Discipline-Cluster Workshop Descriptions

In the discipline-cluster workshop, you will join with other first-time GSIs in similar fields to prepare for your first teaching experience at UC Berkeley. The workshop will focus on topics such as preparing for the semester and first day of class, active learning techniques, and challenging scenarios you may encounter in teaching. The goal of the workshop is to provide an overview of what you will need to do to get started in teaching and introduce you to tools you can use throughout the semester.

Biological Sciences

Bioengineering (biology-related courses)
Environmental Science, Policy, & Management (biology-related courses)
Integrative Biology
Molecular & Cell Biology
Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology
Plant & Microbial Biology
Public Health (biology-related courses)
Vision Science

Chemistry

Computer Sciences

Computer Science
Data Science

Engineering

Bioengineering (engineering-related courses)
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Materials Science & Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Nuclear Engineering

Foreign Languages

(language courses only)
African Languages
Ancient Greek and Roman Studies
East Asian Languages & Cultures
French
German
Italian
Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures
Scandinavian
Slavic Languages & Literatures
South & Southeast Asian Studies
Spanish & Portuguese

Humanities

(non-Reading & Composition courses, non-foreign language courses only)
American Studies
Asian Studies
Buddhist Studies
Ancient Greek and Roman Studies
English
Film & Media
History
History of Art
Information School
Journalism
Media Studies
Music
Near Eastern Studies
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Rhetoric
South & Southeast Asian Studies
Theater, Dance, & Performance Studies

Physical Sciences

Astronomy
Earth & Planetary Science
Physics

Quantitatives

Data Science
Mathematics
Statistics

Reading & Composition

(courses that satisfy the University’s Reading & Composition requirement only)
African American Studies
Celtic Studies
College Writing Programs
Comparative Literature
English
Ethnic Studies
Film Studies
French
Gender & Women’s Studies
German
History of Art
Italian
Letters & Science (writing-intensive courses)
Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning (R&C courses only)
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
Rhetoric
Scandinavian
Slavic Languages & Literatures
South & Southeast Asian Studies
Theater, Dance, & Performance Studies

Social Sciences, Quantitative

Agriculture & Resource Economics
Business
Economics
Demography
Psychology (quantitative courses)
Public Health (biostatistics)

Social Sciences, Non-quantitative

African American Studies
American Studies
Ancient History & Mediterranean Archaeology
Anthropology
Archaeology
Architecture
Asian Studies
City & Regional Planning
Cognitive Science
Development Studies
Education
Energy & Resources Group (social science courses)
Environmental Science, Policy, & Management (non-biological courses)
Ethnic Studies
Gender & Women’s Studies
Geography
Information School
Global Studies
International & Area Studies
Jurisprudence & Social Policy
Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning (non-studio courses)
Legal Studies
Linguistics
Media Studies
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures (non-language, non-Reading & Composition courses)
Peace & Conflict Studies
Political Economy of Industrialized Societies
Political Science
Psychology
Public Health (non-quantitative)
Public Policy
Religious Studies
Social Welfare
Sociology
Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies

Studios, Art, and Environmental Design:

(studio courses only)
Architecture
Art Practice
City & Regional Planning
Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning
Music
Theater, Dance, & Performance Studies