This is the preliminary (or launch) version of the 2025-2026 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.
Thomas Farmer, Ph.D.
Professor and interim co-chair
Hillary Parkhouse, Ph.D.
Associate professor and interim associate chair
The Department of Teaching and Learning is committed to excellence in the initial and continuing preparation of teachers for schools, government agencies, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, working with diverse groups; to modeling and encouraging critical reflection on practice; to collaborating and forming educational partnerships; to applying research and conducting scholarly endeavors that examine educational processes, issues and concerns; and to providing assistance and service to local, state, regional, national and international communities. Learn more by visiting the Department of Teaching and Learning webpage.
Students who complete the requirements for this degree will receive a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction.
Students who complete the requirements for either of these concentrations will receive a Master of Education in Reading.
- Reading, Master of Education (M.Ed.) with a concentration in K-12 reading specialist
- Reading, Master of Education (M.Ed.) with a concentration in teaching English to speakers of other languages
Students who complete the requirements for any of these concentrations will receive a Master of Teaching.
- Teaching, Master of (M.T.) with a concentration in early and elementary education
- Teaching, Master of (M.T.) with a concentration in English education
- Teaching, Master of (M.T.) with a concentration in history/social studies education
- Teaching, Master of (M.T.) with a concentration in mathematics education
- Teaching, Master of (M.T.) with a concentration in science education
Students who complete the requirements for this program will receive a Certificate in Reading Specialist.
Students who complete the requirements for this program will receive a Certificate in Teaching Elementary Education.
Students who complete the requirements for this program will receive a Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.