guides, journalists, etc),and of the implicit or explicit argumentation that they prostrate.-Analysis of the processes of production, transmission and reception of information.-Description, analysis and interpretation of the main textual models linked to the different informative, interpretative and opinion genres.

OBCompulsory 12.00 A Aannual

Contemporary culture II12.00 credits

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Cultura contemporània IICultura contemporánea IIContemporary culture II  (3102G01023)

Identification of different forms of cultural management, looking at examples of how they are applied in the public and private sphere, and analysis of their impact on the production, dissemination and reception of culture in the contemporary world.- Description and differentiation of gender studies and analysis of its influence in a reinterpretation of the cultural legacy aimed at re-evaluating the contribution of women and at reconsidering culture and art as forms of transmitting the social construct of identity.- Analysis and interpretation of the contemporary world based on references and keys provided by History.- Description and interpretation of the evolution of contemporary societies observing the homogenisation resulting from globalisation but also the affirmation and preservation of distinct cultural identities.

OBCompulsory 12.00 A Aannual

MInor in Arts I and II12.00 credits

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Paisatge: visions i intervencióPaisaje: Visiones e intervenciónLandscape: visions and intervention   (3102G02040)

This module introduces students to basic aspects of the interpretation, analysis, management and intervention in the landscape, understanding it as a synthesis of the territorial heritage.It takes a cross-disciplinary approach which enables us to look at the complexity of the landscape from a multidimensional historical, artistic, geographical and ecological viewpoint.CONTENT: The cultural and historical construction of the landscape: the influence of art, disciplinary Traditions: of the analysis to the proposal, geographical Scale and environmental analysis, identity Perspectives and territorial conflict, Sustainability, governance and citizen participation, Tools for the analysis and management of the current landscape.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Turisme, territori i medi ambientTurismo, territorio y medio ambiente Tourism, territory and environment   (3102G02031)

Analysis of the territorial and environmental aspects of tourist activities, and their dynamics.With a particular focus on the processes of territorial transformation and the environmental impact generated by tourism.

OPoptional 6.00 A Aannual

Història de la filosofia contemporània Historia de la filosofía contemporánea Contemporary Philosophy  (3102G03023)

Historical introduction to the principal currents of contemporary philosophy and the main contemporary debates related to them.1.Historical study of the main authors and doctrines of contemporary philosophy.2.Systematic approach to the main problems addressed in the various currents of the philosophy of the period.3.Introduction to the work of the main authors.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Corrents actuals de la filosofiaCorrientes actuales de la filosofíaCurrent philosophical issues   (3102G03024)

Analysis of some of the main trends in philosophy today.1.Current controversies of the philosophy of the 20th century.2.Trends of the philosophy of the 21st century.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Filosofia política IFilosofía política IPolitical philosophy I  (3102G03034)

Study of the work of the main classic authors of political philosophy and introduction to the main current debates.1.Introduction to political philosophy2.Political duty and democratic legitimacy.3.Introduction to the concepts of freedom, equality, tolerance and to the main recent debates about such concepts.4 Introduction to the concept of distributive justice and to the main contemporary theories of justice.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Filosofia política IIFilosofía política IIPolitical philosophy II  (3102G03035)

1.Introduction to modern and contemporary ideologies.2.Introduction to liberalism (or liberalisms) and its critics (conservatism, communitarianism, republicanism, totalitarianism).3.Introduction to the problems of nationalism.4.The process of globalization and international justice and cosmopolitanism.5.Other contemporary subjects of political philosophy.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Estètica IIEstética IIAesthetics II  (3102G03037)

1.General historical study of the main authors and doctrines of aesthetic thought.2.Study of the main authors and classic doctrines of the philosophy of art and the theory of beauty.3.Systematic approach to the main problems of aesthetics.4.Introduction to the work of the main authors of contemporary aesthetics.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Història de CatalunyaHistoria de Cataluña History of Catalonia   (3102G04020)

Brief overview of the common aspects that characterise the history of the Iberian peninsula, from the appearance of man on the land of the peninsula to Franco's regime, highlighting the evolution of the Hispanic kingdoms and of the Crown of Aragon, its diverse internal constitution and divergent features, as well as the social conflict, that have characterised its final development.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Història d'EspanyaHistoria de EspañaHistory of Spain  (3102G04030)

Introduction to the History of Spain: its political-institutional, socio-economic and cultural features and their development in the modern centuries.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Etnohistòria d'AmèricaEtnohistoria de AméricaEthnological history of America  (3102G04035)

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Patrimoni cultural: desenvolupament i sostenibilitatPatrimonio cultural: desarrollo y sostenibilidadCultural heritage: developmen and sustainability  (3102G04037)

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Història de les donesHistoria de las mujeresHistory of women  (3102G04038)

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Antropologia econòmicaAntropología económicaEconomic Anthropology  (3102G04054)

Study of the economic dimension of the social and cultural demonstrations of the humanity with special attention to the understanding of the central problems of the economy from the point of view of the social anthropology.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Art contemporani IArte contemporáneo IModern & contemporary art I  (3102G05024)

General study of Art History, in its various forms, over the course of the 19th century.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Art contemporani IIArte contemporáneo IIModern & contemporary art II  (3102G05025)

General study of Art History, in its various forms, over the course of the 20th century.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Història de les idees estètiquesHistoria de las ideas estéticasHistory of Aesthetic Ideas  (3102G05027)

Analysis and knowledge, from a historical perspective, of the main aesthetic categories with which the work of art has been thought leaving attention to the relation special among the theoretical texts in which the mentioned categories have been, theorised and the works of art or artistic practicals of the period in which the mentioned theories have been formulated.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Estètica de la producció i de la recepció de l'obra d'artEstética de la producción y de la recepción de la obra de arteAesthetics of the production and recepcion of work of art  (3102G05028)

Analysis and knowledge, from a historical perspective, of the main aesthetic ideas with which has reflected about the figure of the artist, from the Greek thought until the present, and about the theoretical problems linked to the reception of the work of art, from the appearance of the aesthetics of the taste the 17th century until the articulation of the Aesthetics of the reception the second half of the 20th century.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Història de la música Historia de la música Music history   (3102G05029)

General study of the history of the occidental music, of the musical styles and of its contexts of production and reception.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Història i teoria del cinemaHistoria y teoría del cineFilm history and theory  (3102G05030)

The subject will include a diachronic look at the cinematographic movements that have thrown the classical cinema system into crisis, which the student will already have studied previously.It will focus on avant-garde cinema, documentary, postwar-Italian neorealism movements, new cinemas of the 1960s, Asian cinema and auteur film of the present day.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Museologia MuseologíaMuseology  (3102G05032)

This subject will include a general look at museums, both at a theoretical and practical level.More specifically, it will examine the concept of museology, the characteristics of museum site management, the management of collections, buildings used as museums and their characteristics, and the activities and uses of these centres.It will also look at museum legislation.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Músiques del món contemporaniMúsicas del mundo contemporáneo World musics of today   (3102G05033)

A study of music in various cultures in an increasingly globalised world, with a particular focus on musical traditions in Asia, Africa and Latin America and their impact on contemporary Western culture.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Cultura visual: del gravat al net-artCultura visual: del grabado al net-artVisual culture: from prints to net-art  (3102G05034)

Study of universal visual culture through its techniques (from engraving to digital technologies) and its phenomenology.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Tradició i modernitat en l'art contemporaniTradición y modernidad en el arte contemporáneoTradition and modernity in contemporary art  (3102G05035)

Study of art movements of the 20th century, with a particular focus of the historical avant-garde movements and their expression in Catalonia.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Gestió del patrimoni culturalGestión del patrimonio culturalGestion of cultural heritage  (3102G05041)

Introducing the student to cultural management.Taking an in-depth look at Cultural Heritage.Establishing the reference framework of international trends in Cultural Heritage management.Management models.Spain and the autonomous communities.The management of cultural infrastructures.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Usos del patrimoni històric-artísticUsos del patrimonio histórico-artísticoUses of the art historical heritage  (3102G05042)

Study of the different forms of use of historic and artistic heritage.Following introduction of the oldest uses of heritage (images of power, religious images, etc.),its more strictly modern senses will be examined (tourist, archaeological, monumental and landscape, market, construction of identities, etc.).The subject thus seeks to marry and emphasise fresh and current analysis of the most widespread uses of historical and artistic heritage by professionally preparing students in this field.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Història del català contemporaniHistoria del catalán contemporáneoHistory of contemporary catalan  (3102G06030)

This module focuses on the evolution of contemporary Catalan language, from the end of the 19th century, with the first normative attempts carried out under protection of the Renaissance, to its adjustment in recent times.The periods of Noucentisme, the Second Republic, the Spanish Civil War and Franco's regime will be described in this subject, and the problems arising in the current uses of the Catalan language will likewise be analysed, from a historical perspective.

OPoptional 6.00 A Aannual

Tercera llengua i literatura: italiàTercera lengua y literatura: italianoThird language and literature: italian  (3102G00033)

The module is regarded as an introduction to the Italian language and Italian literature, a third bachelor's-degree language and literature.The basic notions of use of the language oral and written, with special incidence in the communicative aspect, and aspects of the cultural context of the corresponding language, will be worked.Likewise, the fundamental notions of the history of the literature that has been chosen and to its authors more representative will be worked through the presentation and analysis of texts.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Tercera llengua i literatura: francèsTercera lengua y literatura: francésThird language and literature: french  (3102G00034)

The module is regarded as an introduction to French language and literature, a third bachelor's-degree language and literature.The basic notions of use of the language oral and written, with special incidence in the communicative aspect, and aspects of the cultural context of the corresponding language, will be worked.Likewise, the fundamental notions of the history of the literature that has been chosen and to its authors more representative will be worked through the presentation and analysis of texts.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Crítica literàriaCrítica literariaLiterary criticism  (3102G00024)

Diachronic study of western literary thinking from Antiquity to modern times, with special focus on schools of literary theory in the 20th century, and analysis, description and interpretation of literary texts from instruments provided by contemporary literary criticism.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Llengua catalana: anàlisi gramaticalLengua catalana: análisis gramaticalCatalan language: grammatical analysis  (3102G06054)

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Literatura comparada i estudis culturalsLiteratura comparada y estudios culturalesComparative Literature and Cultural Studies  (3102G00047)

This subject of comparative literature and cultural studies reflects on great canonical texts of literary criticism and some of the great cultural debates they have provoked.Aimed at students interested in literary and cultural reflection, mostly Anglo-Saxon, will analyse, from a bibliographical selection, works such as that of Francis Yates and the art of memory, Goethe and “Weltliteratur", theories of narrative fiction, Edward Saïd and post-colonial studies, etc.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Literatura espanyola contemporània (segle XX)Literatura española contemporánea (siglo XX)Contemporary spanish literature (20th century)  (3102G07023)

This course will examine works of different genres and aesthetics of 20th-century Spanish literature.Students will go on a diachronic journey through the different periods of the century (Modernism, Avant-Garde, the Tremendisme of the postwar period, etc.),reviewing the most significant aspects of the culture in each, seeing literary works as a reflection of each aesthetic, of the socio-political ideas of the time and the author’s personal motivation.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Literatura espanyola del RenaixementLiteratura española del RenacimientoRenaissance spanish literature  (3102G07026)

In the subject dedicated to Renaissance Spanish literature the three great literary courses will be studied, starting from the poetic renewal led by Garcilaso in his brief and inaugural work, to then analyse poets of great excellence like Francisco de Aldana, Fray Luis de León and San Juan de la Cruz.The great variety of fictional narrative that surrounds an isolated phenomenon like Pigall will be studied, to then go further into the analysis of the work and its sources.Quixote will be studied in the light of his Renaissance narrative precedents.Thirdly, the structure of comedies and the meaning of the new Art of making comedies of Lope de Vega, with a look into some of his more brilliant palatine comedies, will be studied.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Llengua espanyola VILengua española VISpanish language VI  (3102G07057)

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Literatura espanyola VILiteratura española VISpanish literature VI  (3102G07063)

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Critical analysis of speech6.00 credits

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Anàlisi crítica del discursAnálisis crítico del discursoCritical analysis of the discourse  (3102G01035)

-Description of the theoretical and methodological fundamentals of the critical analysis of speech Description and analysis of the main speech analysis methodologies (pragmatic, iconic, ideological, cultural criticism) Description and analysis of the systems of cultural reception in different sociological areas Description, analysis and interpretation of the production and reception of different communicative languages Analysis of the function and ethical sense of journalism and communication professionals in the modern world.

OBCompulsory 6.00 A 2second semester

Optional module12.00 credits

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Transformacions del món globalTransformaciones del mundo globalGlobal transformations / Optional seminar  (3102G01028)

- Analysing the study of the contemporary world from an interdisciplinary perspective of the Humanities.- Presenting and analysing the main informative debates that govern the present and train in own criterion.- Offering specific knowledge relating to contemporary theory and thinking.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Discurs i imatgeDiscurso e imagenDiscourse and image / Optional seminar  (3102G01029)

- Knowing the different techniques of textual and audiovisual editing on different media and applying them in an adjusted way.- Relating literary stories with audiovisual stories.- Relating images, written text and sounds in a multimedia discourse.-Knowing the elements involved in the manipulation of images, especially the effects of assembly and post-production.-Analysing the internal temporality of written and cinematographic stories, strategies of credibility for the construction of fictions.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Seminari de Lletres ISeminario de Letras ISeminar of Arts and Humanities I  (3102G01031)

This module is designed for students to explore different areas of cultural studies offered by the Faculty of Arts.Students of the bachelor's degree in Cultural Communication choose two optional seminars worth 12 credits from those offered by the different degrees in the Faculty of Arts.Graduates in Cultural Communication are thus able to receive more intense and diversified cultural training, since each student will be able to decide which type of humanistic and cultural content defines this module.

OPoptional 12.00 A 1first semester

Seminari de Lletres IISeminario de Letras IISeminar of Arts and Humanities II  (3102G01032)

This module is designed for students to explore different areas of cultural studies offered by the Faculty of Arts.Students of the bachelor's degree in Cultural Communication choose two optional seminars worth 12 credits from those offered by the different degrees in the Faculty of Arts.Graduates in Cultural Communication are thus able to receive more intense and diversified cultural training, since each student will be able to decide which type of humanistic and cultural content defines this module.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

MInor in Arts I and II12.00 credits

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Paisatge: visions i intervencióPaisaje: Visiones e intervenciónLandscape: visions and intervention   (3102G02040)

This module introduces students to basic aspects of the interpretation, analysis, management and intervention in the landscape, understanding it as a synthesis of the territorial heritage.It takes a cross-disciplinary approach which enables us to look at the complexity of the landscape from a multidimensional historical, artistic, geographical and ecological viewpoint.CONTENT: The cultural and historical construction of the landscape: the influence of art, disciplinary Traditions: of the analysis to the proposal, geographical Scale and environmental analysis, identity Perspectives and territorial conflict, Sustainability, governance and citizen participation, Tools for the analysis and management of the current landscape.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Turisme, territori i medi ambientTurismo, territorio y medio ambiente Tourism, territory and environment   (3102G02031)

Analysis of the territorial and environmental aspects of tourist activities, and their dynamics.With a particular focus on the processes of territorial transformation and the environmental impact generated by tourism.

OPoptional 6.00 A Aannual

Història de la filosofia contemporània Historia de la filosofía contemporánea Contemporary Philosophy  (3102G03023)

Historical introduction to the principal currents of contemporary philosophy and the main contemporary debates related to them.1.Historical study of the main authors and doctrines of contemporary philosophy.2.Systematic approach to the main problems addressed in the various currents of the philosophy of the period.3.Introduction to the work of the main authors.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Corrents actuals de la filosofiaCorrientes actuales de la filosofíaCurrent philosophical issues   (3102G03024)

Analysis of some of the main trends in philosophy today.1.Current controversies of the philosophy of the 20th century.2.Trends of the philosophy of the 21st century.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Filosofia política IFilosofía política IPolitical philosophy I  (3102G03034)

Study of the work of the main classic authors of political philosophy and introduction to the main current debates.1.Introduction to political philosophy2.Political duty and democratic legitimacy.3.Introduction to the concepts of freedom, equality, tolerance and to the main recent debates about such concepts.4 Introduction to the concept of distributive justice and to the main contemporary theories of justice.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Filosofia política IIFilosofía política IIPolitical philosophy II  (3102G03035)

1.Introduction to modern and contemporary ideologies.2.Introduction to liberalism (or liberalisms) and its critics (conservatism, communitarianism, republicanism, totalitarianism).3.Introduction to the problems of nationalism.4.The process of globalization and international justice and cosmopolitanism.5.Other contemporary subjects of political philosophy.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Estètica IIEstética IIAesthetics II  (3102G03037)

1.General historical study of the main authors and doctrines of aesthetic thought.2.Study of the main authors and classic doctrines of the philosophy of art and the theory of beauty.3.Systematic approach to the main problems of aesthetics.4.Introduction to the work of the main authors of contemporary aesthetics.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Història de CatalunyaHistoria de Cataluña History of Catalonia   (3102G04020)

Brief overview of the common aspects that characterise the history of the Iberian peninsula, from the appearance of man on the land of the peninsula to Franco's regime, highlighting the evolution of the Hispanic kingdoms and of the Crown of Aragon, its diverse internal constitution and divergent features, as well as the social conflict, that have characterised its final development.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Història d'EspanyaHistoria de EspañaHistory of Spain  (3102G04030)

Introduction to the History of Spain: its political-institutional, socio-economic and cultural features and their development in the modern centuries.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Etnohistòria d'AmèricaEtnohistoria de AméricaEthnological history of America  (3102G04035)

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Patrimoni cultural: desenvolupament i sostenibilitatPatrimonio cultural: desarrollo y sostenibilidadCultural heritage: developmen and sustainability  (3102G04037)

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Història de les donesHistoria de las mujeresHistory of women  (3102G04038)

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Antropologia econòmicaAntropología económicaEconomic Anthropology  (3102G04054)

Study of the economic dimension of the social and cultural demonstrations of the humanity with special attention to the understanding of the central problems of the economy from the point of view of the social anthropology.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Art contemporani IArte contemporáneo IModern & contemporary art I  (3102G05024)

General study of Art History, in its various forms, over the course of the 19th century.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Art contemporani IIArte contemporáneo IIModern & contemporary art II  (3102G05025)

General study of Art History, in its various forms, over the course of the 20th century.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Història de les idees estètiquesHistoria de las ideas estéticasHistory of Aesthetic Ideas  (3102G05027)

Analysis and knowledge, from a historical perspective, of the main aesthetic categories with which the work of art has been thought leaving attention to the relation special among the theoretical texts in which the mentioned categories have been, theorised and the works of art or artistic practicals of the period in which the mentioned theories have been formulated.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Estètica de la producció i de la recepció de l'obra d'artEstética de la producción y de la recepción de la obra de arteAesthetics of the production and recepcion of work of art  (3102G05028)

Analysis and knowledge, from a historical perspective, of the main aesthetic ideas with which has reflected about the figure of the artist, from the Greek thought until the present, and about the theoretical problems linked to the reception of the work of art, from the appearance of the aesthetics of the taste the 17th century until the articulation of the Aesthetics of the reception the second half of the 20th century.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Història de la música Historia de la música Music history   (3102G05029)

General study of the history of the occidental music, of the musical styles and of its contexts of production and reception.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Història i teoria del cinemaHistoria y teoría del cineFilm history and theory  (3102G05030)

The subject will include a diachronic look at the cinematographic movements that have thrown the classical cinema system into crisis, which the student will already have studied previously.It will focus on avant-garde cinema, documentary, postwar-Italian neorealism movements, new cinemas of the 1960s, Asian cinema and auteur film of the present day.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Museologia MuseologíaMuseology  (3102G05032)

This subject will include a general look at museums, both at a theoretical and practical level.More specifically, it will examine the concept of museology, the characteristics of museum site management, the management of collections, buildings used as museums and their characteristics, and the activities and uses of these centres.It will also look at museum legislation.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Músiques del món contemporaniMúsicas del mundo contemporáneo World musics of today   (3102G05033)

A study of music in various cultures in an increasingly globalised world, with a particular focus on musical traditions in Asia, Africa and Latin America and their impact on contemporary Western culture.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Cultura visual: del gravat al net-artCultura visual: del grabado al net-artVisual culture: from prints to net-art  (3102G05034)

Study of universal visual culture through its techniques (from engraving to digital technologies) and its phenomenology.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Tradició i modernitat en l'art contemporaniTradición y modernidad en el arte contemporáneoTradition and modernity in contemporary art  (3102G05035)

Study of art movements of the 20th century, with a particular focus of the historical avant-garde movements and their expression in Catalonia.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Gestió del patrimoni culturalGestión del patrimonio culturalGestion of cultural heritage  (3102G05041)

Introducing the student to cultural management.Taking an in-depth look at Cultural Heritage.Establishing the reference framework of international trends in Cultural Heritage management.Management models.Spain and the autonomous communities.The management of cultural infrastructures.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Usos del patrimoni històric-artísticUsos del patrimonio histórico-artísticoUses of the art historical heritage  (3102G05042)

Study of the different forms of use of historic and artistic heritage.Following introduction of the oldest uses of heritage (images of power, religious images, etc.),its more strictly modern senses will be examined (tourist, archaeological, monumental and landscape, market, construction of identities, etc.).The subject thus seeks to marry and emphasise fresh and current analysis of the most widespread uses of historical and artistic heritage by professionally preparing students in this field.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Història del català contemporaniHistoria del catalán contemporáneoHistory of contemporary catalan  (3102G06030)

This module focuses on the evolution of contemporary Catalan language, from the end of the 19th century, with the first normative attempts carried out under protection of the Renaissance, to its adjustment in recent times.The periods of Noucentisme, the Second Republic, the Spanish Civil War and Franco's regime will be described in this subject, and the problems arising in the current uses of the Catalan language will likewise be analysed, from a historical perspective.

OPoptional 6.00 A Aannual

Tercera llengua i literatura: italiàTercera lengua y literatura: italianoThird language and literature: italian  (3102G00033)

The module is regarded as an introduction to the Italian language and Italian literature, a third bachelor's-degree language and literature.The basic notions of use of the language oral and written, with special incidence in the communicative aspect, and aspects of the cultural context of the corresponding language, will be worked.Likewise, the fundamental notions of the history of the literature that has been chosen and to its authors more representative will be worked through the presentation and analysis of texts.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Tercera llengua i literatura: francèsTercera lengua y literatura: francésThird language and literature: french  (3102G00034)

The module is regarded as an introduction to French language and literature, a third bachelor's-degree language and literature.The basic notions of use of the language oral and written, with special incidence in the communicative aspect, and aspects of the cultural context of the corresponding language, will be worked.Likewise, the fundamental notions of the history of the literature that has been chosen and to its authors more representative will be worked through the presentation and analysis of texts.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Crítica literàriaCrítica literariaLiterary criticism  (3102G00024)

Diachronic study of western literary thinking from Antiquity to modern times, with special focus on schools of literary theory in the 20th century, and analysis, description and interpretation of literary texts from instruments provided by contemporary literary criticism.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Llengua catalana: anàlisi gramaticalLengua catalana: análisis gramaticalCatalan language: grammatical analysis  (3102G06054)

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Literatura comparada i estudis culturalsLiteratura comparada y estudios culturalesComparative Literature and Cultural Studies  (3102G00047)

This subject of comparative literature and cultural studies reflects on great canonical texts of literary criticism and some of the great cultural debates they have provoked.Aimed at students interested in literary and cultural reflection, mostly Anglo-Saxon, will analyse, from a bibliographical selection, works such as that of Francis Yates and the art of memory, Goethe and “Weltliteratur", theories of narrative fiction, Edward Saïd and post-colonial studies, etc.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Literatura espanyola contemporània (segle XX)Literatura española contemporánea (siglo XX)Contemporary spanish literature (20th century)  (3102G07023)

This course will examine works of different genres and aesthetics of 20th-century Spanish literature.Students will go on a diachronic journey through the different periods of the century (Modernism, Avant-Garde, the Tremendisme of the postwar period, etc.),reviewing the most significant aspects of the culture in each, seeing literary works as a reflection of each aesthetic, of the socio-political ideas of the time and the author’s personal motivation.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Literatura espanyola del RenaixementLiteratura española del RenacimientoRenaissance spanish literature  (3102G07026)

In the subject dedicated to Renaissance Spanish literature the three great literary courses will be studied, starting from the poetic renewal led by Garcilaso in his brief and inaugural work, to then analyse poets of great excellence like Francisco de Aldana, Fray Luis de León and San Juan de la Cruz.The great variety of fictional narrative that surrounds an isolated phenomenon like Pigall will be studied, to then go further into the analysis of the work and its sources.Quixote will be studied in the light of his Renaissance narrative precedents.Thirdly, the structure of comedies and the meaning of the new Art of making comedies of Lope de Vega, with a look into some of his more brilliant palatine comedies, will be studied.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Llengua espanyola VILengua española VISpanish language VI  (3102G07057)

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Literatura espanyola VILiteratura española VISpanish literature VI  (3102G07063)

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Thesis12.00 credits

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Treball final de grauTrabajo final de gradoFinal project  (3102G01033)

The Thesis offers a specific learning process since it does not take place largely in a classroom/group through explanatory classes, but through other types of activity.The fundamental axis of the learning process for this module will be implemented largely through the students’ individual work with the necessary tutor, in order to evaluate the level of acquisition of content and fundamental competences of the degree.The Thesis for the Bachelor’s Degree in Cultural Communication can, in essence, be one of two main types: 1) Analytical.The aforementioned approach will follow the methods typical of academic work from the analysis of a subject linked to Communication and Cultural Studies.2) Creative.The aforementioned approach will follow the methods typical of journalistic work in the broadest sense of the term, or in textual media, audiovisual media or multimedia.The aforementioned model will be able to respond to different models: in-depth report, essay, documentary, table of contents, etc.All students completing a thesis will have a tutor and will have to present and defend their work before a panel made up of the tutor and two professors from the Faculty.

OBCompulsory 12.00 S Aannual
J Aannual

Optional module36.00 credits

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Transformacions del món globalTransformaciones del mundo globalGlobal transformations / Optional seminar  (3102G01028)

- Analysing the study of the contemporary world from an interdisciplinary perspective of the Humanities.- Presenting and analysing the main informative debates that govern the present and train in own criterion.- Offering specific knowledge relating to contemporary theory and thinking.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Discurs i imatgeDiscurso e imagenDiscourse and image / Optional seminar  (3102G01029)

- Knowing the different techniques of textual and audiovisual editing on different media and applying them in an adjusted way.- Relating literary stories with audiovisual stories.- Relating images, written text and sounds in a multimedia discourse.-Knowing the elements involved in the manipulation of images, especially the effects of assembly and post-production.-Analysing the internal temporality of written and cinematographic stories, strategies of credibility for the construction of fictions.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Pràctiques externesPrácticas externasWork placements  (3102G01030)

External placements offer students a series of institutions and companies in the communication and cultural industries to choose from, allowing different interests and skill sets of students interested in this first work experience to be satisfied.At the same time as offering the institutions and companies taking part in our internship programme, the different types of placement will be made clear, with the main activities to carry out and the basic requirements to be able to take part. Company internships are a special learning process in the sense that the process differs from the other modules on offer.External placements. The people who take part in the process are: 1) the student, who is coming into contact with the professional world linked to their academic education for the first time; 2) the academic tutor, a teacher of the degree responsible for the placement taking place; and 3) the tutor offered by the institution or company hosting the placement student.

OPoptional 12.00 J Aannual
S Aannual

Seminari de Lletres ISeminario de Letras ISeminar of Arts and Humanities I  (3102G01031)

This module is designed for students to explore different areas of cultural studies offered by the Faculty of Arts.Students of the bachelor's degree in Cultural Communication choose two optional seminars worth 12 credits from those offered by the different degrees in the Faculty of Arts.Graduates in Cultural Communication are thus able to receive more intense and diversified cultural training, since each student will be able to decide which type of humanistic and cultural content defines this module.

OPoptional 12.00 A 1first semester

Seminari de Lletres IISeminario de Letras IISeminar of Arts and Humanities II  (3102G01032)

This module is designed for students to explore different areas of cultural studies offered by the Faculty of Arts.Students of the bachelor's degree in Cultural Communication choose two optional seminars worth 12 credits from those offered by the different degrees in the Faculty of Arts.Graduates in Cultural Communication are thus able to receive more intense and diversified cultural training, since each student will be able to decide which type of humanistic and cultural content defines this module.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Optional modules + academic recognition78.00 credits

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Paisatge: visions i intervencióPaisaje: Visiones e intervenciónLandscape: visions and intervention   (3102G02040)

This module introduces students to basic aspects of the interpretation, analysis, management and intervention in the landscape, understanding it as a synthesis of the territorial heritage.It takes a cross-disciplinary approach which enables us to look at the complexity of the landscape from a multidimensional historical, artistic, geographical and ecological viewpoint.CONTENT: The cultural and historical construction of the landscape: the influence of art, disciplinary Traditions: of the analysis to the proposal, geographical Scale and environmental analysis, identity Perspectives and territorial conflict, Sustainability, governance and citizen participation, Tools for the analysis and management of the current landscape.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Turisme, territori i medi ambientTurismo, territorio y medio ambiente Tourism, territory and environment   (3102G02031)

Analysis of the territorial and environmental aspects of tourist activities, and their dynamics.With a particular focus on the processes of territorial transformation and the environmental impact generated by tourism.

OPoptional 6.00 A Aannual

Història de la filosofia contemporània Historia de la filosofía contemporánea Contemporary Philosophy  (3102G03023)

Historical introduction to the principal currents of contemporary philosophy and the main contemporary debates related to them.1.Historical study of the main authors and doctrines of contemporary philosophy.2.Systematic approach to the main problems addressed in the various currents of the philosophy of the period.3.Introduction to the work of the main authors.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Corrents actuals de la filosofiaCorrientes actuales de la filosofíaCurrent philosophical issues   (3102G03024)

Analysis of some of the main trends in philosophy today.1.Current controversies of the philosophy of the 20th century.2.Trends of the philosophy of the 21st century.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Filosofia política IFilosofía política IPolitical philosophy I  (3102G03034)

Study of the work of the main classic authors of political philosophy and introduction to the main current debates.1.Introduction to political philosophy2.Political duty and democratic legitimacy.3.Introduction to the concepts of freedom, equality, tolerance and to the main recent debates about such concepts.4 Introduction to the concept of distributive justice and to the main contemporary theories of justice.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Filosofia política IIFilosofía política IIPolitical philosophy II  (3102G03035)

1.Introduction to modern and contemporary ideologies.2.Introduction to liberalism (or liberalisms) and its critics (conservatism, communitarianism, republicanism, totalitarianism).3.Introduction to the problems of nationalism.4.The process of globalization and international justice and cosmopolitanism.5.Other contemporary subjects of political philosophy.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Estètica IIEstética IIAesthetics II  (3102G03037)

1.General historical study of the main authors and doctrines of aesthetic thought.2.Study of the main authors and classic doctrines of the philosophy of art and the theory of beauty.3.Systematic approach to the main problems of aesthetics.4.Introduction to the work of the main authors of contemporary aesthetics.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Història de CatalunyaHistoria de Cataluña History of Catalonia   (3102G04020)

Brief overview of the common aspects that characterise the history of the Iberian peninsula, from the appearance of man on the land of the peninsula to Franco's regime, highlighting the evolution of the Hispanic kingdoms and of the Crown of Aragon, its diverse internal constitution and divergent features, as well as the social conflict, that have characterised its final development.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Història d'EspanyaHistoria de EspañaHistory of Spain  (3102G04030)

Introduction to the History of Spain: its political-institutional, socio-economic and cultural features and their development in the modern centuries.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Etnohistòria d'AmèricaEtnohistoria de AméricaEthnological history of America  (3102G04035)

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Patrimoni cultural: desenvolupament i sostenibilitatPatrimonio cultural: desarrollo y sostenibilidadCultural heritage: developmen and sustainability  (3102G04037)

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Història de les donesHistoria de las mujeresHistory of women  (3102G04038)

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Antropologia econòmicaAntropología económicaEconomic Anthropology  (3102G04054)

Study of the economic dimension of the social and cultural demonstrations of the humanity with special attention to the understanding of the central problems of the economy from the point of view of the social anthropology.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Art contemporani IArte contemporáneo IModern & contemporary art I  (3102G05024)

General study of Art History, in its various forms, over the course of the 19th century.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Art contemporani IIArte contemporáneo IIModern & contemporary art II  (3102G05025)

General study of Art History, in its various forms, over the course of the 20th century.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Història de les idees estètiquesHistoria de las ideas estéticasHistory of Aesthetic Ideas  (3102G05027)

Analysis and knowledge, from a historical perspective, of the main aesthetic categories with which the work of art has been thought leaving attention to the relation special among the theoretical texts in which the mentioned categories have been, theorised and the works of art or artistic practicals of the period in which the mentioned theories have been formulated.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Estètica de la producció i de la recepció de l'obra d'artEstética de la producción y de la recepción de la obra de arteAesthetics of the production and recepcion of work of art  (3102G05028)

Analysis and knowledge, from a historical perspective, of the main aesthetic ideas with which has reflected about the figure of the artist, from the Greek thought until the present, and about the theoretical problems linked to the reception of the work of art, from the appearance of the aesthetics of the taste the 17th century until the articulation of the Aesthetics of the reception the second half of the 20th century.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Història de la música Historia de la música Music history   (3102G05029)

General study of the history of the occidental music, of the musical styles and of its contexts of production and reception.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Història i teoria del cinemaHistoria y teoría del cineFilm history and theory  (3102G05030)

The subject will include a diachronic look at the cinematographic movements that have thrown the classical cinema system into crisis, which the student will already have studied previously.It will focus on avant-garde cinema, documentary, postwar-Italian neorealism movements, new cinemas of the 1960s, Asian cinema and auteur film of the present day.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Museologia MuseologíaMuseology  (3102G05032)

This subject will include a general look at museums, both at a theoretical and practical level.More specifically, it will examine the concept of museology, the characteristics of museum site management, the management of collections, buildings used as museums and their characteristics, and the activities and uses of these centres.It will also look at museum legislation.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Músiques del món contemporaniMúsicas del mundo contemporáneo World musics of today   (3102G05033)

A study of music in various cultures in an increasingly globalised world, with a particular focus on musical traditions in Asia, Africa and Latin America and their impact on contemporary Western culture.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Cultura visual: del gravat al net-artCultura visual: del grabado al net-artVisual culture: from prints to net-art  (3102G05034)

Study of universal visual culture through its techniques (from engraving to digital technologies) and its phenomenology.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Tradició i modernitat en l'art contemporaniTradición y modernidad en el arte contemporáneoTradition and modernity in contemporary art  (3102G05035)

Study of art movements of the 20th century, with a particular focus of the historical avant-garde movements and their expression in Catalonia.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Gestió del patrimoni culturalGestión del patrimonio culturalGestion of cultural heritage  (3102G05041)

Introducing the student to cultural management.Taking an in-depth look at Cultural Heritage.Establishing the reference framework of international trends in Cultural Heritage management.Management models.Spain and the autonomous communities.The management of cultural infrastructures.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Usos del patrimoni històric-artísticUsos del patrimonio histórico-artísticoUses of the art historical heritage  (3102G05042)

Study of the different forms of use of historic and artistic heritage.Following introduction of the oldest uses of heritage (images of power, religious images, etc.),its more strictly modern senses will be examined (tourist, archaeological, monumental and landscape, market, construction of identities, etc.).The subject thus seeks to marry and emphasise fresh and current analysis of the most widespread uses of historical and artistic heritage by professionally preparing students in this field.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Història del català contemporaniHistoria del catalán contemporáneoHistory of contemporary catalan  (3102G06030)

This module focuses on the evolution of contemporary Catalan language, from the end of the 19th century, with the first normative attempts carried out under protection of the Renaissance, to its adjustment in recent times.The periods of Noucentisme, the Second Republic, the Spanish Civil War and Franco's regime will be described in this subject, and the problems arising in the current uses of the Catalan language will likewise be analysed, from a historical perspective.

OPoptional 6.00 A Aannual

Tercera llengua i literatura: italiàTercera lengua y literatura: italianoThird language and literature: italian  (3102G00033)

The module is regarded as an introduction to the Italian language and Italian literature, a third bachelor's-degree language and literature.The basic notions of use of the language oral and written, with special incidence in the communicative aspect, and aspects of the cultural context of the corresponding language, will be worked.Likewise, the fundamental notions of the history of the literature that has been chosen and to its authors more representative will be worked through the presentation and analysis of texts.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Tercera llengua i literatura: francèsTercera lengua y literatura: francésThird language and literature: french  (3102G00034)

The module is regarded as an introduction to French language and literature, a third bachelor's-degree language and literature.The basic notions of use of the language oral and written, with special incidence in the communicative aspect, and aspects of the cultural context of the corresponding language, will be worked.Likewise, the fundamental notions of the history of the literature that has been chosen and to its authors more representative will be worked through the presentation and analysis of texts.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Crítica literàriaCrítica literariaLiterary criticism  (3102G00024)

Diachronic study of western literary thinking from Antiquity to modern times, with special focus on schools of literary theory in the 20th century, and analysis, description and interpretation of literary texts from instruments provided by contemporary literary criticism.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Llengua catalana: anàlisi gramaticalLengua catalana: análisis gramaticalCatalan language: grammatical analysis  (3102G06054)

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Literatura comparada i estudis culturalsLiteratura comparada y estudios culturalesComparative Literature and Cultural Studies  (3102G00047)

This subject of comparative literature and cultural studies reflects on great canonical texts of literary criticism and some of the great cultural debates they have provoked.Aimed at students interested in literary and cultural reflection, mostly Anglo-Saxon, will analyse, from a bibliographical selection, works such as that of Francis Yates and the art of memory, Goethe and “Weltliteratur", theories of narrative fiction, Edward Saïd and post-colonial studies, etc.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Literatura espanyola contemporània (segle XX)Literatura española contemporánea (siglo XX)Contemporary spanish literature (20th century)  (3102G07023)

This course will examine works of different genres and aesthetics of 20th-century Spanish literature.Students will go on a diachronic journey through the different periods of the century (Modernism, Avant-Garde, the Tremendisme of the postwar period, etc.),reviewing the most significant aspects of the culture in each, seeing literary works as a reflection of each aesthetic, of the socio-political ideas of the time and the author’s personal motivation.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Literatura espanyola del RenaixementLiteratura española del RenacimientoRenaissance spanish literature  (3102G07026)

In the subject dedicated to Renaissance Spanish literature the three great literary courses will be studied, starting from the poetic renewal led by Garcilaso in his brief and inaugural work, to then analyse poets of great excellence like Francisco de Aldana, Fray Luis de León and San Juan de la Cruz.The great variety of fictional narrative that surrounds an isolated phenomenon like Pigall will be studied, to then go further into the analysis of the work and its sources.Quixote will be studied in the light of his Renaissance narrative precedents.Thirdly, the structure of comedies and the meaning of the new Art of making comedies of Lope de Vega, with a look into some of his more brilliant palatine comedies, will be studied.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Llengua espanyola VILengua española VISpanish language VI  (3102G07057)

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Literatura espanyola VILiteratura española VISpanish literature VI  (3102G07063)

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Transformacions del món globalTransformaciones del mundo globalGlobal transformations / Optional seminar  (3102G01028)

- Analysing the study of the contemporary world from an interdisciplinary perspective of the Humanities.- Presenting and analysing the main informative debates that govern the present and train in own criterion.- Offering specific knowledge relating to contemporary theory and thinking.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Discurs i imatgeDiscurso e imagenDiscourse and image / Optional seminar  (3102G01029)

- Knowing the different techniques of textual and audiovisual editing on different media and applying them in an adjusted way.- Relating literary stories with audiovisual stories.- Relating images, written text and sounds in a multimedia discourse.-Knowing the elements involved in the manipulation of images, especially the effects of assembly and post-production.-Analysing the internal temporality of written and cinematographic stories, strategies of credibility for the construction of fictions.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Pràctiques externesPrácticas externasWork placements  (3102G01030)

External placements offer students a series of institutions and companies in the communication and cultural industries to choose from, allowing different interests and skill sets of students interested in this first work experience to be satisfied.At the same time as offering the institutions and companies taking part in our internship programme, the different types of placement will be made clear, with the main activities to carry out and the basic requirements to be able to take part. Company internships are a special learning process in the sense that the process differs from the other modules on offer.External placements. The people who take part in the process are: 1) the student, who is coming into contact with the professional world linked to their academic education for the first time; 2) the academic tutor, a teacher of the degree responsible for the placement taking place; and 3) the tutor offered by the institution or company hosting the placement student.

OPoptional 12.00 J Aannual
S Aannual

Seminari de Lletres ISeminario de Letras ISeminar of Arts and Humanities I  (3102G01031)

This module is designed for students to explore different areas of cultural studies offered by the Faculty of Arts.Students of the bachelor's degree in Cultural Communication choose two optional seminars worth 12 credits from those offered by the different degrees in the Faculty of Arts.Graduates in Cultural Communication are thus able to receive more intense and diversified cultural training, since each student will be able to decide which type of humanistic and cultural content defines this module.

OPoptional 12.00 A 1first semester

Seminari de Lletres IISeminario de Letras IISeminar of Arts and Humanities II  (3102G01032)

This module is designed for students to explore different areas of cultural studies offered by the Faculty of Arts.Students of the bachelor's degree in Cultural Communication choose two optional seminars worth 12 credits from those offered by the different degrees in the Faculty of Arts.Graduates in Cultural Communication are thus able to receive more intense and diversified cultural training, since each student will be able to decide which type of humanistic and cultural content defines this module.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

One of the following requirements must be met

Two of the following requirements must be met

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Paisatge: visions i intervencióPaisaje: Visiones e intervenciónLandscape: visions and intervention   (3102G02040)

This module introduces students to basic aspects of the interpretation, analysis, management and intervention in the landscape, understanding it as a synthesis of the territorial heritage.It takes a cross-disciplinary approach which enables us to look at the complexity of the landscape from a multidimensional historical, artistic, geographical and ecological viewpoint.CONTENT: The cultural and historical construction of the landscape: the influence of art, disciplinary Traditions: of the analysis to the proposal, geographical Scale and environmental analysis, identity Perspectives and territorial conflict, Sustainability, governance and citizen participation, Tools for the analysis and management of the current landscape.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Turisme, territori i medi ambientTurismo, territorio y medio ambiente Tourism, territory and environment   (3102G02031)

Analysis of the territorial and environmental aspects of tourist activities, and their dynamics.With a particular focus on the processes of territorial transformation and the environmental impact generated by tourism.

OPoptional 6.00 A Aannual

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Història de la filosofia contemporània Historia de la filosofía contemporánea Contemporary Philosophy  (3102G03023)

Historical introduction to the principal currents of contemporary philosophy and the main contemporary debates related to them.1.Historical study of the main authors and doctrines of contemporary philosophy.2.Systematic approach to the main problems addressed in the various currents of the philosophy of the period.3.Introduction to the work of the main authors.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Corrents actuals de la filosofiaCorrientes actuales de la filosofíaCurrent philosophical issues   (3102G03024)

Analysis of some of the main trends in philosophy today.1.Current controversies of the philosophy of the 20th century.2.Trends of the philosophy of the 21st century.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Filosofia política IFilosofía política IPolitical philosophy I  (3102G03034)

Study of the work of the main classic authors of political philosophy and introduction to the main current debates.1.Introduction to political philosophy2.Political duty and democratic legitimacy.3.Introduction to the concepts of freedom, equality, tolerance and to the main recent debates about such concepts.4 Introduction to the concept of distributive justice and to the main contemporary theories of justice.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Filosofia política IIFilosofía política IIPolitical philosophy II  (3102G03035)

1.Introduction to modern and contemporary ideologies.2.Introduction to liberalism (or liberalisms) and its critics (conservatism, communitarianism, republicanism, totalitarianism).3.Introduction to the problems of nationalism.4.The process of globalization and international justice and cosmopolitanism.5.Other contemporary subjects of political philosophy.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Estètica IIEstética IIAesthetics II  (3102G03037)

1.General historical study of the main authors and doctrines of aesthetic thought.2.Study of the main authors and classic doctrines of the philosophy of art and the theory of beauty.3.Systematic approach to the main problems of aesthetics.4.Introduction to the work of the main authors of contemporary aesthetics.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Història de CatalunyaHistoria de Cataluña History of Catalonia   (3102G04020)

Brief overview of the common aspects that characterise the history of the Iberian peninsula, from the appearance of man on the land of the peninsula to Franco's regime, highlighting the evolution of the Hispanic kingdoms and of the Crown of Aragon, its diverse internal constitution and divergent features, as well as the social conflict, that have characterised its final development.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Història d'EspanyaHistoria de EspañaHistory of Spain  (3102G04030)

Introduction to the History of Spain: its political-institutional, socio-economic and cultural features and their development in the modern centuries.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Etnohistòria d'AmèricaEtnohistoria de AméricaEthnological history of America  (3102G04035)

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Patrimoni cultural: desenvolupament i sostenibilitatPatrimonio cultural: desarrollo y sostenibilidadCultural heritage: developmen and sustainability  (3102G04037)

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Història de les donesHistoria de las mujeresHistory of women  (3102G04038)

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Antropologia econòmicaAntropología económicaEconomic Anthropology  (3102G04054)

Study of the economic dimension of the social and cultural demonstrations of the humanity with special attention to the understanding of the central problems of the economy from the point of view of the social anthropology.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Art contemporani IArte contemporáneo IModern & contemporary art I  (3102G05024)

General study of Art History, in its various forms, over the course of the 19th century.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Art contemporani IIArte contemporáneo IIModern & contemporary art II  (3102G05025)

General study of Art History, in its various forms, over the course of the 20th century.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Història de les idees estètiquesHistoria de las ideas estéticasHistory of Aesthetic Ideas  (3102G05027)

Analysis and knowledge, from a historical perspective, of the main aesthetic categories with which the work of art has been thought leaving attention to the relation special among the theoretical texts in which the mentioned categories have been, theorised and the works of art or artistic practicals of the period in which the mentioned theories have been formulated.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Estètica de la producció i de la recepció de l'obra d'artEstética de la producción y de la recepción de la obra de arteAesthetics of the production and recepcion of work of art  (3102G05028)

Analysis and knowledge, from a historical perspective, of the main aesthetic ideas with which has reflected about the figure of the artist, from the Greek thought until the present, and about the theoretical problems linked to the reception of the work of art, from the appearance of the aesthetics of the taste the 17th century until the articulation of the Aesthetics of the reception the second half of the 20th century.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Història de la música Historia de la música Music history   (3102G05029)

General study of the history of the occidental music, of the musical styles and of its contexts of production and reception.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Història i teoria del cinemaHistoria y teoría del cineFilm history and theory  (3102G05030)

The subject will include a diachronic look at the cinematographic movements that have thrown the classical cinema system into crisis, which the student will already have studied previously.It will focus on avant-garde cinema, documentary, postwar-Italian neorealism movements, new cinemas of the 1960s, Asian cinema and auteur film of the present day.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Museologia MuseologíaMuseology  (3102G05032)

This subject will include a general look at museums, both at a theoretical and practical level.More specifically, it will examine the concept of museology, the characteristics of museum site management, the management of collections, buildings used as museums and their characteristics, and the activities and uses of these centres.It will also look at museum legislation.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Músiques del món contemporaniMúsicas del mundo contemporáneo World musics of today   (3102G05033)

A study of music in various cultures in an increasingly globalised world, with a particular focus on musical traditions in Asia, Africa and Latin America and their impact on contemporary Western culture.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Cultura visual: del gravat al net-artCultura visual: del grabado al net-artVisual culture: from prints to net-art  (3102G05034)

Study of universal visual culture through its techniques (from engraving to digital technologies) and its phenomenology.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Tradició i modernitat en l'art contemporaniTradición y modernidad en el arte contemporáneoTradition and modernity in contemporary art  (3102G05035)

Study of art movements of the 20th century, with a particular focus of the historical avant-garde movements and their expression in Catalonia.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Gestió del patrimoni culturalGestión del patrimonio culturalGestion of cultural heritage  (3102G05041)

Introducing the student to cultural management.Taking an in-depth look at Cultural Heritage.Establishing the reference framework of international trends in Cultural Heritage management.Management models.Spain and the autonomous communities.The management of cultural infrastructures.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Usos del patrimoni històric-artísticUsos del patrimonio histórico-artísticoUses of the art historical heritage  (3102G05042)

Study of the different forms of use of historic and artistic heritage.Following introduction of the oldest uses of heritage (images of power, religious images, etc.),its more strictly modern senses will be examined (tourist, archaeological, monumental and landscape, market, construction of identities, etc.).The subject thus seeks to marry and emphasise fresh and current analysis of the most widespread uses of historical and artistic heritage by professionally preparing students in this field.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Història del català contemporaniHistoria del catalán contemporáneoHistory of contemporary catalan  (3102G06030)

This module focuses on the evolution of contemporary Catalan language, from the end of the 19th century, with the first normative attempts carried out under protection of the Renaissance, to its adjustment in recent times.The periods of Noucentisme, the Second Republic, the Spanish Civil War and Franco's regime will be described in this subject, and the problems arising in the current uses of the Catalan language will likewise be analysed, from a historical perspective.

OPoptional 6.00 A Aannual

Tercera llengua i literatura: italiàTercera lengua y literatura: italianoThird language and literature: italian  (3102G00033)

The module is regarded as an introduction to the Italian language and Italian literature, a third bachelor's-degree language and literature.The basic notions of use of the language oral and written, with special incidence in the communicative aspect, and aspects of the cultural context of the corresponding language, will be worked.Likewise, the fundamental notions of the history of the literature that has been chosen and to its authors more representative will be worked through the presentation and analysis of texts.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Tercera llengua i literatura: francèsTercera lengua y literatura: francésThird language and literature: french  (3102G00034)

The module is regarded as an introduction to French language and literature, a third bachelor's-degree language and literature.The basic notions of use of the language oral and written, with special incidence in the communicative aspect, and aspects of the cultural context of the corresponding language, will be worked.Likewise, the fundamental notions of the history of the literature that has been chosen and to its authors more representative will be worked through the presentation and analysis of texts.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Crítica literàriaCrítica literariaLiterary criticism  (3102G00024)

Diachronic study of western literary thinking from Antiquity to modern times, with special focus on schools of literary theory in the 20th century, and analysis, description and interpretation of literary texts from instruments provided by contemporary literary criticism.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Llengua catalana: anàlisi gramaticalLengua catalana: análisis gramaticalCatalan language: grammatical analysis  (3102G06054)

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Literatura comparada i estudis culturalsLiteratura comparada y estudios culturalesComparative Literature and Cultural Studies  (3102G00047)

This subject of comparative literature and cultural studies reflects on great canonical texts of literary criticism and some of the great cultural debates they have provoked.Aimed at students interested in literary and cultural reflection, mostly Anglo-Saxon, will analyse, from a bibliographical selection, works such as that of Francis Yates and the art of memory, Goethe and “Weltliteratur", theories of narrative fiction, Edward Saïd and post-colonial studies, etc.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Tercera llengua i literatura: italiàTercera lengua y literatura: italianoThird language and literature: italian  (3102G00033)

The module is regarded as an introduction to the Italian language and Italian literature, a third bachelor's-degree language and literature.The basic notions of use of the language oral and written, with special incidence in the communicative aspect, and aspects of the cultural context of the corresponding language, will be worked.Likewise, the fundamental notions of the history of the literature that has been chosen and to its authors more representative will be worked through the presentation and analysis of texts.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Tercera llengua i literatura: francèsTercera lengua y literatura: francésThird language and literature: french  (3102G00034)

The module is regarded as an introduction to French language and literature, a third bachelor's-degree language and literature.The basic notions of use of the language oral and written, with special incidence in the communicative aspect, and aspects of the cultural context of the corresponding language, will be worked.Likewise, the fundamental notions of the history of the literature that has been chosen and to its authors more representative will be worked through the presentation and analysis of texts.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Crítica literàriaCrítica literariaLiterary criticism  (3102G00024)

Diachronic study of western literary thinking from Antiquity to modern times, with special focus on schools of literary theory in the 20th century, and analysis, description and interpretation of literary texts from instruments provided by contemporary literary criticism.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Literatura espanyola contemporània (segle XX)Literatura española contemporánea (siglo XX)Contemporary spanish literature (20th century)  (3102G07023)

This course will examine works of different genres and aesthetics of 20th-century Spanish literature.Students will go on a diachronic journey through the different periods of the century (Modernism, Avant-Garde, the Tremendisme of the postwar period, etc.),reviewing the most significant aspects of the culture in each, seeing literary works as a reflection of each aesthetic, of the socio-political ideas of the time and the author’s personal motivation.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Literatura espanyola del RenaixementLiteratura española del RenacimientoRenaissance spanish literature  (3102G07026)

In the subject dedicated to Renaissance Spanish literature the three great literary courses will be studied, starting from the poetic renewal led by Garcilaso in his brief and inaugural work, to then analyse poets of great excellence like Francisco de Aldana, Fray Luis de León and San Juan de la Cruz.The great variety of fictional narrative that surrounds an isolated phenomenon like Pigall will be studied, to then go further into the analysis of the work and its sources.Quixote will be studied in the light of his Renaissance narrative precedents.Thirdly, the structure of comedies and the meaning of the new Art of making comedies of Lope de Vega, with a look into some of his more brilliant palatine comedies, will be studied.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Llengua espanyola VILengua española VISpanish language VI  (3102G07057)

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Literatura espanyola VILiteratura española VISpanish literature VI  (3102G07063)

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Literatura comparada i estudis culturalsLiteratura comparada y estudios culturalesComparative Literature and Cultural Studies  (3102G00047)

This subject of comparative literature and cultural studies reflects on great canonical texts of literary criticism and some of the great cultural debates they have provoked.Aimed at students interested in literary and cultural reflection, mostly Anglo-Saxon, will analyse, from a bibliographical selection, works such as that of Francis Yates and the art of memory, Goethe and “Weltliteratur", theories of narrative fiction, Edward Saïd and post-colonial studies, etc.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

One of the following requirements must be met

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Paisatge: visions i intervencióPaisaje: Visiones e intervenciónLandscape: visions and intervention   (3102G02040)

This module introduces students to basic aspects of the interpretation, analysis, management and intervention in the landscape, understanding it as a synthesis of the territorial heritage.It takes a cross-disciplinary approach which enables us to look at the complexity of the landscape from a multidimensional historical, artistic, geographical and ecological viewpoint.CONTENT: The cultural and historical construction of the landscape: the influence of art, disciplinary Traditions: of the analysis to the proposal, geographical Scale and environmental analysis, identity Perspectives and territorial conflict, Sustainability, governance and citizen participation, Tools for the analysis and management of the current landscape.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Turisme, territori i medi ambientTurismo, territorio y medio ambiente Tourism, territory and environment   (3102G02031)

Analysis of the territorial and environmental aspects of tourist activities, and their dynamics.With a particular focus on the processes of territorial transformation and the environmental impact generated by tourism.

OPoptional 6.00 A Aannual

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Història de la filosofia contemporània Historia de la filosofía contemporánea Contemporary Philosophy  (3102G03023)

Historical introduction to the principal currents of contemporary philosophy and the main contemporary debates related to them.1.Historical study of the main authors and doctrines of contemporary philosophy.2.Systematic approach to the main problems addressed in the various currents of the philosophy of the period.3.Introduction to the work of the main authors.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Corrents actuals de la filosofiaCorrientes actuales de la filosofíaCurrent philosophical issues   (3102G03024)

Analysis of some of the main trends in philosophy today.1.Current controversies of the philosophy of the 20th century.2.Trends of the philosophy of the 21st century.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Filosofia política IFilosofía política IPolitical philosophy I  (3102G03034)

Study of the work of the main classic authors of political philosophy and introduction to the main current debates.1.Introduction to political philosophy2.Political duty and democratic legitimacy.3.Introduction to the concepts of freedom, equality, tolerance and to the main recent debates about such concepts.4 Introduction to the concept of distributive justice and to the main contemporary theories of justice.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Filosofia política IIFilosofía política IIPolitical philosophy II  (3102G03035)

1.Introduction to modern and contemporary ideologies.2.Introduction to liberalism (or liberalisms) and its critics (conservatism, communitarianism, republicanism, totalitarianism).3.Introduction to the problems of nationalism.4.The process of globalization and international justice and cosmopolitanism.5.Other contemporary subjects of political philosophy.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Estètica IIEstética IIAesthetics II  (3102G03037)

1.General historical study of the main authors and doctrines of aesthetic thought.2.Study of the main authors and classic doctrines of the philosophy of art and the theory of beauty.3.Systematic approach to the main problems of aesthetics.4.Introduction to the work of the main authors of contemporary aesthetics.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Història de CatalunyaHistoria de Cataluña History of Catalonia   (3102G04020)

Brief overview of the common aspects that characterise the history of the Iberian peninsula, from the appearance of man on the land of the peninsula to Franco's regime, highlighting the evolution of the Hispanic kingdoms and of the Crown of Aragon, its diverse internal constitution and divergent features, as well as the social conflict, that have characterised its final development.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Història d'EspanyaHistoria de EspañaHistory of Spain  (3102G04030)

Introduction to the History of Spain: its political-institutional, socio-economic and cultural features and their development in the modern centuries.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Etnohistòria d'AmèricaEtnohistoria de AméricaEthnological history of America  (3102G04035)

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Patrimoni cultural: desenvolupament i sostenibilitatPatrimonio cultural: desarrollo y sostenibilidadCultural heritage: developmen and sustainability  (3102G04037)

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Història de les donesHistoria de las mujeresHistory of women  (3102G04038)

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Antropologia econòmicaAntropología económicaEconomic Anthropology  (3102G04054)

Study of the economic dimension of the social and cultural demonstrations of the humanity with special attention to the understanding of the central problems of the economy from the point of view of the social anthropology.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Art contemporani IArte contemporáneo IModern & contemporary art I  (3102G05024)

General study of Art History, in its various forms, over the course of the 19th century.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Art contemporani IIArte contemporáneo IIModern & contemporary art II  (3102G05025)

General study of Art History, in its various forms, over the course of the 20th century.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Història de les idees estètiquesHistoria de las ideas estéticasHistory of Aesthetic Ideas  (3102G05027)

Analysis and knowledge, from a historical perspective, of the main aesthetic categories with which the work of art has been thought leaving attention to the relation special among the theoretical texts in which the mentioned categories have been, theorised and the works of art or artistic practicals of the period in which the mentioned theories have been formulated.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Estètica de la producció i de la recepció de l'obra d'artEstética de la producción y de la recepción de la obra de arteAesthetics of the production and recepcion of work of art  (3102G05028)

Analysis and knowledge, from a historical perspective, of the main aesthetic ideas with which has reflected about the figure of the artist, from the Greek thought until the present, and about the theoretical problems linked to the reception of the work of art, from the appearance of the aesthetics of the taste the 17th century until the articulation of the Aesthetics of the reception the second half of the 20th century.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Història de la música Historia de la música Music history   (3102G05029)

General study of the history of the occidental music, of the musical styles and of its contexts of production and reception.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Història i teoria del cinemaHistoria y teoría del cineFilm history and theory  (3102G05030)

The subject will include a diachronic look at the cinematographic movements that have thrown the classical cinema system into crisis, which the student will already have studied previously.It will focus on avant-garde cinema, documentary, postwar-Italian neorealism movements, new cinemas of the 1960s, Asian cinema and auteur film of the present day.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Museologia MuseologíaMuseology  (3102G05032)

This subject will include a general look at museums, both at a theoretical and practical level.More specifically, it will examine the concept of museology, the characteristics of museum site management, the management of collections, buildings used as museums and their characteristics, and the activities and uses of these centres.It will also look at museum legislation.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Músiques del món contemporaniMúsicas del mundo contemporáneo World musics of today   (3102G05033)

A study of music in various cultures in an increasingly globalised world, with a particular focus on musical traditions in Asia, Africa and Latin America and their impact on contemporary Western culture.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Cultura visual: del gravat al net-artCultura visual: del grabado al net-artVisual culture: from prints to net-art  (3102G05034)

Study of universal visual culture through its techniques (from engraving to digital technologies) and its phenomenology.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Tradició i modernitat en l'art contemporaniTradición y modernidad en el arte contemporáneoTradition and modernity in contemporary art  (3102G05035)

Study of art movements of the 20th century, with a particular focus of the historical avant-garde movements and their expression in Catalonia.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Gestió del patrimoni culturalGestión del patrimonio culturalGestion of cultural heritage  (3102G05041)

Introducing the student to cultural management.Taking an in-depth look at Cultural Heritage.Establishing the reference framework of international trends in Cultural Heritage management.Management models.Spain and the autonomous communities.The management of cultural infrastructures.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Usos del patrimoni històric-artísticUsos del patrimonio histórico-artísticoUses of the art historical heritage  (3102G05042)

Study of the different forms of use of historic and artistic heritage.Following introduction of the oldest uses of heritage (images of power, religious images, etc.),its more strictly modern senses will be examined (tourist, archaeological, monumental and landscape, market, construction of identities, etc.).The subject thus seeks to marry and emphasise fresh and current analysis of the most widespread uses of historical and artistic heritage by professionally preparing students in this field.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Història del català contemporaniHistoria del catalán contemporáneoHistory of contemporary catalan  (3102G06030)

This module focuses on the evolution of contemporary Catalan language, from the end of the 19th century, with the first normative attempts carried out under protection of the Renaissance, to its adjustment in recent times.The periods of Noucentisme, the Second Republic, the Spanish Civil War and Franco's regime will be described in this subject, and the problems arising in the current uses of the Catalan language will likewise be analysed, from a historical perspective.

OPoptional 6.00 A Aannual

Tercera llengua i literatura: italiàTercera lengua y literatura: italianoThird language and literature: italian  (3102G00033)

The module is regarded as an introduction to the Italian language and Italian literature, a third bachelor's-degree language and literature.The basic notions of use of the language oral and written, with special incidence in the communicative aspect, and aspects of the cultural context of the corresponding language, will be worked.Likewise, the fundamental notions of the history of the literature that has been chosen and to its authors more representative will be worked through the presentation and analysis of texts.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Tercera llengua i literatura: francèsTercera lengua y literatura: francésThird language and literature: french  (3102G00034)

The module is regarded as an introduction to French language and literature, a third bachelor's-degree language and literature.The basic notions of use of the language oral and written, with special incidence in the communicative aspect, and aspects of the cultural context of the corresponding language, will be worked.Likewise, the fundamental notions of the history of the literature that has been chosen and to its authors more representative will be worked through the presentation and analysis of texts.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Crítica literàriaCrítica literariaLiterary criticism  (3102G00024)

Diachronic study of western literary thinking from Antiquity to modern times, with special focus on schools of literary theory in the 20th century, and analysis, description and interpretation of literary texts from instruments provided by contemporary literary criticism.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Llengua catalana: anàlisi gramaticalLengua catalana: análisis gramaticalCatalan language: grammatical analysis  (3102G06054)

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Literatura comparada i estudis culturalsLiteratura comparada y estudios culturalesComparative Literature and Cultural Studies  (3102G00047)

This subject of comparative literature and cultural studies reflects on great canonical texts of literary criticism and some of the great cultural debates they have provoked.Aimed at students interested in literary and cultural reflection, mostly Anglo-Saxon, will analyse, from a bibliographical selection, works such as that of Francis Yates and the art of memory, Goethe and “Weltliteratur", theories of narrative fiction, Edward Saïd and post-colonial studies, etc.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Tercera llengua i literatura: italiàTercera lengua y literatura: italianoThird language and literature: italian  (3102G00033)

The module is regarded as an introduction to the Italian language and Italian literature, a third bachelor's-degree language and literature.The basic notions of use of the language oral and written, with special incidence in the communicative aspect, and aspects of the cultural context of the corresponding language, will be worked.Likewise, the fundamental notions of the history of the literature that has been chosen and to its authors more representative will be worked through the presentation and analysis of texts.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Tercera llengua i literatura: francèsTercera lengua y literatura: francésThird language and literature: french  (3102G00034)

The module is regarded as an introduction to French language and literature, a third bachelor's-degree language and literature.The basic notions of use of the language oral and written, with special incidence in the communicative aspect, and aspects of the cultural context of the corresponding language, will be worked.Likewise, the fundamental notions of the history of the literature that has been chosen and to its authors more representative will be worked through the presentation and analysis of texts.

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Crítica literàriaCrítica literariaLiterary criticism  (3102G00024)

Diachronic study of western literary thinking from Antiquity to modern times, with special focus on schools of literary theory in the 20th century, and analysis, description and interpretation of literary texts from instruments provided by contemporary literary criticism.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Literatura espanyola contemporània (segle XX)Literatura española contemporánea (siglo XX)Contemporary spanish literature (20th century)  (3102G07023)

This course will examine works of different genres and aesthetics of 20th-century Spanish literature.Students will go on a diachronic journey through the different periods of the century (Modernism, Avant-Garde, the Tremendisme of the postwar period, etc.),reviewing the most significant aspects of the culture in each, seeing literary works as a reflection of each aesthetic, of the socio-political ideas of the time and the author’s personal motivation.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Literatura espanyola del RenaixementLiteratura española del RenacimientoRenaissance spanish literature  (3102G07026)

In the subject dedicated to Renaissance Spanish literature the three great literary courses will be studied, starting from the poetic renewal led by Garcilaso in his brief and inaugural work, to then analyse poets of great excellence like Francisco de Aldana, Fray Luis de León and San Juan de la Cruz.The great variety of fictional narrative that surrounds an isolated phenomenon like Pigall will be studied, to then go further into the analysis of the work and its sources.Quixote will be studied in the light of his Renaissance narrative precedents.Thirdly, the structure of comedies and the meaning of the new Art of making comedies of Lope de Vega, with a look into some of his more brilliant palatine comedies, will be studied.

OPoptional 6.00 A 1first semester

Llengua espanyola VILengua española VISpanish language VI  (3102G07057)

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Literatura espanyola VILiteratura española VISpanish literature VI  (3102G07063)

OPoptional 12.00 A Aannual

Literatura comparada i estudis culturalsLiteratura comparada y estudios culturalesComparative Literature and Cultural Studies  (3102G00047)

This subject of comparative literature and cultural studies reflects on great canonical texts of literary criticism and some of the great cultural debates they have provoked.Aimed at students interested in literary and cultural reflection, mostly Anglo-Saxon, will analyse, from a bibliographical selection, works such as that of Francis Yates and the art of memory, Goethe and “Weltliteratur", theories of narrative fiction, Edward Saïd and post-colonial studies, etc.

OPoptional 6.00 A 2second semester

Language requirement

* Level B2 - German
* Level B2 - English
* Level B2 - French
* Level B2 - Italian
* Level C1 - German
* Level C1 - English
* Level C1 - French
* Level C1 - Italian
* Level C2 - German
* Level C2 - English
* Level C2 - French
* Level C2 - Italian
* Level C1.1 - English
* Level C1.1 - French
* Level C1.1 - German
* English third-language requirement
* French third-language requirement
* Italian third-language requirement
* German third-language requirement

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