School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Welcome to the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the largest of the academic schools at the College of Charleston. With over 170 full-time faculty members, we offer undergraduate degrees in 10 major programs and 17 minors. Our faculty place a strong emphasis on the value of written expression and collaborative research, while preparing students to function as responsible, independent world citizens and engaged, lifelong learners.
The core departments in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences include communication, political science, English, psychology, history, religious studies, sociology, anthropology and philosophy. HSS faculty also direct the urban studies program as well as a great many of the College's interdisciplinary minor programs, including archaeology; African studies; African American studies; British studies; comparative literature; Crime, Law and Society; European studies; film studies; and women's and gender studies.
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School of Humanities and Social Sciences News
- April 27, 2012 - Congratulations to Tracy Burkett, Associate Professor of Sociology, and Scott Peeples, Professor of English, for their wins at the 2012 Awards of Distinction ceremony. Dr. Burkett received the Distinguished Teaching Award and Dr. Peeples received the Distinguished Advising Award. <more>
- April 3, 2012 - Dean Cynthia Lowenthal details the many good things to celebrate in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences-Provost's Report presentation. <more>
- March 22, 2012 - Cara Delay, Assistant Professor of History, received a Fulbright Scholarship to research in Dublin, Ireland for the 2012-13 academic year. <more>
