CEE380.5 Soil Mechanics – Mecanica de Suelos

Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica and may not be offered every semester. This course aims to train students in the identification, analysis, and treatment of the most relevant problems associated with geotechnical engineering, with a particular emphasis on the study of stability, resistance, and soil masses. This course serves to supplement student training in the field of civil engineering in regards to common projects in foundations and earthworks.

(ICE 2613)

Prereq: Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering

CEE380.4 Reinforced Concrete Structures – Hormigon Armado

Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be offered every semester. This course provides an understanding of the behavior of reinforced concrete elements against different types of stressors. Students learn about basic principles for designing the most common structural elements and the stressors that occurs in the design of reinforced concrete structures. They also learn about the basic elements in the design of reinforced masonry buildings.

(ICE 2412)

Prereq: Structural Design and Structural Analysis I

CEE380.3 Intro to Environmental Engineering – Ingeniería Ambiental

Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be offered every semester. The course aims to sensitize students on environmental issues and show the will to assume responsibility when exercising their profession. After completing the course, the student should be able to: Assess the resources and the problems arising in the use of resources, identify the different phenomena that cause water pollution, soil and air, recognizing the possible causes and the main variables of environmental problems, be familiar with current environmental legislation and its implications and identify technological solutions to specific pollution problems.

(ICH 1303)

CEE380.2 Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering – Fundamentos de Geotecnia

Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica and may not be offered every semester. Basics of geology and soil mechanics useful in resolution of certain civil engineering problems. It provides a basic understanding of the properties of soils and rocks that are relevant to civil engineering.

(ICE 2604)

Prereq: Mechanics of Solids

CEE380.1 Structural Analysis I – Analises Estructural I

Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be offered every semester. The objective of this course is to prepare the student to analyze the behavior of structures for their design, so that by the end of the semester the student will be able to determine the internal forces, displacements and deformations in isostatic and hyperstatic structures through static charges.

(ICE 2113)

Prereqs: Differential Equations and Mechanics of Solids

HFS380.1 About Children & Adolescents: Development & Rights Perspective

Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be offered every semester. This course gives a comprehensive view of the major developmental milestones from conception to adolescence, from the perspective of developmental approaches and theories with integration of a human rights perspective. (TSL417)

CFE380.1 Theory of Education

Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica and may not be offered every semester. The course focuses on identifying the epistemological nature of pedagogical knowledge, its scope and purpose, the study of its mode of production, circulation, consumption and control. It stresses the character of theoretical and practical knowledge and its structure as scientific knowledge. In this regard, we distinguish basic theoretical concepts and categories in one part of the course and in the other part we discuss the pedagogical approaches of different teachers and the main directions of contemporary teaching, with specific attention to its impact on and relevance to education in Chile and Latin America.

(PUC #EFG 1000)

CER280.1 Ceramic Paper (Papel Ceramico)

Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be available every semester. Workshop that deepens knowledge of the art of pottery, ceramic and ceramic paper and develops visual elements in artistic language. (UC Code: ART014)

BUA380.1 Business Ethics

Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica and may not be offered every semester. Course objectives include to develop basic assumptions in moral matters, based on the classical principles of Aristotelian-Thomistic ethics, which permit us to address ethical issues inherent in the business world; to explore different points of view on actual ethical issues from the experience of various business professionals; and to familiarize students with ethical evaluations, applied to the development and analysis of case studies specific to business ethics. (UC code: EAD206A)

BIO480.1 Biological Invasions (Invasiones Biologicas)

Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica. Biological invasions are one of the three components of global change on a global scale. This course emphasizes the conceptual framework of biological invasions (theories, hypotheses, approaches) and its empirical evaluation using scientific protocols, using research by Chilean ecologists. (UC code: BIO 329E)