This course presents the variety of trends and theoretical discourses that emerged in the visual arts since 1960. The objective of the course is to provide an understanding of artistic manifestations within their political and historical contexts. The course gives priority to the aesthetic and conceptual proposals around each “plastic” moment in order to challenge the discourse around Chilean arts in the last decades. Students analyze critiques and their relationship with the practice of art. The program is complemented with audiovisual materials and guest speakers (e.g. visual artists and art theoreticians). El curso presenta la variedad de tendencias y discursos teóricos que han surgido alrededor de las artes visuales desde 1960. El objetivo es prestar una comprensión de las manifestaciones artísticas dentro de su contexto político e histórico. El curso da prioridad a las propuestas estéticas y conceptuales en torno a cada momento ?plástico? para desde allí cuestionar el discurso acerca del arte chileno de las últimas décadas. Los estudiantes analizarán las críticas y su relación con la practica del arte. El programa se complementa con materiales audiovisuales y charlas de artistas y teóricos que serán invitados. Class taught at Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be available every semester.
HOA380.2 Criticism and Visual Arts in Chile (La crítica y las artes visuales de Chile)
HOA380.1 Art of Indigenous Chileans (El arte indígena chileno)
Taught in Spanish. The course explores the artistic manifestations of indigenous Chileans. It seeks to develop an appreciation for the relationship between arts and the particular worldview of diverse indigenous cultures (e.g., Arica, Diaguita and Mapuche) as well as their symbolic character.
El curso explora las manifestaciones artísticas de los indígenas chilenos. Intenta desarrollar la apreciación de la relación que existe entre las artes y la cosmovisión de diversas culturas indígenas (e.g., Arica, Diaguita y Mapuche) como también su carácter simbólico.
This class is taught at Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be available every semester.
HOA180.1 History of Artistic Expression
Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica and may not be offered every semester. This course seeks an understanding of the great cultural-artistic motivations in the most characteristic periods in the history of art. The works of art generated by specific world views as well as factors present in all cultures and ages will be considered. Techniques or styles will not be exhaustively analyzed, but rather the internal content inherent in the works of art as a testimony of transcendental human strivings, preoccupations and insights through time. To exemplify such, different artistic idioms will be employed: literature, music and visual arts. (UC code: ESH 1026)
GEO380.9 Regional Geography of the World (Geografía Regional del Mundo)
The course introduces the student to the study of human geography, making emphasis in the understanding and valuation of the elements and factors that explain the activity of the man like a modifier of the Earth?s surface, in their economic, political and social dimensions. To relate the natural geographic spaces of the Earth to its human and economic resources, distinguishing the developed from the developing regions. To learn about the most outstanding physical geographic elements in the globe. Analyze population from a quantitative point of view in the most significant regions of the continents. El curso introduce al estudiante al estudio de la geografía humana, subrayando la comprensión y valoración de los elementos y factores que explican la actividad del ser humano como modificador de la superficie del planeta en sus dimensiones económicas, políticas y sociales. También se intenta relacionar los espacios geográficos de la tierra con sus recursos humanos y económicos, diferenciando las regiones desarrolladas de las que están en proceso de desarrollo. Se presentarán los elementos geográficos físicos mas sobresalientes del mundo. Se analiza la población de las regiones más significativas de los continentes desde un punto de vista cuantitativo. Class taught at Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be available every semester.
BUA280.1 Production Management
This course investigates the basic concepts underlying the design, planning and improvement of manufacturing and service firms. Topics include strategy, forecasting, aggregate planning, distribution planning, inventory management, queueing, and project managent. (BUS 3711)
GEO380.8 Geography of Chile (Geografía de Chile)
To understand the natural and cultural elements structuring the Chilean territory. This course provides the foundations for the analysis of the physical, social, and economic factors that explain the different ways of occupation and utilization of the Chilean space by men?topics of study include: Chile in the world, geology and topography of Chile, climates in Chile, hydrographic basins, biogeography, population, urban and rural worlds, regionalization, economic activities and natural resources, and main landscapes of Chile. Persigue la comprensión de los elementos naturales y culturales que estructuran el territorio chileno. El curso provee los fundamentos para el análisis de los factores físicos, sociales y económicos que explican las diversas maneras de la ocupación y la utilización del espacio chileno por el ser human?los temas a estudiar incluyen: Chile en el mundo, la geología y topografía de Chile, los climas de Chile, las cuencas hidrográficas, la biogeografía, la población, los mundos urbanos y rurales, la regionalización, las actividades económicas y los recursos naturales, y los principales paisajes chilenos. Class taught at Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be available every semester.
GEO380.7 Hydrology and Water Resources Assessment (Hidrologia y Evaluacion de Recursos Hidricos)
Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica. The course provides general knowledge of the hydrosphere as part of the geographical landscape. Delivers analysis of the variables and parameters of the Global Hydrological Cycle within the concept of Continental Hydrology. Deliver the right tools and techniques in the field of hydrological studies preferably focused on geographical research. Pre-Req: Climatology. (UC code: GEO 2014)
BIO380.5 Intro to Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics is a rapidly growing field that integrates molecular biology, statistics, and computer science. This course is devoted to the mathematical models and computer algorithms of DNA and protein sequence analysis. In this course, students will learn many of the popular tools for performing bioinformatics analysis and will be introduced to the thinking that drives these algorithms. Various existing bioinformatics methods will be critically described and the strengths and limitations of each will be discussed. (GEN 2008)
GEO380.4 Urban Development
Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica and may not be offered every semester. This course analyzes the most significant elements of urban systems, in order to provide an explanatory framework to understand the processes that occur within cities and which make up the urban development of the contemporary city. Specifically, the analysis includes basic concepts of urban economics and location theory, after which focus is placed on delving into the current dynamics of problems faced by cities and possible solutions. (UC code: GEO2016)
GEO380.19 The Asian World and Latin America
Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica and may not be offered every semester. This course introduces students to the analysis of the Asian region and its relations with Latin America, in particular with Chile. It offers spatial, political, and cultural perspectives on the Asian-Pacific region and Latin America. Students analyze the integration of both regions into the global development process and the comparative advantages that stem from their geographical locations. The course includes the study of Asian political systems (e.g. actors, decision making process, and policies.) (GEO 2904)
This course may also be registered as SPA 480.42.