<p>What are the details? Is it top notch?</p>
<p>Geez. Can someone give me some specific info here? What are the most and least interesting classes and professors? Which are the toughest ones? Is the grading difficult?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ratemyprofessors.com%5B/url%5D">http://www.ratemyprofessors.com</a></p>
<p>One of my friends is a History major and loves it. Though I dont know much about the program, I have only heard good things about the professors and small classes. Check out the Departments website: <a href="http://web.jhu.edu/history/about.html%5B/url%5D">http://web.jhu.edu/history/about.html</a></p>
<p>A lot of students interested in History also take Poli Sci, Econ, and IR courses all great departments at JHU. Also if you are interested in specific areas you might want to check out the really cool majors in Africana Studies, East Asian Studies, or Latin American Studies. There is also two other programs History of Art and History of Science and Technology. </p>
<p>Most people thinks JHU doesnt have strong Humanities majors, but I strongly disagree. Some of the best programs are in the Humanities and Social Sciences, like IR which is the most popular major at Hopkins.</p>
<p>Thanks for the great info. Are the grades fair? One hears lots of stories.</p>
<p>History minor here. While some professors are harder graders than others, I never encountered one who handed them out arbitrarily - and all of them were extremely willing to talk and provide consultation on papers before students handed them in to make sure they were as good as possible.</p>
<p>Roadtested, I was a history major. I think it's a good undergraduate major because many classes are small and the professors are very accessible. I had many classes with 6-10 students which I really enjoyed. Professors tend to assign a heavy amount of reading but the grading is fair and it's possible to atain and A or B in all history classes. If you want more specific information, you can send me a private message.</p>
<p>The last time I checked, U.S. News ranked the Graduate history program at JHU as 10th in the nation. Why does a graduate rank have any importance? Based on my observation, the quality of the undergraduate program is driven primarily by the quality of the faculty. The better faculty are found at schools with the better graduate programs. JHU's undergraduate program benefits greatly from having access to top faculty. I think you will find this at any of the top 15 graduate history programs.</p>