The faculty of Social Science aims to be a centre of academic excellence so as to meet the challenges of the 21st century. The faculty's undergraduate progamme has been carefully designed to provide an integrated curriculum for moulding students not only into well-balanced and socially conscious individuals, but also in providing them with practical skills. Part of this goal is accomplished by linking the faculty with local communities, non - govermental organisations (NGOs) and public and private sector through our industrial placement programme at the undergraduate level. In addition, our long-term goal is to make the faculty known for its research excellence in Borneo.

Faculty research has been streamlined and incorporated into the curriculum in order to support staff teaching and students' learning activities.

Multi-Disciplinary Approach

The academic programmes of the Faculty of Social Sciences are multi-disciplinary in approach so as to import knowledge related to various perspectives within social sciences. An integrated approach is necessary to provide students with a conceptual framework for development planning and the management of dynamic change and growth, particularly in the context of Malaysia's rapid industrialisation.

Every academic programme is also applied in nature. Graduates of the Faculty of Social Sciences are thus exposed to both theoretical and practical skills so as to enable them to be more competitive when entering the job market.