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NOVA 2009-2010 College Catalog
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS -- General Education Electives
General education is that portion of the collegiate experience that addresses the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values characteristic of educated persons. It is unbounded by disciplines and honors the connections among bodies of knowledge. NOVA degree graduates will demonstrate competency in the following general education areas: communication, critical thinking, cultural and social understanding, information literacy, personal development, quantitative reasoning, and scientific reasoning.
Consequently, the College, in accord with the general education guidelines of the Virginia Community College System, has determined the following list of general education elective courses.
It is highly recommended that you consult with your academic advisor or counselor in order to select the most appropriate course for your curriculum and/or transferability to another college.
Humanities/Fine Arts Electives
| ARC 200 | History of Architecture |
ARC 201 |
History of Modern Architecture |
ART 100 |
Art Appreciation |
ART 101-102 |
History and Appreciation of Art |
ART 103-104 |
History of Far Eastern Art |
ART 105 |
Art in World Culture |
ART 106 |
History of Modern Art |
ART 150 |
History of Film and Animation |
ART 211-212 |
History of American Art |
ART 213-214 |
Italian Art |
ART 250 |
History of Design |
ASL 125 |
The History & Culture of the Deaf Community |
ASL 201-202 |
American Sign Language III-IV |
CST 130 |
Introduction to the Theatre |
CST 141 |
Theatre Appreciation I |
CST 151-152 |
Film Appreciation I-II |
CST 231-232 |
History of the Theatre I-II |
ENG |
Any 200-level literature course |
Foreign Languages |
All 200-level courses |
(ASL 201 & 202 may be used to meet the foreign language requirement at VCCS colleges, but may not transfer as foreign language to other institutions.) |
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HIS 101-102 |
History of Western Civilization |
HIS 111-112 |
History of World Civilization |
HIS 187 |
Interpreting Material Culture |
HIS 243 |
History of the Ancient World |
HIS 255 |
History of Chinese Culture and Institutions |
HIS 256 |
History of Japanese Culture and Institutions |
HIS 261 |
Topics in Cultural Ethnicity |
HIS 262 |
United States History in Film |
(The above HIS courses can be considered humanities at VCCS colleges but may not transfer as humanities to other institutions.) |
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HUM |
All courses |
MUS 121-122 |
Music Appreciation |
MUS 221-222 |
History of Music |
MUS 225 |
The History of Jazz |
PHI |
All courses |
PHT 110 |
History of Photography |
REL |
All courses |
Social/Behavioral Sciences
ECO 110 |
Consumer Economics |
ECO 115 |
Understanding Our Environment: An Economic Introduction |
ECO 120 |
Survey of Economics |
ECO 201-202 |
Principles of Macro and Micro Economics |
ECO 210 |
International Economics |
GEO 200 |
Introduction to Physical Geography |
GEO 210 |
Introduction to Cultural Geography |
GEO 220 |
World Regional Geography |
GEO 230 |
Political Geography |
HIS 101-102 |
History of Western Civilization |
HIS 111-112 |
History of World Civilization |
HIS 121-122 |
United States History I-II |
HIS 125 |
History of the American Indian |
HIS 126 |
Women in World History |
HIS 127 |
Women in American History |
HIS 135 |
History of the Contemporary World |
HIS 141-142 |
Afro-American History I-II |
HIS 187 |
Interpreting Material Culture |
HIS 203 |
History of African Civilization |
HIS 211 |
History of England |
HIS 225-226 |
Topics in European History |
HIS 231-232 |
History of Latin American Civilizations I-II |
HIS 241-242 |
History of Russia I-II |
HIS 243 |
History of the Ancient World |
HIS 251-252 |
History of Middle East Civilization I-II |
HIS 253-254** |
History of Asian Civilizations |
HIS 255 |
History of Chinese Culture and Institutions |
HIS 256 |
History of Japanese Culture and Institutions |
HIS 261 |
Topics in Cultural Ethnicity |
HIS 262 |
United States History in Film |
PLS |
All courses |
PSY |
All courses |
SOC |
All courses |
SSC 115 |
Introduction to Global Affairs |
**Additional HIS courses may be approved by the faculty advisor.
Physical and Life Sciences/Mathematics
BIO 101-102* |
General Biology I-II |
BIO 107 |
Biology of the Environment |
BIO 110 |
General Botany |
BIO 120 |
General Zoology |
BIO 141-142 |
Anatomy & Physiology I-II |
CHM 101-102** |
General Chemistry I-II |
CHM 111-112 |
College Chemistry I-II |
CHM 121-122 |
Health Sciences Chemistry I-II |
ENV 122-122 |
General Environmental Science I-II |
GOL 105 |
Physical Geology |
GOL 106 |
Historical Geology |
GOL 111-112 |
Oceanography I-II |
GOL 206 |
Paleontology |
NAS 101-102*** |
Natural Sciences I-II |
NAS 125 |
Meteorology |
NAS 130 |
Elements of Astronomy |
PHY 101-102 |
Introduction to Physics I-II |
PHY 201-202 |
General College Physics I-II |
PHY 231-232 |
General University Physics I-II |
MTH 151-152 |
Math for Liberal Arts I-II |
MTH 157 |
Elementary Statistics |
MTH 163-164 |
PreCalculus I-II |
MTH 166 |
PreCalculus with Trigonometry |
MTH 173-174 |
Calculus with Analytic Geometry I-II |
MTH 181-182 |
Finite Mathematics |
MTH 241-242 |
Statistics I-II |
MTH 271-272 |
Applied Calculus |
*Additional biology (BIO) courses may be approved by a faculty advisor.
**Additional chemistry (CHM) courses may be approved by a faculty advisor.
***Additional natural science (NAS) courses may be approved by a faculty advisor.