Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Introduction
Dean of Faculty: Professor George Talbot
Associate Dean: Dr Lynnette Turner – Academic Quality and Student Experience
The Faculty of Arts & Sciences provides a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes based in eight academic departments. Most degree programmes are based wholly in one Department, but some programmes (for example Joint Honours Programmes) may be taught across two Departments.
The Faculty has 150 full time academic staff and around 3,750 students.
The Faculty Office is located on the first floor of the Learning and Innovation Centre (LINC), where the Dean, the Associate Deans and the following professional administrators are based:
Faculty Administration Manager
Faculty Assistant Registrar
Faculty Partnerships Officer
Faculty Quality Officer
Faculty Finance and Planning Officer
In addition, the following Faculty staff are based on the ground floor of the Student Information Centre (SIC):
Faculty Tracking Officer
Faculty Work Placement Officer
All Departments in the Faculty are actively engaged in advanced scholarship and research and many are involved in professional activities and relevant professional practice.
Edge Hill University Business School
Director: John Vaughan
Based in the Business School building, the Business School offers the following undergraduate degrees:
BSc Accountancy
BSc Business and Management (with pathways in Marketing, Human Resource Management, Accounting, International Business and Leisure and Tourism)
BSc Marketing
BSc Marketing with Public Relations
BSc Marketing with Advertising
BSc Computing (with pathways in Information Systems, Systems and Software, Control and Embedded Systems)
BSc Information Technology Management for Business
BSc Web Systems Development
The Business School also offers the following postgraduate and professional provision:
MSc Management Development
MSc Computing Information Systems
MSc Information Security and Information Technology Management
MSc Web Development
MA International Management
MA Marketing Communications
MBA
English & History
Head of Department: Professor Michael Bradshaw
The Department of English & History is located on the ground floor corridor of Clough and Stanley Halls in the main building, and is responsible for the following undergraduate provision:
BA Creative Writing
BA English
BA English Language
BA English Literature
BA Film Studies
BA Film Studies with Film Production
BA History
BA English and Chinese Studies
The Department is also responsible for the following taught postgraduate courses:
MA Creative Writing
MA English
MA History and Culture
MA Popular Culture (from 2012)
The Department has a strong research profile and has a growing community of PhD students, as well as a new Masters by Research route in all its major subject areas (from 2012).
Law & Criminology
Head of Department: Franco Rizzuto
This Department is based in the Business School building. It is responsible for the following degrees:
LLB (qualifying Law degree)
LLB Law with Criminology
LLB Law with Management
BA Criminology
BA Criminology and Criminal Justice
BA Criminology and Criminal Justice (Youth Justice)
BA Criminology with Law
LLM International Sports Regulation
BA Childhood and Youth Studies
BA Sociology
BA Early Childhood Studies
BA Social Work (GSCC accredited)
PGCert Social Science Research Methods
MA Youth and Community Work
The Department includes many active researchers in criminology and law and sociology, and has a growing reputation for its work both nationally and on the international stage.
Media
Head of Department: Carol Poole
The Department of Media, located in the CMIST building, offers the following undergraduate provision:
BA Animation
BA Film and Television Production
BA Television Production Management
BA Public Relations
BA Advertising
BA Media, Film and Television
BA Media, Music and Sound
The CMIST building offers a large number of Apple Mac computers to support professional Media provision, and houses a wide variety of other specialist facilities and equipment.
Natural, Geographical and Applied Sciences (NGAS)
Head of Department: Dr Nigel Richardson
The Department of NGAS operates from the Geography block and the Natural and Applied Sciences (NAS) Building and offers the following undergraduate provision:
BSc Biology
BSc Environmental Science
BA Geography
BA Human Geography
BSc Physical Geography
BSc Physical Geography and Geology
Specialist laboratory facilities supporting Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Physical Geography, Environmental Science, Geological Science and Geographical Information Systems are provided. The Department is active in research in the geographical and environmental sciences, ecology and genetics and currently offers an MSc in Conservation Management.
Performing Arts
Head of Department: Phil Christopher
The Department is based in the Performing Arts building, and is responsible for the following undergraduate provision:
BA Dance (with pathways in Design, Music & Sound and Aerial Performance)
BA Dance and Drama (with pathways in Design, Music & Sound and Aerial Performance)
BA Dance and Drama with Physical Theatres
BA Drama (with pathways in Design, Music & Sound and Aerial Performance)
BA Visual Theatre
BA Design for Performance
BA Music and Sound with Drama
BA Performance and Health
MA Making Performance
The Department has a variety of specialist facilities with a wide range of rehearsal and studio space and makes active use of the Rose Theatre.
Psychology
Head of Department: Dr Lynnette Turner (Acting)
The Department is based in the Social and Psychological Sciences building and offers a wide range of undergraduate provision in the following areas:
BSc Psychology
BSc Educational Psychology
BSc Health Psychology
BSc Sport and Exercise Psychology
Many staff in the Department are highly research active and collaborate widely with colleagues within and beyond the University. Specialist laboratory facilities are available for students studying Psychology.
Sport and Physical Activity
Head of Department: Dr Evelyn Carnegie
The Department is based in the Wilson Centre and is responsible for the following undergraduate provision:
BSc Sport & Exercise Science
BSc Coach Education
BSc Sports Therapy
BA Sports Studies
BA Sport Development
BA Physical Education and School Sport
FdSc Sports Coaching (at Manchester College)
The Wilson Centre and the adjacent Sporting Edge offer a wide range of high quality specialist laboratory and sport facilities. The Department also offers an MSc in Football Rehabilitation.
Centre for Local Policy Studies
Head of Department: Stuart Speeden
The Department is based in John Dalton and is responsible for the following postgraduate provision:
MA Voluntary and Third Sector Management
MA Equality and Diversity Management
Masters in Public Administration
