<p>With JHU's reputation for sciences, med, etc. how dies it do in the humanities and history? If one wants to be a liberal arts student, is JHU the wrong place to be, or is it a good (albeit non-obvious) choice for that as well???</p>
<p>While it seems like many of the people on CC are science majors, on campus, there are definitely a lot of humanities majors and Hopkins does have a strong reputation in the humanities and social sciences. The Writing Seminars is ranked 2nd in the country by US News. The Public Health department offers one of the few Public Health undergrad programs in the country and allows seniors to study at the top-ranked Bloomberg School of Public Health. The International Studies (aka International Relations) and Political Science undergrad programs are considered among the top in the country - the term Political Science was actually coined at Hopkins. The French program in the Romance Languages department is recognized as a "Center of Excellence" by the French government. While I don't know any know any specific rankings of the History department, I do know quite a few History majors - the humanities and history are definitely not lacking at Hopkins.</p>
<p>JHU has top programs in History, History of Art, History of Science, German, International Studies, and Political Science.</p>
<p>Oh yeah...also Writing Sems...that's a big one. :-P</p>
<p>I am pretty sure that international relations is the most popular major here at Hopkins, which shows that there a lot of people that enjoy studying it at Hopkins.</p>
<p>from wikipedia: </p>
<p>Among the many strong departments and programs at Johns Hopkins are art history [4], biology [5], biomedical engineering [6], biophysics [7], creative writing seminars [8], earth and planetary sciences [9], economics [10], English [11], film and media studies [12], geography and environmental engineering [13], German [14], history [15], international studies, Near Eastern studies [16],public policy, political science (a term coined by a Hopkins professor) [17], and the Romance languages [18]. Notably, the Biomedical Engineering Department is widely recognized as one of the best in the nation, and the French Department was recognized as a "Center of Excellence" in the study of French culture and language by the government of France, one of only four in the United States. Additionally, the Writing Seminars department was ranked second-best in the nation by US News and World Report. Johns Hopkins also offers undergraduate and graduate degrees at the Peabody Conservatory and the School of Nursing. Through collaborations with its graduate schools and international partners, undergraduate majors in areas such as public health or international studies can cross-register or apply for accelerated programs through the Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine or SAIS's Bologna Center in Italy and Sciences Po in Paris. This unique experience promotes research opportunities among undergraduates with leading researchers in their respective fields, a rarity among other graduate focused research institutions. Finally, the university's rigorous academics and broad alumni base allow for easier transition to graduate school or integration into the workforce.</p>
<p>Check out some of the Hopkins Interactive student blogs - there are a number of Humanities and Social Science students there:</p>
<p>Julia: Political Science: <a href="http://hopkins.typepad.com/julia/%5B/url%5D">http://hopkins.typepad.com/julia/</a>
Esther: International Studies: <a href="http://hopkins.typepad.com/esther/%5B/url%5D">http://hopkins.typepad.com/esther/</a>
Laura: Writing Seminars: <a href="http://hopkins.typepad.com/laura/%5B/url%5D">http://hopkins.typepad.com/laura/</a>
Rachel: Romance Languages: <a href="http://hopkins.typepad.com/rachel/%5B/url%5D">http://hopkins.typepad.com/rachel/</a></p>
<p>Dan:</p>
<p>I appreciate those references, and they were helpful.</p>
<p>Could you possibly give me a sense of the # of history majors and/or polysci majors that enroll each year? It appears to me that JHU has a respected lib arts component, but I'd like to know more.</p>
<p>Thanks for your help!!</p>
<p>Those these are not official numbers I would expect that we enroll about 25-35 history majors each year, and about 40-50 political science majors. These numbers will rise from freshman to sophomore to junior year as both history and political science tend to be two of the more popular areas for students to minor or double major with. </p>
<p>Hope that helps.</p>
<p>That was helpful to put it in perspective.</p>