Bakersfield College Courses

This course explores the art and science of horticulture to design and create edible landscapes for their beauty, health benefits and nutrition. Edible landscapes step away from traditional garden bed

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

This course covers site selection, soil preparation and planting methods of edible plants, including fruit trees, shrubs and vines. It also covers seed propagation, purchasing vegetable plants and gar

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

Introduction to Edible Hydroponics explores various hydroponic growing systems. Students will learn about career opportunities, how hydroponic systems operate and understand nutritional and plant grow

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

Garden Pest Management explores pest problems common in edible gardens. Identification of common pest problems found in the San Joaquin Valley, including insects, fungus, weeds and animals will be add

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

This course introduces the pruning techniques and management of edible landscape trees, shrubs and vines in the home garden. Topics include tree biology, pruning tools and safety, pruning methods and

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

This course introduces philosophical ideas and methods concerning knowledge, reality and values. Expected topics will include the sources and limits of knowledge and the nature of reality. Other topic

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Paid Course

This course introduces some principles of valid reasoning with emphasis on deductive logic. The course must include a study of formal techniques of sentential logic. The course may also include a trea

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Paid Course

This course focuses on the principles of deductive and inductive reasoning and their applications in making arguments, evaluating arguments, and writing analytical and argumentative essays, with an em

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Paid Course

In this course, students will develop and practice critical thinking skills necessary for evaluating and formulating argumentative and persuasive essays. Emphasis will be placed on inductive and deduc

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Paid Course

This course examines the concept of morality and values, representative ethical theories, and may include their applications to moral problems.

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Paid Course

This course is an intensive applied ethics course designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to participate in regional and national Ethics Bowl competitions hosted by the As

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 hours
• Paid Course

This course examines philosophical issues concerning the nature of society and justifications for the authority of government. Concepts to be discussed include liberty, equality, justice, the common g

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Paid Course

This course addresses ancient philosophy with emphasis on the development of Greek philosophy from the Pre-Socratics through Aristotle and may also include Hellenistic, Roman, medieval or non-Western

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Paid Course

This course addresses 16th through 18th century philosophy with emphasis on broad epistemological and/or metaphysical developments of empiricism and rationalism in philosophical thought from Descartes

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Paid Course

An interdisciplinary course that surveys and facilitates meaningful conversations about specific disadvantaged groups and encourages active engagement in overcoming the social struggles of these histo

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Paid Course