Faculty of Social Sciences

A world of ideas to change the world

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A vibrant community of 10,000 students and 270 professors is at the heart of the cutting-edge research and events that define the Faculty of Social Sciences. It’s renowned for interdisciplinary studies: its nine academic units offer a wide array of programs in French and in English

Giving Day: strengthen our community

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Giving Day unites alumni, donors, students, professors, and friends in a shared mission to support and honour our university and the important work it contributes to the world. Together, we demonstrate the strength of our community and its power to make meaningful change. 

Fuel experiential learning for Social Sciences students.

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Research at the Faculty of Social Sciences

Research at the Faculty of Social Sciences is dynamic and aims to produce local and global impact in two cross-cutting research themes – “la francophonie” and Indigenous research – that frame our priorities and guide the way in which research topics are addressed.
Discover the new Research Priorities
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Decolonizing, Indigenizing, and Reconciliation

Indigenous

Upcoming events

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Mar 25

Rethinking Core Performance Principles, Results and Measures: Moving from a Transactional to a Relational focus through a ‘Made in Canada’ Value System

Join us for a webinar organized by the Centre on Governance (COG) and the Performance and Planning Exchange (PPX). Learn how framing performance aroun…

Petrochemical Plants, Baytown, Texas, USA
Mar 26

Energy Ethics and Urban Futures in the Anthropocene

Event organized by the Research Centre on the Future of Cities.

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Mar 28

Marleau Seminar by Prof. Guido Ascari (Dutch National Bank and University of Pavia) - Government spending and fiscal foresight

The Lecture Series enables the Department of Economics at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Social Sciences to host a Symposium on economic policy…

Building access

The Social Sciences (FSS) and Vanier (VNR) buildings are open seven days a week from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Facilities and Services available in the FSS Building

Contact us

Faculty of Social Sciences

Social Sciences Building
120 University Private
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5
Canada (maps)

Office hours

(In Person and Online)
Monday to Friday
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. & 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(June to August: closed at 3:30 p.m.)

Undergraduate Studies

Room 3010
Reach us virtually : Undergraduate Virtual Services
[email protected]
Fax: (613) 562-5311

Graduate Studies

Room 3021
Tel.: 613-562-5732 
[email protected] 

Indigenous Affirmation

We pay respect to the Algonquin people, who are the traditional guardians of this land. We acknowledge their longstanding relationship with this territory, which remains unceded. 

We pay respect to all Indigenous people in this region, from all nations across Canada, who call Ottawa home. 

We acknowledge the traditional knowledge keepers, both young and old. And we honour their courageous leaders: past, present, and future. 

Learn more about the Indigenous Affirmation.