Course Content Summaries

We maintain a file of detailed course content summaries for courses offered at Northern Virginia Community College. In addition to the brief description available in the NOVA College Catalog and on the Master Course File located on the VCCS web site, these summaries list major topics covered in the courses.

College faculty develop course content summaries following the procedures described in the Curriculum Procedures Manual, Section 3.0, which is available online, in each division office, or the Academic Services office.

Course Prefix Listing A-Z

Course summaries which are "web ready" may be accessed below. Courses are organized alphabetically by course prefix (e.g., "ACC" "ENG" "MTH"). Please select a letter to begin your search.

Course Prefix/Discipline - Quick Link Table: 88 active disciplines listed.
Course Prefix Discipline A
ACC Accounting
ACQ Acquisitions
ADJ Administration of Justice
AIR Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
ARA Arabic
ARC Architecture
ART Arts
AST Administrative Support Technology
ASL American Sign Language
AUB Auto Body
AUT Automotive
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Course Prefix Discipline B
BIO Biology
BLD Building
BUS Business Management & Administration
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Course Prefix Discipline C
CHD Childhood Development
CHI Chinese
CHM Chemistry
CIV Civil Engineering Technology
CON Contract Management
CSC Computer Science
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Course Prefix Discipline D
DIT Dietetics
DNH Dental Hygiene
DRF Drafting
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Course Prefix Discipline E
ECO Economics
EDU Education
EGR Engineering
EMS Emergency Medical Services
ENG English
ENV Environmental Science
ESL English as a Second Language
ESR Electronics Servicing (replaces Radio & Television
ETR Electronics Technology
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Course Prefix Discipline F
FIN Financial Services
FST Fire Science Technology
FRE French
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Course Prefix Discipline G
GEO Geography
GER German
GIS Geographic Information Systems
GOL Geology
GRE Greek
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Course Prefix Discipline H
HIN Hindi
HIS History
HIT Health Information Management
HLT Health
HMS Human Services
HRI Hospitality Management
HRT Horticulture
HUM Humanities
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Course Prefix Discipline I
IDS Interior Design
INT Interpreter Education
IT Information Technology - Now divided into 4 separate prefixes:
ITD Information Technology Database and Design
ITE Information Technology Essentials
ITN Information Technology Networking
ITP Information Technology Programming
ITA Italian
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Course Prefix Discipline J
JPN Japanese
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Course Prefix Discipline K
KOR Korean
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Course Prefix Discipline L
LAT Latin
LBR Library Technology
LGL Legal/Paralegal Studies
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Course Prefix Discipline M
MDL Medical Laboratory
MEC Mechanical Engineering Technology
MET Media Technology
MKT Marketing
MSC Military Science
MTH Mathematics
MUS Music
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Course Prefix Discipline N
NAS Natural Science
NUR Nursing
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Course Prefix Discipline P
PBS Public Services
PED Physical Education and Recreation
PHI Philosophy
PHT Photography
PHY Physics
PLS Political Science
PSY Psychology
PTH Physical Therapy Assisting
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Course Prefix Discipline R
RAD Radiography
REA Real Estate
REL Religion
RPK Recreation and Parks
RTH Respiratory Therapy
RUS Russian
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Course Prefix Discipline S
SCM Sign Communications (replaced by ASL and INT)
SDV Student Development
SOC Sociology
SPA Spanish
SPD Speech and Drama
SSC Social Science
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Course Prefix Discipline T
TEL Telecommunications Management (Now under ITN)
TRV Travel and Tourism
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Course Prefix Discipline V
VET Veterinary Technology
VTN Vietnamese
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Course Prefix Discipline W
WEL Welding
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