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 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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