Departments and Programs

The Faculty of Arts at Saint Mary's is home to 11 academic departments, one of the widest selections of humanities and social science disciplines in Atlantic Canada, and a unique range of interdisciplinary programs and certificate options.

Academic Departments

Anthropology Philosophy
Criminology Political Science and Global Development Studies
English Language and Literature Social Justice and Community Studies
Geography and Environmental Studies Sociology
History The Study of Religion
Languages and Cultures  

Interdisciplinary Programs

Asian Studies Linguistics
Atlantic Canada Studies Public Humanities and Heritage
Health, Wellness & Sport in Society Spanish and Latin American Studies
Intercultural Studies Women and Gender Studies
Irish Studies  

More options for Arts students

Areas of Study

MAJORS AND MINORS ADDITIONAL MINORS
Ancient Studies Applied History
Anthropology British Studies
Asian Studies Chinese Studies
Atlantic Canada Studies Climate Change Studies
Criminology Creative Writing
Economics Culture, Race and Resistance in Literature
English Dramatic Literature
Entrepreneurship English Language 
Environmental Studies (BES) Film Studies
French German Studies
Geography Global Environmental Politics
Global Development Studies Indigenous Studies
Health, Wellness & Sport in Society Japanese Studies
History Latin American Studies
Intercultural Studies Peace and Conflict Studies 
Irish Studies Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies 
Law and Ethics (major only)  
Linguistics  
Mathematics  
Philosophy  
Political Science  
Psychology  
Public Humanities and Heritage  
Religion  
Social Justice & Community Studies  
Sociology  
Spanish and Hispanic Culture  

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Faculty of Arts
BAadvising@smu.ca
902-420-5437
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Saint Mary’s University
923 Robie Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3C3

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