PSC180.2 Introduction to Comparative Politics

Taught in Spanish at Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be offered every semester. In this course, you will analyze various theoretical approaches used in the comparative study of political systems and the main methodological problems that they encounter. You will be introduced to the theory of groups, the elite, class systems, structural functionalism, and political culture. We will discuss the nature and dynamics of change in contemporary political regimes in the contexts of modernization and development and examine political change in democratic, authoritarian, and totalitarian regimes.

Course restriction: Matriculated Syracuse students may not earn credit for both this course and PSC 123.

PSC380.27 Indigenous Politics in Latin America

Taught in Spanish at Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be offered every semester. This course covers a wide range of topics related to ethnic politics in Latin America, focusing on the main theoretical and empirical debates on the political participation of Latin American indigenous peoples. Thus you will learn about topics that include political participation of indigenous peoples, domestic and international ethnic social mobilization, and the relationship between indigenous peoples and extractive industries.

After taking this course, students should be able to:

Analyze the most relevant theories and concepts in the study of ethnic diversity in Latin America.
Critically analyze the main theoretical and methodological trends in the politicization of identity in Latin America.
Express critical judgments based on the investigation of theories, empirical evidence, and methodology related to the emergence and politicization of indigenous identity in Latin America.

For matriculated Syracuse Political Science majors, students, this course may count toward the Race, Gender & Class or the Comparative Politics concentration.

(PUC #ICP0147)

PST380.1 Introduction to Public Policy

This course is taught in Spanish at Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be offered every semester. In this course, you will study the fundamental concepts for understanding the public sphere and the analysis of social, health, educational, and environmental and energy public policy. From an interdisciplinary perspective, you will analyze the nature of the public sector, the political keys to understand public affairs, the different stages of the public policy cycle, and the keys to understanding the evaluation of policies and programs. Finally, you will analyze some of the most relevant topics and dilemmas of the current debate on public policy.

Our goals in the course are to:

Analyze the conceptual foundations for understanding public policies.
Identify the fundamental concepts that describe the public sphere.
Analyze the relationship between politics and public policies.
Identify the different phases of a policy and the central elements of each stage.
Apply the concepts and theories to the analysis of the current most relevant and challenging sectorial policies and programs.

(PUC GOB1001)

WGS 380.1 Gender, Power and Inequality

Taught in Spanish at Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be offered every semester. This course will allow you to explore issues related to gender, politics, and bodies from a broad perspective. These concepts have emerged and evolved through the theoretical development of the fields of women’s studies, gender studies, and queer theory. The course will address the various moments in their development. Students will be able to understand the phenomena presented through the concepts provided by various authors and to relate the concept of gender to its role in problems or situations that we face in our daily lives.

Our goals will include:

To examine concept of gender form the theory, applying it as a theoretical and abstract concept to contemporary and concrete problems.
To explain the concept of gender based on the emergence of gender studies, the description of its symbolic construction and current theoretical-methodological contributions in this area.
To discuss the tensions between gender, politics, and everyday life from an analytical and comprehensive perspective regarding the social phenomenon.
To apply basic rules of situation analysis in order to pose possible solutions in the areas of gender, power, and daily life.

(PUC #ICP0210)

NSD380.2 Communication and Education in Feeding and Nutrition

Taught in Spanish at Universidad de Chile and may not be offered every semester. In this course, you will learn to develop campaigns and communication programs designed to results in behavioral changes, habits and healthy lifestyles in food and nutrition among users of the health system. Our goals are to:

Apply educational and communication methodologies, based on theoretical approaches that allow meaningful learning, to mobilize the psychosocial variables conditioning the culture of individuals and groups of different ages and socioeconomic and cultural contexts, respecting ethical and bioethical principles.
Apply principles and methods of social communication and behavioral change in the diagnosis and planning of interventions that promote a healthy diet, according to the characteristics of the target groups and target audiences of health programs.
Apply a participatory educational methodology in food and nutrition education programs, based on participatory educational techniques that develop content, in various groups of the community, considering their sociocultural diversity and respecting ethical and bioethical principles.

Students completing this course should be able to:

Apply concepts and methods of behavioral change models applied to social communication, diagnosing communication problems at the primary health level, in order to establish a baseline for the development of campaigns and communication programs that promote behavioral changes that lead to healthy lifestyles in the field of nutritionist performance.
Design material for social communication programs of food and nutrition, based on the identification of communication problems with the aim of reducing inequality and gaps in information and motivation existing in the community and different groups of the population.
Distinguish roles, aims, and conceptions of participatory educational practice, from the application of various group educational techniques that allow the population to learn in a collaborative, contextualized, self-regulated, and constructive manner, which form an important part of the construction of programs education in education and nutrition.

(UdC #NU05028)

ECN380.17 Economic Analysis and the Chilean Experience

Taught in Spanish at Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be available every semester. In this course, you’ll apply economic tools to understand and analyze the Chilean economic experience. To this end, you will apply concepts learned in previous classes and be introduced to new theoretical elements, using historical elements to explain economic processes. You will analyze and reflect on the quantitative elements of the Chilean economic experience. The treatment of each subject will begin with a theoretical discussion, then delve into an exploration of practical experiences. The third course of a series that includes Introduction to Microeconomics and Introduction to Macroeconomics, which together will equip you with the theoretical concepts and economic vocabulary to allow you to apply analytical tools to understand different types of problems.

This course’s goals are to enable you to

Study economic concepts that will permit you to analyze various topics related to the economic processes in Chilean history,
Study the quantitative dimensions of the process of Chilean development and other international experiences, and
Acquire and develop competencies for hypothesis formulation, data analysis, and communication of results.

For Syracuse majors and minors in Economics, this course counts as a 300-level elective. (PUC #EAE1220)

Prereq: Introductory courses in Microeconomics and Macroeconomics

SPA380.10 The Sociology of Big Cities

Taught in Spanish. This course will critically discuss the characteristics of large contemporary cities, specifically in Latin America, together with their transformations and consequences in different aspects of social life. The purpose of the class is to give you the tools to allow you to identify the field of action concerning the city, its tensions, and possibilities.

The class will introduce the students to some of the main contemporary urban problems and the evaluation of opportunities that the city and its transformation offer to overcome them.

In terms of focus, the course will focus on the relationship between social processes and urban forms, starting from the physical elements and characteristic patterns of the current big city, in order to examine the factors, institutions, actors, and processes that explain them and give them meaning.

This class is taught at Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be available every semester. It may also be registered as SOC 380.10.

(PUC #IEU2002)

SOC380.10 The Sociology of Big Cities

The class will introduce the students to some of the main contemporary urban problems and the evaluation of opportunities that the city and its transformation offer to overcome them.

This class is taught at Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be available every semester. It may also be registered as SPA 380.10.

(PUC #IEU2002)

SPA380.9 Art, Culture, and the Mapuche Aesthetic

Taught in Spanish. This course will deepen your knowledge of the Mapuche people through the examination and analysis of various aspects of its culture and its aesthetics. We will reflect on the production and meaning of its material culture (ceramic textiles, silverware) and on the representation of the Mapuche people in different iconographic contexts (prints, paintings, posters, advertising, photography, film, and video, among others).

Upon completing this course successfully, you will

Know and understand aspects of Mapuche culture and aesthetics expressed in aspects such as religion, history, social structures, and material culture.
Be able to critically evaluate problems associated with Mapuche culture and society today.
Be able to analyze issues facing the contemporary urban Mapuche population with respect to the tensions between ancient traditions and the modern world.

(ESE 4441)

This course is taught at the Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be offered every semester.

ANT380.22 Political Struggle and Indigenous Resistance in Latin America

Taught in Spanish. This course explores and compares the ways in which contemporary indigenous peoples in Latin American organize politically. We’ll examine the effects of this political activity on the democratic systems of the states of Latin America, which had been accustomed to a marginalized role for “Indians” among the electorate. The goals of the course include:

To compare the political development of contemporary in Latin American indigenous movements who use ethnicity and ethnic identity as an organizing principle.
To study the relationships of these movements with the respective states and their central policies.
To study literature on indigenous movements in Latin America.
To develop a critical understanding of the political perspectives of indigenous peoples.

(ICP0133)

For matriculated Syracuse students, this course counts as an elective in the ANT major or minor. The course may also be used to satisfy the Area Studies Requirement.

This course is taught at the Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be offered every semester. It may also be registered as PSC 380.22.