Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
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The Division of Humanities and Social Sciences at the California Institute of Technology is an academic unit that conducts research and offers instruction in fields such as history, philosophy, economics, political science, and related disciplines, integrating them into Caltech’s science- and engineering-focused environment.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic division
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academic unit → |
| academicFocus |
liberal arts education for science and engineering students
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| affiliation |
Caltech faculty
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| campus |
Caltech campus
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| country |
United States
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| emphasis |
integration of humanities with science and engineering
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interdisciplinary research → quantitative approaches to social science → |
| fieldOfWork |
cognitive science
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economic history → economics → history → history of science → humanities → law and economics → literature → philosophy → philosophy of science → political science → social sciences → |
| hasWebsite |
https://www.hss.caltech.edu/
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| hostInstitution |
Caltech Social Science Experimental Laboratory (SSEL)
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Caltech’s Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| locatedIn |
Pasadena, California
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| mission |
to conduct research in the humanities and social sciences
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to integrate humanities and social sciences into Caltech’s science and engineering environment → to provide instruction in the humanities and social sciences → |
| offersProgramType |
PhD programs
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graduate instruction → undergraduate instruction → undergraduate minors → undergraduate options (majors) → |
| parentOrganization |
California Institute of Technology
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| partOf |
California Institute of Technology
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| researchActivity |
empirical social science research
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historical scholarship → philosophical inquiry → theoretical social science research → |
| roleAtInstitution |
provides core humanities and social science curriculum for Caltech undergraduates
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| shortName |
HSS
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| teachesDiscipline |
English literature
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economics → history → history of science → philosophy → political science → |
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California Institute of Technology
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hasAcademicDivision |