SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Transforming Society

Equipping individuals and communities with perspectives and skills for local, national, and global transformation, in the Jesuit tradition of excellence, service, and the promotion of justice

Body

The Ateneo School of Social Sciences is the largest of the five Loyola Schools in terms of student population, faculty members, and the number of academic departments, academic programs, and research/outreach centers. 

Its student body constitutes about a third of the total undergraduate student population, and almost half of the total graduate student population of the university.
It has six academic departments, six academic programs, and eight centers with 30 graduate programs, 15 undergraduate programs, 14 minor programs, and several extramural Asian language courses. Delivering these undergraduate and graduate programs and courses are 122 full-time and 219 part-time faculty members. Seven out of ten full-time faculty members and one in every four part-time faculty members are PhD-degree holders. Moreover, one in five ranked faculty members are Full Professors or Professor Emeriti.

SOSS News & Features

Departments & Programs

Social Science Building
Chinese Studies
Magisterial Lecture taping at Hyundai Hall, Arete
Communication
LS classroom
Development Studies
Migratory egret on campus
Japanese Studies
Path between RL and SOH
Korean Studies
University Road
Political Science
Loyola Heights campus in the morning, December 2021
Sociology and Anthropology

Events

Workshop / Seminar / Short Course

Jaime V. Ongpin Journalism Seminar 2023

Thu, 19 Oct 2023

SGV Hall, 3/F AIM Conference Center Benavidez cor. Trasierra Streets, Legaspi Village, Makati City

Jaime V. Ongpin Journalism Seminar 2023 9:30 AM, October 19...

Mass

October Medal and Eucharistic Celebration

Tue, 03 Oct 2023

Church of the Gesù, Ateneo de Manila University

In our school, everyone gets a medal… Every October, members...

Mass

Together: A Prayer Vigil at the Church of the Gesù

Sat, 30 Sep 2023

Church of the Gesù, Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Heights campus

We invite the Ateneo community to participate in an hour...

Mass

October Medal and Eucharistic Celebration

Tue, 03 Oct 2023

Church of the Gesù, Ateneo de Manila University

In our school, everyone gets a medal… Every October, members...

Mass

Together: A Prayer Vigil at the Church of the Gesù

Sat, 30 Sep 2023

Church of the Gesù, Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Heights campus

We invite the Ateneo community to participate in an hour...

Exhibit

Summer Field School for Southeast Asian Studies Destination: Surbaya, Indonesia - A Multimedia Exhibit

Wed, 27 Sep 2023

Art spaces at Ricardo and Dr. Rosita Leong Hall

The Ateneo Initiative for Southeast Asian Studies and the Ricardo...

Workshop / Seminar / Short Course

The Role of India’s Wholesale Electricity Market

Wed, 27 Sep 2023

Online

Louis Preonas, an energy and environmental economist, explores the persistent...

Fair / Festival

Mooncake Sale

Tue, 26 Sep 2023

Faber Hall, Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Heights campus

Share the Moon, Share the Moment! Let's celebrate the Mid-Autumn...

Fair / Festival

Celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival with Regional Chinese Food

Tue, 26 Sep 2023

Faber Hall, Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Heights campus

Celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival with Regional Chinese Food ABSTRACT: Food is...