Bachelor of Arts/MA in History (Accelerated) in Baltimore United States | Johns Hopkins University

The department motivates students to explore creative, meaningful, and innovative ways to engage with both national and global history. Learners develop essential abilities in written communication, analytical reasoning, and information assessment. Our undergraduate curriculum spans from expansive introductory lectures to intimate, specialized seminars that foster close collaboration with faculty and peers. Advanced courses emphasize writing proficiency while enhancing all students' capacity for critical analysis and constructing persuasive written arguments. The major's core program strengthens these competencies while honing specialized historical skills, particularly primary source research and evidence-based writing. Additionally, we provide a history minor, an honors pathway for outstanding majors culminating in a senior thesis, and a combined BA/MA opportunity for exceptional scholars.
The BA/MA Program is an intensive track enabling undergraduates to earn both bachelor's and master's degrees in history within four years. Tailored for academically distinguished students, it requires completion of most graduation requirements by junior year. Admission prerequisites include maintaining a 3.8+ GPA, fulfilling intermediate language requirements by junior year's end, and securing a history department faculty sponsor before applying. Candidates must submit graduate program applications by December 15 of their junior year. The senior year curriculum involves 6-7 graduate-level credits per semester in seminars or independent research, demonstrating mastery through a specialized field examination, and producing a graduate-level research paper instead of the standard senior thesis.