Course Identification
Courses listed in the catalogue are those the departments plan to offer, however, not every course is available during a given academic year. Necessarily, some courses will be canceled and other courses scheduled. The schedules of graduate and undergraduate courses for a given term are published before the end of the preceding term in the JHU Course Schedule.
Course numbers are comprised of:
- a two-character code, identifying the school
- a three-digit code, identifying the department or program;
- a three-digit course number, with the first digit indicating level.
- Frequently, a course number will be followed by a code letter that identifies an area that is for purposes of the distribution requirements.
Code Numbers
Department and program code numbers for the School of Arts and Sciences and Engineering are as follows:
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 362 | Africana Studies |
| 070 | Anthropology |
| 553 | Applied Mathematics and Statistics |
| 375 | Arabic |
| 136 | Archaeology |
| 001 | AS First Year Seminars |
| 004 | AS University Writing Program |
| 290 | Behavioral Biology |
| 020 | Biology |
| 580 | Biomedical Engineering |
| 250 | Biophysics |
| 540 | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
| 660,-663 | Center for Leadership Education |
| 030 | Chemistry |
| 373 | Chinese |
| 560 | Civil and Systems Engineering |
| 040 | Classics |
| 050 | Cognitive Science |
| 300 | Comparative Thought and Literature |
| 601 | Computer Science |
| 700 | Doctor of Engineering |
| 270, 271 | Earth and Planetary Science |
| 310 | East Asian Studies |
| 180 | Economics |
| 520 | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| 662 | Engineering Management |
| 060 | English |
| 370 | English as a Second Language |
| 660 | Entrepreneurship & Management |
| 570 | Environmental Health & Engineering |
| 061 | Film and Media Studies |
| 500 | General Engineering |
| 210-217 | Modern Languages and Literature |
| 384 | Hebrew |
| 381 | Hindi |
| 100 | History |
| 010 | History of Art |
| 140 | History of Science, Medicine, and Technology |
| 650 | Information Security Institute |
| 360 | Interdepartmental |
| 192 | International Studies |
| 194 | Islamic Studies |
| 378 | Japanese |
| 380 | Korean |
| 361 | Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies |
| 510 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 110 | Mathematics |
| 530 | Mechanical Engineering |
| 145 | Medicine, Science, and the Humanities |
| 374 | Military Science |
| 389 | Program in Museums and Society |
| 376 | Music |
| 130-134 | Near Eastern Studies |
| 080 | Neuroscience |
| 670 | Nanobiotechnology |
| 150 | Philosophy |
| 171-173 | Physics and Astronomy |
| 190,191 | Political Science |
| 661 | Professional Communication |
| 200 | Psychological and Brain Sciences |
| 280 | Public Health Studies |
| 377 | Russian |
| 230 | Sociology |
| 225 | Theater Arts and Studies |
| 371 | Art |
| 363 | Women, Gender, and Sexuality |
| 220 | Writing Seminars |
Course Numbers
Course numbers have the following significance:
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 100-299 | Undergraduate course, lower level |
| 300-499 | Undergraduate course, upper level |
| 500-599 | Independent study/ research/ internship |
| 600-799 | Course offered for advanced degree programs |
| 800-899 | Independent study/ research and dissertation, graduate level |
Code Letters
The following code letters are a guide to undergraduate distribution area designators and writing requirements:
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| (E) | Engineering |
| (H) | Humanities |
| (N) | Natural Sciences |
| (Q) | Quantitative Studies |
| (S) | Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| (W) | Writing Intensive |