Career Education - Business

About

The demand for business professionals continues to be high. Public and private sectors, small and large organizations in every industry need business professionals who are trained to organize, plan, and manage. The Business program at Berkeley City College offers students courses to meet their professional or personal business goals and provides entry-level professionals with knowledge and skills to work in a variety of business environments.

Courses Offered
  • BUS 1A Financial Accounting
  • BUS 1B Managerial Accounting
  • BUS 2 Introduction to Business Law
  • BUS 5 Human Relations in Business
  • BUS 6 Principles in Finance and Investments
  • BUS 7 Entrepreneurial Law
  • BUS 8 Business Ethics and Leadership
  • BUS 9 Introduction to management
  • BUS 10 Introduction to Business
  • BUS 19 Business Communication
  • BUS 20 General Accounting
  • BUS 24 Computerized Accounting Principles
  • BUS 49 Independent Study in Business
  • BUS 54 Small Business Management
  • BUS 56 Human Resource Management
  • BUS 70 Introduction to Marketing
  • BUS 210 Financial Management and Investments
  • BUS 228 Small Business Development for New and Prospective Entrepreneurs
Business Certificates and Degrees

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Accounting Associate in Arts Degree and Certificate of Proficiency
Prepare students for careers within accounts receivable and accounts payable departments, payroll units, income tax forms, and financial services organizations. Students who complete the program will be able to identify, analyze, summarize, communicate, record, and interpret business transactions and financial statements. 

General Business Associate in Arts Degree and Certificate of Achievement
Allow students to advance in their jobs or prepare for new career options. They also develop problem solving skills that help them compete for jobs in today’s business world.

Associate in Science in Business Administration for Transfer
Will help students develop communications, critical thinking, and problem solving skills. Students will also learn how to convey ideas skillfully and effectively in writing and presentations. Students who successfully complete the AS-T in Business Administration earn specific guarantees for transfer to the CSU system: admission to a CSU with junior status and priority admission a local CSU campus and to a program or major in business administration or a similar major. 

Management and Entrepreneurship Certificate of Achievement
Will provide students with the research skills, critical thinking, and business tools necessary to plan a new business, make it operational, and manage it. The courses in this certificate will give students the skills to make appropriate business decisions and recognize when professional counsel (e.g., certified public accountants, lawyers, etc.) is needed to make those decisions. This certificate will also help students to effectively operate and manage the new business once it’s operational.

Office Skills for Business Certificate of Achievement
Allows students to learn the latest computer software and office technologies. They also develop communications and problem-solving skills that help them compete for jobs in today’s business world.

Meet the Faculty

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CURRENT COURSES

Paramsothy Thananjeyan, Ph.D. Business and CIS Department Chair

pthananjeyan@peralta.edu

 

Leonard Chung, M.S.

lchung@peralta.edu

BUS 1A, BUS 1B, BUS 24

Pete DuBois, M.B.A.

pdubois@peralta.edu

BUS 8, BUS 9, BUS 10, BUS 19, BUS 54, BUS 70

Christopher Bernard, M.A., J.D.

cbernard@peralta.edu

BUS 2, BUS 7, ECON 1, ECON 2

Rabab Chowdhury, M.B.A.

rchowdhury@peralta.edu

BUS 5, BUS 10, BUS 19, BUS 56

Fayez El Giheny, M.S.

felgiheny@peralta.edu

BUS 1A, BUS 6, BUS 56

Sharon Garrett

sgarrett@peralta.edu

BUS 10,

Aman Grewal

agrewal@peralta.edu

BUS 6

Cindy Turner

cturner@peralta.edu

BUS 228

 

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