Spain - Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Course Equivalencies

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Pre-Approved Course Equivalencies

IMPORTANT: Other GVSU students have studied abroad at this partner institution. The chart below reflects GVSU equivalencies they have received. If you are planning on taking a course listed below, it does not require a departmental evaluation. Courses listed on this chart are not guaranteed to be offered during your semester abroad and UC3M may require specific pre-requisites. This is not a complete list of course options offered at this partner institution. For a full list of course options, see the link above.

ACCOUNTING

Host University Courses

GVSU Course Equivalencies

GVSU Credits

Semester

Financial Accounting

ACC 380 Special Topics in Accounting 

3 Credits

Fall

Financial Statement Analysis

ACC 480 Special Topics in Accounting

3 Credits

Winter

International Accounting

ACC 330 International Accounting -or- ACC 380 Special Topics in Accounting

3 Credits

Fall

ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

Host University Courses

GVSU Course Equivalencies

GVSU Credits

Advertising and Communication

CAP 210 Fundamentals of Advertising

3 Credits

BUSINESS

Host University Courses 

GVSU Course Equivalencies 

GVSU Credits

Semester

Big Data for Business

BUS 380 Special Topics in Business

3 Credits

Winter

Introduction to Business Administration 

BUS 101 Introduction to Business 

3 Credits 

Fall

Business Ethics in an Intercultural Framework

BUS 380 Special Topics in Business

3 Credits

Fall

CHEMISTRY

Host University Courses

GVSU Course Equivalencies

GVSU Credits 

Chemistry 

CHM 115 Principles of Chemistry I 

4 Credits 

COMMUNICATIONS

Host University Courses

GVSU Course Equivalencies

GVSU Credits

International Journalism I 

COM 372 Global Communications 

3 Credits 

International Journalism II 

COM 376 Communications Policy and Law 

3 Credits 

Mass Media Oratory 

COM 201 Speech 

3 Credits 

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Host University Courses 

GVSU Course Equivalencies 

GVSU Credits

Automata and Formal Language Theory 

CIS 465 Automata and Computation Theory 

3 Credits 

Computer Networks 

CIS 457 Data Communications 

3 Credits

Computer Structure

CIS 343 Structure of Programming Languages

3 Credits

Files and Databases

CIS 353 Database

3 Credits

Data Integration and Visualization

CIS 320 Visualization of Data and Information 

3 Credits

Data Structures and Algorithms

CIS 263 Data Structures and Algorithms

3 Credits

Databases

CIS 353 Database

3 Credits

Machine Learning

CIS 378 Applied Machine Learning

3 Credits

Mobile Applications

CIS 357 Mobile Application Development

3 Credits

Fundamentals of Software Production for Digital Business

CIS 443 Software Development Tools

3 Credits

Operating Systems

CIS 452 Operating Systems Concepts

3 Credits

User Interfaces

CIS 368 Usability Design and Evaluation

3 Credits 

Web Applications

CIS 371 Web Application Programming

3 Credits

Web Analytics

CIS 238 Internet Media and Programming

3 Credits

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Host University Courses 

GVSU Course Equivalencies 

GVSU Credits

Administrative Law: Procedural and Judicial Review 

CJ 380 Special Topics in Criminal Justice 

3 Credits 

Legal Theory of Crime

CJ 380 Special Topics in Criminal Justice

3 Credits

ECONOMICS

Host University Courses 

GVSU Course Equivalencies

GVSU Credits

Semester

Applied Economics

ECO 400 Econometrics and Forecasting

3 Credits

Winter

Advanced Econometrics

ECO 480 Special Topics in Economics

3 Credits

Fall

Advanced Microeconomics

ECO 480 Special Topics in Economics

3 Credits

Fall

Econometrics

ECO 400 Econometrics and Forecasting

3 Credits

Winter

Economic Growth

ECO 380 Special Topics in Economics

3 Credits

Fall

European Regional Economies

ECO 380 Special Topics in Economics

3 Credits

Fall

Financial Systems and Institutions

ECO 380 Special Topics in Economics

Also Available: FIN 429

3 Credits

Fall

Game Theory

ECO 342 Strategic Games

3 Credits

Fall

Health Economics

ECO 343 Health Economics

3 Credits

Winter

Industrial Organization

ECO 355 Markets, Strategy, and Government Policy -or- ECO 380 Special Topics in Economics

3 Credits

Winter

International Development and Economic Law

ECO 380 Special Topics in Economics

3 Credits

Fall

International Trade

ECO 369 International Economic Issues

3 Credits

Winter

Labor Economics

ECO 360 Employment, Wages, and Productivity

3 Credits

Fall

Markets and Environment

ECO 345 Environmental and Resource Economics

3 Credits

Fall

Macroeconomics

ECO 313 Business Cycles and Growth

3 Credits

Fall

Microeconomics

ECO 312 Applied Microeconomics

3 Credits

Winter

Monetary and Financial Economics

ECO 414 Money and Banking

3 Credits

Winter

Principles of Economics 

ECO 200 Business Economics 

3 Credits 

Fall

Quantitative Macroeconomics

ECO 480 Special Topics in Economics

3 Credits

Winter

Regional and Urban Economics

ECO 336 Urban and Real Estate Economics

3 Credits

Fall

ENGINEERING

Host University Courses

GVSU Course Equivalencies

GVSU Credits

Heat Transfer 

EGR 360 Thermodynamics 

4 Credits 

Materials Science and Engineering

EGR 250 Materials Science and Engineering

4 Credits

Thermal Engineering 

EGR 468 Heat Transfer 

4 Credits 

FILM AND VIDEO PRODUCTION

Host University Courses 

GVSU Course Equivalencies 

GVSU Credits

Reading Moving Image (Film and Television)

CFV 123 Survey of Media Production 

3 Credits 

FINANCE

Host University Courses

GVSU Course Equivalencies

Credits

Semester

Asset Valuation

FIN 480 Special Topics in Finance

3 Credits

Winter

Digital Finances

FIN 380 Special Topics in Finance

3 Credits

Winter

Financial Management

FIN 320 Managerial Finance

3 Credits

Winter

Financial Statement Analysis

FIN 380 Special Topics in Finance

Also Available: ACC 480

3 Credits

Winter

Financial Systems and Institutions

FIN 429 International Financial Management

Also Available: ECO 380

3 Credits

Fall

International Financial Markets and Investments

FIN 429 International Financial Management

3 Credits

Fall

HISTORY

Host University Courses

GVSU Course Equivalencies

GVSU Credits

History of Spain

HST 309 European Topics Soc / Culture 

3 Credits 

MANAGEMENT

Host University Courses

GVSU Course Equivalencies

GVSU Credits

Semester

Cross Cultural and People Management

MGT 303 Introduction to International Business

3 Credits

Fall

Digital Business

MGT 380 Special Topics in Business

3 Credits

Fall

Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

MGT 380 Special Topics in Business

3 Credits

Fall

Family Business Management

MGT 437 Family Business

3 Credits

Winter

Human Resource Management

MGT 333 Human Resource Management

3 Credits

Fall

International Business Management

MGT 380 Special Topics in Management

3 Credits

Winter

Innovation and Technological Change

MGT 380 Special Topics in Management

3 Credits

Winter

Operations Management

MGT 366 Operations Management

3 credits

Fall

Organizational Behavior

MGT 380 Special Topics in Management

3 Credits

Winter

Organizational Design

MGT 331 Concepts of Management

3 Credits

Fall

Planning and Control Management

MGT 380 Special Topics in Management

3 Credits

Winter

Strategic Management

MGT 495 Administrative Policy

3 Credits

Fall

Supply Chain Management

MGT 337 Supply Chain Management

3 Credits

Winter

MARKETING

Host University Courses

GVSU Course Equivalencies

GVSU Credits

Semester

Consumer Behavior 

MKT 351 Consumer Behavior 

3 Credits 

Fall

Digital Marketing

MKT 360 Marketing on the Internet

3 Credits

Fall

Financial and Service Marketing

MKT 380 Special Topics in Marketing

3 Credits

Winter

Marketing

MKT 380 Special Topics in Marketing

3 credits

Fall

Marketing Management

MKT 350 Marketing Management

3 Credits

Winter

Marketing and Sales Management

MKT 356 Professional Selling

3 Credits

Fall

Markets Research

MKT 352 Marketing Research

3 Credits

Winter

MATHEMATICS

Host University Courses

GVSU Course Equivalencies

GVSU Credits

Calculus  I

MTH 201 Calculus I 

4 Credits 

Discrete Mathematics 

MTH 225 Discrete Structures CS 1 

3 Credits 

Linear Algebra

MTH 227 Linear Algebra I 

3 Credits 

MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM

Host University Courses

GVSU Course Equivalencies

GVSU Credits

Interpretative and Investigative Report 

CMJ 481 Investigative Reporting 

3 Credits 

PHILOSOPHY

Host University Courses

GVSU Course Equivalencies

GVSU Credits

Moral Philosophy

PHI 102 Ethics

3 Credits

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Host University Courses

GVSU Course Equivalencies 

GVSU Credits

Political Theory and Ideologies

PLS 232 Modern Political Thought

3 Credits

SOCIOLOGY

Host University Courses 

GVSU Course Equivalencies

GVSU Credits

Introduction to Sociology 

SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology 

3 Credits 

SPANISH (Courses must be taught in Spanish)

Host University Courses

GVSU Course Equivalencies

GVSU Credits

LT388 Cultural Myths and Spanish Literature

SPA 380 Special Topics in Spanish

3 Credits

Spanish Language

SPA 335 Introduction to Spanish Linguistics

3 credits

Spanish Cinema

SPA 380 Special Topics in Spanish 

3 Credits 

SP 401 - Spanish Language in Context

SPA 380 Special Topics in Spanish

4 Credits

SP380 Advanced Lang. Usage for Business

SPA 380 Special Topics in Spanish

3 Credits

STATISTICS

Host University Courses

GVSU Course Equivalencies

GVSU Credits

Statistics 

STA 215 Intro Applied Statistics 

3 Credits 



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