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Transfer Applicants

If you’re looking to continue your education at Hopkins, we want you to have everything you need to apply on time and with confidence. Before you start your application, review important deadlines, requirements, and credit policies. Then, submit the Hopkins Transfer Application or Common Application and supporting materials. When deciding if you’re a match for […]

Major & Minor

Anthropology

Spanning the humanities and social sciences in a unique way, anthropology—the study of social and cultural forms of human life—has taken a leading role in shaping critical engagements with questions of ethics, politics, and life, that exceed existing disciplinary boundaries.  As a student, you’ll learn from faculty who are leading debates on many of the […]

Major & Minor

Physics

By the end of the program, you’ll share an understanding of classical mechanics, electromagnetism, and quantum mechanics, and have acquired physics lab skills that will support you in your pursuits. Our classes are small enough for individual attention and to ensure each year’s cohort of majors forms a strong social bond early on. You’ll have […]

Major & Minor

Philosophy

Philosophy poses such fundamental questions as: What can we know? How should we live? The communication and critical thinking skills you’ll take away are excellent preparation for professional studies such as law and medicine and provide perspective on other disciplines, including psychology, mathematics, literature, and political science. You might also choose to study philosophy along […]

Major & Minor

Neuroscience

With the leading faculty and resources of the departments of Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics, Cognitive Science, and Psychological and Brain Sciences, as well as at the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute and the renowned School of Medicine, you’ll study the nervous system at many levels.  This innovative, interdisciplinary program offers a broad perspective of neuroscience and more […]

Major & Minor

Near Eastern Studies

The Ancient Near East is where history begins—where the first crops were sown, the first towns built, and where writing was first invented. Through research and fellowship opportunities and access to our Archeological Museum, you can study the civilizations of the ancient Near East in general or specialize in one of the four main areas: […]

Major & Minor

Music

The music minor, offered in partnership with the Peabody Institute, is for students who already have some training and background in music and want to pursue their interest in a systematic way without getting a bachelor’s degree in the field. You’ll choose from a selection of music courses, including music history, theory, ensembles and/or lessons.

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Museums and Society

The Museums and Society minor encourages you to explore questions central to the humanities through an investigation of material culture and the institutions that collect, preserve, interpret, and publicly display it. The program’s overarching goals are to promote museum literacy, or the skills necessary to be critical interpreters of these influential institutions; to inspire you […]

Major & Minor

Molecular and Cellular Biology

The Bachelor of Science degree in molecular and cellular biology provides a more rigorous preparation for advanced study in the biomedical sciences. It’s tailored to pre-med students and those planning to enter PhD programs or seek a career in the biotechnology industry. In this major, we emphasize student participation in an original research project. ask […]

Major & Minor

Medicine, Science, and the Humanities

This interdisciplinary, humanities-based major offers introductory awareness of theory, interpretation, and methods in a specific humanistic topic through focusing on primary and secondary sources such as literature, imagery, film, artifacts, and commentary. It’s an ideal course of study if you are planning for a career in the science and health professions and are interested in issues […]