International Courses

Unesc has increasingly invested in offering international courses, aiming to prepare students in the context of internationalization and to enhance their experiences with foreign culture and language. This initiative aligns with the university's vision of providing an excellent education with a global perspective on current and future demands.

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International Courses in Graduate Studies - Stricto Sensu
Course: Preparatory Studies for Internationalization

Graduate Program in Health Sciences (PPGCS)

  • Course Code: 23914
  • Credits: 2
  • Language of instruction: English
  • Prerequisite: Basic English

The objective of this course is to understand the functioning of the international network of scientific research, as well as the importance of developing international partnerships, in addition to developing skills and strategies for communicating scientific work in English.

*Enrollment in this course can be done through your PPG coordination. Students enrolled in any PPG can take this course.

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Course: Public Policies and Social Development in Latin America

Graduate Program in Socioeconomic Development (PPGDS)

  • Elective course
  • Language of instruction: Spanish

Syllabus: Concept and object of public policies. Planning, management, and evaluation. Conditional Cash Transfer Programs. Child Labor. Infrastructure. Logistics and transportation. Public policies for Primary Health Care (APS). Preventive public policies.

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Course: Science and Development

Graduate Program in Socioeconomic Development (PPGDS)

  • Elective course
  • Language of instruction: Spanish

Syllabus: Historical advances in science and the impact of research on contemporary development; The role of current global scientific databases for research and researchers; Hot topics - in different areas of knowledge (AOK) - related to the issues of Development and Public Policies: Education (scientific knowledge, higher education systems, and indicators); Health sciences (health policies, control of global epidemics); Engineering Sciences (research and infrastructure for development); Environmental Sciences (ecosystems, sustainable development, population, food and energy production, and natural resources); and Humanities and law (social policies and human rights).

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International Courses in Undergraduate Studies
International Course

They are taught by prepared professors, with teaching methodologies, content, and bilingual communication, in English or Spanish. International courses are usually elective, focusing on general approaches and global aspects.

Course: Contemporary Studies I
  • Course Code: 29142/1
  • Credits: 3
  • Language of instruction: English
  • Prerequisite: Basic English

The objective of this course is to discuss contemporary issues of collective interest through written, oral, and multimodal texts in English.

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Course: Contemporary Studies II
  • Course Code:
  • Credits: 3
  • Language of instruction: Spanish

The objective of this course is to discuss contemporary issues of collective interest through written, oral, and multimodal texts in Spanish. Enrollment in these courses can be done through Centac. Students enrolled in any course or phase can take this course.

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International Thematic Discipline - COMING SOON
Discipline: Interactions between the global and the local: culture, economy, politics, and society in the contemporary world
  • Credits: 2
  • Language of instruction: Portuguese

The objective of the discipline is to discuss topics related to Human Rights, Education and Citizenship, Development issues, the environment, and Health: connections between the global and the local. Science, Technology, and Innovation for solving complex problems.

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