Political Leadership Course

The course in Political Leadership of the Centre for Studies, Training and Social Analysis is aimed at young students who are enrolled or will be enrolled in a university degree or double degree, with the vocation to commit themselves to the broad sphere of public life, always at the service of truth, justice and human dignity.

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Methodology

The course takes the form of face-to-face classes, from Monday to Friday, two subjects being taught in the morning and one in the afternoon, for a total of 6 hours a day, i.e. 30 hours a week in six specific weeks during the course.

Last week of January and first week of February.
Last two weeks of June, which will be spent living together at the Real Centro Universitario Escorial - María Cristina.
First two weeks of September.

The face-to-face classes will be permanently monitored by the lecturer in charge of each subject, who will support the student through tutorials to collect the work that is requested and provide the additional training that the lecturer deems appropriate, without overlooking the vocation and intellectual curiosity of each student.

During their training, students will attend four Saturdays of face-to-face seminars (March, May, October and December) with guests of recognised prestige, experts in the different subjects of the course and who may be of special interest. Each of the sessions will end with a lunch meeting between the guest speaker and the students.

The training will be completed with two trips or visits to outstanding cultural and historical centres in Spain.

Internship in the United States

The course offers an internship in the United States for specific and intensive training at a prestigious Leadership Institute.

Important information

Start date

June 2023

Duration

4 years (6 weeks each course)
24 ECTs per course - 96 ECTs in total
240 hours per course

Timetable

Monday to Friday from 10:00 am to
2:00 pm and from 4:00 pm to
6:00 pm.

Places

25 students

Entry requirements

Students enrolled or to be enrolled
in a Degree or Double Degree.

Qualification

Certificate of each of the courses
Possibility of obtaining a Master's
degree in Political Leadership

Programme management

Director

Mr ELIO A. GALLEGO GARCÍA

Director of CEFAS.

Professor of Theory and Philosophy of Law at the CEU San Pablo University.

He has focused his work as a scholar of political philosophy and law by re-reading and updating the thinking of the Western legal and classical political tradition.

In his academic career he has carried out important research placements and has also held various positions within the university world. He currently directs the Department of Basic Legal Disciplines and Private Law at the Faculty of Law of the CEU San Pablo University.

Ms Lucía Vallejo Rodríguez

Coordinator

Professor of Social Doctrine of the Church at the CEU San Pablo University. Graduate in philosophy and master's degree in bioethics. She has been a researcher at the CEU Institute of Family Studies.

Syllabus

1st Course on Political Leadership. Fundamentals

Ms Carmen Fernández de la Cigoña Cantero

Basic political concepts

Lecturer in Social Doctrine of the Church at the CEU San Pablo University. She has held the posts of secretary and academic director of the Ángel Ayala CEU Institute of Humanities, vice-rector of students at the CEU San Pablo University and is currently patron of the San Pablo Foundation for Study Assistance and director of the CEU Institute for Family Studies, where she carries out research through various projects.

Mr Elio A. Gallego García

Brief history of political thought

Director of CEFAS and Lecturer in Philosophy of Law at the CEU San Pablo University. He has held the positions of vice-rector of research at the CEU San Pablo University, director of the Higher University School of San Pablo and director of the CEU Institute of Family Studies. His studies have mainly focused on re-reading and updating the thinking of the classical legal and political tradition in general.

Mr José Francisco Serrano Oceja

Cult and Culture. An Introduction

Professor of Journalism at the CEU San Pablo University and recently named Honorary Doctor by the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. He also holds a degree in Philosophy and Theology and was previously Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Communication Sciences at the CEU San Pablo University. He is currently director of the magazine Cuadernos de Periodistas de la APM, columnist for ABC and El Confidencial Digital, as well as writer of a dozen or so books related to communication and journalism.

2nd Course on Political Leadership. Spain and Europe

Mr Hipólito Sanchiz Álvarez de Toledo

The Historical Roots of our Civilisation: Athens, Rome and Jerusalem

Lecturer in Ancient History at the CEU San Pablo University. He is a member of the editorial board of the journal Cuadernos de Investigación Histórica of the F.U.E. and secretary of the Revista de las Órdenes Militares, of the Spanish Orders Foundation. His main lines of research range from the Ancient Middle East, especially Mesopotamia, to Contemporary Spanish History.

Mr Alejandro Rodríguez de la Peña

Spain and Europe, from the Middle Ages to the present day

Professor of Medieval History at the CEU San Pablo University. With several research placements abroad, he has held the positions of Vice-Rector for Research and Deputy Vice-Rector to the Rector and for Teaching Staff at the CEU San Pablo University, Director of the Higher University School of San Pablo and, more recently, Director of the CEU Ángel Ayala Institute of Humanities. He is the author and co-author of numerous books and research articles on medieval political theology and Latin chronistics.

Mr Carlos Gregorio Hernández Hernández

Spanish political thought

Lecturer in Contemporary History, coordinator of the Master's degree in Contemporary History at the CEU San Pablo University and director of the Higher University School of San Pablo. PhD in History from the USPCEU and winner of the Extraordinary Doctorate Award. Master's Degree in Contemporary History from the Complutense University and Master's Degree in Military History from the University of Santiago de Compostela. His research has focused on the history of the right wing, the history of the press and the peninsular civil wars of the 19th century.

3rd Course on Political Leadership. Government and State

Ms Lucía Vallejo Rodríguez

Theory of the State and its forms

Lecturer in Social Doctrine of the Church at the CEU San Pablo University. Graduate in philosophy from the Complutense University of Madrid and official master's degree in bioethics from the Rey Juan Carlos University. She has been a research assistant at the CEU Institute of Family Studies. She is currently working on her doctoral thesis on family and state in the thought of the 20th century American sociologist Robert Nisbet. She is a researcher in the pre-competitive group INVESTFAM and in the CEU identity lines project: family and life. Her research interests are the development of the modern state, the community, society and the family.

Ms María Blanco González

Administration, taxation and public policies

Lecturer in History and Economic and Business Institutions at the CEU San Pablo University. She is the author of numerous books and articles and has participated in several privately funded research projects, as well as organising international conferences and seminars at the CEU San Pablo University. Her main research topic focuses on economic methodology and economic analysis through literature.

Mr Ricardo Ruiz de la Serna

State and stakeholders. Introduction to political analysis

Lecturer in History of the Modern World at the CEU San Pablo University and associate researcher at the CEU Institute of Historical Studies. He has been a guest lecturer and researcher at various prestigious European universities, such as the Jagiellonian University (Krakow, Poland), the Otto-Friedrich University (Bamberg, Germany), and the University of Applied Sciences- Utrecht (The Netherlands), among others. He currently focuses his research on the Armenian genocide and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, publishing several recent books and monographs.

4th Course on Political Leadership. Political action

Mr Ángel M. Arias Urrutia

Rhetoric and public discourse

Lecturer in Great Books at the CEU San Pablo University. He has been a guest researcher at the Institute of Philological Studies of the UNAM, at the University of Monterrey and at Vanderbilt University. He has also taught literature at the University of Navarra and has collaborated in various national radio programmes. His main area of study is Spanish-American literature and, in particular, Mexican narrative.

Ms Irene Correas Sosa

Keys to political strategy

Lecturer in Constitutional Law at the CEU San Pablo University. She has carried out research placements in Italy, Germany and the United States, at the Universities of Tubingen and Penn; she has worked as an analyst at Thinking Heads and Global Alumni. She was Head of Cabinet of the Regional Ministry of Education and Employment, of the Regional Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the Community of Madrid and until 2018 advisor to the Cabinet of the Minister of Education, Culture and Sport. She is currently Head of Cabinet of the Regional Minister of Economy, Finance and Employment.

Mr Fernando Nistal González

Public opinion and media

Lecturer in Journalistic Writing and Ethics and Deontology at the CEU San Pablo University in Madrid and academic secretary of CEFAS. He is currently the coordinator of the Expert Degree in Leadership and Civic Engagement. He has combined teaching with various management positions, having previously been the academic secretary of the International Observatory for Victims of Terrorism and head of External Communication at the CEU San Pablo University Foundation.

Admission process

In the personal interview, the candidate's individual and professional objectives will be discussed, as well as the candidate's suitability for the programme. In addition, the candidate will be informed about the structure of the programme, the methodology applied, the composition of the faculty, the candidate's dedication and the level of demand.

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Enrolment and scholarships

Price: €1,500/course

*The course will have a system of study grants depending on the needs of the applicant.