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:
·
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.
Prof. Nav Raj Kanel,
Ph.D.
Dean Faculty of Humanities and