Curriculum
Uniquely Hopkins:
Why do buildings and bridges look the way they do today? To answer this question, students in Perspectives on the Evolution of Structures, a popular class taught every spring by the Civil Engineering’s chair, Ben Schafer, look to JHU’s Peabody Library and its collection of rare architectural books for answers.
“The class includes a section on Baltimore buildings, and the Peabody Library, which was built in 1860, is the best surviving example of an incredible period in Baltimore’s architectural history,” Schafer says. At the Peabody Library, Schafer’s students are given the chance to view rare architectural volumes from the 19th and early 20th centuries. “It’s an amazing opportunity they have,” says Schafer. “We’re very fortunate to have these resources at Hopkins and that we can provide students access to them in this setting...the experience so enhances their understanding.”
Freshman Year/Fall
110.108 Calculus I or
110.109 Calculus II or
110.202 Calculus III
030.101 Intro to Chemistry
030.105 Chemistry Lab
171.101 Physics I
173.111 Physics Lab or
Nontechnical Elective or
660.xxx Professional Course
Freshman Year/Spring
110.109 Calculus II or
110.202 Calculus III or
110.xxx Additional Math Course
171.102 Physics II
173.112 Physics Lab or
560.141 Perspectives on the Evolution of Structures
Nontechnical Elective or
660.xxx Professional Course
Sophomore Year/Fall
110.202 Calculus III or
110.xxx Additional Math Course
560.201 Statics and Mechanics
560.220 Civil Analysis
Nontechnical Elective or
660.xxx Professional Course
Nontechnical Elective
Sophomore Year/Spring
550.291 Linear Algebra/Diff Equations
560.202 Dynamics
560.206 Solid Mechanics and Theory of Structures
510.201 Intro to Engineering Materials
Nontechnical Elective or
660.xxx Professional Course
Junior Year/Fall
570.351 Intro Fluid Mechanics
570.301 Environmental Engineering I
560.305 Soil Mechanics
560.325 Concrete Structures
560.491 Civil Engineering Seminar
661.xxx Professional Course or
Junior Thesis
Junior Year/Spring
560.380 Intro to Ocean & Wind Eng
570.302 Environmental Engineering II
560.330 Foundation Design
560.320 Steel Structures
560.492 Civil Engineering Seminar
560.435 Probability/Statistics
Senior Year/Fall
560.349 Design I
Nontechnical Elective
Technical Elective
Free Elective
Senior Year/Spring
560.349 Design II
Nontechnical Elective
Technical Elective
Free Elective