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2019 - 2020 FCC Academic Catalog
BMGT 109-Entrepreneurship and
Small Business Enterprise (3)
Prerequisites: (ENGL 70 or ENGL 75) OR (ESOL
72 and ESOL 73) OR Co-requisite: ENGL 75
(formerly BU 109)
Surveys starting and successfully managing a small
business focusing on aspects of entrepreneurship
including information, operations, human resources,
finance, marketing, and general administration.
BMGT 110-Personal Financial Management (3)
Prerequisites: (ENGL 70 or ENGL 75) OR (ESOL
72 and ESOL 73) OR Co-requisite: ENGL 75
(formerly BU 110)
Develops a comprehensive approach to managing
personal finances including financial planning,
budgeting, financing consumer purchases, risk
management, investments, and retirement planning.
BMGT 120-Business Communications (3)
Prerequisites: (ENGL 70 or ENGL 75)
OR (ESOL 72 and ESOL 73)
(formerly BU 273)
Emphasizes the theory and practice of oral,
written, and interpersonal communication used
in the workplace. Focus is placed on writing
business correspondence and reports, planning
and delivering effective presentations, and
developing teamwork and collaboration skills.
BMGT 140-Agricultural Business (3)
Prerequisites: (ENGL 70 or ENGL 75)
OR (ESOL 72 and ESOL 73)
(formerly BU 140)
Introduces the principles of management
in modern agricultural business and farm
production. Emphasizes small agricultural
businesses including crops, livestock, agritourism,
sustainable agriculture, small acreage operations,
and high value agricultural enterprises (e.g.,
viticulture, organic produce, aquaculture).
The course will cover marketing, operations,
finance, and human resources, as well as general
management issues in an agricultural business.
BMGT 211-Business Law (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: ENGL 101
(formerly BU 211)
Defines the nature and development of law in
the United States with a particular emphasis
on how the law applies to businesses and how
the law adapts and remains relevant in the face
of constantly changing economic, political,
social, and technological conditions. Students
will describe and critique contracts, agency and
employment, negotiable instruments, and sales.
BMGT 221-Public Relations (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: BMGT 103
(formerly BU 221)
Examines the field of public relations, defined as
a strategic communication process that builds
mutually beneficial relationships between
organizations and their publics. Explores the field's
beginnings, identifies influential professionals
throughout its history, and analyzes the theories
behind its practices, whether in business,
nonprofits, or government. Contrasts the differences
between public relations and marketing, utilizing
consumer and community relations techniques.
BMGT 223-Human Resource Management (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: BMGT 103
(formerly BU 223)
Explores personnel administration procedures in
business and government organizations. Includes
study of work group labor management relations;
recruitment, placement raining, and promotion of
employees; work measurement and simplification;
personnel records; wage and job classification;
wage incentive systems; and fringe benefits.
BMGT 225-Marketing (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: BMGT 103
(formerly BU 225)
Analyzes the marketing of goods, services, and
organizations in a global economy. Develops a
conceptual base for understanding the role of
marketing in a business environment through
activities and strategies employed by marketers.
Explores major components of the marketing
mix focusing on pricing, product, distribution,
advertising, retailing, and wholesaling.
BMGT 227-Principles of Management (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: BMGT 103
(formerly BU 227)
Reviews principles of management in business
and other organizations. Emphasizes management
functions including planning, organizing, staffing,
directing, controlling, and coordinating. Explores
the role leaders play in strategic planning,
change management, innovation, decision
making, and motivating employees/teams.
BMGT 230-Social Media Law (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: BMGT 225
Examines legal and ethical legal issues unique to
social media. Review of how courts and regulators
are shaping the law in response to information
sharing and privacy, the rights of employers
and school districts to restrict and discipline
employee and student speech, and property rights
in a social media account and its followers.
BMGT 240-Retail Management (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: BMGT 103, BMGT 120
Reviews the world of retail including types of
retailers, multichannel retailing, consumer buying
behavior, retail marketing strategies, selecting
retail site locations, supply chain management,
merchandising, pricing, store management,
store layout and design, and customer service.
BMGT 274-Customer Relations (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: BMGT 103
(formerly BU 274)
Examines the role of customer relations in business
and emphasizes the theory and practice of
developing, fostering, and managing relationships
between the company and the customer. Focus
is on practices that lead to customer loyalty and
retention. Value equation applications and a systems
approach to service excellence are introduced.
Addresses building excellent customer relations
into the mission of the company and committing
to customer service as competitive advantage.
BMGT 275-Fundamentals of Leadership (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: ENGL 101
(formerly BU 275)
Emphasizes the theory and practice of leadership
skills in the workplace and evaluates styles of
leadership. Emphasizes strategies for navigating
change, leading with priorities in mind, managing
conflict, giving and receiving constructive
feedback, and visioning and goal setting.
BMGT 281-Global Awareness in
the Work Environment (3)
• Gen Ed Emerging Issues, Cultural Competence
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: ENGL 101
(formerly BU 281)
Promotes awareness of cultural diversity in
a workplace. Analyzes and adapts business
culture and structure to global environments.
BMGT 290-Project Management (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: CMIS 101
(formerly BU 290)
Examines concepts and practices of project
management and their universal application to all
types of organizations. Students will analyze the
roles of the project manager and project team and
utilize techniques for effective project planning,
management, control, closeout, and evaluation.
Course Descriptions
BSCI: Biological Science
BSCI 55-Preparation for Allied Health (0) [3]
Prerequisites: (ENGL 70 or ENGL 75) OR (ESOL 70
and ESOL 71) OR (Co-requisite: ENGL 75) AND (MA
81 or MATH 67 or MA 83 or MA 85 or appropriate
score on mathematics placement test)
(formerly BI 55)
Presents basic science concepts and science
study skills. A preparatory course for students
who have limited science background.
BSCI 100-Fundamental Concepts of Biology (4)
• Gen Ed Science
Prerequisites: (ENGL 70 or ENGL 75) OR (ESOL 72
and ESOL 73) AND (MA 81 or MATH 67 or MA
83 or MA 85 or MATH 101 or MATH 101A or MA
103 or MA 103A or MATH 120 or MATH 120A or
MA 206 or MA 206A or MATH 127 or MA 207 or
appropriate score on mathematics placement test OR
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: MATH 110 or MA 105)
(formerly BI 100)
Explores basic biological concepts involved
in understanding the structure, function, and
evolution of organisms. Introduces organization
of living matter, metabolism, genetics, evolution,
and ecology, and their application to everyday life.
This one semester laboratory course is intended for
non-STEM (science, technology, engineering, and
math) majors, and is designed to provide students
with an appreciation of biological concepts and
their current applications. Meets the requirement
for a general education science lab course.
BSCI 105-Human Ecology (3)
• Gen Ed Science
Prerequisites: (ENGL 70 or ENGL 75) OR (ESOL 72
and ESOL 73) AND (MA 82 or MA 85 or MATH 101
or MATH 101A or MA 103 or MA 103A or MATH
110 or MA 105 or MATH 120 or MATH 120A or
MA 206 or MA 206A or MATH 127 or MA 207 or
appropriate score on mathematics placement test)
(formerly BI 202)
Investigates physical environments of human beings
and the effect of technologies on the environment.
Emphasizes small group investigations of air,
water, and soil pollution and the rapidly expanding
population as it affects the natural ecosystem within
Frederick County and the Eastern seaboard. Some
Friday or Saturday field trips may be required.
BSCI 106-General Ecology (4)
• Gen Ed Science
Prerequisites: (ENGL 70 or ENGL 75) OR (ESOL 72
and ESOL 73) AND (MA 82 or MA 85 or MATH 101/
MATH 101A or MA103/MA103A or MATH 110
or MA 105 or MATH 120/MATH 120A or MA206/
MA206A or MATH 127 or MA 207 or appropriate
score on mathematics placement test)
(formerly BI 201)
Provides an overview of the interactions among
living things and their abiotic environments,
emphasizing factors which affect the abundance
and distribution of living things. The laboratory will
focus on using field experiences to develop topics
covered in the lecture. Meets the requirement
for a general education science lab course. Some
Friday or Saturday field trips may be required.
BSCI 107-Study of the Human Body (3)
• Gen Ed Science
Prerequisites: (ENGL 70 or ENGL 75) OR (ESOL 72
and ESOL 73) AND (MA 82 or MA 85 or MATH 101
or MATH 101A or MA 103 or MA 103A or MATH
110 or MA 105 or MATH 120 or MATH 120A or
MA 206 or MA 206A or MATH 127 or MA 207 or
appropriate score on mathematics placement test)
(formerly BI 117)
Examines the human body and its relationships
to health, disease, and the environment. Covers
basic concepts of anatomy, physiology, genetics,
cancer, disease, immunology, aging, human
evolution, and/or other related topics. For the
non-science major. Students cannot receive
credit for both BSCI 117 and BSCI 107.
BSCI 117-Human Biology (4)
• Gen Ed Science
Prerequisites: (ENGL 70 or ENGL 75) OR (ESOL 72
and ESOL 73) AND (MA 82 or MA 85 or MATH 101
or MATH 101A or MA 103 or MA 103A or MATH
110 or MA 105 or MATH 120 or MATH 120A or
MA 206 or MA 206A or MATH 127 or MA 207 or
appropriate score on mathematics placement test)
(formerly BI 107)
Presents a study of the human body and its
relationships to health, disease, and the environment.
Covers basic concepts of anatomy, physiology,
genetics, cancer, disease, immunology, aging,
human evolution, and/or related topics. For the
non-science major. Meets the requirement for a
general education science lab course. Students
cannot receive credit for both BSCI 107 and BSCI 117.
BSCI 150-Principles of Biology I (4)
• Gen Ed Science
Prerequisites: (ENGL 70 or ENGL 75) OR (ESOL 72 and
ESOL 73) AND (MA 82 or MA 85 or MATH 145 or MATH
145S or MA 130 or MA 130S or MATH 120 or MATH
120A or MA 206 or MA 206A or MATH 127 or MA 207
or appropriate score on mathematics placement test
or Prerequisite or Co-requisite: MATH 165 or MA 111)
(formerly BI 101)
Explores the basic biological principles common
to all living organisms, including biological
chemistry, bioenergetics and metabolism, cellular
and molecular biology, and classical and molecular
genetics. Methods of scientific inquiry and data
analysis are studied and practiced. BSCI 150 is the
first of a two semester series that together with
BSCI 160 is a comprehensive survey of modern
biology and is intended for STEM (science,
technology, engineering, and math) majors and
pre-allied health majors. Meets the requirement
for a general education science lab course.
BSCI 160-Principles of Biology II (4)
• Gen Ed Science
Prerequisite: BSCI 150 or BI 101
(formerly BI 102)
Continues the comprehensive survey of modern
biology begun in BSCI 150 with an emphasis on
mechanisms of evolution, methods of phylogenetic
reconstruction and analysis, diversity of life,
and ecology. Surveys biological diversity of all
eukaryotic domains and kingdoms, including
the study of various anatomical, physiological,
and behavioral adaptations for life in different
habitats. Select vertebrate body systems are
studied. Intended for STEM (science, technology,
engineering, and math) majors, and pre-allied
health majors. Meets the requirement for a
general education science lab course.
BSCI 201-Anatomy and Physiology I (4)
• Gen Ed Science
Prerequisites: (ENGL 70 or ENGL 75) OR (ESOL 72
and ESOL 73) AND (MA 82 or MA 85 or MATH 145
or MATH 145S or MA 130 or MA 130S or MATH 120
or MATH 120A or MA 206 or MA 206A or MATH 127
or MA 207 or appropriate score on mathematics
placement test OR Prerequisite or Co-requisite:
MATH 165 or MA 111) AND (BSCI 55 or BSCI 150
or BI 101 or BSCI 223 or BI 120 or CHEM 101)
(formerly BI 103)
Presents a study of physiology according to the
body systems approach. Emphasizes relationships
between form and function at both the microscopic
and gross levels of organization. Includes basic
anatomical terminology, concepts of cell biology,
histology, integumentary system, skeletal system,
muscular system, nervous system, special senses,
and endocrine system. BSCI 201 is the first course in
a two-semester sequence and is intended for STEM
(science, technology, engineering, and math) majors,
and pre-allied Health majors. Meets the requirement
for a general education science lab course.