Elementary Education

BS in Elementary Education

The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Elementary Education degree program is a four-year degree program offered in the Howard University School of Education (HUSOE). Housed in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction (C&I), the B.S degree program is aligned with department’s mission to prepare teachers and other professionals for leadership roles in a variety of national and global educational settings. The Department specifically champions the needs of black and other underrepresented students in urban communities.

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (Ed.D.)

The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies’ mission is to prepare educational professionals in school administration and supervision, within the framework of educational and social policy.  The faculty--through teaching, research, and community service, seek to contribute to the understanding and the resolution of educational leadership and development issues with particular attention to African Americans and other historically excluded ethnic groups.

Psychology (Clinical Psychology Specialization)

The PhD program in Clinical Psychology Specialization is the first and longest standing program at a Historically Black College or University. Accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) since 1987, we are dedicated to bringing well-being and health to diverse groups in globally unserved settings by rigorously grounding psychological science in transcultural contexts. Our mission is to train scientist-practitioners from diverse backgrounds to apply their services to understanding and reducing societal problems.

Psychology PhD (Developmental Psychology Specialization)

Developmental Psychology Specialization Faculty

Dr. R. Davis Dixon is an assistant professor of developmental psychology at Howard University. Dr. Dixon’s research explores how to create safe and welcoming school environments by affirming the identity, humanity, and culture of all involved in the education arena. As the leader of the Belonging, Learning, Identity, and Culture lab, Dr. Dixon is engaged in several projects currently:

Psychology (Neuropsychology Specialization)

Neuropsychology Specialization​

Our department offers didactic and research training in Neuropsychology Specialization at the doctoral level. This program provides students with a scientific understanding of human behavior as it relates to normal and abnormal functioning of the central nervous system. It also introduces students to a wide range of procedures and techniques used to study the neural bases of cognitive, affective and behavioral processes.

Psychology (Personality Psychology Specialization)

Psychology PhD (Personality Psychology Specialization)​

Overview

The Howard University Personality Psychology Specialization Program combines multiple training and research goals. First, we believe that training students in culturally responsive theoretical development along with research design and analysis fundamentals is the most effective way to influence progress in expanding understanding of human personality within the field of Psychology.

Psychology (Social Psychology Specialization)

Social Psychology Specialization

Human Development

(120 credit hours)

Women's Studies

The Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies is an exciting educational opportunity offered by the Graduate School for promising students and other individuals to think and to speak critically; to plan quality research; and to contribute to policy discussions on topics concerning women.

Systems and Computer Science

The department of Systems and Computer Science offers a graduate certificate program in computer security, a traditional M.S. degree in computer science, an accelerated 1-year M.S. degree in computer science, and a Ph.D in computer science.