Get the Competitive Edge!
High-Tech Programs for Silicon Valley Careers

JAVA, UNIX, C++, MCSE (Microsoft), 3Com Net Prep—Foothill College offers all of these in-demand technology courses. You can develop Internet or multimedia skills, learn programming languages, repair computer systems or manage networking hardware and software.

Earn a degree or certificate in the following Foothill programs:

• Database Management- Database Programming, Oracle Database Administration and Oracle Database Operator on Windows NT
  
• Data Communication & Network Management- Microsoft NT Prep, Networking Prep, Networking Protocols, Local Area Networking and Wide Area Networking
  
• Electronics Technology
• Interactive & Multimedia Technologies- Internet Technology, E-Commerce, Web Programming, Web Administration and Web Publishing
  • Network Installation & Maintenance- Computer Electronics and Repair
  
• Software Development- UNIX Systems Operations & Administration, JAVA and C++
  
  

Get The Blues
New Course Examines Unique Music Form

Chart the history of the Blues from its roots and influence on the American music scene to its evolution into jazz and rock, and its impact on social issues. Enroll in the four-unit MUS 7E: The History of the Blues class.

In addition to examining the basic song form of African American origin that is marked by flatted blue notes, you’ll study the geographical regions, and musical and social influences and styles within the Blues form in this listening-based course.

Gender Communication Class He Said, She Said

Learn to understand the mystery of communication between men and women by enrolling in the four-and-one-half-unit SPCH 10: Gender Communication course offered this winter. The class is a study of the interactive relationships between gender and communication in contemporary American society. You’ll examine multiple communication styles in interpersonal relationships, educational institutions, media and society in general, and how these styles create and perpetuate gender roles.

Analyze Post World War II Germany

This quarter, Foothill offers a unique interdisciplinary course—GERM 8/POLSC 8: Post World War II Germany. Students will explore the historical, political and cultural developments in Germany from 1945 to the present.

Team-taught by Foothill German Instructor Falk Cammin and Political Science Instructor Dr. Meredith Heiser, the four-unit course will also focus on the construction of a German national identity and historical memory through literature, film and historical commentary. Students will analyze the existence of the two German states and development of German unification. The class is ideal for students planning on transferring to the UC system as well as for students majoring in business and economics. Learn more.

Class Meets at Middlefield Campus
Parenting

Parenting- the toughest job that brings the biggest rewards. Foothill now offers you a class to help you be even better at this most challenging job. Enroll in the one-unit CHLD 64N: Parenting class to learn effective parenting skills and child-rearing techniques for children from birth through age 8. You’ll focus on self-esteem, social skills, conflict resolution, discipline and school readiness.

The class meets six Tuesdays, Jan. 24 through Feb. 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Foothill College Middlefield Campus in Palo Alto.