Academic programs
As an urban, public research university, Virginia Commonwealth University offers more than 200 programs to choose from, many of them unique in the state. For the complete list of degree and certificate programs, along with academic requirements, course descriptions and more, visit the VCU Bulletin.
![VCU College of Humanities and Sciences](../assets-vcuhp/images/pages/academic/img-programs/373x200_retouched_H&S_100709_060_aj.jpg)
College of Humanities and Sciences
Home to the Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture, the School of World Studies, and 19 departments and programs offering undergraduate, master’s, doctoral and certificate programs
Departments and programs:
Home to
60% of undergraduate majors |
![VCU School of Allied Health Pofessions](../assets-vcuhp/images/pages/academic/img-programs/373x200_retouched_alliedhealth_130114_119_tk.jpg)
School of Allied Health Professions
Offering undergraduate, master’s, first-professional, doctoral, combined degree and certificate programs
Programs:
Nation’s #1
nurse anesthesia
program
according to U.S. News and World Report
![VCU School of the Arts](../assets-vcuhp/images/pages/academic/img-programs/373x200_arts_100331_441_tk_ar.jpg)
School of the Arts
Offering undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programs
Programs:
#1
graduate sculpture program and public university graduate arts and design program according to U.S. News and World Report
![VCU School of Business](../assets-vcuhp/images/pages/academic/img-programs/373x200_110823_075_tk-business.jpg)
School of Business
Offering undergraduate, master’s, doctoral, combined degree, dual-degree and certificate programs, and home to the nationally renowned VCU Brandcenter
Programs:
Among 5% of business schools worldwide accredited by AACSB International |
![VCU School of Dentistry](../assets-vcuhp/images/pages/academic/img-programs/373x200_SOD_111019_001_aj_ar.jpg)
School of Dentistry
Offering undergraduate, master’s and first-professional programs
Programs:
- Dental hygiene
- Dentistry with advanced education in:
- Dental surgery (D.D.S.)
- Oral Health Research
Students provided
$4 million in free care at dental clinics in 2012-13 |
![VCU School of Education](../assets-vcuhp/images/pages/academic/img-programs/373x200_education_erin_trimble_121026_063_aj_ar.jpg)
School of Education
Offering master’s, doctoral, dual-degree and certificate programs
Programs:
Awards over
60 scholarships every year. |
![VCU School of Engineering](../assets-vcuhp/images/pages/academic/img-programs/373x200_engineering_080418_003_aj_arW.jpg)
32.1% of
doctoral degrees awarded to women in 2013 |
![VCU Honors College](../assets-vcuhp/images/pages/academic/img-programs/373x200_honors2.jpg)
The Honors College
Offering an academically challenging curriculum, small class sizes and a shared residential experience for dedicated undergraduate scholars of any major
Challenges 1,000
of VCU’s best and brightest undergrads |
![VCU School of Government and Public Affairs](../assets-vcuhp/images/pages/academic/img-programs/373x200_govt_110223_082_tk_sr.jpg)
L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs
Offering undergraduate, master’s, doctoral, combined degree, dual-degree and certificate programs
Offered nation’s
1st homeland security degree |
![VCU School of Media and Culture](../assets-vcuhp/images/pages/academic/img-programs/373x200_masscomm_Samra_Khawaja_enviro_DSC00057_sr.jpg)
Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture
Offering undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programs; part of the College of Humanities and Sciences
Programs:
- Mass communications with concentrations in
- Media, art, and text
Enrolls
1,300 students each year |
![VCU School of Medicine](../assets-vcuhp/images/pages/academic/img-programs/373x200_med_130411_362_tk.jpg)
School of Medicine
Offering master’s, first-professional, doctoral, combined degree, dual-degree and certificate programs
Programs:
Opened
200,000-square-foot, 12-story-building for new curriculum in 2013 |
![VCU School of Nursing](../assets-vcuhp/images/pages/academic/img-programs/373x200_nursing_shannon_storey_121010_114_aj_ar.jpg)
School of Nursing
Offering undergraduate, master’s, doctoral and certificate programs
Programs:
Ranked
48th among U.S. graduate education programs by U.S. News and World Report |
![VCU School of Pharmacy](../assets-vcuhp/images/pages/academic/img-programs/373x200_pharmacy-v2.jpg)
School of Pharmacy
Offering first-professional, master’s, doctoral and combined degree programs
Programs:
- Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
- Pharmaceutical sciences graduate degrees with specializations in
Ranked 17th
in the nation by U.S. News & World Report |
![VCU School of World Studies](../assets-vcuhp/images/pages/academic/img-programs/373x200_worldstudies_130729_023.jpg)
School of World Studies
Offering undergraduate and certificate programs; part of the College of Humanities and Sciences
More than 80
faculty members with international experience and expertise |
![VCU Graduate School](../assets-vcuhp/images/pages/academic/img-programs/373x200_grad_120221_072_aj_ar.jpg)
VCU Graduate School
Offering master’s, doctoral and certificate programs
Programs:
16 graduate programs ranked among the nation’s top 50 by U.S. News and World Report |
![VCU LIve Sciences](../assets-vcuhp/images/pages/academic/img-programs/373x200_lifesci_111109_253_aj_ar.jpg)
VCU Life Sciences
Offering undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programs
Instruction at
VCU Rice Rivers Center, a 494-acre living laboratory |
![VCU daVinci Center](../assets-vcuhp/images/pages/academic/img-programs/373x200_davinci_090415_188_aj_ar.jpg)
VCU da Vinci Center
A collaboration of VCU’s schools of the Arts, Business, Engineering and College of Humanities and Sciences, offering master’s and certificate programs
Programs:
Launched the nation’s 1st Master of Product Innovation program |
![VCU Office of Research and Innovation](../assets-vcuhp/images/pages/academic/img-programs/373x200_research_120306_099_tk_ar.jpg)
Office of Research and Innovation
Offering master’s and doctoral programs
Programs:
Received
$20 million grant from National Institutes of Health |
![VCU University College](../assets-vcuhp/images/pages/academic/img-programs/373x200_university-college1.jpg)
University College
Offering a unique, cohort-driven first-year seminar; a research writing course focused on inquiry and the craft of argument; and opportunities for individualized major programs
Home to an innovative Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree program |