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The following course prefixes and titles are currently offered at NOVA. Select any title to obtain a detailed course content summary.

Health
Course Prefix	Course Name
HLT 105	Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
HLT 110	Concepts of Personal and Community Health
HLT 138	Principles of Nutrition
HLT 141	Introduction to Medical Terminology
HLT 170	Introduction to Massage
HLT 180	Therapeutic Massage I
HLT 220	Concepts of Disease
HLT 250 (2 CR.)	General Pharmacology
HLT 250 (3 CR.)	General Pharmacology
HLTH 271	Physical Care Management of the Older Adult
HLTH 272	Medical Management of the Older Adult
HLT 280	Therapeutic Massage II
HLT 281	Therapeutic Massage III

Health Information Management
Course Prefix	Course Name
HIM 100	Introduction to the Health Care Delivery System
HIM 110	Introduction to Human Pathology
HIM 111	Medical Terminology I
HIM 121	Medical Transcription I
HIM 122	Medical Transcription II
HIM 130	Healthcare Information Systems
HIM 141	Fundamentals of Health Information Systems I
HIM 142	Fundamentals of Health Information Systems II
HIM 151	Reimbursement Issues in Medical Practice Management
HIM 200	Survey of Healthcare Administration
HIM 215	Health Data Classification Systems
HIM 220	Health Statistics
HIM 225	Quality Assurance in Health Care
HIM 226	Legal Aspects of Health Record Documentation
HIM 229	Performance Improvement in Health Care Settings
HIM 230	Information Systems and Technology in Health Care
HIM 233	Electronic Health Records Management
HIM 249	Supervision and Management Practices for HIM
HIM 250	Health Data Classification Systems I: ICD-9-CM
HIM 251	Clinical Practice I
HIM 252	Clinical Practice II
HIM 254	Advanced Coding and Reimbursement
HIM 255	Health Data Classification Systems II: CPT
HIM 260	Pharmacology for Health Information Management
HIM 280	HIM Capstone

History
Course Prefix	Course Name
HIS 101-102	History of Western Civilization I-II
HIS 111	History of World Civilization I
HIS 112	History of World Civilization II
HIS 121	United States History I
HIS 122	United States History 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	African-American History I-II
HIS 180	Historical Archaeology
HIS 181	History and Theory of Historic Preservation
HIS 183	Survey of Museum Practice
HIS 186	Collections Management
HIS 187	Interpreting Material Culture
HIS 188	Field Survey Techniques for Archaeology
HIS 203-204	History of African Civilization I-II
HIS 205	Local History
HIS 225-226	Topics in European History I-II
HIS 231-232	History of Latin American Civilizations I-II
HIS 241	History of Russia I
HIS 242	History of Russia II
HIS 243	History of the Ancient World I
HIS 251-252	History of the Middle Eastern Civilization I-II
HIS 253-254	History of Asian Civilizations I-II
HIS 255	History of Chinese Culture and Institutions
HIS 261	Topics in Cultural Ethnicity
HIS 262	United States History in Film
HIS 266	Military History of the Civil War
HIS 267	The Second World War
HIS 268	The American Constitution
HIS 269	Civil War and Reconstruction
HIS 271	The American Frontier: 1607-1890
HIS 276	United States History Since World War II
HIS 277	The American Experience in Vietnam
HIS 279	Age of the American Revolution
HIS 280	American Foreign Policy Since 1890
HIS 281-282	History of Virginia I-II

Horticulture
Course Prefix	Course Name
HRT 100	Introduction to Horticulture
HRT 115	Plant Propagation
HRT 117	Tools and Equipment
HRT 118	Turf Pests
HRT 119	Irrigation Systems for Turf and Ornamentals
HRT 120	History of Garden Design
HRT 121	Greenhouse Crop Production I
HRT 125	Chemicals in Horticulture
HRT 127	Horticultural Botany
HRT 160	Applied Mathematics for the Green Industry
HRT 205	Soils
HRT 206	Pesticides in Horticulture
HRT 207	Plant Pest Management
HRT 230	Site Analysis
HRT 231	Planting Design I
HRT 232	Planting Design II
HRT 244	Computer Aided Drafting and Design for Landscape Designers
HRT 245	Woody Plants
HRT 246	Herbaceous Plants
HRT 247	Indoor Plants
HRT 250	Plant Composition
HRT 251	Site Engineering for Landscape Design
HRT 252	Landscape Construction Drawings
HRT 259	Arboriculture
HRT 260	Introduction to Floral Design
HRT 266	Advanced Floral Design
HRT 267	Silk and Dried Flower Arranging
HRT 268	Advanced Floral Design Applications
HRT 269	Professional Turf Care
HRT 275	Landscape Construction and Maintenance
HRT 285	Management of a Horticultural Business

Hospitality Management
Course Prefix	Course Name
HRI 101	Hotel-Restaurant Organization and Management I
HRI 102	Hotel-Restaurant Organization and Managemen II
HRI 103	Introduction to Meeting Planning
HRI 104	Introduction to Association Management
HRI 106-107	Culinary Arts I-II
HRI 120	Principles of Food Preparation
HRI 126	The Art of Garnishing
HRI 128	Principles of Baking
HRI 138	Commercial Food Production Management
HRI 145	Principles of Garde-Manger
HRI 150	Introduction to Hospitality Ownership
HRI 158	Sanitation and Safety
HRI 165	Hotel Housekeeping and Engineering Management
HRI 215	Food Purchasing
HRI 225	Menu Planning and Dining Room Service
HRI 229	Principles of Meeting Planning
HRI 230	Exhibition Management
HRI 231	Principles of Event Planning & Management
HRI 232	Meeting and Exhibition Law and Ethics
HRI 233	Meeting and Exhibition Marketing
HRI 235	Marketing of Hospitality Services
HRI 245	Labor Cost Control
HRI 251-252	Food and Beverage Cost Control I-II
HRI 255	Human Resources Management and Training for Hospitality and Tourism
HRI 256	Principles and Applications of Catering
HRI 265	Hotel Front Office Operations
HRI 270	Strategic Lodging Management
HRI 275	Hospitality Law

Human Services
Course Prefix	Course Name
HMS 109	Structured Career Planning in Human Services
HMS 121	Basic Counseling Skills I
HMS 122	Basic Counseling Skills II
HMS 141-2	Group Dynamics I-II
HMS 145	Effects of Psychoactive Drugs
HMS 225	Functional Family Intervention
HMS 228	Productive Problem Solving
HMS 251	Substance Abuse I
HMS 252	Substance Abuse II
HMS 255	Adolescent Alcohol Use and Abuse
HMS 258	Case Management and Substance Abuse

Humanities
Course Prefix	Course Name
HUM 111-112	Great Books I-II
HUM 165	Controversial Issues in Contemporary American Culture
HUM 201	Survey of Western Culture I
HUM 202	Survey of Western Culture II
HUM 220	Introduction to African American Studies
HUM 235	Filipino American Culture
HUM 241-242	Interdisciplinary Principles of the Humanities I-II