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1. General information

Course:

SPECIALISATION SEMINARS: NORTH AMERICA. CULTURE, SOCIETY AND ECONOMY

Code:

51436

Type:

ELECTIVE

ECTS credits:

6

Degree:

396 - DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

Academic year:

2022-23

Center:

6 - FACULTY OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Group(s):

45 40

Year:

4

Duration:

First semester

Main language:

Spanish

Second language:

Use of additional languages:

English Friendly:

Y

Web site:

Bilingual:

N

Lecturer: CARLOS JAVIER GONZÁLEZ VILLA - Group(s): 40 45

Building/Office

Department

Phone number

Email

Office hours

San Pedro Martir

CIENCIA JURÍDICA Y DERECHO PÚBLICO

Carlos.GonzalezVilla@uclm.es

2. Pre-Requisites

Not established

3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession

Not established

4. Degree competences achieved in this course

Course competences
Code	Description
CE04	Gaining knowledge of (i) world geopolitics; and (ii) the concept of international society.
CE05	Using the main research and analysis methods and techniques in social studies (including both quantitative and qualitative techniques) to assess (i) international events and affairs; and (ii) current trends in global society.
CE10	Understanding how international organizations work, as well as their powers and internal structure and composition.
CG01	Researching and sorting out meaningful international information on law and economics relying on various sources (including oral, written and online sources).
CG03	Gaining in-depth knowledge of global societies and political and economic systems, including a gender perspective.
CG04	Accessing and sorting out information and documents related to the fields of study.
CG05	Being able to critically examine and discuss international affairs and current events, including a gender perspective.
CT06	Being capable of autonomous study and self-learning.

5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes

Course learning outcomes
Description




Additional outcomes
Not established.

6. Units / Contents

Unit 1:
Unit 2:
Unit 3:
Unit 4:
Unit 5:
Unit 6:
Unit 7:
Unit 8:
Unit 9:
Unit 10:

7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology

Training Activity	Methodology	Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021)	ECTS	Hours	As	Com	Description
Class Attendance (practical) [ON-SITE]	Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)	CE04 CE05 CE10 CG01 CG03 CG04 CG05 CT06	0.6	15	N	N
Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE]	Lectures	CE04 CG03 CG05	1.08	27	N	N
Final test [ON-SITE]	Assessment tests	CE04 CE05 CE10 CG03 CG05	0.12	3	Y	Y
Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE]	Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)	CE04 CE05 CE10 CG01 CG03 CG04 CG05 CT06	2	50	N	N
Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE]	Self-study	CE05 CG01 CG04 CG05 CT06	2.2	55	N	N
Total:			6	150
Total credits of in-class work: 1.8			Total class time hours: 45
Total credits of out of class work: 4.2			Total hours of out of class work: 105

As: Assessable training activity
Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).

8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System

Evaluation System	Continuous assessment	Non-continuous evaluation *	Description
Final test	50.00%	100.00%
Assessment of active participation	15.00%	0.00%
Practicum and practical activities reports assessment	35.00%	0.00%
Total:	100.00%	100.00%

According to art. 4 of the UCLM Student Evaluation Regulations, it must be provided to students who cannot regularly attend face-to-face training activities the passing of the subject, having the right (art. 12.2) to be globally graded, in 2 annual calls per subject , an ordinary and an extraordinary one (evaluating 100% of the competences).

Evaluation criteria for the final exam:

Continuous assessment:

Evaluation criteria not defined
Non-continuous evaluation:

Evaluation criteria not defined

Specifications for the resit/retake exam:

Evaluation criteria not defined

Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:

Evaluation criteria not defined

9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates

Not related to the syllabus/contents
Hours	hours

Unit 1 (de 10):
Activities	Hours
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)]	1.5
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures]	2.7
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests]	.3
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)]	5
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study]	5.5

Unit 2 (de 10):
Activities	Hours
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)]	1.5
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures]	2.7
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests]	.3
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)]	5
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study]	5.5

Unit 3 (de 10):
Activities	Hours
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)]	1.5
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures]	2.7
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests]	.3
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)]	5
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study]	5.5

Unit 4 (de 10):
Activities	Hours
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)]	1.5
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures]	2.7
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests]	.3
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)]	5
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study]	5.5

Unit 5 (de 10):
Activities	Hours
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)]	1.5
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures]	2.7
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests]	.3
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)]	5
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study]	5.5

Unit 6 (de 10):
Activities	Hours
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)]	1.5
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures]	2.7
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests]	.3
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)]	5
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study]	5.5

Unit 7 (de 10):
Activities	Hours
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)]	1.5
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures]	2.7
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests]	.3
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)]	5
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study]	5.5

Unit 8 (de 10):
Activities	Hours
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)]	1.5
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures]	2.7
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests]	.3
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)]	5
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study]	5.5

Unit 9 (de 10):
Activities	Hours
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)]	1.5
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures]	2.7
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests]	.3
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)]	5
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study]	5.5

Unit 10 (de 10):
Activities	Hours
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)]	1.5
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures]	2.7
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests]	.3
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)]	5
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study]	5.5

Global activity
Activities	hours

10. Bibliography and Sources

Author(s)	Title	Book/Journal	Publishing house	Year
Aguirre, Mariano	Salto al vacío: Crisis y declive de Estados Unidos		Icaria	2017
Anderson, Perry	Imperium et Consilium		Akal	2014
Brooks, Stephen	Canadian Democracy		Oxford Universtiy Press	2015
Campbell, Neil y Kean, Alasdair	American Cultural Studies: An Introduction to American Culture		Routledge	2016
Cox, M. y Stokes, D.	US Foreign Policy		Oxford Universtiy Press	2012
De Tocqueville, Alexis	La democracia en América		Alianza	2005
Dye, Thomas R.	Who's Running America? The Obama Reign		Routledge	2014
Harrison, Trevor W. y Friesen, John W.	Canadian Society in the Twenty-First Century: An Historical Sociological Approach		Canadian Scholars	2021
Iglesias Cavicchioli, Manuel	La visión neoconservadora de las relaciones internacionales y la política exterior de los Estados Unidos		Huygens	2016
Janda, K., Berry, J. y Goldman, J.	The Challenge of Democracy: American Government in GLobal Politics		Wadsworth	2012
Lalancette, Mireille y Vincent Raynauld	The power of political image: Justin Trudeau, Instagram, and celebrity politics	American Behavioral Scientist, 63, 7, 888-924		2019
Mauk, D. y Oakland, J.	American Civilization: An Introduction		Routledge	2009
Pass, Jonathan	American Hegemony in the 21st Century: A Neo Neo-Gramscian Perspective		Routledge	2020
Petterson, Thomas E.	We the People: An Introduction to American Government		McGraw Hill	2019
Putnam, Robert	Our kids: The American dream in crisis		Simon and Schuster	2016
Sanz, Carlos	Breve historia de Estados Unidos		Catarata	2022
Wright, Erik Olik y Rogers, Joel	American Society: How it Really Works		W. W. Norton & Company	2015