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Development of an Earth and Space Science-Focused Education Program at Howard University
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Title
Development of an Earth and Space Science-Focused Education Program at Howard University
Abstract
We have developed a curriculum at Howard University that educates and prepares students, especially underrepresented minorities, for careers in Atmospheric, Earth and Space Sciences. One of the main objectives of the current initiative has been to provide introductory Earth & Space Science courses at the undergraduate level through the Department of Physics & Astronomy. These courses enhance student learning by including astronomical observing and laboratory demonstration opportunities at the Howard University Observatory. Intermediate-level courses in Atmospheric and Space Science have also been designed, and will serve as a bridge toward the graduate-level courses currently being offered by the M.S./Ph.D.-granting Howard University Program in Atmospheric Sciences (HUPAS). HUPAS is the first and only program at a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) that offers a terminal graduate degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in Atmospheric Sciences. Currently, a total of 23 graduate students are enrolled in HUPAS, which include 14 African-Americans and 6 Hispanic-Americans, and 3 international students from Mexico, Barbados and Madagascar; and the gender breakdown is 13 females and 10 males. To the best of our knowledge, this is the largest number of African/Hispanic students enrolled in a graduate atmospheric science program in the U.S.
Date
01/01/2006
Citation
Misra, P., Carruthers, G., & Jenkins, G. S. (2006). Development of an Earth and Space Science-Focused Education Program at Howard University. Journal of Geoscience Education, 54(3), 339â345. https://doi.org/10.5408/1089-9995-54.3.339
Type of Publication
Author(s)
Misra, Prabhakar | Carruthers, George | Jenkins, Gregory S.
Construct
Methodology
Research Setting
Target Group
Institution(s)
Howard University, Department of Physics & Astronomy | Naval Research Laboratory, Space Science Division | Howard University, Department of Physics & Astronomy
Journal Name
Journal of Geoscience Education
Peer-Reviewed Status
Publisher
The National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Volume
54
Issue Number
3
ISSN
1089-9995
Resource Type
Nation(s) of Study
United States of America
Language
English