Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Experiential Learning stories

Learn about some of our students' academic experiences that went beyond the classroom

Video - FASS Faculty Panel

Fail Forward: Falling Short and Climbing Up

Several FASS faculty members and a Dal Tigers coach share stories about the failures and experiences that led to their own successes

Nominate someone for a Dalhousie Honorary Degree

Forms, Deadlines & Information on FASS Honorary Degrees Ctte here

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Lecture Series

Lecture & Seminar Series

Read about upcoming series

Gain a new perspective and learn new insights by attending one of our many lecture, seminar or speaker series events.

Thinking Big About Artificial Intelligence

Read the Dal News story and the watch the video recording of this important panel event that was hosted by Dalhousie University, the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, and the Halifax Public Libraries

FASS-EX - The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Experiential Learning Initiative

Take a look through the opportunities that will allow you to build on what you're learning in the classroom. We call these opportunities experiential learning or EL, because they're all about lived experience. From community projects and in-class simulations to live performances and global exchanges, EL is your chance to develop the know-how you’ll need to make a difference.

DALCAP: The Coordinated Arts Program

This coordinated, structured set of courses will give you the foundation for engaging with the challenges facing our world, even as it provides an excellent entry point for most Majors in the Arts and Social Sciences.

Certificate in Computing in Arts & Social Sciences

Designed for students in the arts, social sciences, and humanities, this certificate program is intended to develop participants’ digital literacy. Students will develop and apply technical computing skills and also explore key social and intellectual issues in an increasingly digital world.

International Development Studies Alumni Changing the World

Interviews with 30 years worth of Dalhousie’s IDS alumni, tracking the real-world impact of international development studies education.

Let your BA take you around the world

Learn more about our travel and exchange opportunities

Add a Minor to your degree

Customize your degree and stand out in the job market

First-Year Interest Groups

Starting your first year in Arts and Social Sciences? Are you undeclared but love things like pop culture, history, international politics, literature or the performing arts? Register for a FIG (First-Year Interest Group) and you'll really get to delve into what interests you.

Dalhousie Originals: The story of Dal’s 200 years evolves from the stories of our people — the pioneers, innovators, creators and thinkers whose contributions and actions have made us what we are today

They inspired, challenged and strengthened Dalhousie and the world. Now it’s time to share their stories. Each week in 2018, we'll add a new story and introduce you to another person who helped build Dalhousie into a national and international post-secondary institution.

About FASS

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences students

Dalhousie's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offers a world of choices: thousands of courses, two hundred professors, thirty-five academic programs. Learn more about the Faculty.

Research & Researchers

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences student researching

How can the study of humanities and social sciences inform policy, improve health and restore the environment? Find out how FASS research and researchers are changing the world.

News

Can the United Nations be saved?
Canadian humanitarian Stephen Lewis delivered this year's Shaar Shalom Lecture at Dalhousie earlier this month, discussing the many challenges facing the United Nations when it comes to effectively tackling pressing global concerns.
Concerto Night: An evening of introductions and fond farewells
It's the culmination of months of practice and, in many cases, years of training — which makes the Fountain School's annual Concerto Night truly a special concert.
Government of Canada investment helps paves the way for social sciences and humanities research at Dal
Over 60 Dal researchers received a total of $1.7 million in funding in the latest announcement from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

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Upcoming Events

Towards an understanding of Reparations as a creative, holistic and powerful tool of Black Liberation
February 22, 2019 7:00 PM
ANNUAL HISTORY MACKAY LECTURE - PROFESSOR ROBBIE SHILLIAM (JOHN HOPKINS)
February 28, 2019 7:00 PM
LAWRENCE D. STOKES SEMINAR: "Slave, Servant, Freed Labour: The Imperial Grammar of Social Conservatism”
March 1, 2019 3:30 PM
La Velada 2019
March 1, 2019 6:00 PM
Public Policy Forum Digital Democracy 101 Lecture: Understanding Synthetic Media
March 6, 2019 10:00 AM

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