Academics
The College of Humanities and Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University offers more than 100 minors, certificates, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs through departments and three schools — including the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, the School of Mass Communications and the School of World Studies. Choose from the following list of schools and departments to learn more about our program offerings or visit the VCU Bulletins Web site for the College’s curriculum requirements and course offerings.
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Departments
Department of African American Studies +
- African American studies (Minor, B.A.)
Department of Biology +
- Biology (Minor, B.S., M.S.)
Department of Chemistry +
- Chemistry (Minor, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
Department of English +
- American studies (Minor)
- British studies (Minor)
- Creative writing (Minor, M.F.A.)
- English (Minor, B.A., M.A.)
- Media, art, and text (Ph.D.)*
- Writing (Minor)
* in conjunction with School of Mass Communications and School of the Arts
Department of Forensic Science +
- Forensic science (B.S., M.S.)
Department of History +
- History (Minor, B.A., M.A.)
Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics +
- Mathematical sciences (Minor, B.S., M.S.)
Department of Military Science +
- ROTC Program
Department of Philosophy +
- Philosophy (Minor, B.A.)
- Philosophy of law (Minor)
Department of Physics +
- Medical physics (M.S., Ph.D.)
- Physics (Minor, B.S.)
- Physics/applied physics (M.S.)
Department of Psychology +
- Clinical psychology (Ph.D.)
- Counseling psychology (Ph.D.)
- Experimental psychology (Ph.D.)
- Health psychology (Ph.D.)
- Psychology (Minor, B.S.)
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Department of Statistical Sciences and Operations Research +
- Mathematical Sciences (Minor, B.S., M.S.)
- Statistics (Minor, Certificate)
- Systems Modeling and Analysis (Ph.D.)
Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies +
- Women’s studies (Minor, B.A.)
Schools
L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs +
- Applied social research (Certificate)
- Criminal justice (Minor, Certificate, B.S., M.S.)
- Economics (B.S.)
- Gender violence intervention (Certificate)
- Geographic information systems (Certificate)
- Historic preservation planning (Certificate)
- Homeland security and emergency preparedness (Minor, Certificate, B.A., M.A.)
- Nonprofit management (Certificate)
- Nonprofit management and administration (Minor)
- Planning information systems (Certificate)
- Political science (Minor, B.A.)
- Public administration (M.P.A.)
- Public management (Minor, Certificate)
- Public policy and administration (Ph.D.)
- Public safety (Certificate)
- Sociology (Minor, B.S., M.S.)
- Transportation planning and analytics (Certificate)
- Urban and regional planning (M.U.R.P.)
- Urban and regional studies (B.S.)
- Urban revitalization (Certificate)
- Urban studies (Minor)
School of Mass Communications (including VCU Brandcenter) +
- Mass communications (B.S., M.S.)
- Media studies (Minor)*
* Media, Art and Text (Ph.D.) in conjunction with Department of English and School of the Arts
School of World Studies +
- Anthropology (Minor, B.S.)
- Area studies (Minor)
- Catholic studies (Minor)
- Foreign language (B.A.)
- French (Minor)
- Geography (Minor)
- German (Minor)
- Global studies (Minor)
- International social justice studies (Certificate)
- International studies (B.A.)
- Islamic studies (Minor)
- Italian (Minor)
- Judaic studies (Minor)
- Latin and Roman studies (Minor)
- Native American studies (Minor)
- Religious studies (Minor, B.A.)
- Russian (Minor)
- Spanish (Minor)
- Spanish/English translation and interpretation (Certificate)
Other programs
Pre-health sciences and pre-law +
- Pre-health sciences
- Pre-law
Health Sciences +
- Certificate
Interdisciplinary Science Program +
- Science (B.S.)
Liberal studies for early and elementary education +
- Interdisciplinary studies (B.I.S.)
