Physics, PhD at Johns Hopkins University

The principal goal of graduate study is to train the student to conduct original research. Therefore, physics and astronomy graduate students at Johns Hopkins are involved in research starting in their first semester in the program. The student chooses their first research advisor among the professorial faculty and starts working on the first-semester research project. Tenure-line and research faculty with appointments in our department will advise all incoming PhD students for their first research rotations.

Faculty: Krieger School of Arts and Sciences  |  Duration: two years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Baltimore, MD, United States

What you will study

The PhD program has a strong emphasis on early and active involvement in graduate research. Thus, students are required to have a research advisor and file a research summary every semester they are enrolled in the program, starting with the first one. Furthermore, students must complete the required courses with a grade of B- or better; the coursework is typically done over the first two years.

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