The School of the Arts offers a range of classes and minors for all VCU students. From painting to photography and design to digital storytelling, you can explore opportunities that are open to all students at the university—regardless of major or previous experience.
Follow your curiosity in the arts
Learn to think visually, collaborate differently and express yourself in new ways. You can choose from in-person and online classes that re offered year-round, including flexible summer classes that work with your schedule and robust minors to tailor your major and engage more deeply in the arts.
Surprise yourself. Let creativity shape your perspective and your future. Whether it’s one class or a full minor, you don’t need to be an artist to make art. You just need to start.
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Enhance your degree and your creativity
You don’t have to be an arts major to follow you creative interests and go deeper. From art history to fashion merchandising to dance and choreography, you’ll get hands-on experiences to pursue your creative ideas.
- Animation
- Art History
- Creative Technology Instruction
- Dance and Choreography
- Fashion Merchandising
- Music
- Musical Theatre
- Public Health and the Arts
- Screenwriting
- Sound Design
- Theatre
- Visual Effects
Please note that there is no Art Foundation requirement for the above minors, but an application to the department may be required.
Minors open to visual arts majors (Art Foundation required):
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