High proficiency certificate 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 government and of contemporary Spanish History. - Análisis Político I (Political Analysis I) - Actores Políticos I ( Political Actors)

It covers the origins of the current system (political competition during the Second Republic, the Francoist dictatorship, the transition process, and transitional justice); the analysis of the main institutional characteristics of the democratic system (such as the monarchy and the territorial model); and the key events that have shaped the course of Spanish politics over the past decade (crisis of representative democracy and new political parties).

1. Spanish Politics During the Second Republic 2. Spanish Politics During the Francoist Dictatorship 3. Democratic Transition and Transitional Justice 4. Institutions of the Spanish Political System 5. The Crisis of Representative Democracy in Spain 6. Stability and Change in Political Competition 7. Corruption and the Quality of Democracy in Spain

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