Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
The faculty is comprised of nine departments, all of which undertake fundamental discovery research, as well as applied activity and skills development and reflect areas of economic, social and cultural importance. The faculty hosts the University Societies and Cultures Institute (SCI) and the Faculty Institute for Arab and Islamic Studies (IAIS), which are key structures for further promoting interdisciplinarity within the faculty and across others.
For more information on the subject areas available within Humanities please visit the website https://www.exeter.ac.uk/departments/hass/
Application deadline midday Thursday 3 December 2026
Research Projects
The Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, strongly encourage and welcome you to Develop and submit your own research proposal (see details in the 'How to Apply' section).
To apply for a China Scholarship Council - University of Exeter Studentship within the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences you must contact a prospective academic supervisor who would be willing to supervise your project. Please see the How to apply section for further details.
The online application form for each department can be found below.
- Arab and Islamic Studies - Apply Here
- Archaeology and History - Apply Here
- Classics, Ancient History, Religion and Theology - Apply Here
- Communications, Drama and Film - Apply Here
- English and Creative Writing - Apply Here
- Humanities and Social Sciences, Cornwall - Apply Here
- Languages, Cultures and Visual Studies - Apply Here
- School of Education - Apply Here
- Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology - Apply Here