Department Strength?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Johns Hopkins University
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<p>Since I have started the whole college process I went from planning to major in electrical engineering to english to mathematics, and while I am still indecisive about future plans, I am now fixed on a double major of physics and philosophy. As I have already applied to colleges, Johns Hopkins being one of them, I want to know how strong certain departments are, such as:
-Philosophy
-Mathematics
-Computer Science
-Physics
-Political Science
-History of Science, Medicine, and Technology</p>

<p>Any feedback would be appreicated.</p>

2

<p>Can anyone give me some insight as to these departments at Johns Hopkins, the philosophy department in particular?</p>

3

<p>Probably not the most helpful. I'm a current BME student and I'm not sure myself.</p>

<p>-Philosophy - good
-Mathematics -good
-Computer Science (getting much better, 2nd most funded engineering program)
-Physics - alright
-Political Science -good
-History of Science, Medicine, and Technology (JHU is the history!)</p>

4

<p>There physics department is amazing, one of the most nationally funded because the government gives them money for applied physics- making of bombs. Professors are great and not that many students, so you get to be close with your peers.</p>

5

<p>what about the french and german departments? and also international relations?</p>

6

<p>Firstly anyone who doubts Hopkins in physics or politics should note that Bush just appointed his second career-scientist to head a federal agency (NASA) and it was a big Hopkins physics professor. </p>

<p>In international relations, JHU has a great name. SAIS has played host to major players in the government involved in foreign affairs from top state dept officials to CIA executives etc, as well as many of the best in academia. JHU is definately stand-out not just in these but many departments</p>

7

<p>Chemical Engineering?</p>

8

<p>A Nobel Prize was recently awarded to a Johns Hopkins Physics professor. I know Hopkins is especially strong in Biophysics, Neuroscience and Genetics. The Poli Sci Dept is not outstanding (i.e., English & History @ JHU are outstanding) but JHU does have some of the nation's leading political theorists. Political Theory is a branch of Poli Sci. Because JHU is a small major reseach university, Hopkins tends to concentrate on being great in one or two branches of a particular field. Johns Hopkins really can't compete with Harvard, Stanford or Michigan in terms of Political Science overall strength (these schools are much bigger) but JHU stands out in certain ways.</p>