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Find out how to be your best. Come to a free information session to discover how UC Berkeley Extension can help you achieve your goals. Learn more about courses and programs, meet other prospective students, talk to instructors and staff, and ask questions. To reserve your space, please call (510) 642-4111 or click below.

Art & Design

Professional Sequence in Graphic Design

UC Berkeley Extension's Graphic Design Professional Sequence offers a study of timeless design principles, accompanied by an appreciation of historical and current design trends. Come hear how you can learn from industry professionals to build a comprehensive portfolio and advance in the field.

Certificate Program in Interior Design and Interior Architecture

Find out how UC Berkeley Extension's certificate program—the only part-time program in the Bay Area approved by the Council of Interior Design Accreditation—can help you advance or start your career in interior design and interior architecture.

Certificate Program in Landscape Architecture

The Certificate Program in Landscape Architecture offers a preprofessional curriculum focused on the numerous and varied opportunities that exist in the landscape architecture profession. Come hear how the industry professionals who instruct our program can help you build a comprehensive portfolio and advance in the field.

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Visual Arts

This exciting curriculum provides the rigorous studio practice and conceptual/art-historical framework necessary to develop a portfolio of work for application to graduate programs in fine art. UC Berkeley Extension offers a solid, Berkeley-quality education in the visual arts that can be completed on a part-time or full-time basis.

Behavioral and Health Sciences

Certificate Program in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Studies

Make a difference in the lives of people with serious alcohol- and drug-related problems and have a greater impact as a counselor with our certificate program. The certificate has been developed by UC Berkeley Extension in association with the UC Berkeley School of Public Health.

Biotechnology

Clinical Research Conduct and Management

UC Berkeley Extesnion's new Certificate Program in Clinical Research Conduct and Management enables students to master practical aspects of clinical trial conduct and management, FDA regulations, International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) and Good Clinical Practices (GCP) guidelines, procedural guidelines, and ethical considerations covering multiple aspects of clinical trials.

  • Dec. 5: Sat., 10–11:30 am
  • San Francisco: Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.) (revised schedule)
  • No fee (EDP 401638)

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  • Jan. 9: Sat., 11:30 am–12:30 pm
  • San Francisco:San Francisco: Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
  • No fee (EDP 403188)

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Project Management for Biopharmaceuticals Professional Program

Find out how this program provides the specific knowledge experienced project managers need to succeed in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and diagnostics industries.

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Professional Program in Quality and Compliance for Biotechnology

This new program from UC Berkeley Extension provides a thorough foundation in the skills and knowledge essential to perform and oversee quality and regulatory compliance functions within the biotechnology industry.

Business & Finance

Certificate Program in Accounting

Find out how an accounting certificate from UC Berkeley Extension you can complete in as little as a year can help you become the kind of accountant businesses want.

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Certificate Program in Finance

Find out how a certificate in finance from UC Berkeley Extension can prepare you for career advancement or an advanced degree with practical tools that can be applied immediately and that are needed to thrive to be effective financial or investment managers or analysts.

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Professional Sequence in Personal Financial Planning

Learn about this UC Berkeley Extension program that prepares you to become a Certified Financial Planner and for success in the growing field of personal financial planning.

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Professional Sequence in Wealth Management

Find out about this UC Berkeley Extension program that equips you with the knowledge and best practices in wealth management to enhance your success in advising high-net-worth investors.

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Business & Management

Advanced Project Management

Find out how UC Berkeley Extension provides a well-respected curriculum for professionals currently working as project managers with two new advanced professional sequences in quality management and in risk management.

Certificate Program in Business Administration

Learn how a certificate in business administration from UC Berkeley Extension can benefit your career, whether you want to start your own company, break into business, enter the global marketplace, or earn an M.B.A.

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Certificate Program in Human Resource Management

Discover how UC Berkeley Extension's newly updated certificate program that's approved by the Human Resource Certification Institute can help you make the most of growing opportunities in human resource management.

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Certificate Program in Management

Find out how this UC Berkeley Extension certificate program can help you build the essential skills for effective management that make a tangible difference in your career.

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Marketing

Find out how UC Berkeley Extension's Certificate Program in Marketing equips you with a solid understanding of marketing's most up-to-date concepts and techniques that can enhance your job skills and help you be more effective in this critical business function.

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Paralegal Studies Program

Learn how you can prepare for a career as a paralegal in as little as five months with UC Berkeley Extension's high-quality program taught by practicing attorneys and available in formats to suit your schedule.

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Certificate Program in Project Management

Find out how UC Berkeley Extension provides a well-respected curriculum for professionals currently working as project managers or aspiring to take on project management responsibilities so you can plan and control projects and working effectively with project teams to go forward with confidence, improve performance, provide leadership, and deliver projects on time and on budget.

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Computer Technology and Information Management

Professional Sequence in Business Intelligence and SAS Analytics Software

Gain valuable knowledge and enhance your career possibilities as you learn about UC Berkeley Extension's professional sequence in SAS.

Professional Sequence in Database Management

Designed to be more abstract or theoretical rather than tied to a specific database program, UC Berkeley Extension's database management professional sequence gives special consideration to cross-platform issues that can come up in your career.

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program in Information Systems and Management

Prepare yourself for a new career in the IT field. UC Berkeley Extension's rigorous curriculum combines theory and practice to give you a balanced mix of skills and the powerful tools you'll need to build a successful career in information management, systems analysis, computer programming, or computer consulting.

Certificate Program in UNIX/Linux System Administration and Professional Sequence in Java Programming

Come hear about our programs provide useful information and tools to use, manage, and administer both a UNIX system and its open source counterpart, Linux, as well as how Windows NT, Macintosh, and UNIX platforms can count on Java as a general-purpose, object-oriented solution to their diverse network requirements.

Education

Teaching Credential in Adult Education/Teaching Credential in Career and Technical Education

Find out how you can start and succeed in a teaching career with a credential in adult education or career and technical education from UC Berkeley Extension.

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College Admissions and Career Planning

Instructors and staff present information about career opportunities in directing others in their quest for higher education and career fulfillment. You also learn about the certificate program requirements and specific course content.

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  • May 12: Wed., 5:30–7 pm
  • Berkeley: UC Berkeley Extension, 1995 University Ave.
  • No fee (EDP 203349)

    • Certificate Program in Teaching English as a Second Language

    Teaching at the community college level requires either an M.A. in TESL or an M.A. in a related field and the TESL certificate. Come get information on UC Berkeley Extension's program that can help start your teaching career.

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    Engineering, Construction, and Facilities Management

    Certificate Programs in Construction Management and HVAC

    These professional certificates from UC Berkeley Extension offer the knowledge of the regulatory, insurance, management, safety, estimating, and environmental aspects of the construction management field, in addition to providing a coherent approach to design new HVAC systems and retrofit existing systems to meet energy conservation standards.

    Sciences

    Post-Baccalaureate Health Professions Program

    Find out about this specially designed program that provides academic preparation in the sciences and advising to enhance your application for admission to medical, dental, or veterinary school, or to advanced degree programs in the health professions.

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    Sustainability Studies

    Green Chemistry and Sustainable Studies

    Come find out about green chemistry and how identifying the hazards of synthetic chemicals in our air and water drive this new field to better our greater environment.

    Professional Programs in Sustainable Design, Solar, and Green Building

    Designed with the working professional in mind, these programs focus on developing the mandated knowledge needed by architects, designers, builders, developers, project managers, and other decision makers who want to be leaders in the sustainable, cradle-to-cradle revolution now in progress. Come find out more about these UC Berkeley Extension green building programs.

    Sustainability and Environmental Management

    Come find out about UC Berkeley Extension's new professional programs in the growing areas of sustainability and environmental management.

    Writing, Editing, and Technical Communication

    Professional Sequence in Editing

    Whether you want to develop a rewarding editing career, rise to a managing position in publishing, or master the editorial components of a related profession, UC Berkeley Extension can help turn your editorial sensibilities into marketable skills.

    Professional Sequence in Technical Communication

    Technical communication is one of the fastest growing professions in the country. Come find out how UC Berkeley Extension can help you meet the increased demand for technical communicators and editors in the San Francisco Bay Area and throughout the nation.

    Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Writing

    Aspiring writers serious about their craft can formalize their training and prepare for graduate study in writing with this professional certificate that's the only one of its kind in the Bay Area.