Welcome to the Faculty of Development and Society
Welcome to the Faculty of Development and Society With around 12,000 students and 700 staff, the Faculty of Development and Society is the largest in the University.
We carry out teaching, research and knowledge transfer across a range of subject areas, including courses, research and services to business in • architecture • built environment • criminology and community justice • education • English • environment • film, theatre and performance • forensics • geography • history • law • planning, regeneration and housing • psychology • sociology and politics • teacher education.
The faculty brings together academic departments, five internationally renowned research centres and a graduate school.
- Architecture and Planning
- Built Environment
- Education, Childhood and Inclusion
- Teacher Education
- Psychology, Sociology & Politics
- Humanities
- Law, Criminology and Community Justice
- TESOL Centre
Departments
- Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR)
- Centre for Science Education (CSE)
- Centre for Education and Inclusion Research (CEIR)
- Hallam Centre for Community Justice (HCCJ)
- Humanities Research Centre (HRC)
- Graduate School
Research centres and graduate schools
Our innovative approach to learning and teaching makes us an exciting and challenging environment in which to work and study. Many of our courses are developed with and approved by professional bodies, ensuring that they are academically rigorous, up to date and relevant to the workplace.
If you would like any further information please contact fdsenquiries@shu.ac.uk


