Dean's welcome

The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences in Trinity College Dublin was constituted in 2008 from the faculties formerly known as Arts (Humanities), Arts (Letters) and Social and Human Sciences.

Through our research and teaching, we engage students and society in the quest for knowledge, seeking to achieve excellence in all we do, and responding with creativity and imagination to the challenges and opportunities of a shared future'. Strategic Plan (PDF 28 kB)

At an undergraduate level more than 4,500 students take courses offered by the Faculty, including the common entry BESS and TSM programmes.

Schools in the Faculty offer a range of postgraduate taught courses and have a strong commitment to the supervision of postgraduate research students.

The Faculty has had long and valuable educational links with the three Associated Colleges of Education: Marino Institute of Education, Froebel College of Education, and the Church of Ireland College of Education through the Bachelor in Education degree and the Higher Diploma in Education. 

The work of excellent individuals is the lifeblood of research while interdisciplinary research finds a focus in research institutes such as the TCIN, IIIS and the Long Room Hub.

We hope that you will find this website a useful starting point to find out more about the activities of Schools in the Faculty.

Professor Michael Marsh