The History Department's graduate program reflects the department's concurrent commitment to (1) an accurate reconstruction and interpretation of the collective experiences of the world's people and (2) a special emphasis on African America, Africa, and the African Diaspora. These concordant concerns are in keeping with Howard University's unique character and role as a major American university with a predominantly Black constituency. The program is designed to allow for both diversity and specialization and is sufficiently flexible to permit the student to have a significant role in fashioning his/her specific degree requirements. While students may major or minor in African, Latin American/Caribbean, and United States history, they may minor in European, and they may choose one of their minors from another discipline. They may also create a program, which is a combination of courses and research projects that will enable them to specialize in African American, African Diaspora, Public, comparative, and women's history. The excellent research and educational facilities in the Washington, D. C. area –including the Library of Congress, the National Archives and the Smithsonian Institution – provide an added dimension to the program's value and make its high objectives more readily attainable. I. DEGREES OFFERED The Department of History offers a graduate program leading to the degrees of Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy, with specialization in the history of the United States, Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean. Several combinations of course clusters within the designated fields of specialization may be used to concentrate on certain areas of interest, such as Afro-American, Comparative or Public history. The student is also given the opportunity to sample courses in other departments and schools of the University, while the Consortium allows the student to benefit from courses offered at other universities in the Washington area.* * The Consortium of Universitiesincludes: American University, Catholic University of America, Gallaudet University, George Mason University, George Washington University, Georgetown University, University of District of Columbia, University of Maryland, Marymount University, Mount Vernon College and Trinity College.

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