Happening at School of Humanities and Social Sciences
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Our Departments
The School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Shiv Nadar University has a distinctive identity with seven diverse departments which are unified by the common themes of sustainability, data, and the local context.
Department of Sociology
The Department of Sociology is committed to fostering critical awareness and a nuanced understanding of contemporary society. We encourage our students to think deeply about what it means to inhabit the world with others, and how these relations affect our selves.
Department of Design
Department of Design nurtures creative minds into outstanding design leaders with a passion for creating a difference in society. It is grounded in the philosophy of liberal education and intends to offer programs that provide students with holistic transdisciplinary education along with specialization in their specific areas of interest.
Department of Art, Media, and Performance
The Department of Art, Media and Performance (AMP) offers a wide array of innovative interdisciplinary programs fostering a critical and rigorous approach to contemporary art, media, dance, and research.
Department of Economics
The department offers excellent training in Economics which is comparable to internationally acclaimed programs, and students are encouraged to be creative, analytical, and logical thinkers. This way of thinking enables them to offer innovative solutions to the problems they face in their surroundings.
Department of English
As a department, we combine intellectual rigor with continuous innovation inside and outside the classroom. To that end, we offer a wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses. Our excellent student-teacher ratio enables us to particularly pay close attention to how our students write—to help them approach both academic and creative writing with critical rigor and imaginative reach, and to address specialist as well as general audiences effectively.
Department of History and Archaeology
We impart rigorous training in the methods and theoretical approaches in both history and archaeology from the undergraduate level and encourage students to think and write creatively. We feel the real challenge in teaching archaeology and history is to introduce students to the past in its totality, since both disciplines are concerned with vast sweeps of time and space.
Department of International Studies and Governance Studies
The department combines a strong interest in bringing world historical developments in conversation with international relations theorizing. While conscious of developments in the Anglo-American mainstream, the department is inclined to pursue genuinely wide-ranging empirical and theoretically anchored accounts of international politics across diverse issue areas – development, security, and the environment.
Department of Rural Management
Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence launched a 2-year MA in Rural Management program in September 2023. This is a one-of-a-kind multidisciplinary program, the likes of which do not exist anywhere else in the country. We are pleased to announce that after 2 very successful batches of 40 and 44 students for 2023-25 and 2024-26, respectively, the program for 2025-27 will commence in August 2025
Research Activity
Designing Android Smartphone Interface for People with Hand Tremors
Hand tremor is the unintentional, rhythmic movements of the hand that can occur at rest or during directed actions. It may occur because of various reasons such as neurological disorders...
Redesign of the Traditional Handloom
The project is being undertaken with the support and funding of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Government of India. The total fund allocated for this project is Rs....
Design and Development of a Safety Device for Women in the Indian Transport Service System
Women from low socio-economic backgrounds in India have limited job prospects. These women have taken up traditional jobs as domestic workers and caregivers. Occupational segregation based on...
Research Labs
- 3D Modeling and Fabrication Studio
- Master of Design Studio and
- 3D Printing Studio
Partnerships
Academic Partnerships
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Industry Partnerships
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