Know the elective subjects
Open University Unit
Competitive management
Open University Unit
Subject code: UDA130
This course will allow students from different careers to internalize the necessary tools that will allow them to operate in an increasingly fragmented, divided and hyper-competitive business environment. The application of this model in companies of all kinds will complement the conceptual training of students by adding a broader and more strategic vision of business management.
Hours of choice
Tuesday 16:00-18:00
2 credits
Science fiction literature
Open University Unit
Subject code: UDA145
Its objective is to analyze the most representative works of the genre, exploring how they reflect social concerns, scientific advances, and ethical dilemmas. It also seeks to develop critical skills for interpreting futuristic metaphors and themes that propose visions of humanity, technology, and the universe.
Hours of choice
2 credits
Ecuadorian literature
Open University Unit
Subject code: UDA116
Through readings and reflection, you will be able to explore the Ecuadorian literary tradition and promote critical awareness of the Ecuadorian reality that is reflected through these works.
Hours of choice
Thursday 15:00-17:00
2 credits
Hispanic American Literature
Open University Unit
Subject code: UDA117
Through the readings and the debate, you will be able to explore the Spanish-American literary tradition and promote your critical awareness of said sociocultural reality.
Hours of choice
2 credits
Children's literature
Open University Unit
Subject code: UDA118
Through reading and reflection, you will be able to develop the foundations for a critical view of the origin, evolution, and characteristics of universal, Latin American, and Ecuadorian children's literature.
Hours of choice
Wednesday 08:00-10:00
2 credits
Politics and human rights
Open University Unit
Subject code: UDA124
The subject includes the study of the major issues of the legal context and the rights that emanate from the dignity of the human being and that presuppose their inherence in said condition of humanity, in general in a global context, additionally making an allusion to our inter-American sphere.
Hours of choice
2 credits
Corporate social responsibility and sustainability
Open University Unit
Subject code: UDA107
Learn skills in CSR implementation and management to achieve Sustainable Development, taking care of people and the planet. Create awareness, manage tools, establish indicators and take actions, from the implementation and visiting socially and environmentally responsible companies.
Hours of choice
2 credits
Society and gender
Open University Unit
Subject code: UDA125
The study of Gender and Society aims to form the understanding that in general terms all human beings have conditions of equality, inherent to their own condition as humans, and therefore in turn are persons and subject to rights, prerogatives that accompany them by that same essentiality and that, in desirable situations, should guarantee the full exercise of their rights and the full enjoyment of their citizenship.
Hours of choice
Monday 15:00-17:00
2 credits