Humanities
Studying human culture and experience through a range of subjects will help you develop valuable skills.
Our humanities courses provide an opportunity to learn about identity, the world around us, how society works and how people interact with each other.
Our expert lecturers and researchers will stimulate your curiosity, expand your thinking and help you develop critical thinking, debate and investigate, problem solve and communicate - all transferrable skills highly valued by employers across a range of sectors including social services, education, heritage, politics and the media.
Humanities relate to the study of human culture and provide an opportunity to learn about identity, the world around us, how society works and how people interact with each other.
In social sciences programmes, you'll cover a range of subjects from sociology and psychology to history and English, depending on the level. This provides an ideal route into social services, social care, police and voluntary organisations.
Our history and literature programmes provide career pathways into careers such as teaching, education and research, publishing, the heritage sector, media, marketing and PR and politics.
Courses
- Social Science NC | SCQF Level 6 - Full-time, Part-time
- Social Sciences HNC | SCQF Level 7 - Full-time, Part-time
- Social Sciences HND | SCQF Level 8 - Full-time, Part-time
- Literature BA (Hons) | SCQF Level 7-10 - Full-time, Part-time
- Literature & Creative Writing BA (Hons) | SCQF Level 7-10 - Full-time, Part-time
- History BA (Hons) | SCQF Level 7-10 - Full-time, Part-time
- Archaeology BA (Hons) | SCQF Level 7-10 - Full-time, Part-time
- Culture and Heritage BA (Hons) | SCQF Level 7-10 - Full-time, Part-time
- Philosophy, Politics & Economics BA (Hons) | SCQF Level 7-10 - Full-time, Part-time
- Creative Writing in the Highlands BA (Hons) | SCQF Level 7-10 - Full-time, Part-time
- Philosophy BA (Hons) | SCQF Level 7-10 - Full-time, Part-time
- Politics BA (Hons) | SCQF Level 7-10 - Full-time, Part-time
- Criminology BA (Hons) | SCQF Level 7-10 - Full-time, Part-time
- Social Sciences BA (Hons) | SCQF Level 8-10 - Full-time, Part-time
UHI celebrates outstanding student satisfaction in 2025 National Student Survey
UHI Inverness Graduation: Special tribute played by ceremony piper for mother and daughter graduating together
Emily Gray, BA (Hons) Literature
BA (Hons) Literature graduate Emily Gray (35) from Strathpeffer, who is visually impaired, navigated being a student at UHI Inverness with determination, humour, and her guide dog April by her side.
Walking through the campus canteen with my guide dog to reach the lecture theatre could be fun as she was always on the lookout for food” said Emily.
As a visually impaired student, I found all the staff helpful and inclusive. Any modifications I needed were catered for.
The library staff were invaluable in finding texts and articles in an accessible format for me, and I would have struggled immensely with the referencing system and proofreading without the input from my learning support point of contact, Heather. My experiences as a visually impaired student were overall positive.
The lecturers were engaging and conveyed a real passion for literature, which added to my enjoyment of the modules I studied. I have always been a voracious reader, and was, at times, taken out of my comfort zone in terms of genres, and ‘forced’ me to read texts I would never have discovered otherwise.”
Emily spends four hours a week volunteering as a DJ for a community radio station. She has grown her listeners and says it would be fantastic to make a career in radio one day.
