Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

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name = Johns Hopkins University - Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts & Sciences
established = 1876
type = Private
dean = Adam Falk
city = Baltimore
state = Maryland
country = USA
students = Undergraduate: 2,790 - Graduate—924 (full-time)/1,379 (part-time)cite web|url=http://www.johnshopkins.edu/divisions/arts_sci/atglance.html|title=Krieger at a glance]
faculty = Student/Faculty Ratio Undergraduate—9:1 / Graduate—3:1 cite web|url=http://www.johnshopkins.edu/divisions/arts_sci/atglance.html|title=Krieger at a glance|title=Facts and Figures]
campus = Urban
website= http://www.krieger.jhu.edu/The Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts & Sciences, located in Baltimore, Maryland, is one of nine academic divisions of the Johns Hopkins University, in the United States. Located at the university’s Homewood campus at the Charles Village neighborhood in northern Baltimore. It is the core institution of Johns Hopkins, offering comprehensive undergraduate education and graduate training in the humanities, natural and social sciences. Notably, 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 six in the United States. The Writing Seminars department, a program in creative writing, was ranked second-best in the nation by "U.S. News & World Report".

History

Directly descended from the original Johns Hopkins University, which was founded as the nation’s first research university in 1876, the Krieger School is the core institution of the university. [cite web | title = Krieger School of Arts & Sciences | url = http://www.krieger.jhu.edu/about/history.html
publisher = Johns Hopkins University | year = 2006 | accessdate = 2006-12-06 ] With over 60 undergraduate majors and minors and over 40 full-time and part-time graduate programs, the Krieger School’s educational offerings also summer programs available to high school students, undergraduate students from any college or university, and a post-baccalaureate pre-medical program. [cite web
title = Krieger School of Arts & Sciences Summer Programs
url = http://www.krieger.jhu.edu/academics/summer.html
publisher = Johns Hopkins University | year = 2006 | accessdate = 2006-12-06 ] Among these academic programs, the Krieger School’s Astronomy, Biology, Creative Writing, English, German, History, and History of Art departments are among the top-ranked in the nation. [cite web
title = Krieger School of Arts & Sciences Division
url = http://www.johnshopkins.edu/divisions/arts_sci/index.html
publisher = Johns Hopkins University | year = 2006 | accessdate = 2006-12-06 ] In addition, not only are faculty members expected to spend as much time researching as teaching, but also, there are numerous research opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students, ranging from the university-sponsored Woodrow Wilson Undergraduate Research Program to the nationwide Fulbright Hays Program for graduate students. [cite web
title = Krieger School of Arts & Sciences - Funding
url = http://www.krieger.jhu.edu/research/funding.html
publisher = Johns Hopkins University | year = 2006 | accessdate = 2006-12-06 ] The most recent enrollment figures available number that the Krieger School has 2,790 undergraduate students, 32 post-baccalaureate students, 924 full-time graduate students, and 1,379 part-time graduate students. [cite web
title = Krieger School of Arts & Sciences - Funding
url = http://www.johnshopkins.edu/divisions/arts_sci/atglance.html
publisher = Johns Hopkins University | year = 2006 | accessdate = 2006-12-06 ]

Academics

Humanities

Hopkins students find areas of study in the humanities at Hopkins that either were not available in secondary school or were encountered only at an elementary or introductory level. Courses are offered in philosophy, classical Latin and Greek, history of art, creative writing, comparative literature, Near Eastern studies, film and media studies, and history of science and technology, as well as in the more familiar areas of English and American literature, history, and modern foreign languages. A departmental major allows the student to study a specific discipline in depth and generally leads to advanced study beyond the baccalaureate degree. Students usually take a fairly broad program in the humanities for the first two years. As their interests begin to focus on some specialty, students normally devote the last two years to intensive study in their major or concentration. The humanities faculty is made up of eminent scholars, helpful both as teachers and advisers. Advanced courses are usually small, permitting the development of good teacher-student relationships.

Natural Sciences

For the student considering a career in the sciences, Johns Hopkins has much to offer at the undergraduate level. The departments of Biology, Biophysics, Chemistry, Cognitive Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Mathematics, and Physics and Astronomy offer programs leading to bachelor’s degrees. All programs offer a sound foundation in the sciences and mathematics and require course work in the humanities and social sciences. Some require a degree of proficiency in a modern foreign language.

Research has always played an important role in the development of scientific ideas and in technological advancement. Most of the faculty members in the natural sciences are actively engaged in research, most often with graduate students. Undergraduates are also encouraged to undertake research under the direction of faculty members. While many of the programs and activities of the science departments are geared to preparation for graduate studies, the breadth and flexibility of the basic programs assure the student of an able preparation for any career in the sciences or related fields as an undergraduate.

ocial & Behavioral Sciences

The Hopkins student interested in the social or behavioral sciences will find a variety of programs available in anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychological and brain sciences, and sociology. As in most of the other academic areas at Johns Hopkins, the departments are oriented toward research and the curricula are primarily designed to lead to graduate study. Programs in the social and behavioral sciences are useful as preparation for advanced study in law, medicine, government, business, and urban problems. Independent work is encouraged. A program in the social and behavioral sciences should cover the basic courses in related areas during the first two years. Courses in mathematics, statistics, and computer science will also be helpful, as most department programs have quantitative applications.

Departments

The Krieger School contains many degree-granting departments, programs, and centers:

* Anthropology [http://anthropology.jhu.edu] * Biology [http://www.bio.jhu.edu] * Biophysics [http://biophysics.jhu.edu] * Chemistry [http://chemistry.jhu.edu] * Classics [http://www.jhu.edu/classics/] * Cognitive Science [http://mind.cog.jhu.edu/] * Earth and Planetary Sciences [http://www.jhu.edu/eps] * Economics [http://econ.jhu.edu] * English [http://web.jhu.edu/english] * Program in Film and Media Studies [http://web.jhu.edu/film_media] * German and the Romance languages [http://web.jhu.edu/romance] * History [http://web.jhu.edu/history]

* History of Art [http://www.jhu.edu/arthist] * History of Science and Technology [http://www.jhu.edu/host] * The Humanities Center [http://www.jhu.edu/humctr] * International Studies program [http://web.jhu.edu/international] * Mathematics [http://math.jhu.edu] * Near Eastern Studies [http://www.jhu.edu/neareast] * Philosophy [http://www.jhu.edu/phil] * Physics and Astronomy [http://physics-astronomy.jhu.edu/] * Institute for Public Policy [http://ips.jhu.edu/] * Psychological and Brain Sciences * Political Science [http://www.jhu.edu/polysci] * Sociology [http://www.soc.jhu.edu] . * Writing Seminars

Notably, 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. The Writing Seminars department, a program in creative writing, was ranked second-best in the nation by "US News and World Report".

Advanced Academic Programs

JHU Advanced Academic Programs is a continuing education school centered out of Washington, D.C., that offers graduate degrees and certificates in Applied Economics, Advanced Biotechnology Studies, Communication in Contemporary Society, Environmental Sciences and Policy, Government, Liberal Arts, Museum Studies, and Writing. [http://advanced.jhu.edu/ JHU Advanced Academic Programs]

Research Centers

The centers offer research opportunities to both undergraduate and graduate programs:

*Center for Africana Studies *Center for Educational Resources *Center for Summer Learning *Center for the Social Organization of Schools *Charles S. Singleton Center at the Villa Spelman *Chemistry-Biology Interface Program *International Studies Program *Institute for Applied Economics and the Study of Business Enterprise *Institute for Biophysical Research *Institute for Global Studies in Culture, Power & History

*Institute for Multiscale Modeling of Biological Interactions (IMMBI) *Institute for Policy Studies *Center for Civil Society Studies *Language Teaching Center *Materials Research Sciences and Engineering Center *The Krieger Mind-Brain Institute *Program in Molecular and Computational Biophysics *The Program in Cell, Molecular, Developmental Biology, and Biophysics (CMDB) *Phoebe R. Berman Bioethics Institute

External links

* [http://krieger.jhu.edu Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts & Sciences]

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