Highlights
Established with Tribhuvan University itself in 1959, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FoHSS) is one of the largest faculties in terms of number of students and range of programs and courses offered. It has a mission of educating students and developing them into informed citizenry as well as producing quality human resources required for the nation. In order to revitalize and upgrade humanities and social sciences education, FoHSS has prepared a strategic plan to move ahead with some specific vision,mission and goals identifying the areas of intervention.
Vision: FOHSS as leading Faculty of TU aims at being a widely recognized leading academic institution throughout the world in imparting quality education and offering relevant courses with integration of modern technology in teaching, learning and research.
Mission: FOHSS has the mission of educating students and developing them into informed citizenry as well as producing quality human resources required for the nation by offering relevant academic courses, developing new curricula, and creating friendly and conducive environment for learning and scholarship.
Goals: Upgrade humanities and social sciences education through quality teaching/learning and research activities, including regular update of courses offered by FOHSS.
Towards that goal, FOHSS has been offering course on number of disciplines in humanities and social sciences. The programs and courses are run through twenty-two Central Departments and twelve master level programs. Besides, constituent and affiliated campuses/colleges spread over the country running these courses. Through these constituent and affiliated colleges of TU, FOHSS also offers courses on Humanities and Social Sciences, leading to Bachelor degree. Although most courses offered at the B. A. level lead to Masters and PhD degrees, there are five subjects which are taught at Bachelor’s level only. These include Film Studies, International Languages, Philosophy, and Urdu. Additionally, Statistics and Mathematics, which belong to Humanities and Social Sciences, are also taught under the Institute of Science and Technology. In fact, the Faculty offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in most of the areas mentioned and the areas which are part of the liberal arts education.