Downtown Madrid is about 30 minutes away by bus. With the long Spanish summer days, you will take full advantage of living close to this lively European capital, while still enjoying the modern amenities and convenience of UEM’s on-campus accommodations in Villaviciosa de Odón, a typical Castellan town.

In addition to its studios and modern classroom facilities, UEM boasts well manicured lawns, two large lakes, and a state-of-the-art fitness complex.

Basic Sculpture

Studio Art 40 (4 units) (Fulfills UCI GE Category IX)
The practice of sculpture in the contemporary arts; inclusion of spatial interventions, site-specific and environmental design, appropriation of found materials; techniques in cutting, joining, and assembly of wood, metals, and plastics. May include casting, welding, and ceramics.

Intermediate Sculpture

Studio Art 104 (4 units)
Investigation of three-dimensional space, including the construction of objects and the manipulation of the environment. Students define personal projects and translate personal, social, and political experience into visual meaning. Range of artists’ works introduced. Group discussion and critiques. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C and 40 or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice. Instructor (40 and 104): Dr. Esther Pizarro Juanas, Artist and Titular Teacher of Art (Sculpture) at Escuela Superior de Arte y Arquitectura, Universidad Europea de Madrid.

Modern Art of Spain

Art History 134E (4 units)
The course will consider the cultural, social, and political context of Spain in the years leading up to and during the civil war and how these issues are reflected in the content and form of the art produced. For example, while Picasso disdained overtly political art, his 1937 mural: Guernica, embodied the inhumanity, brutality, and hopelessness of war and raised consciousness about the threat of fascism. You will study this painting, considered to be one of the most powerful indictments against war created in the 20th century, where it hangs at the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, along with works of the other artists considered in this course. Instructor: María Iñigo Clavo

Spanish Cinema

Choose Film and Media 160 or Comparative Literature 160 (Fulfills UCI Breadth Requirement VII-B or UCI GE Requirement VIII) (4 units)
The new challenges of Spanish Cinema in recent times are centered around refiguring the new democratic national identity. Two interesting tendencies are emerging- one from the 1980’s, and the postmodern movies of Pedro Almodóvar and the new generation of 1990’s. Both tendencies are redefining the new Spain, and we will see this reflected on the screen throughout this course. Through screenings, readings, class discussions and field trips, this course will introduce the industrial, aesthetic, social and cultural history of Spanish cinema. Instructor: Rodrigo Mesonero, Universidad Europea de Madrid Lecturer in Audiovisual Communication