College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Overview

With more than 3,000 students and 150 faculty members, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences is the largest of UAEU's nine colleges. It builds on a rich academic tradition, commitment to heritage and innovation, and a dedication to serve the community and the nation. In alignment with the overall vision to evolve into a University of the Future, the College is currently embarking on a fresh and exciting journey, as the recently restructured Academic Departments offer interdisciplinary Academic Programs that combine synthesized knowledge contents and improved professional skills.

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Dean's Message

The CHSS is recognized as one of the nation’s leading colleges in humanities and social sciences. It serves a diverse community of over 3000 students, and 200 faculty members and staff from various cultural and professional backgrounds. The College is renowned for its first-class teaching and cutting-edge research across a wide range of academic disciplines that address the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. It attracts students at both undergraduate and graduate levels from around the world. Its eight academic departments provide transformative educational experiences, ensuring that students become highly skilled and knowledgeable citizens capable of making meaningful contributions to society.

Prof. Mohamed Binhuwaidin

Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

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Why Choose CHSS?

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Empowering Careers through Professional Internships

UAEU collaborates with the nation's top organizations to offer students invaluable hands-on experience and professional growth prior to graduation.

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Learn from the best

Our professors have graduated from highly reputable international universities, many ranked in the world’s top 100.

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State of the art research facilities and laboratories

We have some of the most up-to-date linguistics laboratories in the Middle East, including EEG, phonetics, and psycholinguistics laboratories, GIS and Remote Sensing labs and a multi-million-dirham TV studio.

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The business world will want you

If you choose to earn a humanities or social sciences degree, you will acquire analytical, critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills. These abilities are highly sought after in the corporate, public and private sectors. Owing to the fast-changing nature of technological innovation, the ability to process large quantities of diverse data into a clear, economical and effective argument (a central feature of a BA course), is more in demand now than ever before.

Testimonials

Asma AlKaabi

Alyazia Alblooshi

Maryam Al Naamani

Noor Alhashmi

Maryam Fayez

I joined Translation major in UAE University because I am passionate about translation and languages. The university has a distinguished B.A program in Translation and Interpreting with highly qualified professors. We have a variety of translation and interpreting courses that focus on different text types and contexts. We also have a Translation Lab equipped with modern technologies that make our learning experience valuable. The program offers opportunities for students to practice translation, interpreting and research skills.

Asma AlKaabi

Translation Studies Program

The English Literature Program in UAE University is an enjoyable, expertly curated program that allowed me to learn much more about literature than just text. What I love about this program is the range of material from different time periods and different cultures. It is a petri dish of poetry and prose.

Alyazia Alblooshi

English Literature Program

Being a student in the Translation Studies program at UAEU allowed me to explore diverse scientific, literary, and cultural domains. Translation is a distinct art; it relies on creativity and linguistic fluency, and helps build communication bridges to fulfill the linguistic needs of the community. It is especially important because it contributes to various aspects of science and knowledge. The curriculum includes many specialized courses such as legal, scientific, modern media, and business translation as well as interpreting. Moreover, it offers practical training opportunities.

Maryam Al Naamani

Translation Studies Program

Being in the linguistics program in UAEU has been an incredibly valuable experience for me. The program offers a high quality and well-rounded education in Linguistics and provides you with the necessary tools to pursue a future in the field. The faculty members always do their best to support us in our studies and offer us many wonderful opportunities to further our knowledge of the field. My professors challenged me to become a better student, linguist, and thinker. I am proud to be a part of this program and university.

Noor Alhashmi

Linguistics Program

Psychology is one of the most important sciences, and the UAE University pays great attention to this specialty. This program greatly helps in developing the individual personally and professionally and helps the person in his way of thinking and his view of events. In the end, the decision to enter this major was one of the best decisions I made in my life.