Berkeley Summer Sessions Dr. Thanet Makjamroen Coordinator - - PDF document

• Dr. Thanet Makjamroen

Coordinator Faculty of Economics thanet@econ.tu.ac.th 083-894-3335

Berkeley Summer Sessions

• UC Berkeley
• Living & Studying in Cosmopolitan Bay Area
• 600+ Classes in 80+ Subjects
• Housing with Meal Plans
• Student

VISA and Group Flights

• Next Meeting for Interested Students

Topics

• #3 Best Global Universities Rankings (US News and World Report 2016)
• Lectures by Berkeley Professors
• Study with Berkeley and International Students
• Enjoy Living and Studying in San Francisco Bay Area
• 2 Weeks Early Priority Registration and Housing Reservation

with Meal Plans

• Minimum GPA = 2.8 *(to transfer credits) and English

proficiency score

• No English Proficiency Required if taking only English as a

Second Language classes * Your program/faculty might require minimum GPA and/or other conditions

• 600+ courses in 80+ subjects
• attended by 12,000 Berkeley students and 4,000

international students

• 5 Sessions--A, B, C, D and E
• List of courses offered during summer sessions

http://summer.berkeley.edu/courses/courses-list

• Registration starts early February 2017

Berkeley Summer Sessions 5 Sessions to offer (2017)

Session Start Date End Date A - First 6-Week Session May 22* June 30 B - 10-Week Session June 5 August 11 C - 8-Week Session June 19 August 11 D - Second 6-Week Session July 3 August 11 E - 3-Week Session July 17 August 4 * TU semester 2 ends beginning of June Business Classes Offered in 2016

Course Title Units Session 101A ¡ ¡ Microeconomic ¡Analysis ¡for ¡Business ¡Decisions 3 A 101B ¡ ¡ Macroeconomic ¡Analysis ¡for ¡Business ¡Decisions ¡ 3 D 102A ¡ ¡ Introduc:on ¡to ¡Financial ¡Accoun:ng ¡ 3 A,D 102B ¡ ¡ Introduc:on ¡to ¡Managerial ¡Accoun:ng ¡ 3 A,D 103 Introduc:on ¡to ¡Finance ¡ 4 D 105 Leading ¡People 3 D 106 Marke:ng ¡ 3 A,D 107 The ¡Social ¡& ¡Poli:cal ¡Environment ¡for ¡Business ¡ 3 D 118 Interna:onal ¡Trade ¡ 3 D 120AA Intermediate ¡Financial ¡Accoun:ng ¡1 4 A,D 120AB Intermediate ¡Financial ¡Accoun:ng ¡2 4 D 120B ¡ ¡ Advanced ¡Financial ¡Accoun:ng ¡ 4 D 122 Financial ¡Informa:on ¡Analysis ¡ 3 A 127 Special ¡Topics ¡in ¡Accoun:ng ¡-­‑ ¡See ¡topics ¡in ¡hNp://schedule.berkeley.edu ¡ 1-­‑4 A 131 Corporate ¡Finance ¡and ¡Financial ¡Statement ¡Analysis ¡ 3 D 132 Financial ¡Ins:tu:ons ¡and ¡Markets ¡ 3 A 133 Investments ¡ 3 A,D 136F ¡ Behavioral ¡Finance 3 D 137 Financial ¡Deriva:ves 1-­‑4 D 151 Management ¡of ¡Human ¡Resources ¡ 3 A 152 Nego:a:on ¡and ¡Conflict ¡Resolu:on 3 A 155 Leadership 3 A 160 Consumer ¡Behavior 3 A 162 Brand ¡Management ¡and ¡Strategy 3 D 165 Adver:sing ¡Strategy 3 A 175 Legal ¡Aspects ¡of ¡Management 3 D 178 Introduc:on ¡to ¡Interna:onal ¡Business ¡ 3 D 190T Topics ¡in ¡Management ¡of ¡Technology ¡-­‑ ¡See ¡topics ¡in ¡hNp://schedule.berkeley.edu ¡ 1-­‑4 A 191C ¡ Communica:on ¡for ¡Leaders ¡ 2 D 192T Business ¡and ¡Sustainability 1-­‑4 A

Course Title Units Session 1 Introduc:on ¡to ¡Economics ¡ 4 C 100A Economic ¡Analysis ¡-­‑ ¡Micro ¡ 4 C 100B Economic ¡Analysis ¡-­‑ ¡Macro ¡ 4 C N110 Game ¡Theory ¡in ¡the ¡Social ¡Sciences ¡ 4 C 121 Industrial ¡Organiza:on ¡and ¡Public ¡Policy ¡ 4 A 131 Public ¡Economics 4 C 136 Financial ¡Economics 4 C 140 Economic ¡Sta:s:cs ¡and ¡Econometrics ¡ 4 C 151 Labor Economics 4 C 157 Health Economics 4 C N171 Economic Development 4 C C175 Economic Demography 3 A N181 International Trade 4 A

Economics Classes Offered in 2016

Course ¡ID Course ¡Title Units Session 5A English through Broadway Musicals 3 D 5C English through Film 3 D 5D English through Literature 3 D 5E English through Popular Music 3 D 5F English, Research and Human Rights 3 D 5G English, Research and Multicultural California 3 D 5H English, Research and Sustainability 3 D 5I Television, Culture, and Communication 3 D 6A ¡ ¡ English Language Studies: Intensive Practice in Academic Speaking 2 E 6B ¡ ¡ English Language Studies: Intensive Practice in Academic Vocabulary 2 E 6C ¡ ¡ English Language Studies: Intensive Practice in Business Vocabulary 2 E 6E English Language Studies: Intensive Practice in Grammar and Editing 2 E 6F English Language Studies: Intensive Practice in Listening and Speaking 2 E 6G English Language Studies: Intensive Practice in Writing Blogs 2 E 6H English Language Studies: Intensive Practice in Writing Creative Non-Fiction 2 E 6J English Language Studies: English for Academic Purposes Test Preparation 2 E 7A American Culture through the Media 1 E 7B The Beat Generation 1 E 7D The Food Industry vs. Local Food Movements 1 E 7E The Greening of America 1 E 7G American Language and Culture: City and Community 1 E 7H English Language Studies: Popular Music in the U.S. 1 E 7J English Language Studies: California Culture 1 E 7K English Language Studies: Understanding American Culture through Humor 1 E

English as a Second Language 2016 English as a Second Language 2016 (cont.)

Course ¡ID Course ¡Title Units Session 8 English as a Second Language 4 D 9A Academic Research 3 D 9B Academic Vocabulary 3 D 9C Academic Writing 3 D 9D Broadway Musicals 3 D 9E Business English 3 D 9F Business Speaking 3 D 9G Medical English 3 D 9H California History and Immigration 3 D 9I Communication Skills for Conflict Resolution 3 D 9J Grammar for Editing 3 D 9N Legal English and U.S. Law 3 D 9O Legal Writing 3 D 9R Oral Presentation 3 D 9S Pronunciation 3 D 9V English for Science and Engineering 3 D 9W English for Specific Purposes: English for Speech and Debate 3 D 9Y English through Creative Writing 3 D W9 Business English in the Digital Age (Online) 2 D W9 Academic Writing (Online) 2 D W9 Listening and Speaking (Online) 2 D

English Proficiency

Notes: 1) Students of International Programs can be exempted by an interview with coordinator 2) Not required if enroll only English as a Second Language classes Acceptab ceptable ¡Test Minimum ¡Score

TOEFL

Computer-­‑based 213

TOEFL Internet-­‑based

80

TOEFL

Paper-­‑based 600

GRE ¡(Ver ¡(Verbal ¡score)

140

IE IELTS

6.5

TO

(Listening

TOEIC ¡

ning ¡& ¡Reading) 685 CEFR CEFR B2 iTEP iTEP Level ¡5 GEPT GEPT High ¡intermediate TEM TEM 70 BUL BULATS 65

Group Reservations for Housing

• Will collect Housing Fees from everyone

and pay UC in one single payment.

Visiting International Students Fees 2016

6-Week Session 8-Week Session Enrollment Fee 335 335 International Service Fee 300 300 Document Management Fee 54 54 Course Fees

(two 3-unit courses at $480 per unit)

2,880 2,880 University Residence Hall

(room and board, double)

2,787 3,739

Total

$6,356 $7,308

*This chart does not reflect costs for books, supplies, and incidentals. All fees are subject to change.

Health Insurance

• Must have Health Insurance with coverage
• $50,000 for each incident with less than $500

deductible

• at least 75% of hospital and physician costs
• cost of Medical Evacuation and Repatriation of

Remains

• Premium is about $100 for 6-8 weeks
• Apply for Student’s

VISA with I-20 issued by UC Berkeley

• Cannot use Tourist’s

VISA

• Must let me know if you will be exchange

students in the USA right after Summer 2017

VISA Flight Reservation

• Group Flight--same departure flight to be

determined for each session

• Airport Transportation--provided only for

group flights

• Housing Check-in

Registration Process

• To be discussed at the next meeting in January

2017 for interested students

• Rangsit: January 25, (Wednesday): 4:30-5:30 pm.
• Taprachan: January 26, (Thursday): : 4:30-5:30 pm.

Ground Rules!

• Students are responsible to follow

deadlines--otherwise you risk failure to enroll for

classes and/or reserve housing

• Students agree to use email as the formal

communication channel

• Students pay an Administration Fees of

9,500 bahts.

Sign up for More Info Berkeley Summer Sessions

• Login at http://jittadata.com/BerkeleySummer to sign

up to get further information and notification to meet for Registration in January 2017