English is a humanities. Let me break it down, since a lot of people seem to be confused by this.
Humanities= English, Philosophy, Humanities, Communications/Speech (this depends on school), History. Also, Sometime theater, drama, and art goes in here, but not always.
Social Science= Psychology, Political Science, Sociology, and Anthropology.
Of course these could be different at different schools, and feel free to add to it.