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West Virginia University Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design

Minor Courses

Want to stay ahead on courses required for your minor? Below is a list of summer online classes to consider. To register for any of these courses, please login to WVU Portal. 

Agribusiness Management

  • 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.).
  • 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.
  • ARE 220. Introductory Environmental and 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.
  • ARE 382. Agribusiness 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.
  • 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.
  • ARE 461. Agribusiness Finance. 3 Hours. An overview of financial analysis and the application of financial principles to small, rural and agricultural businesses. Includes applications of financial analysis computer software.
  • 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.

Arboriculture

  • 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.

Conservation Ecology

  • WMAN 100. The Tradition of Hunting. 3 Hours. Introduction to the cultural and spiritual role of hunting; use of hunting as a wildlife management tool; and its economic value in wildlife conservation programs. Includes discussions on gun control, anti-hunting, and animal rights.
  • 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.

Environmental Economics

  • ARE 220. Introductory Environmental and 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.
  • 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.
  • RESM 440. Foundations of Applied Geographic Information Systems. 2 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.

Food Science and 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.
  • 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.

Food Service Production

  • 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.

Forest Resource Management

  • FMAN 330. Principles of Forestry Economics. 4 Hours. PR: (ECON 201 or ARE 150) and ECON 202. Production, distribution and use of forest goods and services. Emphasis on methods and problem solving techniques in the economic aspects of forestry.
  • 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.

Horticulture

  • PLSC 206. Principles of Plant Science. 4 Hours. Anatomy, morphology, and physiology of higher plants. Study of growth and development of economically important plants, their culture, and products.

Landscape Studies

  • 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.

Nutrition and Food Studies

  • 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.

Rural Community Development

  • 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.

Sustainable Design

  • 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.

Wood Science and Technology

  • 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.