African
Studies
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The Department of African Studies provides an opportunity for Howard
students to acquire an objective view of the present position of
Africa in the modern (and changing) world, as well as an understanding
of Africa's economic, social, and political problems. The department
has adopted an interdisciplinary approach to the study of Africa
at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. At the undergraduate
level, the department educates students who wish to continue their
studies in African affairs or are preparing to work in this field.
Contact: Dr. Mbye
Cham, Chair - 202-238-2328
Website: http://www.coas.howard.edu/africanstudies/
Afro-American
Studies
A
major in Afro-American studies prepares you to understand
the context and dynamics of the African-American experience,
past and present, gives you an introduction to the methods
of the social sciences in a comparative, interdisciplinary
context, and develops your abilities for graduate studies.
You can choose from three areas of concentration. The political
concentration includes an overview of the institution of
human bondage, black political thought and activism in
nineteenth-and twentieth-century America, and the political
economies of contemporary Afro-Caribbean societies. A sociological
concentration is based on the voluntary associations. The
cultural concentration highlights the black experience
in literature and popular culture.
Contact: Dr.
Lila Ammons, Interim Chairman - 202-806-7242
Website: http://www.coas.howard.edu/afroamerican/
Art
The
Department of Art offers undergraduate courses leading
to the Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History, Art Management,
Fashion Merchandising, and Interior Design; the Bachelor
of Fine Arts degree in Painting, Design, Printmaking,
Photography, Ceramics, Sculpture, Electronic Studio,
and Experimental Studio; graduate courses in Art history
that lead to the Master of Arts degree; and graduate
art studio courses that lead to a Master of Fine Arts
degree. The Howard University Art Department is an accredited
institutional member of the National Association of Schools
of Art and Design.
Contact: Prof.
Alfred Smith, Chairman - 202-806-7047
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Biology
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The
Department of Biology has the largest enrollment of undergraduate
majors in the College of Arts and Sciences. A biology
major enables you to move into entry-level positions
in industrial, governmental, and medical laboratories.
As a biology major, you'll take courses in molecular
and cellular biology, genetics, choose two core electives
(from the areas of molecular and cellular biology, anatomy
and physiology, or ecology and evolutionary biology),
and enroll in a senior seminar. Three advanced elective
courses in a field of concentration complete the requirements
for the major.
Contact: Dr.
Franklin Ampy, Interim Chairman - 202-806-6933
Website: http://138.238.136.125/
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Chemistry
Besides
preparation for advanced degrees through graduate school
in chemistry, this undergraduate major gives a solid
preparation for further study in medicine and dentistry.
It is also a desirable major for students who later choose
to pursue law or business administration. The broad requirements
in physics and mathematics provide a strong background
for a career in the teaching of science. In general,
chemists are employed in chemical manufacturing, pharmaceutical
manufacturing, the petrochemical industries, teaching,
environmental and waste management, and in government.
Contact: Dr.
Vernon Morris, Chairman - 202-806-6900
Classics
The Department of Classics is by nature interdisciplinary and cross-cultural,
covering as it does roughly 3000 years of the history of 3 highly significant
civilizations and cultures of the ancient Mediterranean world. The Department
offers courses in (a) Greek, Latin and Egyptian Hieroglyphs at all levels,
and (b) English courses in all aspects of Greek, Roman, and Egyptian
antiquity; e.g. history, literature, philosophy. mythology, art, archaeology,
slavery, women, law, and rhetoric. Currently, majors and minors are offered
in the ancient languages (Greek, Latin) and in Classical Civilization.
Contact: Dr.
Rudolph Hock, Chairman - 202-806-6725
The
undergraduate program in economics at Howard
University is structured to provide students
with a thorough foundation in economic
theory and the use of mathematics, statistics,
and computer technology to analyze contemporary
policy issues. The undergraduate major
requires thirty seven credits, with a core
of 22 credits in theory, statistics, and
mathematics. These courses support a superstructure
of 15 elective credits in such areas as
money and banking, international economics,
public finance, labor economics, and the
economics of black community development.
The aim of the program is to produce graduates
who wish to pursue graduate and professional
study or to enter the job market.
Contact: Dr. William Spriggs,
Chairman - 202-806-6717
English
Whether
you're considering law, medicine, advertising, teaching,
or
journalism, a background in English can
offer you a good foundation for a future career. Majoring
in English, you gain strong
critical reading, analytical thinking, focused research,
and precise writing skills.
Our new curriculum is designed to be comprehensive, integrated,
intensive, and interesting
to all English majors. The core courses
you'll take will enable you to fulfill requirements for
state teaching accreditation, graduate work
in the humanities, and admission to a wide variety
of
professional
schools. You'll choose from an array of
specialized writing courses, including intermediate
and
advanced exposition and argumentation,
technical writing, legal writing, business and
professional
writing, and creative writing.
Health,
Human Performance and Leisure Studies
(formally
Physical Education
and
Recreation)
The
Department offers majors in the areas of Health, Human
Performance and Leisure Studies. Within the area of
Health, students may major in school
health education to teach on the elementary and secondary
levels or become an administrator of a school health
program. The community health
major prepares students for careers in public health,
voluntary agencies, business, and other health care
settings at the national, state, and
local levels. The area of Human performance offers
a major in physical education providing students with
a
K-12 grades teaching certification.
This major also provides students with knowledge basic
to becoming a resource teacher, athletic director,
or coach within the school setting.
The exercise physiology major prepares students for
a range of career opportunities and consists of preparing
students in the areas of medicine,
nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, research,
wellness, (community fitness, personal training, corporate
fitness) and nutrition.
The Leisure Studies’ major prepares students
interested in pursuing a career in urban recreation.
The Department
also offers minors in
sports administration, sport psychology, and community
and school health education.
Contact: Dr.
Doris R. Corbett, Chair Ph.D.
Professor and Chairperson
Department of Health, Human Performance & Leisure Studies (HHPLS)
Howard University
Washington, DC 20059
Telephone: 202-806-7142
History
The
Department of
History
has always
emphasized the
history and
culture
of peoples
of African
descent. The
department
is
committed to
seeking truth,
increasing knowledge, producing
excellent
scholarship, and
offering a
holistic
education
for our
students. We
examine
the
full range of
the human
experience,
which
includes the
histories
of
Latin
America, the
Caribbean, Africa,
Europe, and
Asia,
in addition
to North
America.
Our
majors have
a liberal
choice of courses.
We
also offer
graduate study
toward master's
and doctoral degrees.
Contact: Dr.
Daryl
Scott,
Chairman - 202-806-6815
Mathematics
The
department was
established
in 1867,
and today
offers courses
leading
to degrees
of Bachelor
of Science,
Master
of
Science, and
Doctor of
Philosophy.
If you're interested
in mathematics
as
a
major, you
should know
that
a
concentration in
actuarial science prepares
you
for
the foundations
of actuarial
practice,
which involves
calculating statistically
risks,
premiums,
etc. for insurance.
A concentration
in
computer
science prepares
you for
the
algorithmic
basis of computer
science
and
the
foundation for
software development.
A
concentration
in pure
and applied
mathematics
is the
more traditional
course of
study and
ordinarily
attracts students
who expect
to pursue
higher degrees in
mathematics.
Contact: Dr.
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu,
Chairman - 202-806-6830
Modern
Languages and Literatures
The
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures offers major
and minor programs in French, German, Spanish, Russian
and an undergraduate program leading to secondary teacher
education certification in French and Spanish. In addition
to the major and minor programs, the department offers
a four-semester language sequence in Arabic, Japanese,
Swahili, and Portuguese. Other languages may be offered
upon sufficient demand through the department's Critical
Languages Program. A unique feature of all undergraduate
programs and courses is the incorporation, where applicable
and possible, of content related to African American and
African contributions to the historical and sociocultural
development of world cultures.
Contact: Dr.
James Davis, Chairman - 202-806-6758
Music
The
Department of Music offers programs of study leading to
the Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, Bachelor of Music
Education and the Master of Music Education degrees. The
Bachelor of Music degree may be earned in one of five major
areas: Applied Music, Composition, History and Literature,
Jazz Studies, and Music Therapy. Options within the Applied
Music major include piano, voice, organ, guitar, saxophone,
or orchestral instruments. The Master of Music degree is
offered in Applied Music and Jazz Studies. The Bachelor
of Music Education and Master of Music Education degrees
may be earned with an emphasis in piano, voice, organ,
saxophone, guitar, or an orchestral instrument.
Contact: Valerie
Eichelberger, Chairman - 202-806-7082
Philosophy
A
major in philosophy broadens the mind and widens your horizon.
It enables you to deal with the fundamental questions of
existence by giving you the tools of critical thinking.
Philosophy graduates have pursued and are pursuing degrees
at the graduate level and in professional schools in fields
such as law, mathematics and medicine.
Contact: Dr.
Patrick Goodin, Chairman - 202-806-6811
Physics
and Astronomy
If
you're considering
a major in physics, you'll find that Howard University's
department is first
rate.
The department offers programs of study leading
to bachelors, masters,
and doctoral degree in physics. The current
areas of specialization
are: Atmospheric Physics, Condensed Matter Physics,
High Energy Physics
and Spectroscopy & Optical
Physics. At the bachelor's
level, your degree will prepare you for
entry-level technical
positions in a variety of settings, whether
in an industrial laboratory
or a government agency.
Contact: Dr.
Demetrius
Venable,
Chairman - 202-806-6245
Political
Science
A
major in political science lets
you acquire a systematic understanding
of the formal and informal political
process at all levels, in preparation
for a career or graduate study.
our program prepares students for
careers in government, teaching,
and research, and for further study
in professional and graduate fields
such as law, social work, journalism,
business and public administration,
and public affairs. If you haven't
decided on a definite career but
would like a springboard to many
careers, a liberal arts education
with a major in political science
offers you flexibility.
Contact: Dr.
Lorenzo Morris, Chairman - 202-806-6720
Psychology
At
Howard University, your major in
psychology gives you opportunities
to study the field through examination
of significant experiments, theories,
and applications. Knowledge of
psychology is an important component
of a liberal education, in addition
to its value in preparing you for
graduate work in psychology and
related fields. If you're interested
in starting a career after your
bachelor's degree, your major will
prepare you for an entry-level
position in many corporations and
government agencies. Psychology
at Howard University has been a
valuable major for hundreds of
successful students. Recent graduates
are college professors, personnel
directors at federal and state
agencies, and psychologists at
numerous clinic and institutions.
Graduates in psychology have also
gone to pursue the M.D., the D.D.S.,
and the J.D.
Contact: Dr.
Jules P.
Harrell,
Acting
Chairman 202-806-6805
Sociology
and Anthropology
The
Department of Sociology
and Anthropology offers an interdisciplinary program
and undergraduate degrees
in Sociology, Anthropology and an undergraduate
major in Administration
of Justice. There are also robust graduate
programs. The Master
of Arts and the Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology
is offered. Recently
a graduate certificate program in Women’s
Studies was added to
the menu with a variety of courses across disciplines
available to undergraduate
students. The graduate programs offer comprehensive
training in sociological
theory, research methodology, and social
statistics. Areas of
concentration include social inequality (race/ethnicity,
class, and gender relations),
criminology
and urban sociology.
This interdisciplinary flexibility in courses and programs
is designed to serve
the interests
of students pursuing
both academic and non-academic careers.
Contact: Dr.
Ivor Livingston, Acting Chair - 202-806-6853
Theatre
Arts
The
Department of Theatre Arts offers
several major areas of concentrated
study which lead to the Bachelor
of Fine Arts degree in Theatre
Arts. Minors in Theatre Arts, Dance
Arts, and Technical Theatre are
also available to non-Theatre Arts
students. Areas of concentration
in Theatre Arts include the Performing
Arts: Acting, Musical Theatre,
and Dance; Pre-Directing; Theatre
Education; Theatre Arts Administration;
and Theatre Technology. The curriculum
for each area of concentration
is administered by an Area Coordinator
who is appointed by the Chairman
of the Department. Students enrolled
in a Theatre Arts program shall
be advised by the appropriate Area
Coordinator.
Contact: Prof.
Joe Selmon, Chairman - 202-806-7050
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SPECIAL
PROGRAMS
Air
Force ROTC
The Department of Aerospace Studies supports
the Air Force Reserve Officer Training (AFROTC) mission:
Develop and produce quality leaders for the Air Force and
build better citizens for America! The Air Force ROTC Detachment
located at Howard University services a total of eight Colleges
and Universities in the Washington, DC metropolitan area:
Howard, American, Catholic, Georgetown, George Washington,
Marymount, Trinity, and University of the District of Columbia.
AFROTC provides students the opportunity to become military
officers while completing their college degree and offers
an excellent pathway from college to a rewarding active
duty career in flying, intelligence analysis, communications
and computers, space operations, medical professions, and
engineering, to name a few. The program, combining traditional
undergraduate education with military instruction, will
prepare students to tackle the leadership challenges awaiting
the Armed Forces in the 21st century. Our program, not only,
provide excellent leadership training and management opportunities
for young men and women who want the prestige of becoming
an Air Force officer-- it prepares them for success in life!
As an AFROTC cadet, you may pursue any of the academic
opportunities available at your school*-- along with your
other university courses, you enroll in two AFROTC courses
per semester (or quarter). These courses, along with a
four-week summer course (Field Training) provide the framework
for your officer training. Any entering or current student
may apply to participate in the AFROTC 3.5 though 2 year
scholarship programs with no obligation until activation
of scholarship. In fact, students can experience two full
years of highly regarded training before committing to
any period of service after graduation. Upon meeting the
admission criteria, students that remain in good academic
standing may be awarded a Type 2 scholarship package,
which includes:
- Up to $15,000 towards tuition
- $900 towards books and fees
- $300-$500 tax-free stipend during the school year
- Housing subsidy (for HU students only)
In addition to something traditional scholarships don't
offer—a job immediately after graduation!
*AFROTC has a specific interest in engineering majors
to include, but not limited to:
- Computer Engineering - Electrical Engineering- Environmental
Engineering
Call to find out if you qualify for a Type 1 (full scholarship).
For more information on scholarship opportunities please
contact: Capt Mal Thomas, Unit Admissions Officer- 202-806-6788
- m_k_thomas@howard.edu
Contact:
Lt. Col Miller Cunningham, Chairman -
202-806-6788
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Army
ROTC
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The
Department of Military Science (ARMY) offers courses that
develop individual and group skills. Our motto is simple…we
develop leadership skills for a lifetime! These skills
are enhanced through the study of individual leadership
development, teamwork, supervision, management, and military
principles. All courses stress practical application of
military instruction and the critical role of the United
States Army in a modern society and global community. The
department offers students elective courses, or the opportunity
to become part of two, three, or four year programs. The
program develops student proficiency in planning, executing,
and assessing complex operations, functioning as a member
of a staff, and providing performance feedback to subordinates.
Students explore the dynamics of leading in the complex
situations of current military operations in the contemporary
operating environment (COE). Students will examine differences
in customs and courtesies, military law, principles of
war, and rules of engagement in the face of international
terrorism. Sudents also explore aspects of interacting
with non-government organizations, civilians on the battlefield,
and host nation support. The completion of these programs
results in the students being awarded a Second Lieutenant
Commission. Options include Active, Reserves, and Army
National Guard assignments. The Department of Military
Science does not offer a major or minor degree program
at present.
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Contact: LTC
Bobbie L. Williams, Chairman - 202-806-6784
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Current
College Student Application Criteria:
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4
year scholarship (freshmen in their first year of a 5
year undergrad plan)
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1.5 – 3.5
year scholarships (undergraduate and graduate students)
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Qualification
Requirements:
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Be
between the ages of
17 and 27
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Have
a high school
cumulative GPA of at least 2.50
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Have
a high school
diploma or equivalent
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Agree
to accept
a commission
and serve
in
the
Army
on
Active
Duty
or in
a Reserve
component
(US
Army
Reserve
or Army
National
Guard)
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Full
tuition and fees or Room and Board
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Can
be used in conjunction with other scholarships
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$900
annually towards books
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$300-$500
monthly stipend
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Commissioned
as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army upon graduation
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Guaranteed
job right out of college
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Marketable
leadership
skills
and experience
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Comprehensive
Sciences
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The
Comprehensive Sciences Program provides a series of basic
science courses critical to the core general education curriculum
requirements for students enrolled in University baccalaureate
degree-granting programs. The Program effectively provides
a vital interface between cultural and technical knowledge
in the sciences through innovative pedagogical ideas and
applied laboratory techniques. The courses utilize resources
available in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area and also
employ the expertise of experts as guest lecturers on occasion.
In addition, tutorial assistance is provided for students
whose knowledge of the sciences may be limited.
Contact: Dr.
Marjay Anderson, Chairman - 202-806-6744
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Honors
Program
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The
Honors Program offers intensified study for selected students.
Emphasis is on the acquisition of knowledge and the comprehension
of ideas. Honors study includes courses in general education
and in specialized departmental areas. Work in general
education consists of courses in English composition, literature,
and
natural and social sciences during the freshman year and
seminars during the sophomore and junior years. In the
student’s
area of specialization, honors study allows for flexibility
with opportunities for independent study through supervised
reading in the sophomore and junior years and directed
research in the senior year.
Contact: Dr.
Daniel A. Williams, III, Chairman - 202-806-6763
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Preprofessional
Education
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The
Center for Preprofessional Education organizes and directs
programs that strengthen the motivation and preparation of
undergraduate and graduate students for success in the curricula
for the health professions. The Center provides individualized
counseling for the professions of allied health, allopathic
medicine, dentistry, osteopathic medicine, optometric medicine,
pharmacy, podiatric medicine, and veterinary medicine.
Contact: Dr.
Georgiana Aboko-Cole, Chairman - 202-238-2363
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SUPPORT
DEPARTMENTS
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- Educational
Advisory Center
The
Educational Advisory Center (EAC) provides academic
advising of exceptional quality to students in the College
of Arts
and Sciences by facilitating their understanding of
policies and procedures within the College and across the
University.
The Center assists students in meeting graduation requirements
in the short-term, and realizing their educational,
career, and life goals and objectives in the long-term.
The Center
offers a supportive environment for interpersonal exchange
that results in students' positive academic development
throughout their matriculation.
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Contact: Mrs.
Jean Bryan, Director - 202-806-6985
Website: http://www.coas.howard.edu/eac/index.html
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Student
Affairs
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The
department of Student Affairs is committed to providing,
from orientation through graduation, an exceptional co-curricular
experience, supportive of the academic programs and reflective
of our core values of truth, excellence, leadership and service.
The on and off campus involovement of student affairs consist
of student government, committees, recruitment, and numerous
activities and events.
Contact: Mrs.
Linda Jones, Director - 202-806-9736
Website: http://www.coas.howard.edu/studentaffairs/
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