# Academic departments and units

**Source**: https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/academic/
**Parent**: https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/

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](https://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/)
- [York School of Architecture](https://www.york.ac.uk/architecture/)
- [School of Arts and Creative Technologies](https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/)
- [Department of English and Related Literature](https://www.york.ac.uk/english/)
- [Department of History](https://www.york.ac.uk/history/)
- [Department of History of Art](https://www.york.ac.uk/history-of-art/)
- [Department of Language and Linguistic Science](https://www.york.ac.uk/language-linguistic-science/)
- [Department of Philosophy](https://www.york.ac.uk/philosophy/)
- [Norwegian Study Centre](https://www.york.ac.uk/nsc/)

### Research centres

- [Humanities Research Centre](https://www.york.ac.uk/hrc/)
- [Centre for Christianity and Culture](https://www.christianityandculture.org.uk/)
- [Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies](https://www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-century-studies/)
- [Centre for Medieval Studies](https://www.york.ac.uk/medieval-studies/)
- [Centre for Modern Studies](https://www.york.ac.uk/modernstudies/)
- [Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies](https://www.york.ac.uk/crems/)

[Learn more about the Faculty of Arts and Humanities](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/arts-humanities/)

## Faculty of Sciences

### Departments and schools

- [Department of Biology](https://www.york.ac.uk/biology/)
- [Department of Chemistry](https://www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/)
- [Department of Computer Science](https://www.york.ac.uk/computer-science/)
- [Department of Environment and Geography](https://www.york.ac.uk/environment-geography/)
- [Department of Health Sciences](https://www.york.ac.uk/healthsciences/)
- [Hull York Medical School](https://www.hyms.ac.uk/)
- [Department of Mathematics](https://www.york.ac.uk/maths/)
- [School of Physics, Engineering and Technology](https://www.york.ac.uk/physics-engineering-technology/)
- [Department of Psychology](https://www.york.ac.uk/psychology/)

### Research institutes

- [Institute for Safe Autonomy](https://www.york.ac.uk/safe-autonomy/)
- [Institute of Mental Health Research](https://www.york.ac.uk/institute-of-mental-health-research/)
- [Stockholm Environment Institute](https://www.york.ac.uk/sei/)
- [York Biomedical Research Institute](https://www.york.ac.uk/biomedical-research-institute/)
- [York Environmental Sustainability Institute](https://www.york.ac.uk/yesi/)

[Learn more about the Faculty of Sciences](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/sciences/)

## Faculty of Social Sciences

### Departments and schools

- [School for Business and Society](https://www.york.ac.uk/business-society/)
- [Department of Economics and Related Studies](https://www.york.ac.uk/economics/)
- [Department of Education](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/)
- [York Law School](https://www.york.ac.uk/law/)
- [School of Philosophy, Politics and Economics](https://www.york.ac.uk/olddepartmentwebsitearchive/ppe-old/)
- [Department of Politics and International Relations](https://www.york.ac.uk/olddepartmentwebsitearchive/politics-old/)
- [Department of Sociology](https://www.york.ac.uk/sociology/)

The faculty also host the following research-only departments:

- [Centre for Health Economics](https://www.york.ac.uk/che/)
- [Centre for Reviews and Dissemination](https://www.york.ac.uk/crd/)

### Research centres

- [Centre for Applied Human Rights](https://www.york.ac.uk/cahr/)
- [ESRC Vulnerability and Policing Futures Centre](https://www.york.ac.uk/business-society/research/vulnerability-policing-futures-research-centre/)
- [Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre](https://www.york.ac.uk/igdc/)
- [NIHR School for Social Care Research](https://www.york.ac.uk/business-society/research/sscr/)
- [Centre for Women's Studies](https://www.york.ac.uk/womens-studies/)

[Learn more about the Faculty of Social Sciences](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/social-sciences/)

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