STEM Summer Programs & Courses
Get an introduction to mathematical cryptography, learn to program in JAVA, tackle a required chemistry lab, or further your skills with another science, technology, engineering, or math course. STEM courses are offered across a range of Johns Hopkins departments and taught in state-of-the-art labs and facilities.
Featured Course
Exploring the Universe with Space Telescopes
Monday through Friday – Homewood Campus
Through a mix of lectures and hands-on activities, you will learn how astronomers study objects in space using different types of light, observatories, and instrumental techniques. You will also hear from active researchers about the big, open questions in astronomy and how we use space telescopes such as Hubble and Webb to answer those questions. Get details about this course.
STEM Summer Programs at Johns Hopkins
Pre-College Programs
Our pre-college offerings are designed to expand your mind, inspire curiosity, and facilitate discovery. They’re also a chance to accelerate your entry into college life in a fast-paced environment while earning academic credit from a top university.
Undergraduate Courses
Pursue new academic interests or tackle a required college-level course in a focused format. With a broad range of options offered this summer—and the ability to take courses in person or online—your schedule is all about choice.
Faculty Focus
Joe Cutrone Shows Summer Students Math on the Cutting Edge
Since first falling in love with math, and specifically pure math, Joe Cutrone has carried numbers, equations, vectors, and matrices in his head and heart. An undergraduate degree as a dual math and computer science major at Boston College led him to a master’s degree in mathematics at New York University and a PhD in mathematics at Johns Hopkins University, specializing in algebraic geometry.
Now Cutrone brings his enthusiasm for the subject to his latest project, the Pre-College Program Foundational Mathematics of AI.
“It is exciting to be in a classroom with high school students from around the world who are genuinely excited to learn at Hopkins,” said Cutrone, who integrates mathematical theory with Python programming to have students create predictive models in the popular Mathematics of AI course he helped design. “I enjoy watching students experience those ‘aha’ moments as they tackle advanced math not typically covered in high school. Their enthusiasm is contagious.”
Cutrone, who directs the Department of Mathematics’ online and summer programs, enjoys finding fresh ways to teach timeless concepts. “Every student learns differently and that keeps me on my toes as an educator,” he said. “I love sharing my passion for math and helping students discover the joy and excitement I first felt when learning the subject. We are preparing them to be ahead of the AI curve. These students have so much potential and their eagerness to embrace accelerated learning and college-level challenges is truly inspiring.”
While it’s too soon to know which students will develop into mathematicians, Cutrone sees in them the qualities needed to excel, wherever they choose to make their mark. “Math is beautiful in both its simplicity and complexity, and everyone can find their own happy place within it. I am thrilled that these students have the opportunity to experience mathematics in such an engaging, risk-free, and fun way at such an early stage in their academic journey, particularly in a setting as exceptional as Johns Hopkins.”
To learn about other engineering courses for high school students, please visit ei.jhu.edu.
Succeed this Summer at Hopkins
What better place to explore STEM than at America's first research university? Enhance your understanding this summer so you can contribute to critical advancements and help build a better world for all.
