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Courses
Agricultural & Extension Education
AGEE 101. Global Food and Agricultural Industry. 3 Hours.
Examination of the history and current developments, structures, functions, and importance
of the international food and agricultural industry; issues, concerns and interrelationships
and their impacts on American agriculture and society.
Typically available: Fall/Spring/Summer
AGEE 110. Microcomputer Applications in Agricultural Education. 3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Microcomputer applications in the instructional process of agricultural
education; use of applications software, agricultural software, and data bases;
and methods of integrating microcomputers into secondary school agriculture and
extension programs.
Typically available: Fall/Spring/Summer
AGEE 202. Site Based Tutoring in Agriculture and Extension Education. 1 Hour. Application of models and paradigms of learning in the content area through tutoring of individuals and small groups in an assigned public school setting. Typically available: Fall/Spring
AGEE 421. Agricultural and Natural Resource Communications. 3 Hours. Procedures
and practices in developing, interpreting, and communicating agricultural and natural
resource information; emphasis on visual materials and effective presentations.
(3 hr. lec.).
Typically available: Summer
AGEE 431. Adult Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources. 2 Hours.
PR: Consent. Planning and preparation for teaching adult classes and advising agricultural
organizations.
Typically available: Fall/Spring
AGEE 520. Laboratory Teaching Methods. 2 Hours. Organization and preparation
of teaching materials for middle and high school agriculture laboratory courses.
Typically available: Spring
AGEE 526. Leadership Development FFA/SAE. 2 Hours. This course will focus
on planning, advising, supervising and evaluating student educational experiences
through youth organizations (FFA) and experiential learning programs (supervised
agricultural experience).
Typically available: Spring
AGEE 530. Teaching Agriculture. 2 Hours. Organization and preparation
of teaching materials for middle and high school agriculture courses.
Typically available: Spring
AGEE 534. Effective Learning Environments. 2 Hours. Principles/processes
in organizing and managing a positive and effective secondary agricultural education
learning environment.
Typically available: Spring
AGEE 538. Program Planning in HS AG Education. 2 Hours. Development, organization,
preparation and evaluation of materials/curriculum for teaching agriculture in
middle and secondary schools.
Typically available: Spring
AGEE 593. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours. A study of contemporary topics selected
from recent developments in the field.
Typically available: Fall
AGEE 650. Program Development in Community Education. 3 Hours. Planning,
implementation and evaluation of programs in non-formal rural and community educational
settings.
Typically available: Fall
Agricultural Resource Economics
ARE 110. Agribusiness Accounting. 3 Hours. Introduction to accounting
for agricultural, rural, and small business managers. Emphasis on the accounting
cycle, analysis and interpretation of financial statements, income taxes, and managerial
accounting. (Students having prior college credit in accounting are not eligible
for this course.).
Typically available: Summer
ARE 150. Introduction Agriculture & Agribusiness Economics. 3 Hours.
Introduction to basic agricultural economics and agribusiness concepts, and the application
of these concepts to agricultural and agribusinesses issues.
Typically available: Spring
ARE 204. Agribusiness Management. 3 Hours. Overview of the agribusiness
decision-making process, and the functions of agribusiness management; analysis
of financial statements and budgeting for evaluating profitability of alternative
enterprises and practices.
Typically available: Summer
ARE 220. Intro to Environmental Resource Economics. 3 Hours. Economic
analysis of environmental pollution, natural resource conservation and management,
outdoor recreation, public land use, wildlife resources, water use, property rights,
and benefit-cost issues.
*GEF Area 4 and GEC Objective 4
Typically available: Summer
ARE 382. Agriculture and Natural Resources Law. 3 Hours. Introduction
to legal concepts, principles and practices related to environmental, natural resource,
and agricultural issues; in the context of the legal system within which statues
are enacted, administered and enforced.
Typically available: Summer
ARE 422. New Venture Creation. 3 Hours. In this course, students will
learn the process of starting a new venture. The student will gain an in depth
understanding of the framework and process by practicing the techniques on a startup
of the student’s choice.
Typically available: Summer
ARE 435. Marketing Livestock Products. 3 Hours. Livestock marketing practices
and policies. Supply and demand, livestock price cycles, grading, marketing alternatives,
processing and retailing. Economic analysis of alternatives, current issues, and
trends.
Typically available: Summer
Animal & Veterinary Science
A&VS 276. Service Dog Training. 3 Hours. Application of current principles,
theory, and practices for training service dogs.
Typically available: Spring/Summer
A&VS 402. Values and Ethics. 3 Hours.
PR: Senior standing or consent. Current ethical aspects in agriculture and forestry
and their impact on societal values.
Typically available: Spring
Community Planning
ENCP 460. Sustainable Cities: Best Practices. 3 Hr. Surveys basic concepts,
theories, and metrics of measuring and evaluating the trends of urban sustainability;
it profiles influential urban design and planning visionaries; and examines best
practices in developing sustainable, smart, and resilient human-made space at the
scale of a site, neighborhood, community, city, and region.
Typically available: Fall
Design Studies
DSGN 140. Sustainable Living. 3 Hours.
Explores the personal, social, economic and environmental aspects of making sustainable
choices. Sustainability principles and practices are discussed along with assessments
of consumption and lifestyle decisions. Also listed as PLSC 140 and RESM 140.
Typically available: Fall/Spring/Summer
DSGN 220. Design Thinking. 3 Hours.
This course establishes the value of design thinking, identifies the components
of the design thinking process, and helps students develop proficiency by using
the process in multiple contexts.
Typically available: Fall/Spring
DSGN 320. Design Ethics and Social Responsibility. 3 Hours.
PR: DSGN 220 with a minimum grade of C-. This course will introduce students to the
study of both philosophical and applied ethics as they relate to daily life and
design. Additionally, the course will address and define components of personal
and corporate social responsibility, and explore their relationship to ethics and
design at the micro and macro levels.
Typically available: Fall/Spring
DSGN 491. Professional Field Experience: Capstone. 1-18 Hours. PR: Consent.
(May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning
program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field
supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for
professional competence development.
Typically available: Summer
Environmental Protection
ENVP 155. Elements: Environmental Protection. 3 Hours. An introduction
to land and water resources and their management and protection. An evaluation
of the relationships between human activities and natural environments and the
interaction between natural resource utilization and development.
*GEF Area 2A and GEC Objective 2C and GEC Objective 4
Typically available: Summer
ENVP 325. Principles of Water Resources. 3 Hours. PR: MATH 124 or higher.
This course provides students an opportunity to increase their knowledge pertaining
to the role(s) that water plays in human and environmental systems by examining
the geographic distribution/redistribution, quantity, and quality of water resources.
Students are introduced to water management evaluation policies, law and economics
used to explore the decision-making challenges surrounding water resources.
Typically available: Fall
ENVP 525. Principles of Water Resources. 3 Hours. Geographic distribution/redistribution,
quantity, and quality of water resources and their roles in human and environmental
systems. Applies alternative policy frameworks to explore the decision-making challenges
surrounding water resources.
Typically available: Fall
Fashion Dress Merchandising
FDM 110. Introduction to Fashion Business. 3 Hours. This course introduces
the fashion business by exploring its production and distribution systems with
a focus on basic merchandising, design, marketing, and retail concepts.
Typically available: Summer
FDM 211. Introduction to Textiles. 3 Hours. PR: (MATH 124 or MATH 126)
with a minimum grade of D- in each and PR or CONC: FDM 110 with a minimum grade
of C-. The course focuses on textiles intended for use in apparel and soft goods
applications. Students examine all stages of the textile supply chain - from fiber
to finishes - with opportunity for hands-on exploration. Sustainability and technological
innovation in the textile industry are also addressed.
Typically available: Summer
FDM 360. Fashion Merchandising. 3 Hours.
PR: FDM 260
or PR or CONC: FDM 211
with a minimum grade of C- in each. This course serves as an introduction
to the role and responsibilities of the buyer in relation to merchandise planning
and control. Sourcing, negotiation strategies, and current merchandising practices
are explored via the case study method.
Typically available: Fall
FDM 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours. PR: Consent. (May
be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Pre-arranged experiential learning program,
to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors.
Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional
competence development.
Typically available: Summer
Food Science & Technology
FDST 200. Food Science and Technology. 3 Hours. Up-to-date basics of food
science and technology, including; food industry outlook, degrees and careers,
food chemistry, food processing and engineering, food microbiology and food safety,
food biotechnology, and sensory evaluation of foods.
*GEF Area 2A and GEC Objective 2C and GEC Objective 4
Typically available: Summer
Forest Management
FMAN 251. Forest Fire Protection. 2 Hours. Prevention, detection, and
control of wildfires. Forest fuels, fire weather, and wildfire behavior. Use of
fire for forest management purposes.
Typically available: Spring
FMAN 315. Survey of Arboriculture. 1 Hour. PR: HORT 260 or FOR 205.
A self-study seminar that surveys the principles and practices involved in the
field of arboriculture with major emphasis on the urban landscape.
Typically available: Fall
Forestry
FOR 140. West Virginia's Natural Resources. 3 Hours. Survey of policies
and practices in development and use of soil, water, forest, wildlife, mineral,
and human resources in West Virginia.
*GEF Area 2A and GEC Objective 2C and GEC Objective 4
Typically available: Summer
FOR 150. Edible and Medicinal Plants of Appalachian Folk Medicine. 3 Hours.
Folk medicine (herbalism) is surging as people move away from industrially processed
foods toward more traditional plant-based diets, have less access to medical care,
or want to be more self-sufficient and learn simple preventative home remedies.
This course provides a basic understanding of Appalachian folk-medicine by exploring
accessible, sustainable, responsible, and safe ways of using common plants to support
well-being.
Typically available: Spring/Summer
FOR 326. Remote Sensing of Environment. 3 Hours.
PR:
(MATH 126A or MATH 126B or MATH 126C) and MATH 128. Measurement and interpretation
of natural resources and environment from photography and radar, infrared,
and microwave imagery.
Typically available: Spring
FOR 421. Renewable Resources Policy and Governance. 3 Hours. Forest,
wildlife, fisheries, and recreation resource policies of world, with an emphasis
on the U.S.: important federal and state laws; governance of public and private
lands and renewable natural resources. (Crosslisted with WMAN 421.)
Typically available: Fall
Forest and Natural Resources
FHYD 701. Introduction to Land Reclamation. 3 Hours.
Typically available: Fall
Genetics
GEN 371. Principles of Genetics. 4 Hours. PR: 8 hours of biological
science. The fundamentals of inheritance.
Typically available: Summer
Horticulture
HORT 220. General Horticulture. 3 Hours. PR: BIOL 101 and BIOL 103
or consent. Principles underlying present-day horticulture practice with special
emphasis on how basic discoveries in plant science have been applied in horticulture.
Typically available: Summer
HORT 315. Seed to Weed. 3 Hours.
The course will provide a broad introduction into the emerging cannabis industry. Course
materials cover the history and uses of cannabis, types of cannabis, basic
production practices, as well as the biochemical and pharmaceutical properties. The
course will also address the current research, federal/state laws and policies
governing cannabis, and the future of the crop.
Typically available: Summer
HORT 330. Plant Propagation. 3 Hours. PR: PLSC 206 or consent. Study
of practices of plant propagation and factors involved in reproduction in plants.
Typically available: Summer
HORT 443. Vegetable Crops. 3 Hours. PR: PLSC 206 or consent. Botanical
and ecological characteristics influencing the production of vegetable crops.
(One three-day field trip required.).
Typically available: Fall
Human Nutrition & Foods
HN&F 126. Society and Food. 3 Hours. Exploration on a global basis
of interactions of man and environment as reflected in food production systems.
Relation of food supply and use in development or maintenance of social and
political institutions.
*GEF Area 4 and GEC Objective 4 and GEC Objective 8
Typically available: Fall/Spring/Summer
HN&F 171. Introduction to Human Nutrition. 3 Hours. Nutrient structure,
metabolism, integrated function and their importance to human well-being during
all stages of the life cycle. Current concerns and those of special interest
to college students in meeting nutrient needs.
*GEF Area 2A and GEC Objective 2C and GEC Objective 4
Typically available: Fall/Spring/Summer
HN&F 200. Nutrition/Activity/Health. 3 Hours. PR: HN&F 171.
An overview of how proper nutrition and physical activity relates to individual
health and disease prevention.
Typically available: Summer
HN&F 271. Fundamentals of Nutrition. 3 Hours. PR:HN&F 171.
The occurrence, uptake and metabolic roles of essential and key non-essential
nutrients will be discussed in relation to growth, reproduction, and health
in human subjects
Typically available: Summer
HN&F 348. Science of Food Preparation. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 101 or BIOL 115 AND CHEM 115.
To explore functional properties of ingredients and applied scientific theories
to food preparation.
Typically available: Fall/Summer
HN&F 350. Cross-Cultural Cuisine. 3 Hours.
This course examines the evolution of human society and culture from a historical
perspective as it relates to food and cuisine. Economic and religious influences
on dietary patterns and nutritional health are also explored.
Typically available: Summer
HN&F 472. Community Nutrition. 3 Hours. PR: HN&F 171. Beginning
planning for community nutrition to individuals and families at various stages
of the life cycle. Roles of concerned agencies and professional groups. Clinical
experience in community facilities.
Typically available: Fall/Summer
HN&F 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours. Faculty supervised study
of topics not available through regular course offerings.
Typically available: Summer
Interior Design
ID 205. Introduction to Architectural Building Technologies. 3 Hr. PR:
ID 105 and ID 115 and ID 165 with a minimum grade of C- in each. Introductory
overview of building technologies associated with structure, enclosure, and
the interior environment (including partition, lighting, acoustics, thermal
comfort, and indoor air quality).
Typically available: Spring
ID 305. Architectural Interior Building Systems and Construction. 3 Hours.
PR: ID 205 with a minimum grade of C- or consent. In depth survey of the properties
of interior construction materials and systems with an emphasis on understanding
their financial, environmental, regulatory, and craft characteristics and implications
for design decision-making.
Typically available: Fall
ID 450. Interior Design Seminar. 1 Hr. PR: ID 420. Professionals
in interior design discuss professional organizations, ethics, entry-level
positions, and business practices.
Typically available: Spring/Summer
Landscape Architecture
LARC 212. History of Landscape Architecture. 3 Hours. A broad
survey of the history of the designed human environment with emphasis on the
development of landscape architecture. (Does not fulfill Cluster A for landscape
architecture students.).
*GEF Area 6 and GEC Objective 3 and GEC Objective 5
Typically available: Fall
LARC 332. Recreation, Trails, and Community Development. 3 Hours.
Using outdoor recreation as a facilitator of community development, this course will
provide a preview of comprehensive trail planning strategies guiding sustainable
trail development, including the benefits of trails (economic, health, and
social), strategies for stakeholder engagement, funding, activation and programming,
and evaluation. Online, 3-credit undergraduate course, cross listed with LARC
532 (for graduate students).
Typically available: Fall
LARC 334. Sustainable Trails: Design Concepts. 3 Hours. Plan trail
networks according to current best practices, responding to site topography
and aesthetics while incorporating skills progression and accessibility for
trail users of all skill levels. Online, 3-credit undergraduate course, cross
listed with LARC 534 (for graduate students).
Typically available: Spring
LARC 466. Introduction to Urban Design Issues. 3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Community analysis methods, city and small town planning and management
of community growth. The course focus is on understanding community and urban
design issues and growth management. (Offered in fall of odd years.).
Typically available: Fall
LARC 532. Recreation, Trails, and Community Development. 3 Hours.
Using outdoor recreation as a facilitator of community development, this course will
provide a preview of comprehensive trail planning strategies guiding sustainable
trail development, including the benefits of trails (economic, health, and
social), strategies for stakeholder engagement, funding, activation and programming,
and evaluation. Online, 3-credit graduate course, cross listed with LARC 332
(for undergraduate students).
Typically available: Fall
LARC 534. Sustainable Trails: Design Concepts. 3 Hours. Plan trail
networks according to current best practices, responding to site topography
and aesthetics while incorporating skills progression and accessibility for
trail users of all skill levels. Online, 3-credit graduate course, cross listed
with LARC 334 (for undergraduate students).
Typically available: Spring
Plant Science
PLSC 105. Plants and People: Past and Present. 3 Hours. A course focused
on exploring the interaction between plants and humans, and the impact plants
have had, and have on human society.
Typically available: Summer
PLSC 140. Sustainable Living. 3 Hours. Explores the personal, social,
economic, and environmental aspects of making sustainable choices. Sustainability
principles and practices are discussed along with assessments of consumption
and lifestyle decisions. Also listed as DSGN 140 and RESM 140.
Typically available: Fall/Spring
Recreation, Parks, and Tourism
RPTR 436. Sustainable Trails: Engagement. 3 Hours. Develop management
plans, incorporate interpretive signage, and activate greenspace and public
trails with civic engagement while planning for post-construction maintenance.
Cross listed with RPTR 536 (for graduate students).
Typically available: Spring
RPTR 536. Sustainable Trails: Engagement. 3 Hours. Develop management
plans, incorporate interpretive signage, and activate greenspace and public
trails with civic engagement while planning for post-construction maintenance.
Online, 3 credit hour graduate course, cross listed with RPTR 436 (for undergraduate
students).
Typically available: Spring
Resource Management
RESM 140. Sustainable Living. 3 Hours. Explores the personal, social,
economic and environmental aspects of making sustainable choices. Sustainability
principles and practices are discussed along with assessments of consumption
and lifestyle decisions. Also listed as DSGN 140 and PLSC 140.
Typically available: Fall
RESM 440. Foundations of Applied Geographic Information Systems. 3 Hours. An
introductory course designed to provide the necessary background and techniques
to use GIS technology to analyze and solve spatial problems. An emphasis is
placed on acquisition, management, and manipulation of spatial data.
Typically available: Fall/Summer
RESM 460. Energy Project and Program Management. 3 Hr.
PR: Junior or Senior Standing. The concepts and best practices of modern project
management as applied to manage activities that meet the requirements of energy
and environmental resource industry related programs and projects.
Typically available: Spring
RESM 540. Geospatial Modeling. 3 Hours. There are two goals for this
course: to present the fundamental methods for analyzing spatial data statistically,
and to demonstrate spatial model building implementation and analysis. A prior
statistics or econometric course is recommended.
Typically available: Fall/Summer
RESM 545. Spatial Hydrology. 3 Hours. PR: RESM 440. Introduction
to applied spatial hydrology using GIS; integrates statistical modeling and
terrain analysis; provides insights into water quality and quantity analysis
for local and regional watershed scales. (Credit cannot be received for both
RESM 445 and RESM 545.)
Typically available: Spring/Summer
RESM 560. Advanced Energy Project and Program Management. 3 Hr. This
course builds around the concepts and best practices required to manage, coordinate
and provide effective leadership for multi-dimensional programs and projects
in the energy and environmental resource industries.
Typically available: Spring
RESM 575. Spatial Analysis for Resource Management. 3 Hrs. This interdisciplinary
course develops and applies advanced Geography Information System (GIS) and
spatial analysis skills for natural resource and environmental management.
(Previous GIS experience helpful.)
Typically available: Spring
RESM 585. GIS and Spatial Analysis Project. 3 Hr. PR: RESM 440 or
GEOG 350 or consent. Provides an opportunity for students to pursue a research
interest in the spatial sciences with development of an applied spatial project
and paper. Guidance and direction will be provided to assure relevant integration
of the geospatial techniques to address the problem addressed.
Typically available: Fall/Spring/Summer
Wildlife & Fisheries Management
WMAN 150. Principles of Conservation Ecology. 3 Hours. Overview
of the science of conservation ecology with emphasis on the concepts of biological
diversity, extension, habitat loss and fragmentation, establishment of protected
areas, endangered species, and establishment and preservation of new populations.
*GEF Area 7 and GEC Objective 2C and GEC Objective 4
Typically available: Fall/Summer
WMAN 160. Ecology of Invading Species. 3 Hours. Survey of invasive/exotic
plant and animal species and their effects on native ecosystems, including
the breakdown of natural barriers to invasion by the increase of world commerce
which unifies widely dispersed resources.
Typically available: Fall/Summer
WMAN 200. Restoration Ecology. 3 Hours. Principles and practice
of restoring natural ecosystem function, structure, and integrity.
Typically available: Fall/Spring
WMAN 313. Wildlife Ecosystem Ecology. 4 Hours. PR: ((BIOL 101 and
BIOL 102 and BIOL 103 and BIOL 104) or (BIOL 115 and BIOL 117)) and (MATH 124
or MATH 126 or MATH 128 or MATH 129 or MATH 150 or MATH 153 or MATH 154 or
MATH 155). Basic principles of ecosystem, community, and population ecology.
Emphasizing structure, function, succession, physiological ecology, population
growth and regulation, and systems modeling.
Typically available: Spring/Summer
WMAN 421. Renewable Resources Policy and Governance. 3 Hr. PR: Consent.
Forest, wildlife, fisheries, and recreation resource policies of the world,
with an emphasis on the U.S. important federal and state laws; governance of
public and private lands and renewable natural resources. (Crosslisted with
FOR 421.)
Typically available: Fall
Wood Science
WDSC 100. Forest Resources in United States History. 3 Hours. Examines
human use of forest resources in America from pre-Colombian times to present.
Exploration of factors that impact the use of wood products.
*GEF Area 5 and GEC Objective 2C and GEC Objective 3
Typically available: Fall/Summer