About the faculty

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The Faculty of Humanities covers a wide range of disciplines and degree programs that fall under the umbrella of the humanities.

The focal point of many of the humanities is the human dimension in development and innovation, social relations and politics, language and communication, history and culture, art and aesthetics, and modern media and technologies.

The humanities come into play when we examine everything from cultural heritage and cultural conflict, religiosity and cultural differences, images of friends and enemies, views on freedom and social cohesion, ethics and animal welfare, to the mistakes and lessons of history, political spin, and the role of the media in a globalised world.

Humanities programmes equip students with skills through language learning and text interpretation, history and cultural studies, IT practice, and artistic training. At the same time, students learn to think critically, evaluate the validity of claims, and formulate simple and clear answers to complex questions.

Humanities skills

The job market demands the strategic skills of humanities graduates in language and cultural understanding when companies need to operate in the global marketplace and engage with cultures both near and far.

Insight into the human dimension is essential when formulating future-proof solutions to technological challenges. The communicative skills of humanities graduates are highly valued when pressing issues such as health, climate, and the environment are on the agenda. The Faculty of Humanities has approximately 7,500 students, 600 researchers and instructors and 100 PhD students, 

The faculty consists of six departments with six academic boards, which together offer nearly 80 programmes at the bachelor’s and master’s levels, as well as a large number of elective programs. The programmes cover approximately 40 languages and 30 disciplines with a focus on history, culture, aesthetics, media, cognition, and communication. The faculty is constantly working to develop new interdisciplinary programmes and research initiatives that take into account the changing needs of society and the students.

The main campus is on Karen Blixens Plads in the northern part of the Örestad on Amager in Copenhagen. The campus is a 2-minute walk from the metro station Islands Brygge.