Fakultas Sastra Unand

The desire to establish the Faculty of Arts and Social sciences have existed since the Institution Andalas University on September 13, 1956. Preparations for establishing the faculty is increasingly exploited by including it into the Ten Year Development Master Plan period from 1980 to 1989. After that through cooperation with the social science foundation of Jakarta and the Volkswagen Stiftung, West Germany, Andalas University hosted a workshop preparations for opening the faculty. On the recommendation of the workshop proposed the opening of Andalas University Faculty of Cultural Affairs to the Department Pendiidkan and Culture.

On March 7, 1980, with the approval of the Directorate General of Higher Education, the Rector of Andalas University preparatory committee formed by SK. No. 775/PT.19.0/F.1980, consisting of Dr. Muchtar Naim, Drs. Amir Hakim Usman (now Prod. Dr. Amir Hakim Usman), Drs. Edwar, Sofyan Talib, SH, and Drs. Tamsin Medan (Alm). The committee revised the desert on September 19, 1980 with SK. No. 3198/PT.) / F.1980, with lift Dr. Muchtar Naim as its chairman. The Team is equipped with the Advisory Team, Team Academic Facilities preparation, team preparation and faculty development, and Tim Lecturer Preparation and Development, and Team Preparation and Administration of Physical Facilities. Furthermore, the Committee is equipped with the Task Force formed to prepare the curriculum areas of study each department, namely the field of study of Literature, History of Social Sciences.

With Certificate of Presidential Decree No. 39 of 1982, has officially opened the Faculty of Letters, University of Andalas, In July 1982, the Faculty of Letters has started receiving the first batch of students, for academic year 1982/1983. Lectures first batch commenced in August 1982.

Then, in December 1983, the Minister of Education and Culture issued a decree. No. 0538/O/1983, dated December 8, 1983, which established majors in the Faculty of Arts are:

1. Indonesian Literature.
2. English Literature
3. History
4. Sociology.

Then expand again until now to 4 majors 5 programs of study are:

1. Department of English Literature
2. Department of Indonesian Literature
3. History Department
4. Department of Regional Literature
5. Department of Japanese Literature