General Education Electives

General electives open to VCU undergraduates

VCU undergraduates may select from a wide range of General Education courses.

The School of Education offers the following General Education courses that embody the diversity of the educational experience, skills, and knowledge associated with how humans learn the importance of understanding education as it relates to individual identity and resilience.

As you review these options, please check out our School of Education minors and undergraduate certificate (only 9 credits!) options as well. 

If you are really passionate about making a difference in people's lives, read about our undergraduate programs.  These programs combine experiential learning, cross-disciplinary knowledge, and critical skill sets that set you up for a successful career supporting the growth of others. 

Explore these courses and choose the course for you:

Educational Leadership Civil Rights, ADMS 157

GenEd Category Covered: Social/Behavioral Sciences or Diversities in the Human Experience
Semester: Fall, Spring, and Summer
Modality: Online, Face-to-Face or Hybrid

Student and Community Centered Education Policy, ADMS 255

GenEd Category Covered: Social/Behavioral Sciences or Diversities in the Human Experience
Semester: Fall, Spring, and Summer
Modality: Online, Face-to-Face or Hybrid

Human Dimensions of Leadership: Empathy, Trust and Care in Organizations, ADMS 256

GenEd Category Covered: Social/Behavioral Sciences or Diversities in the Human Experience
Semester: Fall, Spring, and Summer
Modality: Online, Face-to-Face or Hybrid

Community-based Participatory Action Research, ADMS 258

GenEd Category Covered: Social/Behavioral Sciences or Diversities in the Human Experience
Semester: Fall, Spring, and Summer
Modality: Online, Face-to-Face or Hybrid

The Science of Resilience and Holistic Health, CLED 200

GenEd Category Covered: Social/Behavioral Sciences or Diversities in the Human Experience
Semester: Fall, Spring, and Summer
Modality: Face-to-Face only

Diversity Issues in Counseling and Helping Professions, CLED 220

GenEd Category Covered: Diversities in the Human Experience or Social/Behavioral Sciences
Semester: Fall, Spring, and Summer
Modality: Online, Face-to-Face

Pop-cultural Foundations of Education: Film/TV, Music, Literature and Schooling in the U.S, EDUS 203

GenEd Category Covered: Social/Behavioral Sciences or Creativity, Innovation and Aesthetic Inquiry
Semester: Fall only
Modality: TBD

Disability History and Culture, IDDS 200

GenEd Category Covered: Diversities in the Human Experience
Semester: Fall
Modality: Varies

Preparing Diverse Learners From Multicultural and Global Perspectives, SEDP 202

GenEd Category Covered: Global Perspectives or Social/Behavioral Sciences
Semester: Fall and occasional Spring and Summer
Modality: Online, Synchronous

Disability Representation in the Media, SEDP 360

GenEd Category Covered: TBD
Semester: TBD
Modality: TBD

Urban Awareness and Urban Education, TEDU 207

GenEd Category Covered: Social/Behavioral Sciences or Diversities in the Human Experience
Semester: Fall, Spring and Summer
Modality: Varies per semester

Debunking Classroom Myths: How and Why Do We Learn Ideas Incorrectly? TEDU 210

GenEd Category Covered: Scientific and Logic Reasoning or Social/Behavioral
Semester: Fall and Spring
Modality: Varies per semester

Censored in Schools - Banned Books, TEDU 211

GenEd Category Covered: Diversities in the Human Experience
Semester: Spring
Modality: Face-to-Face only

Creating Digital Art and Music through Computer Coding, TEDU 212

GenEd Category Covered: Creativity, Innovation and Aesthetic Inquiry
Semester: Fall only
Modality: Face-to-Face only