Although Hopkins is a firm supporter of integrative and interdisciplinary scholarship, there are no university-­ wide requirements other than a four-­ course writing component. Each major has its own distribution requirements; students entering the Krieger School of Arts & Sciences are required to take a first-­ year seminar. First-years buckle down to a Herculean workload right from the get-­ go, but the university has developed and strengthened several student support resources in recent years to help ease the transition to college. First-­ years are assigned an academic advisor, and arts and sciences students are encouraged to wait until at least their sophomore year to declare a major. During the optional January intersession, students can take courses or pursue independent study for one or two credits. “Intersession is one of the best times of the year,” cheers an international studies major. “The classes are pass/fail and so much fun: everything from profiling mass murderers to a Harry Potter literature class to a chocolate lab!”

尽管霍普金斯大学坚定支持跨学科和整合性学术研究，但全校范围内并没有统一的通识课程要求，除了一个由四门课程组成的写作模块。每个专业有其各自的分布式课程要求；进入克雷格文理学院（Krieger School of Arts & Sciences）的学生必须参加一门大一研讨课（first-year seminar）。新生从入学伊始就要面对“海克力士式”的沉重课业负担，但近几年，学校建立并强化了多项学生支持资源，以帮助大家顺利过渡到大学生活。

新生会被分配一位学术导师，文理学院的学生则被鼓励至少等到大二再正式决定专业。在一月可选短学期（January intersession）期间，学生可以选修课程或从事一到两个学分的独立研究。一位国际研究专业的学生兴奋地说：“一月短学期是一年中最棒的时光！课程都是及格/不及格制，而且超级有趣：有分析连环杀手的课、哈利波特文学课，甚至还有巧克力实验室！”

One in four Hopkins graduates head off for medical school, and public health studies is among the most popular majors, along with biomedical engineering, neuroscience, and molecular and cellular biology. The Johns Hopkins Hospital and School of Medicine play such a major role in the identity of Hopkins that students sometimes fear they “overshadow the vibrant undergrad life that exists at Homewood.” But administrators say the university is paying more attention to undergraduate programs and emphasizing interdisciplinary, cooperative approaches to the coursework, and students seem to agree. “I constantly learn about things that are done through the institution and the core of it all is improving humanity,” raves an economics and math major, who adds Hopkins “is constantly innovating and not slowing down for the applause.”

四分之一的霍普金斯毕业生选择进入医学院深造，公共卫生研究是最受欢迎的专业之一，其他热门专业还包括生物医学工程、神经科学，以及分子与细胞生物学。约翰斯·霍普金斯医院和医学院在学校整体形象中扮演着如此重要的角色，以至于一些学生担心它们“会掩盖 Homewood 校区充满活力的本科生活”。不过，校方表示，大学正在越来越重视本科教育，并强调跨学科、协作式的课程体系——学生们似乎也对此表示认可。

一位主修经济学和数学的学生激动地说：“我不断了解到这所大学正在做的各种事情，而其核心就是——让人类变得更好。”他还补充说，霍普金斯“在不断创新，从不为掌声而停下脚步”。

Engineering majors enjoy strong departments, such as mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, and computer science. New offerings include a major in systems engineering and a minor in energy. Students can receive a B.A. in creative writing through the Writing Seminars program, where they study with the likes of novelist Alice McDermott and poet Andrew Motion. The film and media studies program is notable, bol-stered by the JHU-­ MICA Film Centre and industry connections. Students who are advanced in the performing arts and academics can pursue a dual degree with the university’s Peabody Conservatory. There also are broad “area majors,” such as natural sciences and the reactivated Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx studies, and students can choose from a cluster of related disciplines to design their own program. Students are generally happy with the quality of teaching, which is enhanced by small class sizes—­ 78 percent of undergraduate classes enroll fewer than 20 students. “The professors here are awesome,” enthuses a neuroscience and music double major. “I feel like I’m part of a conversation, engaged, and enjoying my time in class.”

工程专业拥有实力强劲的多个系，如机械工程、化学工程、电气与计算机工程、计算机科学等。新设专业包括系统工程（Systems Engineering）本科专业，以及能源学（Energy）辅修项目。学生还可以通过“写作研讨”（Writing Seminars）项目攻读创意写作文学学士（B.A.），师从包括小说家爱丽丝·麦克德莫特（Alice McDermott）和诗人安德鲁·莫申（Andrew Motion）在内的知名作家。

影视与媒体研究项目也颇具声望，得益于JHU与马里兰艺术学院（MICA）联合创建的电影中心（JHU–MICA Film Centre）和业界资源支持。对表演艺术和学术均有较高成就的学生还可申请与霍普金斯大学皮博迪音乐学院（Peabody Conservatory）的双学位项目。

此外，学校还设有多样化的“领域专业”（area majors），例如自然科学，以及重新启动的拉丁美洲、加勒比和拉丁裔研究（Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies）。学生可以在一系列相关学科中自由组合，设计属于自己的学习项目。

学生普遍对教学质量感到满意，而小班授课进一步提升了学习体验——78% 的本科课程班级人数少于 20 人。一位神经科学与音乐双专业的学生兴奋地表示：“这里的教授真的很棒！我觉得自己就像在课堂对话中被真正参与进来，既投入又享受。”

The well-­developed graduate side of Hopkins proves to be a boon to undergraduates as well. The international studies program, for example, is enriched by its offerings at the university’s Bologna Center in Italy, its Nanjing Center in China, and its Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in nearby Washington, D.C. About 10 percent of undergraduates study abroad in these and other locations across the globe. Undergraduate research is a Hopkins hallmark, with 80 percent of students having at least one research experience. “Without any prior experience, any student can get a meaningful research job,” says a political science major. The Provost’s Undergraduate Research Awards offer funding and faculty support for research projects. The Clark Scholars Program provides special academic and networking opportunities to top engineering students. Sixty-­ two percent of undergrads engage with service organizations, community-­ based learning, and internships in Baltimore through the Center for Social Concern.

霍普金斯大学在研究生教育方面实力雄厚，而这一点对本科生同样大有裨益。比如，国际研究专业就因其在意大利博洛尼亚中心（Bologna Center）、中国南京中心（Nanjing Center），以及位于华盛顿特区的尼采高等国际问题研究学院（Nitze School of Advanced International Studies）等校区的项目而更加丰富。大约有 10% 的本科生会前往这些地点或其他国家参加海外学习项目。

本科研究是霍普金斯的一大特色，80% 的学生至少参与过一次研究项目。一位政治学专业学生表示：“即使你完全没有经验，也能找到一份有意义的研究工作。”

• 教务长本科研究奖（Provost’s Undergraduate Research Awards）为学生的研究项目提供资金和导师支持。克拉克学者项目（Clark Scholars Program）则为顶尖工程学生提供特别的学术与职业发展资源。

此外，62% 的本科生通过社会关怀中心（Center for Social Concern）参与到志愿服务、社区学习和在巴尔的摩市的实习等实践活动中。

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