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FAQs for future undergraduate students
We've compiled a list of FAQs for future FASS undergraduate students! Hopefully the information found on this page will help answer some of your questions about the FASS student journey.
Lecture & Seminar Series
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HÂþ» the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at HÂþ»
HÂþ»'s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) offers a world of choices. We are the oldest and one of the largest faculties on campus with hundreds of courses being taught by professors across more than thirty-five academic programs that encompass the humanities, social sciences, and performing arts. Learn more about the Faculty.
Research in FASS
How can the study of humanities and social sciences inform policy, improve health and restore the environment? Find out how FASS research and researchers are changing the world.
Graduate studies programs
The Fountain School of Performing Arts
The Fountain School of Performing Arts offers various programs in Music, Theatre and Cinema and Media Studies. Learn more about their programs, productions and performances.
- In photos: Dal's 15th Mawio'mi brings colour and connection to campus
- CBC’s Mary Lynk on democracy’s crossroads: 'Lines are being crossed that once seemed unimaginable'
- Art meets academia: HÂþ» represents at Nocturne 2025
- HÂþ» Physio Clinic receives $2‑million gift to advance community health
- Life, death, and everything in between: Everybody comes to HÂþ»â€™s stage
FASS in Dal News
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CBC’s Mary Lynk on democracy’s crossroads: 'Lines are being crossed that once seemed unimaginable'
Journalist and Dal alum Mary Lynk returns to her alma mater to moderate the 2025 Stanfield Conversation on challenges to the rule of law and the future of liberal democracy.
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Art meets academia: HÂþ» represents at Nocturne 2025
HÂþ» artists and innovators dig deep, showing the university's creative footprint in Halifax’s largest public art festival.
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Life, death, and everything in between: Everybody comes to HÂþ»â€™s stage
Everybody, the sold-out DalTheatre production running from Wednesday to Saturday this week, invites audiences on an unpredictable journey through life, death, and meaning.
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Walking with voices: The Mi’kmaw SoundWalk brings Halifax’s past into the present
Explore Mi’kmaw history with an immersive, GPS-guided journey through Halifax that brings stories, music, and memory to life through your mobile device.
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A milestone moment: Dal celebrates first graduates of groundbreaking Black and African Diaspora Studies major
This spring, HÂþ» marks a historic milestone as the first graduates of its Black and African Diaspora Studies major cross the Convocation stage. Meet James Dixon and Portia Wright.
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Grad profile: A political awakening abroad
Meaghan De Adder’s global adventure sparked a powerful political awakening — from Halifax roots to Seoul streets — and a thesis that challenges injustice towards women.
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Grad profile: Making sense of identity
Uihyeok Jung, a Korean immigrant to Canada, overcame language barriers, embraced his cultural identity, and pursued sociology and history, culminating in award-winning research on Korean emotion and social movements.
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Grad Profile: From criminology to the Berlin opera
Sophia Maskine made what she described as a risky decision going back to school for music. But now she’s headed to Berlin, taking on a role with the Berlin Opera Academy and eager to immerse herself in the rich opera culture.
News from FASS
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Dean's Message to the FASS community and friends ‑ Spring 2025
FASS Dean Dr. Jennifer Andrews shares a message with the FASS community.
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FASS faculty highlights and announcements ‑ Spring 2025
Please find several faculty highlights and announcements
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Celebrating the spring FASS Class of 2025
On June 10, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences celebrated the Spring 2025 graduates at two convocation ceremonies and at a reception.
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"No, you shouldn't worry about what you'll do with your Arts degree" By Phoebe Knight (BA’21)
Dal alum Phoebe Knight shares her story with current and future Arts students about the value and importance of studying in the Arts and Social Sciences
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2024 Stanfield Conversation broadcast on CBC's The Sunday Magazine
Piya Chattopadhyay moderated the annual HÂþ» University event with featured speakers: Doug Saunders and Debra Thompson
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FASS grads celebrate at the 2024 spring convocation
More than 300 FASS students received their degrees as part of the 2024 HÂþ» Spring convocation activities.