The Division of Social Science seeks to innovate and excel in creating and passing on social science knowledge, with the goal of enriching our understanding of human society and relationships and improving people’s lives. FAS Social Science engages and powerfully responds to the challenges and opportunities of our times, including social injustice, inequality, threats to democratic institutions, global warming, and more. To learn more about academics in the Division of Social Science, including undergraduate and graduate programs and research initiatives, visit the Division of Social Science website.
- African & African-American Studies
- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Economics
- Government
- History
- History of Science
- Psychology
- Social Studies
- Sociology
- Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies
- Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
- Institute for Quantitative Social Science
- Center for Geographic Analysis
- Harvard-MIT Data Center
- Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
- Harvard Academy for International & Area Studies
- Program on US-Japan Relations
- Asia Center
- Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute
- Harvard China Fund
- Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies
- Edwin O. Reischauer Institute for Japanese Studies
- Korea Institute
- Davis Center for Russian & Eurasian Studies
- Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
- Center for Middle Eastern Studies
- Center for African Studies
- Hutchins Center for African & African-American Research
- Center for American Political Studies
- Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History
- David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
- Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics
- Opportunity Insights