History of Medicine, MA (On-site) at Johns Hopkins University

Programme overview

As of Spring 2025, the History of Medicine CAST-M onsite MA program is not accepting new students. We will consider applications for the one-year MA to matriculate in 2027. Students matriculated into the MD or graduate programs in the School of Medicine or PhD programs in the Bloomberg School of Public Health may apply to the one-year MA in the History of Medicine.

Faculty: School of Medicine | Duration: one year | Study mode: full-time | Location: Baltimore, MD, United States

What you will study

Requirements for the on-site one year Master of Arts in the History of Medicine include the demonstration of competence in the general history of medicine by completing the coursework expected of all full-time first year graduate students in the Department, passing an examination at the end of the first year of study, completion of a satisfactory research essay, and demonstrated reading ability of one foreign language.

Career pathways

Demonstrate breadth of knowledge of key scholarship in the history of science, medicine, and technology from antiquity to the present, with special proficiency in a chosen field of study. Recognize the ongoing and provisional nature of knowledge.

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Application information

Entry requirements

As of Spring 2025, the History of Medicine CAST-M on-site MA program is not accepting new students. We will consider applications for the one-year MA to matriculate in 2027. Candidates for the on-site one year Master of Arts in the History of Medicine must be enrolled in the MD or other graduate program at the School of Medicine or School of Public Health. Candidates for the on-site two year Master of Arts in Critical Approaches to Science, Technology, and Medicine must have a Bachelor of Arts or equivalent degree from an accredited institution by the time of admission.

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