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Our faculty are redefining social science

Our unit includes more than 60 experts whose work bridges cultural, geographic and scientific boundaries, including six 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.

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Solving the planet’s most pressing challenges through innovation

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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.

The School of Human Evolution and Social Change's degree programs will prepare you for graduate school or a career in one of a number of exciting fields. More importantly, they will allow you to combine your passions and intellect to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time, such as how to use natural and cultural resources wisely, how to create stable and fair societies and how to improve health and well-being.