Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Students and researchers in our faculty explore the evolution of human knowledge and societies, how we got to where we are – and where we might be going.

Pursuing a degree in the Humanities & Social Sciences equips students to understand the complex and pressing issues facing our society now and in the past; locally, nationally and internationally.

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Events

Mar 14, 2025

Coast Lines and Coffee - Memorial 100

Emera Innovation Exchange, Signal Hill Campus

Apr 26, 2025

SPARKS Literary Festival

Junior Common Room, Gushue Hall, Memorial University

Apr 27, 2025

News

 

For the second year in a row, a Political Science student has been awarded a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. The Rhodes Scholarship, the world’s oldest and most prestigious graduate fellowship, will allow Ms. Ebsary to pursue fully funded studies at the University of Oxford in the U.K. "This will change the trajectory of my life." 

Read more in the Gazette.