Academic programs
Explore some of the offerings in VCU’s 13 schools and one college. For the complete, official list of programs, visit the VCU Bulletins.
College of Humanities and Sciences View the site »
Home to the School of Mass Communications and School of World Studies, 12 departments and three programs offering undergraduate, master’s and certificate programs
Departments:
- African American Studies
- Biology
- Chemistry
- English
- Forensic Science
- Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies
- History
- Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Psychology
- Statistical Sciences and Operations Research
Programs:
- Economics
- Health and Human Performance*
- Interdisciplinary Science Program
- International studies
- Liberal studies for early and elementary education
- Military science and leadership (ROTC)
- Political science
- Sociology
* Pending approval by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
| Home to 60% of undergraduate majors |
School of Allied Health Professions View the site »
Offering undergraduate, master’s, first-professional, doctoral, combined and certificate programs
Programs:
- Clinical laboratory sciences
- Clinical radiation sciences
- Gerontology
- Health administration
- Health related sciences
- Health services organization and research
- Nurse anesthesia
- Occupational therapy
- Patient counseling
- Physical therapy
- Physiology
- Rehabilitation and movement science
- Rehabilitation counseling
Nation’s #1
nurse anesthesia
program
School of the Arts View the site »
Offering undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programs
Programs:
- Art education
- Art history
- Cinema
- Communication arts
- Craft and material studies
- Dance and choreography
- Fashion
- Graphic design
- Interior design
- Kinetic imaging
- Music
- Painting and printmaking
- Photography and film
- Sculpture and extended media
- Theatre
#1
graduate sculpture program and public university graduate arts and design program
School of Business View the site »
Offering undergraduate, master’s, doctoral, combined, dual-degree and certificate programs, and home to the nationally renowned VCU Brandcenter
Programs:
- Accounting/accountancy
- Business with concentrations in branding, business administration, business administration and management, decision sciences and business analytics, finance, global marketing management, human resource management, and real estate valuation
- Business administration (M.B.A.)
- Computer and information systems security
- Economics
- Financial technology
- Information systems
- Marketing
- Real estate
| Among 5% of business schools worldwide accredited by AACSB International |
School of Dentistry View the site »
Offering undergraduate, master’s and first-professional programs
Programs:
- Dental hygiene
- Dentistry with advanced education in general dentistry, endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry and periodontics
- Dental surgery (D.D.S.)
| Students provided $4 million in free care at dental clinics in 2012 |
School of Education View the site »
Offering master’s, doctoral, dual-degree and certificate programs
Programs:
- Adult learning
- Counselor education
- Curriculum and instruction
- Education
- Educational leadership
- Reading
- Special education
- Sport leadership
- Teaching
| Ranked 28th among U.S. graduate education programs |
School of Engineering View the site »
Offering undergraduate and master’s programs
Programs:
- Biomedical engineering
- Chemical and life science engineering
- Computer and information systems security
- Computer engineering
- Computer science
- Electrical engineering
- Engineering
- Mechanical and nuclear engineering
| 40.9% of master’s degrees awarded to women in 2012 |
L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs View the site »
Offering undergraduate, master’s, doctoral, combined, dual-degree and certificate programs
Programs:
- Criminal justice
- Economincs
- Homeland security and emergency preparedness
- Public policy and administration
- Urban and regional studies
- Urban and regional planning
| Offered nation’s 1st homeland security degree |
School of Mass Communications View the site »
Offering undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programs; part of the College of Humanities and Sciences
Programs:
- Mass communications with concentrations in journalism, advertising and public relations
- Media, art, and text
| Enrolls 1,300 students each year |
School of Medicine View the site »
Offering master’s, first-professional, doctoral, combined, dual-degree and certificate programs
Programs:
- Addiction studies
- Anatomy and neurobiology
- Biochemistry
- Biostatistics
- Epidemiology
- Genetic counseling
- Graduate health sciences
- Healthcare policy and research
- Human genetics
- Medical physics
- Medicine (M.D.)
- Microbiology and immunology
- Molecular biology and genetics
- Neuroscience
- Pharmacology and toxicology
- Physiology
- Public health
- Rehabilitation and movement science
- Social and behavioral health
| Opened 200,000-square-foot, 12-story-building for new curriculum in 2013 |
School of Nursing View the site »
Offering undergraduate, master’s, doctoral and certificate programs
Programs:
- Nursing
| Ranked among the top 10% of nursing graduate programs in the U.S. |
School of Pharmacy View the site »
Offering master’s, first-professional, doctoral and combined programs
Programs:
- Pharmaceutical sciences with specializations in medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, and pharmacotherapy or pharmacoeconomics and health outcomes
- Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
| 97% of Pharm. D. graduates pass state board exams |
School of Social Work View the site »
Offering undergraduate, master’s, doctoral, combined and certificate programs
Programs:
- Social work
| Ranked 11th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report |
School of World Studies View the site »
Offering undergraduate and certificate programs; part of the College of Humanities and Sciences
Programs:
- Anthropology
- Foreign language
- International studies
- Religious studies
| More than 80 faculty members with international experience and expertise |
VCU Graduate School View the site »
Offering master’s, doctoral and certificate programs
Programs:
- Interdisciplinary studies
| 33 graduate programs ranked among the nation’s best |
VCU Life Sciences View the site »
Offering undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programs
Programs:
- Bioinformatics
- Environmental studies
- Integrative life sciences
| Instruction at VCU Rice Center, a 494-acre living laboratory |
VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation View the site »
A collaboration of VCU’s schools of the Arts, Business, Engineering and College of Humanities and Sciences, offering master’s and certificate programs
Programs:
- Product innovation
| Launched the nation’s 1st Master of Product Innovation program |
Office of Research View the site »
Offering master’s and doctoral programs
Programs:
- Clinical and translational sciences
| Received $20 million grant from National Institutes of Health |