The master of arts in government gives students the tools to examine governmental and social institutions in our society, explore areas of reform, and, most importantly, bring about change. The program combines the theory and practice of government, politics, and policy-making for those who hope to make a significant difference in Washington, D.C., and beyond. 

The Johns Hopkins MA in government was designed for working adults with specialized skills in a particular field but who want a broader perspective of government to position them for leadership in politics and administration. In class, you’ll contribute to lively discussions, build analytical skills, and learn strategies for engaging in original research. While our courses are designed around the latest scholarly and scientific knowledge, their true focus is to provide you with the practical skills necessary for solving governmental, political, and policymaking problems of today.

About AAP

Through the Advanced Academic Programs (AAP), the Johns Hopkins University Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences offers flexible graduate degrees and certificate programs that respond to the unique educational requirements of working adults seeking to pursue their professional and personal development through academic exploration.

Onsite courses are offered in the evening and on Saturdays to fit your busy schedule. Courses are offered in the fall, spring, and summer terms. 

AAP offers classes across four sites: Homewood campus in Baltimore, MD; Washington, D.C., Center near Dupont Circle; Montgomery County Campus in Rockville, MD; and online.

All programs are accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

Rooted in the Morton K. Blaustein Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, the Johns Hopkins MS in environmental sciences and policy program is taught by distinguished instructors with valuable experience in the academic, public, and corporate sectors. Many of our students are already employed in the environmental field but wish to enhance their training or move in new directions. Others are seeking to move into the arena of environmental science and policy, specifically.

The program offers a flexible curriculum that allows students to tailor their academic experience to suit their personal needs and interests. It’s an ideal introduction to relevant areas of science for students with little scientific background, and gives students a powerful understanding of where the sciences overlap, while providing insights into how policies affect the environment.

About AAP

Through the Advanced Academic Programs (AAP), the Johns Hopkins University Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences offers flexible graduate degrees and certificate programs that respond to the unique educational requirements of working adults seeking to pursue their professional and personal development through academic exploration.

Onsite courses are offered in the evening and on Saturdays to fit your busy schedule. Courses are offered in the fall, spring, and summer terms. 

AAP offers classes across four sites: Homewood campus in Baltimore, MD; Washington, D.C., Center near Dupont Circle; Montgomery County Campus in Rockville, MD; and online.

All programs are accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

Johns Hopkins University’s Advanced Academic Programs offers a practical and flexible Master of Arts in communication. We provide a cutting-edge curriculum that integrates digital technology with innovative strategic communication and strong writing skills that can take your career to the next level.

The Hopkins MA in communication teaches practical and applied knowledge from the perspective of social scientists who study effective communication and practitioners who use it. Electives engage students by having them tackle real-life communication issues, develop usable communication skills, and build a strong portfolio. Industry experts bring real-world lessons, experience, and best practices to the classroom. 

In our core courses, Hopkins students learn to conduct and read primary research so they can create powerful messages and design and implement the most effective communication campaigns possible. Combining the study of best practices with what research shows is effective communication gives our communication graduates a competitive advantage in the workplace.

The communication program is designed to be flexible so students can take classes at a full- or part-time pace. We offer classes in the evenings and/or online so students need not interrupt their professional careers. Degree candidates can complete an MA in communication degree online or by taking a combination of in-person and online classes. Students who work full time can take one or two communication courses a semester; those who do not can take up to four. We offer courses and admission to the MA in communication all year (fall, spring, and summer).

The master's degree in communication is housed at the D.C. Center of the Johns Hopkins University. The JHU Washington Center is walking distance from the Dupont Circle metro stop, and reduced-rate garage parking is available to students during classes. There is no residency requirement for students who elect to take all of their classes online.

Most of our students are full-time communication professionals who apply to our program for its flexibility. Hopkins alumni from the communication program work in the press offices of federal agencies, in the public relations and marketing departments of major corporations, and as communication directors for non-profit organizations. Students and alumni have access to our exclusive job opportunities listserv and the Johns Hopkins Virtual Career Network. The division also has a full-time career counselor on staff to work with students.

About AAP

Through the Advanced Academic Programs (AAP), the Johns Hopkins University Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences offers flexible graduate degrees and certificate programs that respond to the unique educational requirements of working adults seeking to pursue their professional and personal development through academic exploration.

Onsite courses are offered in the evening and on Saturdays to fit your busy schedule. Courses are offered in the fall, spring, and summer terms. 

AAP offers classes across four sites: Homewood campus in Baltimore, MD; Washington, D.C., Center near Dupont Circle; Montgomery County Campus in Rockville, MD; and online.

All programs are accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

The Johns Hopkins University Krieger School of Arts and Sciences created the Center for Biotechnology Education to engage diverse audiences in the world of biotechnology and to prepare the leaders of today, tomorrow, and the next generation for the challenges of the 21st century.

By expanding the scope of biotechnology education, the Center for Biotechnology Education is building a pipeline of students and professionals prepared to achieve success in K–12 education, graduate school, and the work environment in the fields of biotechnology, bioinformatics, regulatory science, and biotechnology enterprise and entrepreneurship.

Our goals are to increase public awareness and understanding of biotechnology, to inform educators of the resources and programs available locally and nationally, to become a resource center for biotechnology information, to coordinate training workshops for students and professionals, and to support biotechnology training and education locally, nationally, and internationally.

As a world leader in biological research and in the global biotechnology industry, our graduate programs are designed for working professionals—delivering the rigorous and practical curricula they need to advance their careers and academic ambitions.

Johns Hopkins’ Advanced Biotechnology Studies program is rooted in the multidisciplinary skills of basic research, drug discovery technologies, bioinformatics, regulatory affairs, and product commercialization that the industry demands. The program offers five master’s degrees, graduate fellowships, and certificates.

About AAP

Through the Advanced Academic Programs (AAP), the Johns Hopkins University Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences offers flexible graduate degrees and certificate programs that respond to the unique educational requirements of working adults seeking to pursue their professional and personal development through academic exploration.

Onsite courses are offered in the evening and on Saturdays to fit your busy schedule. Courses are offered in the fall, spring, and summer terms. 

AAP offers classes across four sites: Homewood campus in Baltimore, MD; Washington, D.C., Center near Dupont Circle; Montgomery County Campus in Rockville, MD; and online.

All programs are accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

Economic analysis is no longer relegated to academicians and a small number of PhD-trained specialists. Instead, economics has become an increasingly ubiquitous as well as rapidly changing line of inquiry that requires people who are skilled in analyzing and interpreting economic data, and then using it to effect decisions about national and global markets and policy, involving everything from health care to fiscal policy, from foreign aid to the environment, from the economics of defense to the economics of the law, and from financial risk to real risk. 

Advances in computing and the greater availability of timely data through the Internet have created an arena that demands skilled statistical analysis, guided by economic reasoning and modeling. This combination is in high demand by government agencies, congressional committees, international lending institutions, trade associations, private businesses, including those in the financial services sector, and private consulting firms.

The MS in applied economics is a 10-course degree program offered evenings at the Washington, D.C., center of the Johns Hopkins University (near Dupont Circle). It can be pursued at a part-time or full-time pace. All undergraduate majors are welcome; not all of our students have majored in economics. Admissions are rolling, and one can begin any summer, fall, or spring semester.

The program develops skill in economic reasoning, and in formulating and estimating economic models through the use of econometrics and other quantitative techniques. This is accomplished by a rigorous and demanding curriculum, and a talented and dedicated staff of instructors. The foundation for intelligent economic reasoning is laid with microeconomic and macroeconomic theory and policy; in turn, statistics and econometrics lay the foundation for empirical analysis. Econometric skills are deepened by taking an advanced econometrics course, either microeconometrics or macroeconometrics. A large and diverse array of electives spans the subfields of economics, and provides additional experience in economic modeling and econometric estimation.

About AAP

Through the Advanced Academic Programs (AAP), the Johns Hopkins University Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences offers flexible graduate degrees and certificate programs that respond to the unique educational requirements of working adults seeking to pursue their professional and personal development through academic exploration.

Onsite courses are offered in the evening and on Saturdays to fit your busy schedule. Courses are offered in the fall, spring, and summer terms. 

AAP offers classes across four sites: Homewood campus in Baltimore, MD; Washington, D.C., Center near Dupont Circle; Montgomery County Campus in Rockville, MD; and online.

All programs are accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.