The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is a vibrant and diverse academic community, recognised for our excellence in research, teaching and creative practice. Through our 18 departments, thirteen research centres, more than 70 NRF-rated researchers, four SARChI Chairs, and a National Centre for Excellence in Scientometrics and Science Policy, we engage with the pressing social, cultural, political, technological and creative questions of our time. Rooted in Africa and globally connected, our work addresses challenges central to South Africa and the world — from social justice, governance and multilingualism to digital transformation, sustainability and the creative economy. Across the humanities, social sciences, languages and creative arts, we generate new knowledge, foster innovation and help shape a more just and sustainable future.
Contact us:
Phone: +27 21 808-2138
E-mail: [email protected]
Physical address:
Arts and Social Sciences Building, Room 492
Merriman Avenue and Van Ryneveld Street
Undergraduate programmes
We offer 14 Bachelor degree programmes that equip students with the knowledge, skills and versatility to succeed in a rapidly changing world. Our graduates are creative, discerning, highly skilled and sought-after employees who thrive across sectors, from journalism, digital media and policy development, to data analysis, education, and the creative industries.
Postgraduate programmes
Our postgraduate programmes combine rigorous, research-led teaching and supervision across all departments and research centres, facilitated by the FASS Graduate School.
Research and innovation
Our research is strategically positioned to shape global conversations about technology, society and culture. Twelve transdisciplinary research clusters bring together researchers, civil society and industry partners. Our commitment to context-aware, transformative inquiry makes FASS a leader in Africa-centred research with international reach.
Faculty stories
Events
Department of Journalism leaves its mark on historic first African ICA Conference
A strong Stellenbosch University (SU) Department of Journalism presence helped shape the first-ever African edition of the International Communication...
Opinion and features
Youth Day: Young people's voices must be heard
South Africans celebrated Youth Day on 16 June. In opinion pieces for the media, staff and students at Stellenbosch University emphasised why it is important to...
Opinion and features
Key continental issues highlighted on Africa Day
Building Africa’s future, Ubuntu and liberal democracy, the lives of migrant African women in South Africa, and the internationalisation of African higher...
Media release
President Ramaphosa honours SU academics for global contributions to healing and science
Two of Stellenbosch University’s (SU) leading academics have been recognised with some of South Africa’s highest national honours. President Cyril Ramaphosa...
Institutional news
Public Squares bring spaces between academic disciplines to life
Stellenbosch University (SU) has set itself an ambitious goal: to be “Africa’s leading research-intensive university, globally recognised as excellent...
Media release
Press Freedom celebration calls for moment of reflection
Maintaining audience trust and building relationships are key to the continued resilience of journalism in the face of sustained threats.
This was one of the...