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Vancouver Island University Social Sciences

A page for the community of Social Sciences graduates, students, staff and faculty at Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC, Canada.

Welcome to the Faculty of Social Sciences whose main offering, with the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, is the Bachelor of Arts degree. We pride ourselves on our commitment to student engagement in our wide range of approaches: empirical and theoretical, disciplinary and interdisciplinary, historical and contemporary. Our departments and majors programs include Anthropology, Criminology, Geography

, Global Studies, Liberal Studies, Philosophy and Religious Studies, Political Studies, Psychology and Sociology. We also offer an Addictions Certificate, a Diploma in Criminology, an Advanced Diploma in Geographic Information Systems, a Master of Geographic Information Systems Applications, and Master of Community Planning. If you think it’s important to think critically about our lives as human beings, our social and political practices and our place in the universe, you will find a welcoming home in the Faculty of Social Sciences. Elizabeth Brimacombe, Dean

03/12/2026

03/03/2026

The VIU Philosophy Club is pleased to host First conference on Greco-Roman and Lyric Philosophy at VIU.

Our keynote speaker is Dr. Jan Zwicky, author of Lyric Philosophy. Her work has significantly shaped contemporary discussions of philosophy as a poetic and perceptual practice. An introduction to Lyric Philosophy by Dr. Warren Heiti (VIU) can be found here: https://philpapers.org/rec/HEIIWI

Dr. Zwicky is the author of more than twenty books of poetry and prose, including Forge, Songs for Relinquishing the Earth, and Wisdom & Metaphor. As both poet and philosopher, her work frequently explores music, the natural world, and ecological thought.

This event is open to all, and we warmly welcome your attendance.

01/30/2026

Climate, Power, and Responsibility: A Community Conversation

An upcoming free public event co-hosted by Vancouver Island University and the Vancouver Island Regional Library.

WHAT: Philosophy Café featuring Finn Meyer Cook
WHERE: VIRL Harbourfront Branch, 90 Commercial St, Nanaimo, V9R 5G4
WHEN: Wednesday, 4 February, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
PRICE: Free

01/27/2026

Students, check out these new workshops.

01/16/2026

CIC - VI Speaker Event
Date: January 22, 2026
Time: 12 - 2 PM
Location: Yates Memorial, 1000 Allsbrook Rd Parksville
Free for VIU Students
Overturning History in Nanaimo: The White and Bob Case
Speaker: Robin Fisher - Lieutenant Governor's Medal Recipient for History Writing

10/24/2025

Summer course of interest

10/14/2025

VIU Political Studies students win
School Team Challenge Award
CIBC Run for the Cure
October 5, 2025

Vancouver Island University Political Studies students who participated in the CIBC Run for the Cure on October 5th won the School Team Challenge Award in recognition of their exceptional fundraising efforts.

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Monday	8am - 3pm
Tuesday	8am - 3pm
Wednesday	8am - 3pm
Thursday	8am - 3pm
Friday	8am - 3pm

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+12507406393

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https://www.viu.ca/socialsciences/

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