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Below is a list of Special Topics courses which were added recently to the UGBA Spring 2020 schedule. Non-Haas students are encouraged to add themselves to the waitlist during the remaining Phase II enrollment period. Once adjustment period starts on January 6th, students from the waitlist will be added to UGBA courses on a space available basis. UGBA 167.1 (Class Number: 11623) Special Topics in Marketing:  Marketing Analytics  with Giovanni Compiani -  3 units ; MW 12:30PM-2:00PM UGBA 192T.5 (Class Number: 11781) Topics in Corporate Social Responsibility:  Impact Startup Disco  w/ Jorge Calderon-  1 unit ; This is uniquely scheduled on weekends with the following schedule:  Friday, January 24th - 5pm-7pm Friday, February 7th - 4pm-8pm Saturday, February 8th - 9am-4pm Sunday, February 9th - 12pm-4pm UGBA 192T.6 (Class Number: 32509) Topics in Corporate Social Responsibility:  Financial Tools for Social Impact  w/ Brent Copen-...

JS121, Arts & Culture in Israel, taught by visiting professor Stephanie Rotem from Tel Aviv University still has open seats!

American Studies 10 – “Frontiers” in American History and Culture TTh 9:30-11:00 am -  141 McCone; plus one one-hour discussion section per week Instructors: C. Palmer/M. Brilliant Class # 18860 -  4 units Few, if any, concepts in American history and culture resonate more powerfully and reverberate more persistently than the “frontier.” This course will explore multiple manifestations of the frontier in United States history and culture, from the nineteenth century western frontier, to the early twentieth century overseas frontier associated with U.S. expansion abroad, to the mid-twentieth century’s “crabgrass” (or, suburban), “atomic,” and “final” (space) frontiers, to the late twentieth century’s “digital” / “electronic” frontier.  Each of these frontiers will serve as a lens through which we will introduce students to the concepts and methods of American Studies. This course satisfies the Historical Studies AND the Social and Behavio...

Big Ideas Courses L&S 25 : Thinking Through Art and Design@Berkeley: Public Art and Belonging (L. Raiford, L. Kroiz)                                    Breadth: Arts and Literature L&S Discovery Courses L&S C60U/GERMAN C25 : Revolutionary Thinking: Marx, Nietzsche, Freud (K. Feldman)                               Breadth: Philosophy and Values L&S C70T/ASTRON C12/EPS C12 : The Planets (C. Dressing, R. Jeanloz)                           Breadth: Physical Science L&S C70V/PHYSICS C10 : Physics for Modern Citizens (N. Ji)                           Breadth: Physical Science L&S C70W/PHYSICS C21 : Physics and Music (T. Buehler)   ...

Apply to join  DevEng 290:   Innovation in Disaster Response  - a new class offered in Spring 2020! In this class, students will leverage technology toolkits (e.g. machine learning, IoT, AR/VR) to work on challenges related to Disaster Response. Students will learn methods from design and systems thinking to create a technology-based intervention that addresses specific needs identified by problem partners (including Google.org and the World Bank). Interventions will be designed for specific use cases, tested and presented to a committee of external stakeholders for feedback at the end of the course.  All disciplinary backgrounds welcome - no technical experience is required! Information sessions: Monday Nov 25, 4 pm, Blum Hall B100 Thursday Dec 5, 4 pm, Blum Hall 330 Wednesday Dec 11, 3 pm Blum Hall 330 Course details and application link:  DevEng 290: Innovation in Disaster Response Class # 27940 Friday 1-4pm Apply here :  bit.ly/idr-b...

SPANISH 142:  Spanish-American Fiction in English Translation Prof. Estelle Tarica | 4 units | MWF, 3-4pm  | CN: 32672  This course will be devoted to reading and analysis of modern and contemporary fiction by Spanish-American authors. We will read novels by Alejandro Zambra, Roberto Bolaño, Horacio Castellanos Moya, Rodrigo Rey Rosa, Yuri Herrera, Valeria Luiselli and Julián Herbert. We will approach these works as windows onto the past and present of the region and discuss themes of memory, human rights, national and ethnic identities, globalization, and the pathways of political change. The course will explore the diverse practices of reading and critical analysis that these literary works may demand. Secondary readings will provide historical, literary-historical and political context and will be an important part of our discussion. These readings will also help us hone in on a key question that has been central to the tradition of Spanish-American literary cr...

The End of the World? The Extinction of the human species—the entire Web of Life? Bring together study of the arts of Asia, Ecology, and History —be part of the Ecocritical Humanities! Enroll now in HA38 for the Spring 2020 semester. Professor Greg Levine HA 38 | CCN: 32573 Lectures: Tuesday, Thursday: 9:30-11:00am Discussion Sections: Tuesday, 3, 4, 5pm Open to all students in the humanities, interdisciplinary study, biological and planetary sciences, engineering, etc. No previous art history preparation is necessary.

The economics department has open and available seats in Econ 1 and 2 for spring 2017. These seats are available to all students especially freshman in their second semester.  Below are course descriptions. The courses are very similar however, Econ 2 has more lecture. Econ 1 will be taught by Professor Moretti, and Econ 2 will be team taught by Professors David and Christina Romer.  ECON 1   Introduction to Economics   4 Units A survey of economics designed to give an overview of the field.  Rules & Requirements Credit Restrictions:  Students will receive 2 units of credit for 1 after taking Economics 3 or Environmental Economics and Policy 1; no credit after taking Economics 2. ECON 2   Introduction to Economics--Lecture Format   4 Units The course provides a survey of economics principles and methods. It covers both microeconomics, the study of consumer choice, firm behavior, and market interaction, and ...

What is the Data Science Education Program? Berkeley’s Data Science Education Program offers an interdisciplinary curriculum that provides a foundation for undergraduates in all fields and intended majors to engage capably and critically with data. No matter their major or background, all students today have a critical need to navigate a data-rich world. Foundations of Data Science (CS C8 and STAT C8) The program starts at the introductory level, with Foundations of Data Science, or Data 8 , which teaches core computational and statistics concepts while enabling students to work hands-on with real data. Accessible to students in all intended majors with no prerequisites. Ideal for freshmen and sophomores ; also now open to others Appropriate for science and engineering students preparing to pursue more advanced courses, as well as social science and humanities students Satisfies requirements , including the L&S Quantitative Reasoning requirement and the sta...

The Big Ideas Course on "Prison" has just opened for enrollment. Professors from Ethnic Studies, Legal Studies and Social Welfare will co-teach this interdisciplinary class, which is guaranteed to enlighten and engage you. The course counts for Historical Studies or Social and Behavioral Studies breadth. Details are below and  here .  Taking a broad interdisciplinary approach, this course introduces students to the long history of the prison in the American experience, questioning the shadows of inevitability and normality that cloak mass incarceration both across the globe and, more particularly, in the contemporary United States. While directly addressing the prison system, this course intends to engage with the full range of carceral geographies in which social life is penetrated with the state’s power to surveill, arrest, judge, and punish its citizens and the organizations and capacities through which that power is carried out.  The course aims to introduce st...

This Spring 2017, The Transfer Student Center is offering four sections of  Education 198: An Introduction to the Research University for Transfers .  This 1 unit, pass/not pass transition course is a great introduction to student life, academic expectations, enrichment opportunities, and campus resources. The course addresses the unique experience and perspective transfer students bring as they prepare to launch into upper division coursework. One key goal of this course is to provide transfer students with the support and information they will need to thrive at Cal. You can find more information regarding our courses and services below or by visiting our website at  transfers.berkeley.edu/tran sitioncourses

CED students: check out this SP17 short-term course! ENV DES198/298: Communication Graphics Media, Exhibits & Brand in Cities, Architecture & Landscape Mondays, 9-12 from  February 27 to March 20   Instructor: Keith Helmetag. Cal ‘75; Founding principal C&G Partners CCN 28776 (undergraduate) / 28791 (graduate) This course will be structured as a lecture and studio class that  explores how communication graphics are integrated into places and spaces to tell stories ;  celebrate individuals; establish and transform the cultural and natural fabric of our built and digital world.  Lectures on memorials, gardens and industrial heritage will recount history and noteworthy precedent global projects as well as behind-the-scenes insight about designing communication graphics for Yankee Stadium and 9/11 Memorial to name a few. Studio assignments will explore communication graphics projects seen on campus, in the Bay Area or in Bancroft Library’s ar...

Looking for a breadth course that is guaranteed to be great? Several  L&S Discovery Courses  and  Big Ideas Courses  still have space available. A quick list is below, and you can find details on the programs' websites. Arts and Literature breadth: * L&S 25: Thinking Through Art + Design @Berkeley: California Countercultures Biological Science breadth: * L&S C30U: Americans and the Global Forest * L&S C30V: Environmental Issues * L&S C30Y: Biology for Voters * L&S C30Z: Bio-Inspired Design Philosophy and Values breadth: * L&S 160B: Effective Personal Ethics for the 21st Century Physical Science breadth: * L&S 70C: Living on the Edge * L&S C70T: The Planets

The class will introduce students to Classical Mythology in its ancient context. Students will encounter famous myths, like the Trojan War and the story of Oedipus, and read some fantastic works of Greek and Latin literature. A big part of the course will look at the afterlife of these myths in European and American culture, so students of more recent societies should find something that connects with their interests! The class meets MWF  1-2pm  (+1 section).   The requirements are participation, three exams and a final myth-telling project.

Visual Studies 185X: Songs & Places: México SP 2016 / 4 units / CCN 04253 A special course in the Visual Studies Program involving music, cultural history and the visual arts. Of particular interest to students with Spanish language background. Many of you have grown up with this music--but not so many know where it comes from or how it's evolved--the performers, the traditions, the way the songs dovetail with the culture in general. These are beautiful and engaging questions. That's why the course--which also offers a kind of forum or meeting space (hogar cultural) for students with roots in México and Latin America as a whole. And a chance to challenge yourself through the artwork you make in response. Interested students should read the extended course description, CED/Visual studies Courses/SP2016 and contact Anthony Dubovsky directly: chambersstreet@hotmail.com .

  Jacobs Hall spring 2016 course list The list includes an expanded introductory design innovation (DES INV) suite , as well as other collaborative, project-based courses that are offered by a dozen cross-campus departments and explore various topics in design, technology, and fabrication. Have any questions about the DES INV courses or other opportunities at Jacobs Hall, please ask Amy Dinh. Students interested in one of the departmental offerings (i.e. not a DES INV course) can also reach out to the department of interest. Amy Dinh Student Services AdvisorJacobs Institute for Design Innovation College of Engineering | UC Berkeley  103 Jacobs Hall (510) 664-7568 Schedule an appointment to chat about design innovation opportunities Check out the many ways to Learn@Jacobs and Make@Jacobs

L&S 23: The Humanities Daniel Boyarin (Rhetoric and Near Eastern Studies) Michael Nylan (History) L&S 23 (CCN: 51944) Tuesday and Thursday 5:00-6:30, 159 Mulford Hall, 4 units Satisfies Historical Studies or Philosophy and Values breadth in the College of Letters & Science.

Dear Undergraduate Student, Complement your Cal degree with a unique Summer Business Program at Haas. The Haas School of Business invites you to consider the BASE Summer Program (Business for Arts, Sciences and Engineering). BASE is a six-week business boot camp that enables non-business majors to take business courses while earning full academic credit . Some former BASE students have gone on to earn MBA degrees, while others have accepted jobs in marketing, product development, consulting, and financial services. The ideal participant of the BASE Program is an undergraduate student majoring in liberal arts, sciences or engineering. BASE is the ONLY premier business summer program or institute where students can earn units . Financial aid may be available. Many UC Berkeley students are eligible for summer financial aid: http://financialaid.berkeley.edu/summer-aid Application Process We encourage you to apply as soon as possible given the popularity of the Program in the past 17 years....

The Creative Writing Minor Program is offering its first two creative writing courses during Summer Sessions 2015 . See course descriptions and application instructions below NEW CREATIVE WRITING COURSES FOR SUMMER 2015: Creative Writing (CRWRIT) 120: Reading and Writing Poetry (3 units, LG) Claire Marie Stancek MW 9 - 12 87 Dwinelle Hall July 6 through August 14, 2015 This course requires advanced English language skills. Applicants should email five poems to Claire Stancek at cm.stancek@berkeley.edu . Creative Writing (CRWRIT) 130: Creative Prose (3 units, LG) Serena Trac Anh Le TuTh 9 - 12 87 Dwinelle Hall July 6 through August 14, 2015 This course requires advanced English language skills. Applicants should email five pages of prose to Serena Le at serena.le@berkeley.edu .