School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Mission

As the College of Charleston’s liberal arts core, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences explores what makes us human. We prepare students who critically examine their own ideas as well as those of others, so that they may lead lives of awareness, compassion, and purpose.

Departments/Programs 

• Communication  
• Crime, Law, and Society   
• English  
• Environmental and Sustainability Studies   
• History  
• Integrated Studies   
• Irish and Irish American Studies  
• Medical Humanities  
• Neuroscience  
• Philosophy  
• Political Science  
• Psychology  
• Religious Studies  
• Sociology and Anthropology  
• Southern Studies   
• Urban Studies  
• Women’s and Gender Studies  

Program Learning Outcomes