Berkeley Summer Sessions offers several online courses. Our learning environment allows you flexibility with your study schedule, while you experience the quality and excellence of UC Berkeley courses from the convenience of your own home. Even if you can't physically come to Berkeley, you can still experience the best that UC Berkeley has to offer.
We provide the support you need to be successful. After you enroll, our program managers will contact you by telephone to conduct a Learning Preparedness Assessment (LPA). During this call we can ensure that you have the tools you need to access the courses and participate fully in the interactive online learning environment.
Berkeley Summer Sessions is excited to offer the following online courses for Summer 2009:
AFRICAM N124
Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr
(The deadline to enroll is Monday June 15, 2009.)
The life of Martin Luther King, Jr., provides a rare opportunity to understand the crucial issues of an era that shaped a good deal of contemporary America. King's life helps us focus history and humanize it. King epitomizes the interdependence of academic excellence and social responsibility. By critically reviewing his political philosophy we gain appreciation of its depth and relevance today. CCN: 10138.
CHEM N3AL
Organic Chemistry Laboratory
(The deadline to enroll is Monday June 15, 2009.)
Introduction to the theory and practice of methods used in the organic chemistry laboratory. An emphasis is placed on the separation and purification of organic compounds. Techniques covered will include extraction, distillation, sublimation, recrystallization, and chromatography. Detailed discussions and applications of infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy will be included. (All introductory lectures, lab safety and equipment instruction will happen online. Lab sessions will be scheduled during evening hours on campus.) CCN: 21115
HISTORY N5
European History from the Renaissance to the Present
(The deadline to enroll is Monday June 15, 2009.)
How and why did Europe - a small, relatively poor, and politically fragmented place - become the motor of globalization and a world civilization in its own right? With a broadly cultural approach, we will consider politics, economics, society, religion, and other aspects of life as interconnected arenas in which men and women give their world meaning. CCN: 50605.
MCB N61
Brain, Mind, and Behavior
(The deadline to enroll is Tuesday May 19, 2009.)
This course deals with the structure and function of the human nervous system, with an emphasis on how brain physiology and chemistry are related to human behavior. This is a comprehensive introduction to the exciting field of contemporary neuroscience for students of all backgrounds and interests. CCN: 67220.
STAT N21
Introductory Probability and Statistics for Business
(The deadline to enroll is Monday June 15, 2009.)
Introductory Probability and Statistics for Business Descriptive statistics, probability models and related concepts, sample surveys, estimates, confidence intervals, tests of significance, controlled experiments vs. observational studies, correlation, and regression. CCN: 85375.
If you are only taking an online course(s):
- UC students will be charged a one-time reduced $6 Campus Fee, and then unit fees for your course(s).
- Visiting students will pay a one-time $100 Registration Fee, and then unit fees for your course(s).
If you take any additional (non-online) summer sessions courses you are subject to the regular course fees for those course/s.
Information on regular fees can be found here.
At the time of enrollment your CARS (student billing service) account will be assessed the regular full Summer Sessions Enrollment fees ($108 for UC Students, $385 for Visiting Students). On June 9, we will verify that you did not enroll in additional "non-online" courses. At that time the additional charges will be removed from your CARS account, resulting in the above reduced enrollment fees.
