High proficiency certificated or accredited level in English language. This course when taught in English is basically addressed to Erasmus and exchange students with a basic knowledge of Spanish politics and goverment as well as the contemporary Spanish History. - Political Actors - Political Behaviour

1. Instrumental knowledge of : - The evolution of the Spanish political scene and its interpretative key. - The map of partisan and nonpartisan actors existing in the Spanish political system - The structure and dynamics of party systems in Spain. 2. Domain of the main sources of information on political parties.

LEARNING OUTCOMES 1. Possess advanced knowledge and skills in Political Science, both related to theoretical issues and of a practical or methodological nature. 2.Will be able to collect data, produce information and use it to base their reflections and judgements on social and political reality. 3. Will be able to apply the skills and knowledge acquired to solve problems in complex situations and in academic or professional work environments that require creative or innovative ideas. BASIC COMPETENCES 2.Studentsare able to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and possess the competences usually demonstrated through the development and defence of arguments and problem solving within their field of study. 3. Students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their field of study) in order to make judgements which include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues. 4.Students should be able to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences 5.Students will have developed the learning skills necessary to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy. GENERAL COMPETENCES 1.To know the main elements and factors, bothstructural and dynamic, that shape and influence political reality 2.To be able to recognize the social, political, culturaland religious diversity of contemporary societies and the relevance and transversality thatdemocratic values and human rights have in these societies 3.To be able to study the social and political reality using the scientific method, from a critical perspective and recognizing the variety of theoretical and methodological approaches of the different subdisciplines and specialities in Political Science. 4. To know how to apply the theoretical knowledge and skills into practical professional problems 5. To be able to communicate effectively and produce and defend, both orally and written, wellbuilt arguments within the field of Political Science. SPECIFIC COMPETENCES 3. To know the structure and functioning of political institutions and their interrelation with the remaining components ofthe political system 4. To analyse political actors¿ behaviour, political participation¿s processes and the role of citizens in contemporarydemocracies 5. To know the different components of the electoral systems and to be able to recognize how they interact with the electoral process. 9. To recognize the historical dimension of political and social processes and to explain them by taking such dimension into account. TRANSVERSAL COMPETENCES 1. To be able to work in multidisciplinary and international teams

1. Important moments of Spanish political process. 2. The party systems in Spain and its transformations. 3. Partisan actors in the Spanish political system. 4. Actors nonpartisan in the Spanish political system.

- Conventional classes (50 % of the schedule ). - Specific analysis in reduced groups (50 % of the schedule ). - Tutoring schedule set for that purpose.