# Education (EDUC) courses

Berkeley City College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 8 courses

Source: https://bcc.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/39665/39964/39681

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026.

### EDUC 1 — Introduction to the Field of Education

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab
- **C-ID:** EDUC 200
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 12 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/educ.md)
- Peralta GE Areas 4;

Introduction to teaching diverse learners in transitional kindergarten through grade 12 (TK-12): Teaching as a profession; historical and philosophical foundations of the American education system; contemporary educational issues; California’s early learning and development foundations, content standards, guidelines, curriculum frameworks, and teacher performance expectations (TPEs); 45 hours of structured fieldwork in public schools.

### EDUC 18 — Mathematical Concepts for Teachers

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Prerequisite:** MATH 203 or appropriate placement through multiple measures assessment process
- **C-ID:** MATH 120
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/educ.md)
- Peralta GE Areas 2;

Mathematical concepts for elementary school teaching: Development of quantitative reasoning skills and in-depth, integrated explorations of topics in mathematics, through real number systems and subsystems; comprehension and analysis of mathematical concepts and applications of logical reasoning; and introduction to the mathematics domain of the California Preschool Learning Foundations and Frameworks, including the strands of number sense, algebra and functions, measurement, geometry, and mathematical reasoning. Not open for credit to students who have completed or are currently enrolled in MATH 018.

### EDUC 97 — Field Studies in Education

- **Units:** 2-4
- **Hours:** 1 hour lecture, 3 - 9 hours lab
- **Prerequisite:** EDUC 001 or
- **Corequisite:** EDUC 001
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Supervised field experience in education: Strategies in teaching and/or tutoring in one of a variety of disciplines.

### EDUC 98 — Pedagogy of Reading

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/educ.md)

Pedagogy of reading: Theoretical perspectives on reading and reading pedagogy; decoding techniques; reading comprehension techniques; schema building and activation; cognitive and social factors contributing to reading disabilities; reading across the curriculum.

### EDUC 99 — Introduction to Special Needs Pedagogy

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/educ.md)

Special Needs Pedagogy: Definition of special needs; history of special education and related policies; categories of disabilities; and appropriate instructional strategies for students with special needs.

### EDUC 464 — Work Experience in Education

- **Units:** 1-4
- **Hours:** 3 - 12 hours lab
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/educ.md)

Supervised employment in Education or a related field: Develop desirable work habits, become a productive, responsible individual, and extend education experience with on the job training. A maximum of 14 units may be earned during one enrollment period.

### EDUC 510A — Tutor Training I

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** .6 hours lecture
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Basics of tutoring: Ethics and philosophy of tutoring; techniques for fostering independent learning; communicating effectively; addressing psychological and emotional barriers to effective learning; encouraging resilience.

### EDUC 510B — Tutor Training II

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** .6 hours lecture
- **Prerequisite:** EDUC 510A
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/educ.md)

Intermediate tutoring skills: Review of Tutor Training I; strategies for tutoring in specific subject areas; identifying and using sources; cultural awareness; addressing diversity; use of probing questions.