Faculty
of Humanities and Social Sciences

The main objective of the Faculty of Humanities
and Social Sciences (FoHSS) is to produce trained and
specialized manpower in both basic and applied areas of humanities, social
sciences, and fine arts. At present, there are 30 constituent and 207
affiliated campuses under this Faculty. The number of affiliated colleges is
increasing steadily. Office of the Dean offers educational and academic
cooperation to these campuses. There are twenty central departments with
specialized study area. These are: Buddhist Studies, Culture, Economics,
English, Geography, Hindi, History, Home Science, Journalism and Mass
Communication, Library Science, Linguistics, Maithili,
This Faculty also offers special one-year postgraduate courses such as
Postgraduate Diploma in Women's Studies, Postgraduate Diploma in Library
Science, Postgraduate Diploma in Buddhist Studies, Postgraduate Diploma in
Population Studies, Postgraduate Diploma in Counseling Psychology, and Nepal
American Studies (under the Central Department of English).
Other details regarding the Faculty include:
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Office of the Dean offers educational
and academic cooperation to these central departments as well as to other
subjects that are introduced at Bachelor's Level only in accordance with TU
regulations.
·
Office of the Dean is also proactive in
creation of the Faculty Board, and Standing Committees and Subject Committees
for different disciplines.
·
When constituent or affiliated colleges
propose to add new subject(s) and/or upgrade the levels and programs, the
Office of the Dean takes necessary steps and procedures to evaluate the
capacity, capability, and other requirements.
·
Office
of the Dean has also introduced M.Phil. programs in
Economics, English, and Population Studies since 2007.
·
It
conducts Ph.D. programs in coordination with the central departments and
concerned with the help of specialists.
Dean
Faculty of
Humanities and Social Sciences
P.O. Box
8212, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel.: 977
(1) 433-0358 / 433-3980 Fax: 977 (1) 433-5104