City College of San Francisco Courses

Through direct investigation, students will examine the motion and appearance of the night sky, characterize and classify astronomical objects such as planets, moons, stars, nebulae, and galaxies, and

• California Community Colleges System
• 12 weeks, 1 hour a week
• 28th Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Methods and practice of planetary science and its impact on humanity. Fundamental physical sciences for understanding the origin and evolution of planetary systems. Comparative examination of planetar

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

Introduction to stars and stellar systems, including their apparent motions and their use in navigation. Observations and theories regarding stars as the primary producers of energy in the universe an

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

Introduction to cosmology, galactic and extragalactic astronomy, with a focus on basic questions of existence: Where do we come from and what is our fate? Covers the universe's origin, evolution, fate

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

Development and impact of electronic media institutions of radio, television, cable, satellite, internet, and new media technologies as social, vocational, economic, and political forces in American s

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

Critical analysis of aesthetic and thematic aspects of television, online video, audio, podcasts and mobile device programming. Methods of interpreting visual and oral messages in news, entertainment,

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

A general interest course covering the history, organization, and social role of major mass communication media, such as radio, television, motion pictures, print, recording industries, the Internet,

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

Basic introductory course in writing for electronic media. Emphasis on preparing scripts in proper formats, including fundamental technical, conceptual and stylistic issues related to writing non-fict

• California Community Colleges System
• 15 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

A hands-on overview of computer operations, equipment common to digital video and audio production, industry standard software, media storage, and manipulation of video and audio media with proper man

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

Hands-on creation of vlog channel and episodes, focusing on technical considerations and content issues required to produce and deliver video content over the Internet. Research of the history of vide

• California Community Colleges System
• 6 weeks, 1 hour a week
• 28th Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Students will develop and create an online portfolio to showcase creative projects suitable for gaining entry-level work in the entertainment and media industries.

• California Community Colleges System
• 5 weeks, 1 hour a week
• 9th Nov, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

An introduction to scientific and biological principles through the study of humans as exemplary organisms. Lectures and laboratory exercises will explore current scientific issues, develop critical t

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Paid Course

This introductory ecology course will study the relationships between organisms and their environment. We will examine species adaptations, population, community and ecosystem ecology, and survey the

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

An introduction to the discipline of conservation biology focusing on biodiversity, the threats to biodiversity from human activities and the practical aspects of conserving species, habitats and ecos

• California Community Colleges System
• 15 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

Principles of food-borne illness etiology and transmission; food-borne agents resulting in food spoilage, infections, and poisonings; sanitary, preventive, and managerial practices mandated by public

• California Community Colleges System
• 7 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Paid Course