The Online History of Medicine Program offers a Certificate for those students who wish to explore the history of medicine in depth.
The Certificate provides a rich overview of the field and develops basic skills in historical analysis in a set of six courses. Courses are 3 credits each, for a total of 18 credits required for the Certificate. Students who successfully complete the requirements of the Certificate can have their credits applied to the MA Degree in the History of Medicine, if they are admitted to that program. Students may also apply directly to the MA Program.
For more information on upcoming and available courses, visit our website.
Admission Requirements
Applications for the online part-time Certificate or MA in the History of Medicine are accepted for much of the year, but applications are reviewed at three times. See here for details, and to apply.
The application process will ask you to confirm that you have completed our online course ME.150.722 Introduction to the History of Medicine.
In order to apply you will need PDF files of the following:
- Curriculum Vitae (4 page limit)
- A personal statement of interest (1 page limit)
- Writing sample (optional)
The application form will also direct you to submit official transcripts that document your undergraduate degree electronically. Review of applications cannot begin until all required documents and application fees have been received. International students will need to submit translated and validated transcripts via a service such as WES.
The application fee is US $115, payable online.
Click on these links for more details about the Certificate and the MA Degree. If you are unsure about which to apply for, or need any assistance with the application process, please email us on ihmonline@jhmi.edu.
Certificate Requirements
- Introduction to the History of Medicine
- Methods in the History of Medicine
- Any two of our four Survey courses
- Two electives (which may include the other 2 Survey courses)
Certificate students must complete a free, no-credit, online course on Academic and Research Ethics.
Current online students (any students who have taken a course before February 1, 2020) count time to completion from acceptance into the Certificate program. Certificate students have 3 years from acceptance to completion. Should a student switch from Certificate to Master's, or vice versa, they will complete according to the timeline of the new program.
Students who have taken their first course after February 1, 2020 will count time to completion from the very first course they do in the program, before acceptance to the Certificate program. Certificate students have 5 years to complete their program. Should a student switch from one program to the other, they will complete according to the timeline of the new program.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ME.150.722 | Introduction to the History of Medicine | 3 |
| ME.150.723 | Survey of the History of Medicine 1: Classical Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages | 3 |
| ME.150.724 | Survey of the History of Medicine 2: Medicine From the Black Death to the Scientific Revolution | 3 |
| ME.150.726 | History of Medicine Survey 3: Science and the Practice of Medicine | 3 |
| ME.150.727 | Survey of the History of Medicine 4: Biomedicine and its Consequences | 3 |
| ME.150.728 | Healing Spaces: Historical Geographies of Medical Practice | 3 |
| ME.150.729 | Social and Cultural Histories of Disease | 3 |
| ME.150.730 | Methods in the History of Medicine | 3 |
| ME.150.728 | Healing Spaces: Historical Geographies of Medical Practice | 3 |
| ME.150.732 | Research Seminar B: The History of Medicine in Place | 3 |
| PH.550.605 | History of Public Health | 3 |