The Faculty of Social Science is the largest faculty at Western and one of the largest and most diverse Social Science faculties in Canada. Consistently ranked in the top 100 Social Science faculties in the world, departments include Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Women’s Studies & Feminist Research and the Dan Management and Organizational Studies program.
Through the Be Extraordinary campaign, the Faculty seeks $25 million to develop students prepared to address the complex social, economic and management issues and make the world a better place.
To learn more about Western's Faculty of Social Science, please visit their website.
Key Initiatives:
The establishment of an endowed Chair by Western in an area of strategic importance is one of the key ways in which we bring the world’s best minds to our university.
The holders of these positions bring new knowledge, research and contribute to the betterment of society. The prestige and honour surrounding such a Chair is shared not only by its holder, but also by the donors whose gifts make it possible, by the name it bears, and by the university at which it is established.
In order to provide a great student experience, the Faculty is converting existing space into the Faculty of Social Science Student Reading Room.
The Student Reading Room will be a quiet study space consisting of soft seating areas (suitable for quiet conversation), study carrels and several partitioned study rooms for students to collaborate and complete group project work. All spaces will be equipped with the latest technological capabilities. We envision the space will be utilized for serious studies and collaboration that will require a reservation through the Social Science Students’ Council who will have office space adjacent to the reading room.
We believe this will become a signature space in the Faculty that future generations of students, faculty and alumni will be proud to call their own.
Shape policy for a prosperous future.
The past several decades have been marked by many important social and economic trends: a slowdown in economic growth, rising inequality, and increasing ethnic diversity. Canada and the United States are at a cross-road in terms of their social and economic prospects.
The Institute for Social and Economic Policy Research will be the centerpiece of interdisciplinary research in the Faculty of Social Science, bringing together experts from the university and beyond to produce policy research to promote economic security and growth.
- Western Social Science Fund
- The Brain & Mind Institute
- Master in Financial Economics
- Dean's Undergraduate Scholarship
- DAN Management and Organizational Studies
- Awards, scholarships and bursaries, including for international exchanges
