Berkeley City College
Catalog
Supplement
2007–2009
www.BerkeleyCityCollege.edu
Berkeley City College
Catalog
Supplement
2007-09
Berkeley City College Phone: (510) 981-2862
Office of Instruction Fax: (510) 841-7333
2050 Center Street www.berkeley.peralta.edu
Berkeley, California 94704 Published June 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Catalog Supplement 2007-09 vi
Accuracy Statement vi
Course Additions 1
Course Changes 5
Course Deactivations 8
Program Additions 9
Program Changes 17
Program Deactivations 19
Appendices: 21
General Education Requirements for AA/AS Degrees 2008-09
(Advising Sheet) 21
California State University General Education Breadth Requirements
2008-09 (Advising Sheet) 23
Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)
2008-09 (Advising Sheet) 25
UC Berkeley College of Letters and Science and American Cultures
Requirements 2008-09 (Advising Sheet) 27
Catalog Supplement 2007-09
The Berkeley City College Catalog Supplement for 2007-09 is a summary of additions, deactivations, and changes that have been made in curriculum and policies affecting students since the publication of the 2007-09 Catalog. Changes to curriculum are made on an ongoing basis throughout the academic year and are usually effective for a subsequent term. All individual course additions and changes show the effective term at the end of each entry. All program additions and changes show the effective term after the program title. These notations are as follows: M08 = Summer 2008, F08 = Fall 2008, S09 = Spring 2009, M09 = Summer 2009, F09 = Fall 2009.
Accuracy Statement
Berkeley City College endeavors to present its programs and policies to the public accurately and fairly. Those responsible for the preparation of the Catalog, the Catalog Supplement, and Schedules of Classes, and all other public announcements make every effort to ensure that the information presented is correct and up-to-date. However, the College reserves the right to add, amend, or repeal the curriculum and any rules, regulations, policies and procedures. The College assumes no responsibility for program changes or publication errors beyond its control.
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Catalog Supplement 2007-09 Berkeley City College
COURSE ADDITIONS /DEPT/NO. / COURSE TITLE/INFORMATION / EFF /
ARAB 1A / ELEMENTARY MODERN STANDARD ARABIC
5 units, 5 hours lecture (GR or CR/NC)
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Study and practice in understanding, speaking, reading and writing Modern Standard Arabic: Emphasis on understanding basic grammatical concepts and vocabulary building; basic readings in Arabic and multinational Arab life and culture. 1112.00
AA/AS area 3, CSU area C2 / S08
ARAB 1B / ELEMENTARY MODERN STANDARD ARABIC
5 units, 5 hours lecture (GR or CR/NC)
Prerequisite: Arab 1A
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Continuation of ARAB 1A: Study and practice in understanding, speaking, reading and writing Modern Standard Arabic with continuing emphasis on understanding basic grammatical concepts and vocabulary building; basic readings in Arabic and multinational Arab life and culture. 1112.00
AA/AS area 3 / S08
ARAB 30A / BEGINNING CONVERSATIONAL ARABIC
3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or CR/NC)
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Introduction to conversational Arabic: Use of modern formal spoken Arabic in conversation and discussion; elementary grammar. 1112.00
AA/AS area 3 / M08
ART 201E / DESTINATION STUDIES: CENTRAL ASIA, INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT, AND HIMALAYAN REGIONS
1 unit, 1 hour lecture (GR or CR/NC)
Art, architectural, and archaeological heritage of selected geographic areas: Monuments, places of worship, painting, sculpture, applied arts, and folk art, as well as special collections representing the regional areas of study; impact of geography, natural resources, trade, geo-political and other historical factors, religious traditions, and ethnic diversity on the visual arts within the cultures studied. 1001.00 / M08
ASL 464 / OCCUPATIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
1-4 units, 0-15 hours lecture, (GR or CR/NC)
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Supervised field experience in American Sign Language: Extension of classroom-based learning at an on-the-job or community location to facilitate development of ASL skills and to provide exposure to Deaf culture. 0850.00 / M08
BIOL 13L / PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS LAB
1 unit, 3 hours laboratory (GR or CR/NC)
Prerequisite or corequisite: Biol 13 or Envmt 2 or (Envst 11)
Not open for credit to students who have completed Envmt 2L (or Envst 11L) or are currently enrolled in Envmt 2L at Merritt.
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Field laboratory course which identifies, measures, and tests the sustainable environmental principles discussed in ENVMT 2 or BIOL 13: Qualitative and macro/micro quantitative methods, identifying and sustaining ecosystems, nutrient cycling, geographical and aquatic ecology, population dynamics, water and energy systems, air pollution and hazardous waste, and farming methods and use of pesticides. 0408.00 / M08
CIS 228C / INTRODUCTION TO INDESIGN DESKTOP PUBLISHING
2 units, 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours laboratory (GR or CR/NC)
Prerequisite: CIS 200
Introduction to the use of InDesign page-layout software: Basics of page layout, font selection and formatting, setting defaults, text and graphic placement, graphic scanning, and laser printing. 0702.10
AA/AS area 4c / S08
CIS 229C / INDESIGN DESKTOP PUBLISHING (CONTINUATION)
2 units, 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours laboratory (GR or CR/NC)
Prerequisite: CIS 228C
Advanced use of InDesign page-layout software: Developing grids; creating, editing, and applying styles; designing tables of contents; building and formatting data tables; creating and formatting jumplines, working with spot and process color; framing, keylining, grouping objects, working with service bureaus, managing typefaces. 0702.10
AA/AS area 4c / S08
ENGL 100 / COLLEGE COMPOSITION AND READING
4 units, 4 hours lecture (GR or CR/NC)
Prerequisite: Engl 201B or ESL 21B, or appropriate placement through multiple-measures assessment
This course fulfills the AA/AS graduation requirement for English Composition. It does not fulfill the English Composition-Written Communication requirement for transfer.
Reading and writing of expository prose: Critical thinking using inductive and deductive reasoning; clarity and precision of expression; organizational structures in writing and sound development of ideas. 1501.00
AA/AS area 4a, 4d / F08
HUSV 108 / HELPING SKILLS FOR HUMAN SERVICES PARAPROFESSIONALS
2 units, 2 hours lecture (GR or CR/NC)
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Helping skills: Building an alliance, effecting change and empowering others within a multicultural society; attending, active listening, demonstrating empathy, assessment and referral; legal and ethical guidelines of the professional helping relationship and scope of practice. 2104.00 / S08
HUSV 109 / DIVERSE POPULATIONS IN HUMAN SERVICES
2 units, 2 hours lecture (GR or CR/NC)
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Working with diverse populations in human services settings: Values, problems, issues, concerns and support needs of special population groups including, but not limited to, age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, physical or psychiatric disability, sexual orientation, and chemical-dependency characteristics. 2104.00 / S08
HUSV 110 / SOCIAL SERVICES SPECIALIZATION I
3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or CR/NC)*
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Overview of social services programs: Child and family, adult and aging, and California welfare programs and services; issues of abuse, as well as benefits and eligibility. 2104.00 / S08
HUSV 111 / SOCIAL SERVICES SPECIALIZATION II
3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or CR/NC)*
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Overview of social services programs: Child and family, adult and aging, and California welfare programs and services, including needs assessment, techniques, and legal and ethical issues. 2104.00 / S08
HUSV 112 / SEMINAR FOR FIELD EXPERIENCE IN SOCIAL SERVICES I
2 units, 2 hours lecture (GR or CR/NC)
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Beginning seminar for field experience in social services: Theoretical foundation for experiential learning in social-service settings. 2104.00 / S08
HUSV 113 / SEMINAR FOR FIELD EXPERIENCE IN SOCIAL SERVICES II
2 units, 2 hours lecture (GR or CR/NC)
Prerequisite: HUSV 112
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Continuation of HUSV 112: Theoretical foundation for experiential learning in social-service settings. 2104.00 / S08
HUSV 114 / INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY HEALTH WORK
3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or CR/NC)
Acceptable for credit: CSU
The roles of community health workers as critical members of the health care team: Improving community health status by providing linkages between community members, clinical practitioners and the larger health delivery system. 2104.00 / S08
HUSV 115 / HEALTH EDUCATION AND PREVENTION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORK
3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or CR/NC)
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Principles of community health education and outreach: Prevention strategies and education programs appropriate to different populations and communities. 2104.00 / S08
HUSV 116 / ORIENTATION TO COMMUNITY HEALTH WORK
1 unit, 1 hour lecture (GR or CR/NC)
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Community health and the roles of community health workers: Practical problem-solving skills for the workplace; organizational and time-management skills. 2104.00 / S08
M/LAT
48UA-ZZ / SELECTED TOPICS IN MEXICAN AND LATIN-AMERICAN STUDIES
.5-5 units, 0-5 hours lecture, 0-15 hours laboratory (GR or CR/NC)
Acceptable for credit: CSU
See section on Selected Topics. 2203.04 / F08
MMART 151C / DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION III
2 units, 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours laboratory (GR or CR/NC)
Prerequisite: Mmart 151B/151LB
Corequisite: Mmart 151LC
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Video production emphasizing the development of advanced skills in one area of the student’s choice: Direction, preproduction planning, cinematography, sound design, lighting or art direction. 0614.10 / S08
MMART 151LC / DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION III LAB
1 unit, 4 hours laboratory (GR or CR/NC)
Corequisite: Mmart 151C
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Practical training for development of multimedia skills presented in MMART 151C. 0614.10 / S08
PHIL 31A / HUMAN VALUES/ETHICS
3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or CR/NC)
Also offered as Human 30A. Not open for credit to students who have completed or are currently enrolled in Human 30A.
Acceptable for credit: CSU, UC (pending)
Analysis of concepts of good and right in our society and of criteria of conduct: Various religious, philosophic, scientific and aesthetic aspects of moral behavior integrated with reason and emotion of the individual. 1509.00
AA/AS area 3, CSU area C2, IGETC area 3B / M08
PORT
48UA-ZZ / SELECTED TOPICS IN PORTUGUESE
.5-5 units, 0-5 hours lecture, 0-15 hours laboratory (GR or CR/NC)
Acceptable for credit: CSU
See section on selected topics. 1119.00 / M08
TRAV 72AL / DESTINATION STUDIES: RUSSIA
.5 units, .5 hours lecture (GR or CR/NC)
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Overview of tourism in Russia: History, geography, folklore, arts and crafts, and religious and ethnic influences on tourism; realities of today's tourism scene hotels, resorts, airfares, tour packages, the tourism infrastructure as they relate to specific world regions/countries. 3009.00 / M08
COURSE CHANGES /
DEPT/NO. / CHANGE COURSE FROM / CHANGE COURSE TO /
ART 24A-D / SPECIAL PROJECTS: DRAWING / ART 24 M08
ART 29A-D / SPECIAL PROJECTS: FIGURE DRAWING / ART 29 M08
ART 54A-D / SPECIAL PROJECTS: PAINTING / ART 54 M08
ART 64A-D / SPECIAL PROJECTS: WATERCOLOR PAINTING / ART 64 M08
ART 84A-D / SPECIAL PROJECTS: CERAMICS / ART 84 M08
ASTR 10 / DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY
3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR)
Acceptable for credit: CSU, UC
Introduction to astronomy: Topics include the astronomy of the earth, the solar system, and the stars. 1911.00 / DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY
3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR)
Recommended preparation: Math 201 or 210D
Not open for credit to students who have completed or are currently enrolled in Astr 1.
Acceptable for credit: CSU, UC
Survey of astronomy at a descriptive level: Development of modern astronomy, light, astronomical instruments, the sun, formation and evolution of the solar system, the terrestrial planets, the Jovian planets, asteroids, comets, planets around other stars, and a brief survey of stars. 1911.00 S08
BIOL 3 / MICROBIOLOGY
Survey of the various microscopic agents of particular importance to humans: Emphasis on those involved in infectious diseases, host defenses against diseases, elements of infectious chains and means utilized for breaking the chain. / MICROBIOLOGY
Survey of the various microscopic agents of particular importance to humans: Emphasis on microbes involved in infectious diseases, host defenses against diseases, elements of infectious chains and means utilized for breaking the chains. M08
ENGL 70A / TRANSFORMING AUTOBIOGRAPHY INTO CREATIVE WRITING
Prerequisite: Engl 1A
Transforming personal experience into autobiographical scenes, sketches, poems, and stories: Autobiographical writing techniques, memoirs, anecdotes, histories, memory poems, tall tales, and yarns. 1507.00 / TRANSFORMING AUTOBIOGRAPHY INTO CREATIVE WRITING
Autobiographical writing techniques: Transforming personal experience into autobiographical scenes, sketches, short poems, and short stories, as well as memoirs, anecdotes, histories, memory poems, tall tales, and yarns. 1507.00 M08
ENGL 70B / TRANSFORMING AUTOBIOGRAPHY INTO CREATIVE WRITING
Prerequisite: Engl 1A
Autobiographical writing skills: Reminiscences, sketches and vignettes, autobiographical free verse, epitaphs, adventures, and stories. 1507.00 / TRANSFORMING AUTOBIOGRAPHY INTO CREATIVE WRITING
Autobiographical writing techniques: Transforming reminiscences, sketches, and vignettes into autobiographical free verse, adventures tales, and novellas. 1507.00 M08
ESL 290A-C / BEGINNING ESL 1 / ESL 290 M08
ESL 291A-C / BEGINNING ESL 2 / ESL 291 M08
ESL 292A-C / INTERMEDIATE ESL 1 / ESL 292 M08
HIST 224A-D / CURRENT EVENTS / HIST 224 M08
HUSV 101 / CASE MANAGEMENT AND FACILITATION SKILLS FOR THE PARAPROFESSIONAL
4 units, 4 hours lecture (GR or CR/NC)
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Basic concepts of case management and facilitation skills for the paraprofessional: History of case management; essential characteristics of case managers; effective listening and communication skills, conflict management, and self awareness; case management concepts, assessment, benefits, planning and linkage with community agencies, service monitoring, legal and ethical considerations, consultation and referral strategies. 2104.00 / CASE MANAGEMENT IN HUMAN SERVICES
2 units, 2 hours lecture (GR or CR/NC)
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Case management skills for the paraprofessional: History of case management; case management concepts, assessment, benefits, service planning and linkage with community agencies, service monitoring, consultation and referral strategies. 2104.00 S08
HUSV 110 / SOCIAL SERVICES SPECIALIZATION I
2 units, 2 hours lecture / SOCIAL SERVICES SPECIALIZATION I
3 units, 3 hours lecture S08
HUSV 111 / SOCIAL SERVICES SPECIALIZATION II
2 units, 2 hours lecture / SOCIAL SERVICES SPECIALIZATION II