B.A in Anthropology

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This program is unique among the social sciences in exploring humanity in all its aspects, past and present. It provides a broad understanding of the similarities and differences in the human experience through time and space. This vast subject matter is divided up into four subfields: cultural, linguistic, archaeological, and biological (also known as physical) anthropology. Each of these in turn covers a wide array of topics: cultural anthropology explores contemporary and historical diversity among people; linguistic anthropology describes how languages are structured and used; archaeological anthropology studies the material remains of past human cultures; biological anthropology examines human evolution and human biological diversity.

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B.A in Sociology

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This program having courses such as research methods, statistics, theory, computer-based social science research and social organization and demographic analysis, equip student for employment in a wide range of occupations in the public and private sector. These include social research, the health professions, business, social service, and data processing. Sociology is a popular undergraduate major for students planning to further studies in such professions as law, business, education, social work and public administration. Professional recruiters are interested in well rounded students with good analytical and communication skills. Its objectives are to introduce students to a broad spectrum of sociological knowledge, including its perspective, its history and its uses; to present sociology in a systematic and scholarly manner, while offering the maximum social insight and self-understanding.

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B.S./M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Bachelor of Architecture

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This program's emphasis is placed on student competence in design inquiry/research, architectural history, human behavior and environment, technical systems, computer usage, professional practice and complemented by elective courses in general/liberal education - natural sciences, humanities and social sciences. Awareness of these areas provides the student with fundamental communication skills through critical thinking, conflict resolution, visual literacy and the knowledge of forces that shape magnificence societal and human affairs, as well as the impact of new technologies in an ever-changing world. Students seeking the Bachelor of Architecture degree must complete a minimum of 171 credits.

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Bachelor of Arts in Administration of Justice

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This program is part of a comprehensive program effort of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Howard University to examine various institutions that impacted upon the African American community. The AOJ major is organized essentially around the concept of liberal arts education, while at the same time providing career-specific educational training. Students must, therefore, satisfy all general education requirements established by the College of Arts and Sciences, in addition to those specified in the major program.

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Bachelor of Arts in African Studies

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This program has the mission is to provide an opportunity for Howard students to acquire, through interdisciplinary study, a comprehensive understanding of Africa?s role and relations in the contemporary world.

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Bachelor of Arts in Art History

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This program proposes an interdisciplinary means of approaching the vast world of visual culture within a historical and contemporary context bringing into the forefront, the impact of the "visuality" of popular culture, the new media and technology of digital and electronic media and the Internet. Four specific fields of inquiry in Visual Culture Studies include: the interactivity of viewed object and viewer; the "hyperreality" and "hypervisuality" of imaging where new ways of seeing and viewing engenders a new visual literacy; the simultaneity of image/sound/text where the convergence of data that is read, viewed and heard as one piece of information, brings about a heightened engagement; and the relationship between the visual event and the consumer/participant/observer.

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Bachelor of Arts in Communication - Legal Communications

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This program guides the learning experiences of the students in the communication processes as they apply to the practice of law and law related fields, such as politics, policy analysis and development, and management. The students develop knowledge of and gain experience in legal research, case analysis and brief writing. Students also develop skills in negotiation, conflict resolution, argumentation and mock trial through class preparation and participation. Legal communication majors often continue their education in law school or other graduate programs. Because of the extensive background in communications, they have also pursued careers in the business, public policy, political, entertainment and other related fields.

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Bachelor of Arts in Communication - Speech and Applied Communication

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This program encourages the study of communication theory and the impact of human communication dynamics across a broad range of spectrums and a variety of situations. Students are taught the personal, cultural, social and organizational dynamics that affect and are affected by message shaping, perception, influence, persuasion and listening at the intrapersonal, interpersonal, group, public, mass and organizational levels. Students are prepared to assume management and leadership roles in a variety of agencies and organizations that are people and service driven, as well as in the public service and political arenas. Additionally, Speech and Applied Communication majors often use their acquired skills and interests in the pursuit of graduate studies leading to professions in the public or private sectors, public speaking, business, organizational and human resource management, research and the professoriate.

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Bachelor of Arts in Economics

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This program cooperates with the various components of the Economics Department in an attempt to achieve academic excellence in conformity with the mission, objectives, and goals of the Department and the University. It seeks to provide our students with a clear understanding of the basic principles of economic theory and policy, and to train them in the utilization of mathematics, statistics and modern technology as tools of economic analysis. The program is also designed to provide its economics majors with some basic knowledge in a selected number of specialized fields, such as labor economics, urban economics, monetary economics (money and banking), and international economics, and with the training they need for more advanced work in the economics discipline.

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Bachelor of Arts in English

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Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Merchandising

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This program's goal is to bridge the gap between academia and industry. The fashion program focuses on historical, cultural, creative and economic aspects of the fashion industry. It is interdisciplinary in nature, designed to help the student to develop theoretical and practical competencies to succeed in an ever-changing fashion industry. The structured Program is designed to help the student develop the theoretical and the practical competencies necessary for success.

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Bachelor of Arts in History

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This program is designed to provide the student with an understanding of the processes of historical research and reconstruction, an appreciation of the discipline of history as a way of thinking and learning, and substantive knowledge in those areas of history in which the student may concentrate. Its curriculum is comprehensive in scope, thus permitting the student to choose from a wide variety of courses in completing the requirements for the major and minor. In addition to standard courses on various geographical areas and topical subjects, the department offers courses in the African Diaspora, public history, and the history of women. Students may receive practical experience as historians by serving as interns in history in the Smithsonian Institution, the National Archives, the State Department, and other public agencies as well as in private institutions and projects in the Washington area. Such experience may lead eventually to jobs or careers in public history.

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Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design

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This program focuses on the function and quality of interior environments by considering aesthetic, technical, social and cultural aspects of the built environment. It emphasizes the development of the student's ability to handle design concepts, space analysis and planning and knowledge of materials, furnishings and construction in order to produce interiors for residential, commercial and special uses. The program prepares the student for further study in interior design and equips them with the skills and knowledge to serve as members of corporate for consultant design management teams.

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Bachelor of Arts in Journalism - Advertising

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This program is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) and has won the respect of the industry through the accomplishments of graduates who have joined leading companies. Students first gain a broad, liberal arts base. They devote their last two years of college concentrating on disciplines within the advertising industry. After completing an introductory course, they study Advertising Sales, Advertising Copywriting and Design, Media Planning and Buying, Advertising Research, and Advertising Campaigns. A required 120-hour internship provides real work experience to supplement the classroom. Internships at organizations such as the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Leo Burnett USA, Burrell Communications Group and Ogilvy Worldwide can put students one step ahead of others in the career chase. Hands-on experience also is offered through CapComm, the Journalism Department?s student advertising and public relations agency.

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Bachelor of Arts in Journalism - Broadcast Journalism

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This program's mission is to provide students with the skills they need to succeed as communication professionals in the television and radio industries. It provides two full-time faculty members. They maintain close ties with colleagues in the industry and continue to produce professional, journalistic and scholarly work. Graduates from the Broadcast Journalism sequence are employed as visual communication professionals for some of the most prestigious media outlets in the world including ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, CNN, BET and ESPN. Students have access to a state-of-the-art computer lab in a fully digital environment. The computers are equipped with the latest software and each is equipped with CD and DVD drives and burners, DV decks and printers. In addition, students are taught to use the latest broadcast-quality audio and video equipment. Students can have their work aired on WHUT-TV and WHBC-AM.

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Bachelor of Arts in Journalism - News, Editorial/Print

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In this program students can gain invaluable experience by working for BlackCollegeView.com in our Converged Media Lab, which is operated in partnership with the National Newspaper Publishers Association. You can also submit stories to the NNPA's national news service, which is based in the lab. In addition, Howard has two newspapers, The Hilltop and The District Chronicles, not to mention the publications that maintain offices in Washington. That's just one reason why employers depend upon Howard as a leading source of talented journalists. The department's students produce award-winning work that has helped them land internships and full-time employment at such places as The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, USA Today, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Washington Informer, The Orlando Sentinel, The Atlanta Daily World, Detroit Free Press, Ebony, Fortune, Essence, Teen People, Vibe, ESPN, Upscale, WashingtonPost.com, BET.com and Discovery.com. Once on the job, Howard graduates have gone on to win Pulitzer Prizes, Nieman Fellowships and awards from the National Association of Black Journalists as well as the Society of Professional Journalists.

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Bachelor of Arts in Journalism - Public Relations

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In this program students take courses intended to provide them with strong writing, presentation, research and strategy skills. Students are required to complete a supervised internship as part of their curriculum and work one semester for the student-run advertising and public relations agency, CapComm. Student internship sites have included the World Bank, Washington Wizards, Congress, BET, USA Today, Fleishman-Hillard, Marriott and a host of non-profits, agencies and trade associations. Alumni of the public relations sequence work at such major agencies as Burson-Marsteller, Fleishman Hillard, Ketchum Public Relations and Hagar Sharp. Other public relations graduates have embarked upon communications careers at government agencies, the White House, AARP, Congressional Black Caucus, The Gap, Kraft Foods, Mobil Oil, MCI, Sony Records, Reader's Digest and Johnson Publishing. Students also have achieved a number of notable accomplishments including being recognized as the top public relations student in the nation, PRSSA Golden Key Awards, and receiving the prestigious Daniel J. Edleman/PRSSA Award. The faculty have received numerous national and international awards such as the Public Relations Educator of the Year and PR Week's Top-30-Under 30 Award. Members of the faculty provide professional consulting to major corporations, associations and government agencies, and have published numerous journal articles, book chapters and trade articles.

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Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy

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This program broadens the mind and widens the students horizon. It enables them to deal with the fundamental questions of existence by giving the students 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.

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Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

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This program is a component of the Social Science Division of the College of Arts and Sciences and is located in Douglass Hall 144 and 112. It prepares students for careers in the public and private sector, including public administration and policy, public affairs, administration of justice, business, social work, and journalism. In addition, the Political Science major provides significant programmatic and academic flexibility for students who have not made a career choice and are primarily looking for an excellent liberal arts education. The department's graduates have an impressive record of gaining admission to law and professional schools in all regions of the country. Their professional accomplishments and service contributions are varied and extensive.

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