Welcome

The School of Liberal Arts and Education consists of nine departments which offer undergraduate degrees. Several of these departments have master's programs, including the Professional Education Programs Unit, which offers more than 10 master's degrees plus a Doctorate in Education.

As a whole, the school focuses on strengthening students' critical thinking and analysis, problem-solving capabilities, communication skills and interpretive insights.
 
The nine departments in the School of Liberal Arts and Education along with the degree and non-degree programs they offer are:

• Music, Art and Design
  • Music (B.A.)
    • Vocal/Choral PreK-12 Endorsement
    • Instrumental PreK-12 Endorsement
    • Music Performance (Instrument, Keyboard, Vocal)
  • Art & Design
    • Animation 
    • Graphic Design
    • Studio
    • Web Design
• Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance 
  • Health and Physical Education (Major)
  • Health and Physical Education PreK-12 Endorsement
  • Recreation (Minor)
  • Sport Management (Minor)
  • Health (Minor)
  • Dance (Minor)
• History and Philosophy
  • History
  • Philosophy (Minor)
  • History and Social Sciences 6-12 Endorsement
• Languages and Literature
  • English (M.A., B.A., Minor)
  • English 6-12 Endorsement
  • Africana Studies (Minor)
  • Drama (Minor)
  • Writing (Minor)
  • Film Studies in Literature (Minor)
  • French (Minor)
  • Spanish (Minor)
• Mass Communications
• Military Science
  • Military Science (Minor)
  • Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)
• Political Science, Public Administration and Economics 
  • Economics (M.A., B.S., Minor)
  • Political Science (B.A., Minor)
  • Public Administration (Minor)
  • Legal Studies
• Professional Education Programs Unit 
  • Education Administration and Supervision (Ed.D.)
  • Education Administration and Supervision (M.Ed., M.S.)
    • PreK-12 Endorsement Program
  • Organizational Leadership (M.Ed.)
  • School Counselor (M.Ed., M.S.)
    • PreK-12 Endorsement Program
  • Community Counselor (M.Ed., M.S.)
  • Special Education (M.Ed., General Curriculum K-12)
  • Elementary Education (M.Ed., PreK-6)
  • Mathematics Specialist for Middle and Elementary Education (M.S.)
  • Media and Technology (M.S.) (non-endorsed)
  • Interdisciplinary Studies (B.S.)
    • Community-Based Education (non-endorsed)
    • Elementary Education (PreK-6)
    • Special Education (General Curriculum, K-12)
  • Secondary Education Programs
    • Agriculture (B.S., 6-12)
    • Biology (B.S., 6-12)
    • Chemistry (B.S., 6-12)
    • English (B.A., 6-12)
    • Family and Consumer Sciences (B.S., 6-12)
    • History and Social Sciences (B.A., 6-12)
    • Health and Physical Education (B.S., PreK-12)
    • Mathematics (B.S., 6-12)
    • Music Education - Instrumental (B.M., B.A., PreK-12)
    • Music Education - Vocal/Choral (B.M., B.A., PreK-12)
  • Add-On Programs
    • Driver Education
    • Mathematics Algebra I (Graduate)

• Sociology, Social Work and Criminal Justice

  • Criminal Justice
  • General Sociology
  • Social Work

Special Opportunities

In the liberal arts, interdisciplinary study in international affairs enhances opportunities for students to study abroad. Internships and cooperative work assignments provide managerial experiences for students with private firms and government agencies. Special assignments in the Governor's Office and with state legislators provide students with insights into public policy.

Special Facilities and Equipment

WVST, the campus radio station, and the Virginia State Television Network (VSUN), the units under the University Academic Technology Department provide production skill training and teach the use of current technologies. Computer-assisted writing laboratories assist students with special problems.

Organizations and Clubs

There are many groups students can join to satisfy their intellectual interests or provide opportunities for co-curricular pursuits. There are clubs connected to academic disciplines that provide informal forums to discuss topics of interest in politics, languages, science, history, computers, literature, technology, and business, among others. There are organizations whose focus is on individual interests, such as dance, broadcasting, and journalism as well.

Special Facilities

The Department of Languages and Literature offers several specific facilities: a computer writing center, an electronic writing classroom, television editing laboratory, a radio laboratory, a foreign language laboratory, and a multimedia computer classroom.

The Department of Sociology, Social Work and Criminal Justice offers two specialized laboratories: a forensic laboratory and a computer laboratory.