Early this Monday morning U.S. Central Time the IES Abroad website will undergo scheduled maintenance. During this time some or all features of the site - like login and account creation - may be unavailable, but we expect this disruption to be brief. Thank you for your patience.
Service learning combines community service with academic instruction, focusing on critical, reflective thinking and personal and civic responsibility. Reflective, community-based service learning at an international level can be a vehicle for in...
The course provides an overview of the main challenges and policy responses in British society today, along with a discussion of the political and historical forces, which have shaped them. A comparative element is introduced; as we explore how these...
This course examines a number of key issues, debates and policy responses to social issues affecting the UK today, but viewed within in an international, comparative context. The course consists of lectures, course-related trips, and a community...
This course guides students from a sociological and organizational perspective and helps students in the design, execution, and evaluation of their individual field work. Theoretical and methodological discussions complement students’ personal...
This course is intended to give students a global vision of social policies with special reference to Spain and Europe through current issues in which social policies present themselves in social realities.
This course consists of a seminar (20...
This seminar aims at increasing knowledge and awareness of students who engage in a volunteer work experience, helping them understand both the real and theoretical context to which their efforts contribute. A key aspect is to underline the need for...
The primary aim of this course is to provide a current and comprehensive overview of child and adolescent development that reflects the best theories and research that developmental psychology has to offer. This course explores the processes that...
China’s post-Maoist economy has gained rapid growth since 1978 when it embarked on economic reforms and opening up policies. This course is intended to offer an informed perspective into the evolving process of economic transition and development in...
This class is a course in Chinese language for non-Chinese speakers participating in the Language Intensive Program. It is designed for those students who have studied Chinese for three to four semesters. The course will begin with a series of...
The course provides students with the basic instruments needed to draw information about the life of ancient Rome from Latin inscriptions. During the course basic Latin grammar elements are provided in order to interpret texts. The inscriptions...