Illustration - ISH Communication Department
Graduation ceremony
The Institut Sociétés et Humanités celebrates the success of its Licence, Licence Professionnelle and Master's Class of 2025 at an…19.02.2026
Humanities at the heart of success
The ISH brings together UPHF's humanities and social sciences training, divided into 4 academic units.
The Societies and Humanities Institute
Humanities and social sciences at the heart of your success!
The ISH has nearly 70 courses, from DEUST to Master, covering almost all the disciplines specific to the Humanities conceived in a broad sense . Many of these courses, for some from the 2nd year of study, are alternating and thus offer students an apprentice status - nearly 500 each year -, opening the way to the professional world.
In our masters programs, research is also encouraged through mobility grants and the awarding of several scholarships, at the Master 2 level, for the development of UPHF's scientific axes.
Four academic units
A rich and varied range of training
.The Institute of Societies and Humanities (ISH) is composed of four academic units:
Law, Public Administration
Economics, History, Geography, Societies
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The IAE Valenciennes
Letters, Languages, Arts
The ISH today has nearly 5300 students spread over 3 campuses.
Student Portraits
Students talk about their training courses!
Discover a series of portraits of students from the Institute of Societies and Humanities who talk about their career paths, their experiences, the specificities of their training courses, talk about the teaching, their professional future prospects and life on campus.
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