Why Study Abroad With Us?

Students often cite studying abroad as the highlight of their academic career and a crucial moment in helping them gain a clearer view of the world, its peoples and the complex challenges facing us all.

The School of Human Evolution and Social Change offers a suite of faculty-directed study abroad programs designed to connect students with real-life issues that impact local communities, transect borders, and create lifelong memories alongside personal and professional growth.

The School of Human Evolution and Social Change is at the forefront of academic programming, creating new ways to engage students and help them find their passion and success. 

We apply innovative teaching methodologies, use high-tech delivery formats, emphasize experiential learning opportunities and place students on research projects with some of the social sciences' brightest and best. All of this combines to create a unique learning environment that empowers students to meet their academic goals in the manner best suited to them.

Graduate Clubs and Organizations

Build alliances, advocate and expand opportunities.

Here at the School of Human Evolution and Social Change we take our commitment to graduate students very seriously. We know that a fulfilling academic career includes a sense of community and opportunities to help shape your school's future, as well as your own. That's why we sponsor an award-winning graduate student club and offer facilities and prospects promoting student collegiality and advancement. Explore some of the options below.

Come on the adventure with us.

Join us for a special event, read a faculty publication, or catch up with us via social media and our monthly newsletter. There are many ways to get involved and stay connected. Be a part of the adventure!

Let us personally welcome and acqaint you with our facilities, programs and people during a customized visit to our Tempe campus home. Start your visit here. Visit Campus Read more about Engage Our faculty are redefining social science Our unit includes more than 60 experts whose work bridges cultural, geographic and scientific boundaries, including four members of the National Academy of Sciences. We are a school filled with faculty looking forward into the future of social science. Most exciting is the large cohort of transdisciplinary-minded scholars who have joined us over the last decade. They are redefining in real time how social science research and training is imagined, so that its societal impact will be even greater in the years ahead. Read more about Faculty Solving the planet’s most pressing challenges through innovation Read more about Why study here? Welcome If you want to study the origins, diversity and dynamics of humans and societies from past or present, you’ve come to the right place. Read more about Undergraduate Admission Admission Read more about Admission Overview Subscribe to