All students in the JHJ School of Communications are required to take the following courses regardless of major concentration
After reviewing your curriculum sheet, please register for the following courses. Each course is represented by a Department Name and Number. To register for a course you must also have the course reference number (CRN) which is a 5 digit number that you would obtain from the Bison Web.
- English - 002
- Math - 006
- History - 009 or 010
- Physical Education – (Dept. name is Health Human Performance & Leisure HHPL, 1 credit course)
- Introduction to Psychology
- Philosophy – Principle of Reasoning
- School of Communication Orientation – SCOM – 100- 85876(1 credit course)
- General Elective (see listing below)
- Afro-American Elective (see listing below)
If you have taken AP classes in high school your final score should be sent directly to the academic advisory center - ATTN: (Ms. Bernadette Williams or Ms. Sandra L. Gaines, JHJ School of Communications, 525 Bryant Street, NW, Wash., DC 20059).
Each student should not register for more than 18 credits semester hours.
***Remember to forward your registered class schedule to the academic advisors for approval. The e-mail addresses are: bterry-williams@howard.edu and sgaines@howard.edu.
GENERAL ELECTIVES
The following courses are 3-credit General Electives. Classes that are in italics can be used as an Afro-American Elective or a General Elective.
Department & Number - Course Title
- AFRO-005/006 - Introduction to Afro-American Studies I & II
- AFRO-185 - Black Women in America
- AFRO-191 - Comparative Slavery
- AFRO-192 - Harlem Renaissance Movement
- AFRO-195 - Comparative Literature
- AFRO-197 - Pan African Thought
- AFRO-198 - Contemporary Black Poetry
- AFST-101 - African World Introduction to Contemporary
- ARTH-193 - Black Body Dress & Culture
- ENGl-054 - Afro-American Literature to 1940
- ENGL-055 - Afro-American Literature from 1940
- FASH-102 - Afro-American Dress
- HIST-005/006 - Introduction to Black Diaspora I & II
- HIST-176 - African American History to 1877
- HIST-177 - African American History since 1877
- MUTP-100 - Blacks in the Arts
- POLS-006 - Pan Africanism
- POLS-007 - Introduction to to Black Politics
- SOCI-160 - Sociology of Afro-Americans
- HIST-001/002 - Introduction to Study of Civilization
- HIST-003/004 - Europe & the Wider World I & II
- HIST-005/006 - Introduction to Black Diaspora I & II
- HIST- 009 US - History to 1877
- HIST -010 US - History since 1877
- HIST – 030/031 - Introduction to African History I & II
- HIST-140/141 - Caribbean History I & II
- HIST-142/143 - History of Latin America I & II
- HIST-150/151 - Introduction to Europe History I & II
- HIST-176 - Afro-American History to 1877
- HIST-177 - Afro-American History since 1877
- CLAS-014/015 - Introduction to Humanities I & II
- CLAS-016 - Ideas & Antiquity
- CLAS-101 - Greek Literature
- CLAS-102 - Roman Literature
- CLAS-103 - Classical Art
- CLAS-108 - Classical Mythology
- CLAS-111 - Satire & Comedy
- CLAS-113 - Women in Ancient World
- CLAS-114 - Love & Antiquity
- CLAS-104 - Greek Civilization
- CLAS-105 - Roman Civilization
- CLAS-112 - Ancient Law & Politics
- CLAS-115 - Slavery in the Greco World
- CLAS-110 - Blacks in Antiquity
- ENGL-180 - Third World Literature Myth Archetype
- ENGL-168 - Modern Caribbean Literature
- POLS- 003 - Introuction to Comparative Politics
- POLS-010 - National Government
- POLS-001 - Introduction to Political Science
- POLS-011 - State & Local Government
- MUSC-100 - Introduction to Music
- THFD-010 - Introduction to Theatre
- ARTH-161 - Art Appreciation
- ARTP-050 - Basic Photography
