JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYEST. 1876

America’s First Research University

Develop Your Critical Thinking

For more than a century, the Department of History has flourished as an intellectual community committed to intensive research, collaborative seminars, public engagement, and methodological innovation. We offer a top-ranked graduate program and a rigorous undergraduate major and minor, all of which prepare students to engage issues of vital personal and global significance. 

  • Degrees Offered BA, BA/MA, PhD
  • Major History
  • Minor History

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graduate student in History seminar

Graduate

Contribute new research to the oldest PhD history program in the country.

undergraduate student in History class

Undergraduate Studies

The department seeks to develop each student’s capacity for comparative reasoning and to deepen their understanding of global connections.

Professor Erin Rowe teaching class

Faculty

Faculty research ranges from medieval to modern history and emphasizes the histories of Europe, the United States, East Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East.

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Monday Seminar, Cam Grey (UPenn)

Cam Grey is a professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. They are an environmental and social historian working in the late and post-Roman world. Research Expertise: Roman […]

News & Announcements

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Ginger Trask receives Fulbright Fellowship

Congratulations to Ginger Trask, who received a BA/MA in History earlier this year. Trask will travel to Samoa on a Fulbright Fellowship to study the history of tourism and its […]

Toby Ditz Prize for Teaching Excellence, Fall 2025

The Ditz Prize for excellence in Teaching is awarded annually, each fall, in recognition of outstanding teaching on the part of a graduate student either for a STAR course of […]