Ferrum College Academic Resource Center

*Course offerings are altered to suit faculty availability, student interest, and budget realities, students should check with division faculty to make sure their schedules are on track.

*Irregualar offerings but necessary to complete and Economics Minor
**New courses offered for the General Business Major that fulfills competencies for and Education Minor
*** HUM 302-Technology and Digital Media is the Busness Programs responsibility and required for a General Business Major

*Students requiring criminal justice courses should check with division faculty to make sure their schedules are on track.

*HIS316 is a required class for Liberal Arts and Education students

ACCOUNTING
*Course*		*Semester(s) Offered*
ACC 201	Principles of Accounting I	All
ACC 202	Principles of Accounting II	All
ACC 290, 390, 490	VITA and other accounting service learning	Spring
ACC 301	Managerial Accounting	Fall
ACC 302	Intermediate Accounting I	Fall
ACC 303	Intermediate Accounting II	Spring, Even Years
ACC 304	Advanced Accounting	Fall, Even Years
ACC 305	Cost Accounting Topics (Revised)	E-term, Occasional
ACC 306	Government/Non-profit Accounting	Spring, Even Years
ACC 403	Auditing	Spring, Odd Years
ACC 405	Taxation	Spring, Even Years
ACC 407	International Accounting	E-term, Even Years
ACC 408	Accounting Software Applications	Fall, Odd Years

*AGRICULTURE*
*Course*		*Semester(s) Offered*
AGR 110	Agriculture Issues	Fall
AGR 150	Fitting and Showing	Spring
AGR 201	Introduction to Animal Science	Spring
AGR 202	Introduction to Plant Science	Fall
AGR 219	Introduction to Horticulture	Spring, Even Years
AGR 232	Livestock Evaluation & Judging	Spring, Even Years
AGR 301	Principles of Field & Forage Crop Production	Fall, Odd Years
AGR 302	Principles of Animal Production	Spring, Odd Years
AGR 307	Junior Seminar	Fall
AGR 314	Animal and Plant Breeding and Genetics	Fall, Odd Years
AGR 315	Soil Science and Management	Fall, Even Years
AGR 321	Plant Propagation	Spring, Odd Years
AGR 350	Computer Application in Agriculture	Fall, Odd Years
AGR 410	Greenhouse Management	Spring, Even Years
AGR 411	Landscape Design and Management	Fall, Odd Years
AGR 413	Diseases of Domestic Animals	Spring, Even Years
AGR 415	Plant Diseases	Fall, Even Years
AGR 417	Farm Business Management	Fall, Even Years
AGR 418	Plant Pests Management	Spring, Even Years
AGR 497 & 498	Senior Seminar	Spring

*ART*
*Course*		Semester(s) Offered*
ART 101	2-D Design	Fall
ART 102	3-D Design	Spring
ART 103	Art Appreciation	All
ART 104	Introduction To Drawing	All
ART 110, 111, 112, 113	Art Mini Course – Topics Vary	Occasionally
ART 201	Computer Art And Graphics I	Spring
ART 204	Intermediate Drawing	All
ART 206, 207	Introduction To Clay	All
ART 212	Introduction To Painting	All
ART 217	Introduction To Photography	All
ART 220	Introduction To Museum Studies	Spring, Odd Years
ART 301	Computer Art And Graphics II	Spring
ART 304	Advanced Drawing	All
ART 306, 307	Intermediate Clay	All
ART 312	Intermediate Painting	All
ART 317	Intermediate Photography	All
ART 318	Introduction To Sculpture	Fall, Even Years
ART 320	Historical Survey Of Western Art I	Fall, Even Years
ART 321	Historical Survey Of Western Art II	Spring, Odd Years
ART 324	Art For Children	Spring, Odd Years
ART 412	Advanced Painting	All
ART 418	Intermediate Sculpture	Fall, Even Years
ART 450	Directed Study In Advanced Studio Problems	By Permission
ART 497	Senior Seminar	Fall
ART 498	Senior Show	Spring
ART 499	Internship	On Demand

*BIOLOGY*
*Course*		*Semester(s) Offered*
BIO 101	General Biology	All
BIO 102	General Biology II	All
BIO 201	Vertebrate Zoology	Spring, Even Years
BIO 202	Introduction to Plant Science	Fall
BIO 254	Human Anatomy & Physiology	Fall
BIO 255	Human Anatomy & Physiology	Spring
BIO 301	Invertebrate Zoology	Spring, Odd Years
BIO 303	Microbiology	Fall
BIO 305	Introductory Genetics	Spring
BIO 306	Nonvascular Plants & Fungi	Fall, Odd Years
BIO 307	Junior Seminar	Fall
BIO 311	Field Botany	Fall, Odd Years
BIO 315	Animal Behavior	Fall, Even Years
BIO 320	Human Nutrition	Fall
BIO 330	Cell Biology	Spring, Odd Years
BIO 415	Plant Diseases	Fall, Even Years
BIO 419	Plant Physiology and Biotechnology	Spring, Odd Years
BIO 497 and 498	Senior Seminar	All

*BUSINESS*
*Course*		*Semester(s) Offered*
BUS 101	Keyboarding**	Spring, Even Years
BUS 151	Business Success (2 Sections)	Fall
BUS 190, 290, 390	Free Enterprise Strategies & Implementation	Spring (Fall participation required)
BUS 230	Computer Applications	All
BUS 302	Records Management**	Spring, Odd Years
BUS 303	Principles of Management	All
BUS 304	Advertising	Fall
BUS 305	Sales Management	Spring
BUS 308	Business Communications	All
BUS 311	Marketing	All
BUS 313	Business Finance	All
BUS 314	Advanced Corporate Finance	Spring, Odd Years
BUS 315	Business Law	All
BUS 316	Retail Management	Fall
BUS 318	Introduction to Electric Commerce	Fall
BUS 320	Entrepreneurship	Spring
BUS 325	Advanced Computer Applications	All
BUS 330	Quantitative Methods	All
BUS 331	Production/Operations Management	Spring
BUS 400	International Trade*	Fall
BUS 403	Human Resource Management	Fall
BUS 410	Marketing Research	Spring
BUS 418	Investments	Spring
BUS 420	International Business	Ocassionally
BUS 430	Management Information Systems	Spring
BUS 498	Senior Seminar: Business Policy	All
BUS 499	Internship	All
Irregualar offerings but necessary to complete and Economics Minor New courses offered for the General Business Major that fulfills competencies for and Education Minor ** HUM 302-Technology and Digital Media is the Busness Programs responsibility and required for a General Business Major

*CHEMISTRY*
*Course*		*Semester(s) Offered*
CHM 101	Fund of Inorganic Chemistry	Spring
CHM 103	General Chemistry	Fall
CHM 104	General Chemistry	Spring
CHM 105	Intro to Organic & Biochemistry	Fall
CHM 301	Organic Chemistry	Fall
CHM 302	Organic Chemistry	Spring
CHM 305	Analytical Chemistry	Spring, Even Years
CHM 307	Junior Seminar	Fall
CHM 315	Biochemistry	Spring, Even Years
CHM 331	Forensic Science	Spring, Even Years
CHM 341	Physical Chemistry	Fall, Even Years
CHM 342	Physical Chemistry II	Spring, Odd Years
CHM 412	Environmental Chemistry	Fall, Odd Years
CHM 425	Inorganic Chemistry	Fall, Odd Years
CHM 497 and 498	Senior Seminar	All

*COMMUNICATIONS*
*Course*		*Semester(s) Offered*
COM 131, 231, 331, 431	Radio Performance Practicum	Fall
COM 132, 232, 332, 432	Radio Performance Practicum	Spring
COM 201	Public Speaking	All

*COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS*
*Course*		*Semester(s) Offered*
CSC 100	Computer Literacy	All
CSC 101	Introduction to Computers & Information Systems	Every Fall
CSC 102	Computer Hardware/Troubleshooting	Every Fall
CSC 224	Introduction to C++ (combining CSC 214 & 215)	Fall, Odd Years
CSC 225	Introduction to Visual Basic	Every Spring
CSC 227	J++ Programming	Spring, Odd Years
CSC 312	Computer Organization	Spring, Even Years
CSC 321	Data Structures	Spring, Even Years
CSC 330	Web Design	All
CSC 340	Visual Basic for Applications	Every Fall
CSC 401	Database Theory	Spring, Even Years
CSC 422	Operating Systems	Spring, Odd Years
CSC 440	Networking I - Introduction to Networking	Spring, Even Years
CSC 441	Networking II - Adminstration and TCP/IP	Fall, Even Years
CSC 442	Networking III - Hardware/Router Configuration	Spring, Odd Years
CSC 450	Computer Simulation	Fall, Odd Years
CSC 498	Senior Seminar	Every Spring

*CRIMINAL JUSTICE*
*Course*		Semester(s) Offered*
CJU 201	Introduction to Criminal Justice	Fall
CJU 204	Fundamentals of Corrections	E-Term
CJU 220	Criminal Law	Fall
CJU 314	Courts and the Judicial Process	Spring
CJU 320	Deviance and Social Control	Fall
CJU 330	Criminal Investigation	Spring
CJU 335	Introduction to Forensic Investigation	Fall
CJU 340	Interviewing and Crisis Intervention	Fall
CJU 350	Crime and Delinquency Prevention	Fall
CJU 360	Police Operation	Spring
CJU 361	Criminal Justice Administration and Leadership	Spring
CJU 375	Crime Scene Photography	E-Term
CJU 404	Juvenile Justice System	Spring, Even Years
CJU 406	Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections	Spring, Odd Years
CJU 430	Specialized Investigation	Fall
CJU 460	Criminal Profiling	Spring
CJU 475	Directed Research	Anytime
CJU 497	Special Topics	Anytime
CJU 498	Senior Seminar	Anytime
CJU 499	Internship	Indeterminate
*Students requiring criminal justice courses should check with division faculty to make sure their schedules are on track.

*DANCE*
*Course*		Semester(s) Offered*
DAN 105	Beginning Dance Styles	Fall
DAN 106	Intermediate Dance Styles	Spring
DAN 110	Beginning Dance For Performance	Fall, Even Years
DAN 111	Intermediate Dance For Performance	Spring, Odd Years
DAN 120	Belly Dancing	Spring, Even Years
DAN 122,123,221,223, 322,323,422, 423	Private Dance Lessons	All

*DRAMA*
*Course*		Semester(s) Offered*
DRA 100	Drama Appreciation	All
DRA 101	Fundamentals Of Acting	All
DRA 102	Fundamentals Of Acting	All
DRA 201	Play Production	Spring, Even Years
DRA 202	Stage Craft	Spring, Odd Years
DRA 203	Television Programming And Production	Fall, Odd Years
DRA 205	Applied Summer Theatre	Summer
DRA 216, 416	Problems And Practices Of Touring	Occasionally
DRA 222	Voice And Diction	Fall
DRA 301	World Drama Through The Eighteenth Century	Fall, Every Three Years
DRA 302	World Drama From 1800 To The Present	Spring, Every Three Years
DRA 305	Applied Summer Theatre II	Summer
DRA 312, 313, 314	Special Theatre Topics	As Needed
DRA 320	Advanced Acting And Performance Theory	Spring, Even Years
DRA 331	Historical Dramatization	Fall, Odd Years, Occasionally
DRA 336	Creative Dramatics In School, Church, Comm.	Fall, Odd Years
DRA 405	Applied Summer Theatre III	Summer
DRA 406	Survey Of Children’s Theatre	Spring, Every Three Years
DRA 446	Directing	Spring, Even Years
DRA 481	Academic Theatre Practicum	By Permission
DRA 498	Senior Seminar	On Demand
DRA 499	Internship	On Demand

*ECONOMICS*
*Course*		*Semester(s) Offered*
ECO 201	Principles of Macroeconomics	Fall
ECO 202	Principles of Microeconomics	Spring
ECO 313	Money and Banking	Fall
ECO 315	Environmental & Natural Resource Economics	Need of ES Program
ECO 330	International Trade	Fall, Odd Years
ECO 400	International Finance	Fall
ECO 405	Government and Business	Spring, Ocassionally

*ENGLISH*
*Course*		*Semester(s) Offered*
ENG 099	Writing Development	Fall
ENG 101	Composition and Research I	All
ENG 102	Composition and Research II	All
ENG 131	Journalism Practicum	Fall
ENG 132	Journalism Practicum	Spring
ENG 201	World Literature I	Fall
ENG 202	World Literature II	Spring
ENG 203	British Literature I	Fall
ENG 204	British Literature II	Spring
ENG 205	American Literature I	Fall
ENG 206	American Literature II	Spring
ENG 207	Selected Topics	Annually
ENG 221	Introduction to Film	Spring, Odd Years
ENG 231	Journalism Practicum	Fall
ENG 232	Journalism Practicum	Spring
ENG 301	Literature for Children/Adolescents	Fall
ENG 310	Media Issues	Spring, Odd Years
ENG 311	News Writing and Editing	Fall, Even Years
ENG 312	Feature Writing and Production	Fall, Odd Years
ENG 318	Creative Writing	Spring, Odd Years
ENG 323	Novel I	Fall, Even Years
ENG 324	Novel II	Spring, Even Years
ENG 331	Journalism Practicum	Fall
ENG 332	Journalism Practicum	Spring
ENG 336	Linguistics	Spring
ENG 338	Rhetoric	Fall
ENG 345	American Literature 1815-1865	Fall, Odd Years
ENG 346	American Literature 1865-1940	Fall, Even Years
ENG 361	British Literature 1660-1798	Spring, Odd Years
ENG 362	British Literature 1798-1890	Fall, Odd Years
ENG 365	Shakespeare	Spring, Odd Years
ENG 401	Literary Criticism	Fall, Even Years
ENG 421	Medieval Literature	Fall, Odd Years
ENG 428	Contemporary Literature and Film	Spring, Even Years
ENG 431	Journalism Practicum	Fall
ENG 432	Journalism Practicum	Spring
ENG 433	Small Group Communication	Spring, Even Years
ENG 461	Professional Writing	Spring, Even Years

*ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE*
*Course*		*Semester(s) Offered*
ESC 110	Introduction to Environmental Science	All
ESC 209	Physical Geology and Hydrology	Spring, Even Years
ESC 211	Fundamentals of Ecology	Spring
ESC 215	Quantitative Environmental Methods & Statistics I	Fall
GEO 220	Physical Geography	Spring
ESC 221	Geographic Information Systems	Fall, Odd Years
ESC 302	Conservation Biology	Spring, Even Years
ESC 307	Junior Seminar	Fall
ESC 310	Environmental Planning and Assessment	Fall, Odd Years
ESC 313	Natural Resource Management	Spring, Odd Years
ESC 315	Soil Science and Management	Fall, Even Years
ESC 321	Aquatic Ecology	Fall, Even Years
ESC 402	Fisheries & Wildlife Management	Fall, Even Years
ESC 413	Forest Science and Management	Fall, Odd Years
ESC 421	Pollution Science	Spring, Even Years
ESC 424	Environmental Toxicology	Spring, Odd Years
ESC 425	Introduction to OSHA	Spring, Odd Years
ESC 497 and 498	Senior Seminar	All

HEALTH SCIENCES
*Course*		*Semester(s) Offered*
HSC 299	Professional Preparation	Spring

*HISTORY*
*Course*		*Semester(s) Offered*
HIS 101	Western Civilization I	Fall
HIS 102	Western Civilization II	Spring
HIS 201	American History to 1865	Fall
HIS 202	American History since 1865	Spring
HIS 205	European History since 1500-1789	Fall
HIS 206	European History since 1789-1945	Spring
HIS 303	The American Revolution	Spring, Even Years
HIS 305	The American Civil War	Fall
HIS 309	The United States, 1900-1945	Fall, Even Years
HIS 310	The United States Since 1945	Fall, Even Years
HIS 312	US Foreign Policy Since 1945	Spring, Odd Years
HIS 316	Virginia History	*Fall
HIS 321	Religion in American History	Spring, Odd Years
HIS 331	Historical Dramatization	Fall, Odd Years
HIS 345	European Social History	Spring, Even Years
HIS 350	Europe Since 1945	Fall, Odd Years
HIS 371	China	Spring, Odd Years
HIS 373	India	Spring, Even Years
HIS 374	Southeast Asia	Fall, Odd Years
HIS 375	Sub-Saharan Africa	Fall, EvenYears
HIS 378	North Africa	Fall, EvenYears
HIS 382	US-Latin American Relations	Spring, Odd Years
HIS 398	Historiography	Fall
HIS 498	Senior Seminar	Fall
HIS 499	Senior Thesis	Spring
*HIS316 is a required class for Liberal Arts and Education students

*HONORS*
*Course*		Semester(s) Offered*
HON 100	Perspectives in Leadership	Fall
HON 210	Reason and the Individual	Spring, Even Years
HON 212	Music Inspired by Art	Spring, Odd Years
HON 213	Media and the Violence	E-terms
HON 225	Religion and Science	Fall, Even Years
HON 435	Values and Vocation	Spring, Odd Years

*HORTICULTURE*
*Course*		*Semester(s) Offered*
HOR 219	I