Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

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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.

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

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

Take a look through the opportunities that will allow you to build on what you're learning in the classroom.

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.

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.

Let your BA take you around the world

Learn more about our travel and exchange opportunities

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.

Add a Minor to your degree

Customize your degree and stand out in the job market

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.

The 2019 Shaar Shalom Lecture at Dalhousie University featuring Stephen Lewis (Dal News coverage and video recording of the lecture)

The Shaar Shalom Lecture at Dalhousie University is an annual lecture series which explores the broad themes of tolerance, multiculturalism, diversity and difference in contemporary Canadian society.

The 2018 Big Thinking Panel - The Social Implications of Artificial Intelligence (Dal News coverage and video recording of panel)

The 2019 Big Thinking event explored the potential social impacts of artificial intelligence and the role humanities and social sciences will play in identifying the legal, ethical and policy issues we should start considering today.

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.

FASS in Dal News

Breaking ground with glorious sound
Last week, the Fountain School brought together several prominent supporters of Dalhousie’s Performing Arts Campaign to set the stage for groundbreaking on the $38.5M expansion to the Dalhousie Arts Centre – a project set to further transform performing arts education in Atlantic Canada.
French department chair named a Knight in the Order of the Palmes Académiques
Christopher Elson, chair of Dalhousie’s French department, has been named to the rank of Chevalier (Knight) in the Ordre of the Palmes Académiques — one of the oldest civil orders of the French Republic, honouring distinguished individuals in education.
Applauding arts and social sciences research at annual FASS showcase
This year’s FASS publication and performance launch featured a breadth of works covering immigration, indigenous research, religion, health, animal welfare, media, performing arts, languages, and gender, sexuality and race.
Blood sweat and tears mark the Fountain School's "Grand Parade"
Bringing together the creative talents of the Dalhousie Wind Ensemble and the Costume Studies program, this weekend's unique production of The Grand Parade is poised to be a spectacular end to the Fountain School's season.

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