College of Humanities and Sciences

Schools and Departments

Discover VCU's College of Humanities and Sciences.

Have questions about our many departments and schools? Cassandra McGill, recruitment coordinator, has answers. You can reach her at askchs@vcu.edu.

Schools

Robertson School of Communication

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School of Life Sciences and Sustainability

Students with waders standing in the river with sticks in the water

School of World Studies

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Departments

African American Studies

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Chemistry

Student in a lab coat holds up a test tube

English

A professor and group of students sit in a circle outside of Cabell Library, talking with one another

Focused Inquiry

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Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies

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History

3 grad students learning about the slave trail on the James River

Kinesiology and Health Sciences

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Mathematics and Applied Mathematics

a v.c.u. math student solving a math problem on the whiteboard

Military Science and Leadership

Two students in U.S. Army uniforms sit at a picnic table outside of Shafer Dining Hall

Philosophy

two student campers having a discussion during v.c.u. summer camp in philosophy

Physics

Person working on equipment in a physics lab

Political Science

A large group of men and women pose at the front of the chamber of the Virginia State Capitol.

Psychology

two happy v.c.u. students chatting in a classroom

Sociology

two students looking at a notebook together in a park

Statistical Sciences and Operations Research

Garrett Howe performs research into nuclear terrorism using game theory models with mentor Laura A. McLay

Centers and Institutes

Programs