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Sherbrooke, Quebec
The Division of Social Sciences is an academic faculty within Bishop's University, a predominantly undergraduate English-language institution located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Bishop's University was founded in 1843 as Bishop's College and received its university charter in 1853. The Division of Social Sciences operates on the main university campus in the borough of Lennoxville, serving as one of the primary academic divisions alongside the Humanities, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, the Williams School of Business, and the School of Education. The division provides undergraduate instruction leading to Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degrees, focusing on the study of human society, social relationships, and political structures.
Academic offerings within the Division of Social Sciences span several core disciplines, including Economics, Environmental Studies and Geography, International Studies, Political Studies, Psychology, and Sociology. Students can pursue major, minor, honors, and joint degree options across these departments. The curriculum emphasizes both theoretical frameworks and empirical methodologies, training students in qualitative and quantitative research techniques. Specific areas of concentration allow students to explore public policy, global governance, sustainable resource management, cognitive neuroscience, social inequality, and economic theory, preparing graduates for advanced academic study or direct entry into the workforce.
The faculty within the division engage in varied research activities, contributing to scholarly literature in regional development, global politics, environmental policy, behavioral psychology, and socio-economic trends. Undergraduate research opportunities are integrated into the academic framework, enabling students to collaborate directly with faculty members on independent study projects, field research, and lab work. In particular, the Department of Psychology maintains specialized laboratory spaces on campus for behavioral, cognitive, and developmental research, while the Department of Environmental Studies and Geography utilizes the surrounding natural environment of the Eastern Townships region for ecological and geographical field surveys.
Students enrolled in the Division of Social Sciences have access to the broader facilities of the Bishop's University campus. Key facilities include the John Bassett Memorial Library, which houses specialized collections, digital research databases, and study areas, as well as the Judith Johnston Faculty Center. Campus infrastructure supports multi-disciplinary studies, providing computer labs equipped with statistical analysis software used in social science data evaluation. The university operate under a semester-based academic calendar, and all degree programs offered through the division are regulated by the university's Senate and recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education of Quebec.
Degree programs within the division are designed to interface with international exchange initiatives and internship programs coordinated through Bishop's University. Students frequently combine social science majors with complementary minors from the Williams School of Business or the Humanities Division to build interdisciplinary skill sets. Career pathways for graduates of the Division of Social Sciences commonly include careers in public administration, non-governmental organizations, urban planning, law, human resources, market research, and international development, alongside graduate studies in social work, public policy, and specialized social science disciplines.
