This is the preliminary (or launch) version of the 2026-2027 VCU Bulletin. Courses that expose students to cutting-edge content and transformative learning may be added and notification of additional program approvals may be received prior to finalization. General education program content is also subject to change. The final edition and full PDF version will include these updates and will be available in August prior to the beginning of the fall semester.
The minor in applied humanities equips students with the critical thinking, communication, ethical reasoning and cultural literacy skills foundational to humanities disciplines and provides them with transferable, career-related skills relevant to job success in any field. Open to any student regardless of major, the minor demonstrates the applicability of humanities methods and approaches and elevates the value of a degree in any field.
The minor is meant to be accessible to all majors at VCU and designed to be flexible and serve the interests of individual students. The minor consists of a total of 18 credit hours, with a minimum of nine credit hours at the 300 level or higher. Students choosing the minor should expect that not all classes are offered each term. Students must achieve an overall GPA of 2.0 in all courses counted toward the minor.
Some courses have restrictions and/or prerequisites. Students should work with their adviser to plan the best courses for them, including possible overrides.
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select courses from the list below (including a minimum of nine credits at the 300 level or higher): | 18 | |
| Introduction to Health Humanities | ||
| Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Field Methods and Research Design in Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Museum Anthropology | ||
| Anthropology Internship | ||
| U.S. Democracy United/Divided | ||
| Legal Writing | ||
| Persuasive Writing | ||
| Professional Writing | ||
| Body and Culture: ____ | ||
| Care, Ethics and Literature | ||
| Digital Rhetoric | ||
| Writing Process and Practice | ||
| Illness Narratives | ||
| Medicine in Literature | ||
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Writing | ||
| Topics in Professional Writing | ||
| Scholarly Editing | ||
| Literary Editing and Publishing | ||
| English Internship | ||
| Blackbird Editorial Internship | ||
| Social Media Internship | ||
| British Virginia Internship | ||
| French for the Professions and Social Sciences: ____ | ||
| French for Health Care and the Environmental and Natural Sciences: ____ | ||
| Commercial French | ||
| Language, Society, and AI: Sociolinguistic Perspectives | ||
| AI in Intercultural Communication | ||
| World Languages Internship | ||
| Commercial German | ||
| Historical Mysteries: | ||
| Professional Development for History Majors I | ||
| Introduction to Public History | ||
| Studies in Public History: ____ | ||
| Professional Development for History Majors II | ||
| Professional Development for History Majors III | ||
| Internship | ||
| Career Compass | ||
| AI Literacy | ||
| International Studies in the Professional World | ||
| Nature, Culture, Justice | ||
| Activism and Dissidence | ||
| Religion and Ecojustice | ||
| International Studies Internship | ||
| Mass Communications | ||
| Global Communications | ||
| Technical Prowess I | ||
| Curiousness | ||
| Intro to News Writing | ||
| Story | ||
| Introduction to Public Relations Writing | ||
| Public Relations | ||
| Media Production Foundation | ||
| Topics in Communications | ||
| Technical Prowess II | ||
| AI in Mass Media | ||
| Creativity With AI | ||
| Strategic Communication With AI | ||
| Storytelling With AI | ||
| AI, Texts and Cultures | ||
| Critical AI Studies | ||
| Introduction to Ethics | ||
| Ethics of Artificial Intelligence | ||
| Ethics and Health Care | ||
| Critical Thinking | ||
| Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence | ||
| Incarceration and Spirituality: _____ | ||
| Religion and Ecojustice | ||
| Religious Studies Internship | ||
| Introduction to Spanish-English Translation | ||
| Introduction to Spanish-English Interpretation | ||
| Spanish for Health Care and Health Science | ||
| Commercial Spanish | ||
| Spanish for the Professions | ||
| Foundations in Experiential Research | ||
| Research Assistantship | ||
| World Cultures Internship | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |