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The Communication Studies
Major (AA-T)
TheAssociate inArts forTransfer Degree inCommunica-
tionsStudiesisdesignedforthosewhoplantotransferinto
a communications studies major at a CSU.
For details,
contact Dr. Cora Leighton at
.
Computer Information
Systems Majors
ComputerInformationSystems majorsincludesareaspe-
cializationsinAppliedComputerInformationSystemsand
WebProgramming,oneofthemosthighlydemandedskills
inpublicandprivatesectororganizations.
Forinformation,
phone(510)981-2921,orcontactDr.ParamsothyThanan-
jeyan,departmentchair,at
.
The Economics Major (AA-T)
Economics provides a sequential course of study that
prepares you for transfer to four-year institutions
with an economics major oracquisition of economics
proficiencynecessaryforcareerfieldsthatemphasize
thevalueoffamiliaritywitheconomicsoraccounting.
For information, phone (510) 981-2921, or contact
Dr. Paramsothy Thananjeyan, department chair,
at
EducationMajors Including
ElementaryTeacherEducation(AA-T)
DemandforKindergartento5thgradeteacherswillrise
rapidly in the next 10 years. Berkeley City College’s
new Elementary Education AA-T Degree allows you
to finish your first two years of teacher preparation,
then transfer to a California State University to finish
your bachelor’s degree. The Teacher’sAide Certificate
of Achievement prepares you for work in classrooms
from kindergarten to high school and adult education
Fordetails,contactDr.LorettaKaneatlkane@peralta.edu.
English Majors
Including English (AA-T)
Our English majors allow you to develop strong com-
munications and analytical skills through a variety of
literature and writing classes. The associate degrees,
including an Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
(AA-T), are transferable to four-year colleges and uni-
versities.
Contact Jennifer Lowood at (510) 981-2912,
for information, or e-mail her at
.
English as a Second
Language Majors
Students may earn Certificates of Proficiency in High
Intermediate or Advanced English as a Second Lan-
guage majors.
ContactGabeWinerat(510)981-2825 forinformation,
or e-mail her at
Associate Degrees and Occupational Certificates
The History Major (AA-T)
The Associate inArts in History for Transfer Degree
is designed to prepare students for a seamless transfer
with junior status and priority admission to their local
CSUcampustoaprogramormajorinHistoryorsimi-
lar major for completion of a baccalaureate degree.
Contact Dr. Tim Rose at (510) 981-2983 or e-mail him
at
Liberal Arts Majors; Certificates of
Achievement in UC’s IGETC and
CSU’sGeneralEducationCurriculum
The associate in arts degree in liberal arts is designed to
fulfill lower division general education requirements.
It is transferable to the University of California and
California State University systems, and to private col-
leges. You also may earn a Certificate of Achievement
in either UC’s IGETC curriculum, or in CSU’s General
Education Breadth curriculum, or you may earn an as-
sociate degree in liberal arts with an emphasis in social
and behavioral sciences.
Phone (510) 981-2800 for
more information or see your counselor.
The Mathematics Major (AS-T)
The Associate in Science Degree in Mathematics
for Transfer is designed to prepare you for transfer
to four-year institutions with a mathematics major.
It also prepares you for other majors in the science,
technology, engineering and business fields.
See your counselor for more information.
Multimedia Arts Majors
Learn the nuts and bolts of digital filmmaking digital
imaging, video, animation, and web design. Earn a
Certificate ofAchievement, a Certificate of Proficiency,
or anAssociate inArts Degree in MultimediaArts with
an emphasis in Animation, Digital Imaging, Digital
Video or Web Design. You may also earn Certificates
of Proficiency at the foundational, basic, intermedi-
ate and advanced levels in areas such as Multimedia,
Animation, Digital Imaging, Digital Photography,
Digital Printmaking, 3D Illustration, Editing, Motion
Graphics, Video Production And Editing, Cinema-
tography, Music Video Production, and Web Design.
Professionals in each field inspire
your creativity while emphasizing the practical
essentials of multimedia arts.
For details, con-
tact Rachel Simpson at
The Philosophy Major (AA-T)
TheAssociate inArts in Philosophy forTransfer Degree
is designed to prepare students for a seamless transfer
with junior status and priority admission to their local
CSU campus to a program or major in Philosophy or
similar major for completion of a baccalaureate degree.
Contact Dr. Ari Krupnick at
or
at (510) 981-5024 for details.
The Political Science Major (AA-T)
The Associate in Arts in Political Science for transfer
degree is designed to prepare students for a seamless
transferwithjuniorstatusandpriorityadmissiontotheir
localCSUcampustoaprogramormajorinPoliticalSci-
ence or similar major for completion of a baccalaureate
degree.
ContactDr. MattFreemanatmfreman@peralta.
edu or at (510) 981-2949 for details.
Spanish Major
Our SpanishAssociate inArts Degree,Associate inArts
DegreeforTransfer(AA-T)and CertificateofAchieve-
ment prepare you for transfer to four-year institutions
with a Spanish major and/or helps you to attain Spanish
proficiency necessary for careers which emphasize the
valueoffamiliaritywithdiverseculturesandglobalissues.
ContactDr.Fabian Banga at(510)981-2874,ore-mail
him at
The Psychology Major (AA-T)
TheAssociateinArtsinPsychologyforTransferDegree
isforthosewhoplantotransferintotheCSUpsychology
major. If you wish to earn an AA for transfer, you will
study the nature of consciousness and the development
of the person, basic processes of human perception,
learning, cognition and motivation; the relationship of
behavior to physiology; and the nature of psychological
disorders and howpsychologists use their knowledge to
help improve the quality of people’s lives. Successful
completion of the program with a minimum G.P.A. of
2.0affordsstudentsspecificguaranteesfortransfertothe
CSU system, such as admission to a CSU with junior
status, priority admission to their local CSU campus
,and to a program or major in psychology or similar
major. See a counselor to enroll.
You may also contact
Dr. Melina Bersamin at
for
more information.
Public and Human
Services Majors
Are you interested in a public or human services career?
Our Associate inArts Degree or Certificate ofAchieve-
ment programs prepare you for jobs in public service,
and in social or human services, health education and
communityoutreach,where jobdemandisgreat.Course
workcoverschildandfamilyservices,gerontology and
California welfare services. Students receive on-the-
job training via internships, which often begins in their
first year in the program.
Want to knowmore? Contact
Stephanie Sanders-Badt at (510) 981-2932, or e-mail
her at
The Sociology Major (AA-T)
TheAssociateinArtsinSociologyforTransferDegreeis
designedforthosewhoplantotransferintothesociology
major at a CSU. Youwill study the role of social theory,
sociological research methods, social organization and
structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics
of social change, family structures, social deviance and
control, and applications to the study of specific social
groups,socialinstitutions,andsocialproblems.Success-
ful completion of the program with a minimum G.P.A.
of 2.0 affords you specific guarantees for transfer to the
CSU system, such as admission to a CSU with junior
status,priorityadmissiontotheirlocalCSUcampusand
to a programor major in sociology or similar major. See
a counselor to enroll.
Youmay also contact Dr. Thomas
Kies at
for more information.
