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Geography
 

GEO 200 INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY (3 cr.) Studies major elements of the natural environment including earth-sun relationship, land forms, weather and climate, natural vegetation, and soils. Introduces the student to types and uses of maps. Lecture 3 hours per week.

 
GEO 210 PEOPLE AND THE LAND: AN INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY (3 cr.) Focuses on the relationship between culture and geography. Presents a survey of modern demographics, landscape modification, material and non-material culture, language, race and ethnicity, religion, politics, and economic activities. Introduces the student to types and uses of maps. Lecture 3 hours per week.
 
Geographic Information Systems
 
GIS 193 TOPICS IN GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (2 cr.) Provides hands-on introduction to a dynamic desktop GIS (Geographic Information Systems). Introduces the components of a desktop GIS and their functionality. Includes the integration of various data sources into a GIS. Emphasizes manipulation of data for the purpose of analysis, presentation, and decision-making. Lecture 2 hours per week
 
Health
 

HLT 105 CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (1 cr.) Provides training in coordinated mouth-to-mouth artificial ventilation and chest compression, choking, life-threatening emergencies, and sudden illness. Lecture 1 hour per week.

 

HLT 110 CONCEPTS OF PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH (3 cr.) Studies the concepts related to the maintenance of health, safety, and the prevention of illness at the personal and community level. Lecture 3 hours per week.

 
HLT 121 INTRODUCTION TO DRUG USE AND ABUSE (3 cr.) Explores the use and abuse of drugs in contemporary society with emphasis upon sociological, physiological, and psychological effects of drugs. Lecture 3 hours per week.
 

HLT 130 NUTRITION AND DIET THERAPY (1cr.) Studies nutrients, sources, functions, and requirements with an introduction to diet therapy. Lecture 1 hour per week.

 

HLT 135 CHILD HEALTH AND NUTRITION (3 cr.) Focuses on the physical need of the preschool child and the methods by which these are met. Emphasizes health routines, hygiene, nutrition, feeding and clothing habits, childhood diseases, and safety as related to health, growth, and development. Lecture 3 hours per week.

 

HLT 160 PERSONAL HEALTH AND FITNESS (3 cr.) Studies in the relationships between health and fitness. Topics include nutrition, disease prevention, weight control, smoking and health, medical care, aerobic and anaerobic conditioning, and the relationship between physical and mental health. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.

 
HLT 200 HUMAN SEXUALITY (3 cr.) Provides a basic understanding of human sexuality. Includes anatomy, physiology, pregnancy, family planning, venereal diseases, and sexual variations. Lecture 3 hours per week.
 

HLT 215 PERSONAL STRESS AND STRESS MANAGEMENT (3 cr.) Provides a basic understanding of stress and its physical, psychological, and social effects. Includes the relationships between stress and change, self-evaluation, sources of stress, and current coping skills for handling stress. Lecture 3 hours per week.

 
HLT 250 GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY (2 cr.) Emphasizes general pharmacology for the health related professions covering general principles of drug actions/reactions, major drug classes, specific agent within each class, and routine mathematical calculations needed to determine desired dosages. Lecture 2 hours per week.
 
Health Care Technician
 

HCT 101 HEALTH CARE TECHNICIAN I (3 cr.) Teaches basic care skills with emphasis on physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients. Covers procedures, communications and interpersonal relations; observation, charting and reporting; care planning, safety and infection control; anatomy and physiology, nutrition and patient feeding; ethics, death and dying. Prepares multi-skilled health care workers to care for patients of various ages with special emphasis on geriatric nursing, home health, long- and short-term care facilities. Lecture 3 hours per week.

 

HCT 102 HEALTH CARE TECHNICIAN II (3 cr.) Applies theory through laboratory experience for health care technicians to work in home health, long and short term facilities. Prerequisite: HCT 101. Lecture 1 hour per week. Laboratory 6 hours per week. Total 7 hours per week.

 

HCT 115 MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION TRAINING (3 cr.) Prepares students to safely administer, or to assist in client self-administration of medications in specific settings. Includes practice. Meets curriculum requirements of the State Board of Nursing. Lecture 1 hour per week. Laboratory 6 hours per weel. Total 7 hours per week.

 
HCT 190 COORDINATED INTERNSHIP (2 cr.) Incorporates class theory into clinical and practical use. Prepares multi-skilled health care workers to care for patients of various ages with special emphasis on geriatric nursing, home health, and long and short-term care facilities. Practicum of 60 hours is conducted in a healthcare setting under continuous supervision of an instructor.
 
History
 

HIS 111-112 HISTORY OF WORLD CIVILIZATION I-II (3 cr.) (3 cr.) Surveys Asian, African, Latin American, and European civilizations from the ancient period to the present. Lecture 3 hours per week.

 

HIS 121-122 UNITED STATES HISTORY I-II (3 cr.) (3 cr.) Surveys United States history from its beginning to the present. Lecture 3 hours per week.

 

HIS 125 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN (3 cr.) Examines the history and culture of the native peoples of the Americas. Lecture 3 hours per week.

 

HIS 141-142 AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I-II ( 3 cr.) ( 3 cr.) Surveys the history of black Americans from their African origins to the present. Lecture 3 hours per week.

 

HIS 165 GENEALOGY (3 cr.) Studies methodology for investigating ancestry and family history. Lecture 3 hours per week.

 

HIS 205 LOCAL HISTORY (3 cr.) Studies the history of the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Lecture 3 hours per week.

 

HIS 269 CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION (3 cr.) Studies factors that led to the division between the States. Examines the war, the home fronts, and the era of Reconstruction. Lecture 3 hours per week.

 
HIS 277 THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN VIETNAM (3 cr.) Analyzes American involvement in Vietnam from World War I through the Nixon and Ford years. Includes Roosevelt’s plan of trusteeship, the Geneva Conference, the American military role, and the search for peace. Lecture 3 hours per week.
 
Humanities
 

HUM 100 SURVEY OF THE HUMANITIES (3 cr.) Introduces the humanities through the art, literature, music, and philosophy of various cultures and historical periods. Lecture 3 hours per week.

 

HUM 201 SURVEY OF WESTERN CULTURE I (3 cr.) Studies thought, values, and arts of Western culture, integrating major developments in art, architecture, literature, music, and philosophy. Covers the following periods: Ancient and Classical, Early Christian and Byzantine, Medieval, and Early Renaissance. Lecture 3 hours per week.

 
HUM 202 SURVEY OF WESTERN CULTURE II (3 cr.) Studies thought, values, and arts of Western culture, integrating major developments in art, architecture, literature, music, and philosophy. Covers the following periods: Renaissance, Baroque, Enlightenment, Romantic, and Modern. Lecture 3 hours per week.
 
Information Systems Technology
 
ITD 110 WEB PAGE DESIGN I (3 cr.) Stresses a working knowledge of web site designs, construction, and management using HTML or XHTML. Course contents includes headings, lists, links, images, image maps, tables, forms, and frames. Recommended prerequisite is ITE 115. Lecture 3 hours.
 

ITE 115 BASIC COMPUTER LITERACY (3 cr.) Covers computer concepts and internet skills and use a software suite which includes word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation software to demonstrate skills required for computer literacy. Recommended prerequisite keyboarding skills. Lecture 3 hours.

 

ITE 140 SPREADSHEET SOFTWARE (4 cr.) Covers the use of spreadsheet software to create spreadsheets with formatted cells and cell ranges, control pages, multiple sheets, charts, and macros. Topics will include type and edit text in a cell, enter date on multiple worksheets, work with formulas and cunctions, create charts, pivot tables, and styles, insert headers and footers, and filter data. This course covers MOS Excel objectives. Lecture 4 hours.

 

ITE 150 DESKTOP DATABASE SOFTWARE (4 cr.) Incorporates instruction in planning, defining, and using a database; performing queries, producing reports; working with multiple files; and concepts of database programming, Course topics include database concepts, principles of table design and table relationships, entering date, creating and using forms, using data from different sources, filtering, creating mailing labels. This course covers MOS Access certification objectives. Lecture 4 hours.

 

ITE 170 MULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE (4 cr.) Explores technical fundamentals of creating multimedia projects with related hardware and software. Students will learn to manage resources required for multimedia production and evaluation and techniques for selection of graphics and multimedia software. Lecture 4 hours.

 

ITN 101 INTRODUCTION TO NETWORK CONCEPTS (4 cr.) Provides instruction in networking media, physical and logical topologies, common networking standards and popular networking protocols. Course content emphasizes the TCP/IP protocol suite and related IP addressing schemes, including CIDR. Course content also includes selected topics in network implementation, support and LANM/WAN connectivity. Lecture 4 hours.

 

ITN 106 MICROCOMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS (4 cr.) Teaches use of operating system utilities and multiple-level directory structures, creation of batch files, and configuration of microcomputer environments. May include a study of graphical user interfaces. Maps to A+ software. Lecture 4 hours.

 
ITP 132 C++ PROGRAMMING I (3 cr.) Centers instruction in fundamentals of object-oriented programming and design using C++. Course content emphasizes program construction, algorithm development, coding, debugging, and documentation of C++ applications. Recommended prerequisite ITE 115, IPT 100 or ITP 102. Lecture 3 hours.
 
 
 

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