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:
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
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
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
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 and online
Creating Digital Art and Music through Computer Coding, TEDU 212
GenEd Category Covered: Creativity, Innovation and Aesthetic Inquiry
Semester: Fall and Spring
Modality: Face-to-Face only