Our departments

Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies

One of the foremost academic institutions in the UK offering research and taught degree programmes in a wide range of areas within the field of Arab, Middle Eastern, and Islamic Studies.

Archaeology and History

The Archaeology and History Department offers an exciting and diverse range of courses, covering both ancient and modern history, and world archaeology.

Classics, Ancient History, Religion & Theology

Our expertise spans a wide chronological, geographical and methodological range and is noted for its interdisciplinary approaches.

Communications, Drama, Film

Our three subject areas offer exciting and innovative approaches to creative learning, with teaching that grows out of our wide-ranging research interests.

English and Creative Writing

Exeter is a UNESCO City of Literature and we are proud of the history of the Southwest’s literary culture that informs our research and our teaching.

Humanities and Social Sciences, Cornwall

Humanities and Social Sciences, Cornwall (HaSS Cornwall) is an exciting new interdisciplinary endeavour that interweaves insights from the disciplines of History, Law, Politics, Modern Languages and Literature.

Languages, Cultures and Visual Studies

We are a vibrant, student-centred, and friendly department, incorporating a variety of languages and diverse cultures, including seven global languages, a distinct Language Centre, and Art History and Visual Culture.

Law School

We’re an ambitious and dynamic Law School with a teaching heritage stretching back 100 years. We offer a challenging and extremely rewarding education in law at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels with unrivalled opportunities to study abroad as well as a host of extra-curricular activities.

School of Education

We are committed to developing excellent educators who transform lives for the better. We achieve this through excellent teaching and research within a scholarly, diverse, creative and safe environment.

Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology

We are a dynamic and highly productive team who offer intellectually stimulating teaching and a well-established research culture. We are ranked as top 10 for Politics and Philosophy, and top 15 for Sociology and Anthropology in The Times Good University Guide 2024.

University Research Institutes and Centres

Our Institutes and Centres are at the heart of our research, spanning our academic faculties to bring researchers together from across the university who are working with private or public sector organisations to solve the world's greatest challenges.