The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences is a vibrant, diverse and inspiring community, spanning 5 academic Schools and committed to excellence in teaching and research.
Our wide range of courses and research-led teaching inspire and challenge our students to think for themselves.
All of our courses are designed to enable students to fulfil their academic and vocational potential. Recognised for their ability, our graduates have gone on to prominent positions in journalism, business, planning, translation, law and more.
Teaching and learning facilities include the trading room in Cardiff Business School, radio and television studios in the School of Journalism, Media and Culture, and access to 24-hour modern libraries across campus.
We compete in the world league of humanities research with strengths in all aspects of social and cultural life.
Research and collaboration within each of our 10 Academic Schools directly inform policy and practice and are helping us to understand and shape the future.
Our research focuses on some of the longest-established fields of human academic endeavour, such as history, law and music, providing a continually-updated knowledge base for the professions, asking questions about the development of our societies, and examining pressing contemporary issues.
We are a leading international university, known globally for our research impact and worldwide collaborations.
We have formal links with more than 35 countries including 38 partnerships with China, 16 in the US and 12 with Malaysia. We are committed to sharing our expertise, knowledge and resources to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time.
We have a long history of welcoming students from around the world, and have a thriving international student community of more than 3,500 students from 100 different countries.
We have more than 170,000 alumni in over 170 countries around the world, and our graduates return home as ambassadors for Cardiff, Wales and the UK, playing an important role in strengthening international relations.
Alongside this we are committed to enabling our students to study, work or volunteer abroad during their time with us, exposing them to international opportunities, helping them build cultural awareness and enhancing their employability.
Closer to home, we are a real force for economic development in Wales and the UK. Our Business School alone boosts the Welsh economy by an estimated £78M each year. Our staff are forging close links with the local community and involved in a variety of projects, working with primary and secondary schools, community networks and local authorities.
"As we try to make sense of the rapidly changing world around us – from geo-politics to AI, from climate risks to social cohesion – the insights of the SHAPE subjects (the Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts for People and the Economy) will be vital, as will the joy, enrichment and fulfilment they provide."
