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. Effective Spring 2023, credit hours will be assigned to graduate level courses in the School of Arts and Sciences. The Spring 2023 course schedule has the most current credit hour information. The course schedule can be found here.*
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Catalogue updated 10/26/2022.
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 |
| 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 |
| 210-216 | Modern Languages and Literature |
| 384 | Hebrew |
| 381 | Hindi |
| 100 | History |
| 010 | History of Art |
| 140 | History of Science and Technology |
| 650 | Information Security Institute |
| 360 | Interdepartmental |
| 192 | International Studies |
| 194 | Islamic Studies |
| 378 | Japanese |
| 380 | Korean |
| 193 | Jewish Studies Program |
| 361 | Latin American Studies |
| 510 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 110 | Mathematics |
| 530 | Mechanical Engineering |
| 145 | Medicine, Science, and the Humanities |
| 374 | Military Science |
| 389 | Museum and Society Program |
| 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 | Visual Arts |
| 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 |