This minor gives students additional skills aimed specifically at rural businesses
that produce, process or market agricultural products and commodities. Such companies
range from locally owned firms to Fortune 500 companies such as Unilever and
Nestle. This minor can be completed on campus or online.
Agribusiness Management
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Agricultural and Natural Resources Law
Designed to provide students specialized knowledge of regulations related to agriculture
and natural resources, this minor emphasizes the legal issues associated with
the production of food, energy, and fiber.
Agricultural and Natural
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Applied & Environmental Microbiology
This minor is designed to introduce students to the beneficial and harmful roles
of microorganisms in a variety of diverse environments including plants, animals,
soil, food, air and water. Emphasis is given to the importance of microorganisms
in such applied areas as public health, plant disease, pollution and pollution
abatement, biological control of pests, biodeterioration, and ecology.
A &E Microbiology
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This minor is designed to provide students educational opportunities in the area
of ornamental horticulture as it relates to current urban environments. Emphasis
is given to the establishment and management of herbaceous and woody plants used
in commercial, recreationaland home settings.
This minor is designed to provide students with specialized knowledge and skills
that may open the door to new career opportunities, enhance lifelong learning,
and promote their roles as informed and active citizens.
Conservation Ecology
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The minor offers skills aimed specifically at policy issues in environmental and
natural resources economics. It can enhance employment opportunities in government
agencies and private consulting firms dealing with environmental and natural
resource policy or with natural resources firms. The specific minor course requirements
are flexible to allow students to create strength in a particular area of experience
such as water, air, energy, raw materials, etc.
Environmental Economics
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This minor is designed to provide students with the opportunity to study the science
and techniques which are applied to safeguard the quality of the environment
with emphasis on water, soil and crop protection. This minor would benefit students
from agronomy, horticulture and other disciplines with significant backgrounds
in chemistry and biological science who intend to work in the area where their
major is applied to environmental protection.
Environmental Protection
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Designed for students who wish to advance their knowledge of equine management
practices or find basic employment within the equine industry, those who pursue
the minor will gain knowledge in the areas of reproduction, nutrition, health,
training methods and design of facilities and economy of the industry. Students
will also have the opportunity to field trips and hands-on experience.
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This minor requires courses in human nutrition and foods, interior design and/or
fashion design and merchandising.
Family and Consumer Sciences
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This online minor aims to educate students about the niche market and realm of
the fashion industry, allowing for grounded knowledge in the field. Students
will gain insight into the role of apparel in today’s marketplace and the global
nature of the fashion and apparel industry.
Fashion Merchandising
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This minor is for students interested in pursuing careers in the food industry.
Students will gain knowledge of food processing, engineering, chemistry, microbiology
and marketing. The minor will broaden career opportunities in the areas of food
safety and quality assurance, food science and technology, food engineering,
sensory evaluation, new food marketing research, food development, technical
sales and marketing, and state or federal food inspection.
Food Science & Technology
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The minor in foodservice production is designed to provide students educational
opportunities in the areas of hospitality and/or foodservice management and/or
food production management. Emphasis is given to those courses that provide expanded
knowledge on management, food production, and food safety. Students must obtain
a 75% or higher on the ServSafe® Food Safety and Alcohol examinations offered
in in order to obtain the minor.
Food Service Production
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Designed to provide students educational opportunities in the area of forest resources
management, this minor emphasizes courses that provide basic understanding of
sustainable forest management in the Appalachian region.
Forest Resources Management
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This minor is designed to provide students educational opportunities in the area
of ornamental horticulture as it relates to current urban environments. Emphasis
is given to learning about the establishment and management of herbaceous and
woody plants used in commercial and home settings. The program would complement
the curricula of students interested in careers in various aspects of management
and care of turf, parks and recreational areas, and in landscape planning.
The main focus of this minor is to provide students with a comprehensive landscape
architecture theoretical background, including both cultural and historical issues
related to the discipline, and planning and design issues at an urban and a regional
scale.
Landscape Studies
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This minor is designed to introduce students to insects, plant pathogens and weeds
as pests that attack of compete with agricultural crops, ornamentals and forest
trees. With an emphasis on environmentally sound management systems, the program
helps strengthen the background of students in horticulture, crops agronomy,
environmental protection and other majors in biological sciences.
Pest Management
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Recreation, Parks & Tourism Resources
Students will gain specialized knowledge and skills that may open the door to new
career opportunities, enhance lifelong learning, and promote their role as an
informed and active citizen.
Recreation, Parks & Tourism
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Rural Community and Development
This minor covers the concepts and principles pertaining to rural community development
and requires courses focusing on the economy, communication and leadership, and
community design principles.
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This minor is designed to introduce students to the relationships of soils to environmental
protection and agricultural production. It helps to broaden and strengthen the
backgrounds of students majoring in non-soils curricula within the Davis College
as well as students majoring in biological, earth science and environmental curricula
in other WVU colleges.
The Sustainable Design minor offers students the opportunity for focused, interdisciplinary
study of the design, delivery and operations of the built environment and the
activities that take place in and around it.
Sustainable Design
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Sustainable Low Rise Residential Construction
This minor is designed to provide students with a background in sustainable low-rise
residential (i.e. single family, multi-family town houses and 2-3 story apartment
buildings) construction materials and practices.
Sustainable Low Rise
Residential Construction
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A sound fundamental knowledge of wood and wood products would be useful for graduates
of programs like civil and environmental engineering, interior design and landscape
architecture. Graduates may not work in the wood products industry, but will
be required to use wood in the design of furniture, buildings and various structures.
Likewise, the wood products industry also seeks employees with backgrounds in
business and economics, engineering and other fields. Individuals with these
backgrounds bring skills and specialized knowledge that the industry requires.