Academic departments and units
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Our faculties and departments deliver inspiring teaching, pioneering research and public engagement across a vibrant mix of disciplines.
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Departments and schools
- Department of Archaeology
- York School of Architecture
- School of Arts and Creative Technologies
- Department of English and Related Literature
- Department of History
- Department of History of Art
- Department of Language and Linguistic Science
- Department of Philosophy
- Norwegian Study Centre
Research centres
- Humanities Research Centre
- Centre for Christianity and Culture
- Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies
- Centre for Medieval Studies
- Centre for Modern Studies
- Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
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Faculty of Sciences
Departments and schools
- Department of Biology
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Environment and Geography
- Department of Health Sciences
- Hull York Medical School
- Department of Mathematics
- School of Physics, Engineering and Technology
- Department of Psychology
Research institutes
- Institute for Safe Autonomy
- Institute of Mental Health Research
- Stockholm Environment Institute
- York Biomedical Research Institute
- York Environmental Sustainability Institute
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Faculty of Social Sciences
Departments and schools
- School for Business and Society
- Department of Economics and Related Studies
- Department of Education
- York Law School
- School of Philosophy, Politics and Economics
- Department of Politics and International Relations
- Department of Sociology
The faculty also host the following research-only departments:
Research centres
- Centre for Applied Human Rights
- ESRC Vulnerability and Policing Futures Centre
- Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre
- NIHR School for Social Care Research
- Centre for Women's Studies
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