Social Sciences & Humanities

Welcome to the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities! Here you can find out more about our programs, our award-winning researchers, and our latest news. Whether you're coming to Lakehead from inside Canada or outside, from high school, college or the professional world, we have programs to meet your needs.

Disciplines in Social Sciences & Humanities

The various disciplines that make up the Social Sciences and Humanities at Lakehead University include:

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Our graduates are entrepreneurial, creative and highly adaptable to new and ever-changing workplace environments, possessing essential skills and knowledge highly sought after by employers, particularly in the area of critical thinking and advanced communication and research.  Your Lakehead University education will prepare you for a wide range of career choices, from education, business, community activism, and government to law.

News

Mar
17 		MA student continuing on to PHD in Social Justice Education.
Mehdia Hassan (MA '19) has accepted an offer to continue her graduate studies at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), fall 2020.
Jan
24 		Canadian Geographic Magazine Features Museum Run By Alumna
The January/February issue of Canadian Geographic Magazine features an article about the Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society. History alumna Sam... full story
Oct
24 		New Film on First World War to Premiere November 4th at Community Auditorium
The Department of History is pleased to welcome faculty, staff and students to the premiere on 4 November of Where The Poppies Blow: The Lakehead at... full story
Oct
23 		New Article Proposes New Approach to Exploring Climate Change
A new article by Dr. Pallavi Das proposing a new approach to doing history, a people's history of climate change, appears in the most recent issue of... full story

Events

Apr
15 		Hump Day History 
Repeats every week every Wednesday until Wed May 27 2020.
7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM
http://thunderbaymuseum.com/webinars
Apr
22 		Hump Day History 7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM
http://thunderbaymuseum.com/webinars
Apr
29 		Hump Day History 7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM
http://thunderbaymuseum.com/webinars
May
6 		Hump Day History 7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM,  7:00 PM
http://thunderbaymuseum.com/webinars