EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM Virginia Wesleyan University provides students with a sound liberal arts education that prepares them for a meaningful life and career. Such an education must have qualities of breadth, depth, and flexibility. Today’s society requires educated specialists in many areas; however, the times also demand broadly educated individuals who understand their disciplines in the context of the society and in relation to the past and future. The University’s General Education Program speaks particularly to this need for breadth. A liberally educated person has also experienced the discipline of mastering a particular field of knowledge. Virginia Wesleyan’s curriculum unites breadth with depth by combining General Education with intensified studies in a major field chosen by the end of the sophomore year. Finally, a strong liberal arts program has flexibility. Approximately one-third of the courses which students take at Virginia Wesleyan are electives.
Virginia Wesleyan University: College and School Structure
Virginia Wesleyan’s academic program is administered through the Batten Honors College, the Birdsong School of Social Science, the D. Henry Watts School of Professional Studies, the Joan P. Brock School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, the Susan S. Goode School of Arts and Humanities, and the Virginia Wesleyan University Global Campus. The school structure affords opportunities for interdisciplinary communication and action not normally afforded by a departmental structure. The following programs and disciplines are included in each of the schools: The Birdsong School of Social Science Africana Studies Criminal Justice International Studies Psychology Sociology
American Studies History Political Science Social Science
The D. Henry Watts School of Professional Studies Business Education/Special Education Geography Information Systems Nursing Recreational Therapy Social Work Sport and Recreation Management Sustainability Management The Joan P. Brock School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Biology Chemistry Computer Information Systems Computer Science Cyber Security Data Science Earth and Environmental Sciences Environmental Studies Mathematics Marine Science Physical Science Physics The Susan S. Goode School of Arts and Humanities Art/Art History Classics English French Jewish Studies Journalism Music Philosophy Spanish Theatre
Virginia Wesleyan University 2021 - 2022 Academic Catalog
Communication German Latin Religious Studies Women’s and Gender Studies
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