34 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

The Dance and Choreography course at Virginia Commonwealth University is a pre-professional programme that fully prepares you for a career in the field of dance. You can work toward your degree with equal focus on performance and choreography.

The courses of the Kinetic Imaging programme at Virginia Commonwealth University cover video art, animation, sound design, emerging media and the many combinations and extensions of these areas.

The Music - Music Performance, Winds and Percussion programme at Virginia Commonwealth University will teach you how to develop the skills, concepts and sensitivities that are essential to being a professional musician.

The Urban and Regional Studies course at Virginia Commonwealth University provides a solid foundation for professional work or advanced study aimed at addressing some of the most important challenges and issues facing the U.S. and other world regions, such as urban sprawl, economic marginalization, ethnic and racial conflict and environmental degradation. 

The Theatre - Performance programme at Virginia Commonwealth University includes classes in acting, movement, improvisation, stage combat, voice/speech and dialects, and acting for the camera in addition to other theatre related courses.

The Music - Music Performance, Jazz Studies programme at Virginia Commonwealth University will teach you how to develop the skills, concepts and sensitivities that are essential to being a professional musician. Included are courses in music theory, aural skills, music history, conducting and applied study in your principal performing medium.

In the Music programme at Virginia Commonwealth University you can combine music with other areas of study.

The Theatre programme at Virginia Commonwealth University combines theatre with the liberal arts. Students minor in other subjects, or follow a directed course of study in various disciplines, from directing to playwriting to theater management.

The Theatre - Performance, Musical Theatre course at Virginia Commonwealth University includes classes in musical theatre performance, musical theatre history, dance, acting and movement, in addition to vocal lessons and other theatre related courses. 

The Music - Music Performance, Piano programme from Virginia Commonwealth University will teach you how to develop the skills, concepts and sensitivities that are essential to being a professional musician. Included are courses in music theory, aural skills, music history, conducting and applied study in your principal performing medium.

The Kinetic Imaging - Interaction and Game Design course at Virginia Commonwealth University is intended for students seeking a specialization in virtual interactive worlds and emergent systems and game design.

The Department of Painting and Printmaking is a large, diverse and vibrant community of artists, scholars and students. When you choose the Painting and Printmaking programme at Virginia Commonwealth University, you’re part of an academic studio programme that’s like a working lab, where you’ll investigate and redefine your personal visual culture.

The Music - Music Performance, Voice programme at Virginia Commonwealth University will teach you how to develop the skills, concepts and sensitivities that are essential to being a professional musician.

The Theatre - Stage Management, Technical Production course at Virginia Commonwealth University provides a professionally intense production oriented programme for students serious about entering the field of stage management. 

Students in the Communication Arts programme at Virginia Commonwealth University explore the powerful and timeless relationship between art and narrative through drawing. If you’d like to be a character designer for film or video games, an illustrator for print or digital publishing, a comic book artist, or a scientific illustrator – this could be the major for you.

Students in the Theatre - Costume Design programme at Virginia Commonwealth University have many opportunities to work nationally, regionally, on our mainstage and in our student theater.

Students in the Communication Arts - Visual Effects programme at Virginia Commonwealth University are seeking a specialization in the artistic, technical, and narrative production of digital, visual effects for live action footage.

The Fashion - Fashion Design programme at Virginia Commonwealth University offers technical and design courses that provide skills required in the fashion industry. 

The Cinema programme at Virginia Commonwealth University covers the entire scope of narrative filmmaking, from theory and screenwriting all the way through post-production and distribution.

The Photography and Film - Filmmaking programme from Virginia Commonwealth University expose you to working photographers, filmmakers and industry trends through seminars, guest lectures, field trips and workshops. Your courses will include both theoretical study and hands-on experience in the fields of fiction, documentary and experimental filmmaking.