Department Chair
- frances.gateward@howard.edu
- (202) 806-5121
- 300 Bryant Street, NW, Office of the Dean, Room 101-C3
Washington D.C. 20001
about us
The department provides doctoral-level studies leading to the PhD, which focuses on communication problems of importance in an emerging digital and multicultural world.
The curriculum is designed to train scholars and academic leaders to contribute to interdisciplinary research in communication with a particular emphasis on multicultural and mediated communication.
The program offers core competencies in research strategies (qualitative, quantitative, and critical), theory, and methodology. The program also responds to the university’s historical mission to advance African Americans and other underserved communities by emphasizing multiculturalism, global issues and social justice concerns in its curriculum.
Applicants to the CCMS program must possess a master’s degree by the time they enter the program. The CCMS department does not offer a master’s degree.
Our Programs
Media & Cultural Studies
is concerned with issues of power in communication, mediated messages, protest and dissent, and cultural expression.
Technology, Policy & Society
examines the social implications of information communication technologies (ICTs), especially economic, political and policy issues.
Health Communication
concentrates on mediated and interpersonal communication in relation to health issues, particularly in communities of color.
Our Faculty
Contact Us
CATHY HUGHES SCHOOL OF
COMMUNICATIONS
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
300 Bryant St NW
Washington, DC 20059
Phone: (202) 806-7694
UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION
admission@howard.edu
Toll Free: (800) 822-6363
Phone: (202) 806-2763 or
(202) 806-2755
Fax: (202) 806-4465
GRADUATE ADMISSION
hugsadmission@howard.edu
Toll Free: (800) 822-6363
Phone: (202) 806-6800
Fax: (202) 806-4465