Faculty of Social Sciences

MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

The primary goal of the Faculty of Social Sciences is to serve the public interest by providing high-quality education through both single-discipline and multidisciplinary programs that shape students into socially committed citizens. On the strength of these programs, our graduates contribute to Canadian society and to the international community. In working towards this goal, the Faculty places the quality of the student experience at the core of its concerns and of its strategic planning.

The Faculty takes pride in its history and in its bilingual character. Our programs draw on cutting-edge research by our professors. They also meet the specific needs of Francophone Canadians and are almost all offered in Canada’s two official languages. During your studies here, you can therefore experience both the Francophone and the Anglophone cultures, enhance your second-language skills and even take part in an international internship or exchange.

The Faculty offers a wide range of single-discipline and bidisciplinary honours bachelor’s programs and two integrated programs with the Faculty of Law. The Faculty also has 18 co-operative education options, as well as French immersion studies in most of its programs. Your course of studies gives you the specialized education you need to achieve your professional goals and the possibility of adding a second program, of broadening your perspectives and enriching your core training.

Each year, some 260 professors and 130 lecturers teach almost 1,300 courses covering the fundamentals of many disciplines and specialty subjects, as well as the crucial issues we face as individuals, as a society and as members of the international community. What’s more, studying at the Faculty of Social Sciences means learning and living in a multicultural and bilingual setting at the juncture of two of the greatest cultural and intellectual traditions.

I know that you will not only seize the opportunities provided by this stimulating environment, but also enrich it by your own presence and, ultimately, help build a better future.

Marcel Mérette
Dean