Richmond’s Curriculum
Engages you in new and relevant modes of inquiry across all four years of your education, preparing you to be inquisitive and engaged 21st-century citizens and leaders.
EXPLORE
Areas of Inquiry
You will select from courses in six areas of inquiry – historical, social, literary and textual, visual and performing arts, natural science, and symbolic reasoning, which form the basis of your liberal arts education.
Explore questions such as:
How might the past affect the present (and the future)?
How do texts express culture and identity?
What is the nature of a scientific question?
Why do we make artistic creations?
EXPLORE
Integrated Focus Areas
You will enhance your knowledge of quantitative data literacy, written and embodied communication, and power, equity, identity, and culture.
Explore questions such as:
How can writing influence thinking?
How do bodies communicate?
How can numerical data support an analysis or claim?
How are beliefs and attitudes about identity formed?
EXPLORE
Engagements
You will participate in a First-Year Seminar, become proficient in a second language, and be exposed to wellness offerings to help you build a healthy lifestyle.