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Accounting BSc Accounting and Finance BAEcon Accounting with Industrial/Professional Experience BSc American Studies BA Ancient History BA Ancient History and Archaeology BA Ancient History and History BA Archaeology BA Archaeology and Anthropology BA Architecture BA Architecture with Foundation Year BA Art History and English Literature BA Art History and History BA Art History and Modern Languages BA Business Accounting with Industrial/Professional Experience BSc Classical Studies BA Classics BA Comparative Religion and Social Anthropology BA Criminology BA Criminology and Data Analytics BASS Criminology with International Study BA Cultural, Creative and Media Industries BA Data Science and Economics BAEcon Digital Media, Culture and Society BA Drama BA Drama and English Literature BA Drama and Film Studies BA East Asian Studies BA East Asian Studies with International Study BA Economics BAEcon Economics BSc Economics and Finance BAEcon Economics and Philosophy BAEcon Economics and Politics BAEcon Economics and Sociology BAEcon Education BSc Education, Leadership and Culture BA English Language BA English Language and English Literature BA English Literature BA English Literature and American Studies BA English Literature and History BA English Literature and Modern Languages BA English Literature with Creative Writing BA Environmental Management BSc Environmental Management with Professional Placement BSc Film Studies and East Asian Studies BA Film Studies and English Language BA Film Studies and English Literature BA Film Studies and History BA Film Studies and History of Art BA Film Studies and Modern Languages BA Finance BAEcon Geography BA Geography BSc Geography with International Study BA Geography with International Study BSc Geography with Professional Placement BA Geography with Professional Placement BSc Global Development BSc Global Development with International Study BSc History BA History and American Studies BA History and Modern Languages BA History and Sociology BA History of Art BA Information Technology Management for Business BSc Information Technology Management for Business with Industrial Experience BSc International Business, Finance and Economics BSc International Business, Finance and Economics with Industrial/Professional Experience BSc International Disaster Management & Humanitarian Response BSc International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response and Modern Languages BSc International Management BSc Law LLB Law with Criminology LLB Law with International Study LLB Law with Politics LLB Liberal Arts BA Liberal Arts with International Study BA Linguistics BA Linguistics and Modern Languages BA Linguistics and Sociology BA Management BSc Management (Accounting & Finance) with Industrial/Professional Experience BSc Management (Accounting and Finance) BSc Management (Human Resources) BSc Management (Human Resources) with Industrial/Professional Experience BSc Management (Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship) BSc Management (Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship) with Industrial / Professional Experience BSc Management (International Business Economics) BSc Management (International Business Economics) with Industrial/Professional Experience BSc Management (Marketing) BSc Management (Marketing) with Industrial/Professional Experience BSc Management with Industrial/Professional Experience BSc Master of Planning with Real Estate MPRE Middle Eastern Studies BA Modern History with Economics BA Modern Languages BA Modern Languages and Business and Management BA Music MusB Philosophy BA Philosophy and Criminology BASS Philosophy and Politics BASS Philosophy and Religion BA Planning MPlan Planning and Real Estate BSc Planning and Real Estate with Professional Placement BSc Planning and Real Estate with Professional Placement MPRE Planning with Professional Placement MPlan Politics, Philosophy and Economics BA Politics and Criminology BASS Politics and Data Analytics BASS Politics and International Relations BSocSc Politics and Modern History BA Politics and Modern Languages BA Politics and Social Anthropology BASS Politics and Sociology BASS Psychology of Education BSc Religions, Theology and Ethics BA Social Anthropology BSocSc Social Anthropology and Criminology BASS Social Anthropology and Data Analytics BASS Social Anthropology and Philosophy BASS Social Anthropology and Sociology BASS Sociology BSocSc Sociology and Criminology BASS Sociology and Data Analytics BASS Sociology and Modern Languages BA Sociology and Philosophy BASS
Accounting BSc Accounting and Finance BAEcon Accounting with Industrial/Professional Experience BSc American Studies BA American Studies BA Ancient History BA Ancient History and Archaeology BA Ancient History and History BA Arabic and French BA Arabic and Spanish BA Arabic Studies BA Archaeology BA Archaeology and Anthropology BA Architecture BA Architecture with Foundation Year BA Art History and English Literature BA Art History and French BA Art History and History BA Art History and Italian BA Business Accounting with Industrial/Professional Experience BSc Chinese Studies BA Classical Studies BA Classics BA Comparative Religion and Social Anthropology BA Criminology BA Criminology and Data Analytics BASS Criminology with International Study BA Cultural, Creative and Media Industries BA Data Science and Economics BAEcon Digital Media, Culture and Society BA Drama BA Drama and English Literature BA Drama and Film Studies BA East Asian Studies BA East Asian Studies with International Study BA Economics BAEcon Economics BSc Economics and Finance BAEcon Economics and Philosophy BAEcon Economics and Politics BAEcon Economics and Sociology BAEcon Education BSc Education, Leadership and Culture BA Educational Psychology BSc Egyptology UGCert Egyptology UGDip English Language BA English Language and English Literature BA English Literature BA English Literature and American Studies BA English Literature and French BA English Literature and German BA English Literature and History BA English Literature and Spanish BA English Literature with Creative Writing BA Environmental Management BSc Environmental Management with Professional Placement BSc Film Studies and East Asian Studies BA Film Studies and English Language BA Film Studies and English Literature BA Film Studies and French BA Film Studies and History BA Film Studies and History of Art BA Film Studies and Spanish BA Finance BAEcon French and Chinese BA French and German BA French and Italian BA French and Japanese BA French and Russian BA French and Spanish BA French Studies BA Geography BA Geography BSc Geography with International Study BA Geography with International Study BSc Geography with Professional Placement BA Geography with Professional Placement BSc German and Russian BA German and Spanish BA German Studies BA Global Development BSc Global Development with International Study BSc History BA History and American Studies BA History and French BA History and German BA History and Russian BA History and Sociology BA History and Spanish BA History of Art BA Information Technology Management for Business BSc Information Technology Management for Business with Industrial Experience BSc International Business, Finance and Economics BSc International Business, Finance and Economics with Industrial/Professional Experience BSc International Disaster Management & Humanitarian Response BSc International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response and Arabic BSc International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response and Chinese BSc International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response and French BSc International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response and Spanish BSc International Management BSc Italian and Spanish BA Italian Studies BA Japanese Studies BA Law LLB Law with Criminology LLB Law with International Study LLB Law with Politics LLB Liberal Arts BA Liberal Arts with International Study BA Linguistics BA Linguistics and Arabic BA Linguistics and Chinese BA Linguistics and French BA Linguistics and German BA Linguistics and Italian BA Linguistics and Japanese BA Linguistics and Portuguese BA Linguistics and Russian BA Linguistics and Sociology BA Linguistics and Spanish BA Management BSc Management (Accounting & Finance) with Industrial/Professional Experience BSc Management (Accounting and Finance) BSc Management (Human Resources) BSc Management (Human Resources) with Industrial/Professional Experience BSc Management (Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship) BSc Management (Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship) with Industrial / Professional Experience BSc Management (International Business Economics) BSc Management (International Business Economics) with Industrial/Professional Experience BSc Management (Marketing) BSc Management (Marketing) with Industrial/Professional Experience BSc Management with Industrial/Professional Experience BSc Master of Planning with Real Estate MPRE Middle Eastern Studies BA Modern History with Economics BA Modern Language and Business & Management (Arabic) BA Modern Language and Business & Management (Chinese) BA Modern Language and Business & Management (French) BA Modern Language and Business & Management (German) BA Modern Language and Business & Management (Italian) BA Modern Language and Business & Management (Japanese) BA Modern Language and Business & Management (Portuguese) BA Modern Language and Business & Management (Russian) BA Modern Language and Business & Management (Spanish) BA Music MusB Philosophy BA Philosophy and Criminology BASS Philosophy and Politics BASS Philosophy and Religion BA Philosophy and Religion BA Planning MPlan Planning and Real Estate BSc Planning and Real Estate with Professional Placement BSc Planning and Real Estate with Professional Placement MPRE Planning with Professional Placement MPlan Politics, Philosophy and Economics BA Politics and Arabic BA Politics and Chinese BA Politics and Criminology BASS Politics and Data Analytics BASS Politics and French BA Politics and German BA Politics and International Relations BSocSc Politics and Italian BA Politics and Japanese BA Politics and Modern History BA Politics and Portuguese BA Politics and Russian BA Politics and Social Anthropology BASS Politics and Sociology BASS Politics and Spanish BA Religions, Theology and Ethics BA Russian and Spanish BA Russian Studies BA Social Anthropology BSocSc Social Anthropology and Criminology BASS Social Anthropology and Data Analytics 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- [## American Studies
Study topics including the colonial era, Hollywood film, hip-hop culture, the changing nature of work and leisure, and the idea of revolution in American culture.
Read more](https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/american-studies/study/) - [## Architecture
Architecture studies at Manchester take place at the Manchester School of Architecture (MSA), one of the top architecture schools in the UK.
Read more](https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/architecture/study/) - [## Art History
Study modern and contemporary art, architectural history, museum studies, and the intersections of art and science.
Read more](https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/art-history/study/) - [## Business Studies
Our Business School teaches accounting and finance, innovation management and policy, management sciences and marketing, and people, management, and organisations.
Read more](https://www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/study/) - [## CAHAE
Explore the ancient world, from the Near East and Egypt to the Hellenistic and Roman Empires, with Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology, and Egyptology (CAHAE).
Read more](https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/cahae/study/) - [## Criminology
Criminology is the study of crime – its measurement and definition, causes and effects, and social implications.
Read more](https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/criminology/study/) - [## Drama
Theatre studies, performance, applied theatre, and screen studies delivered through lectures, seminars, tutorials, and group practical projects.
Read more](https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/drama/study/) - [## Economics
Economics is the study of the way in which incentives affect behaviour, and economists analyse how choices are made and their influence on society as a whole.
Read more](https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/economics/study/) - [## Education
Addressing social justice and enabling educational change through scholarly activities and collaborative partnerships with professionals.
Read more](https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/education/study/) - [## English Literature and Creative Writing
Course units range from Anglo-Saxon literature to 21st-century writing and film and cover medieval romance to the postcolonial and postmodern.
Read more](https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/english/study/) - [## Film Studies
Our specialist areas include documentary, fantasy, and science fiction films, as well as American, British, French, German, Japanese, Spanish language, and transnational Chinese cinemas.
Read more](https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/film-studies/study/) - [## Geography
Research and teaching by Manchester geographers set national and international research agendas in human and physical geography.
Read more](https://www.seed.manchester.ac.uk/geography/study/) - [## Global Development
Development courses promote social justice, economic development, and greater equality within countries, particularly for marginalised groups.
Read more](http://www.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate) - [## History
Modern British and European cultural history, economic and social history from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, and the study of late antiquity and the early Middle Ages.
Read more](https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/history/study/) - [## HCRI
Leading global institute for the study of humanitarianism and conflict response, global health, international disaster management, and peacebuilding.
Read more](https://www.hcri.manchester.ac.uk/study/) - [## International Disaster Management
Develop knowledge about resilience and recovery relating to the current humanitarian response to disaster management.
Read more](https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/2024/10113/bsc-international-disaster-management-and-humanitarian-response/) - [## Law
Explore opportunities to learn about today’s legal issues in one of the most diverse cities in the UK, and gain the skills to pursue a law-related profession.
Read more](https://www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/law/study/) - [## Liberal Arts
Combining different subject areas within and beyond the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures.
Read more](https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/liberal-arts/) - [## Linguistics and English Language
Study topics as diverse as dialects, Old English, children's language, and the speech of men and women.
Read more](https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/linguistics-and-english-language/study/) - [## Modern Languages and Cultures
Our Modern Languages provision is amongst the broadest and most diverse in the UK, featuring more than 100 different subject combinations.
Read more](https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/modern-languages/study/) - [## Music
Our research and teaching covers composition (instrumental and vocal), electroacoustic composition and computer music, ethnomusicology, musicology, and performance.
Read more](https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/music/study/) - [## Philosophy
Our research and teaching areas include analytic philosophy, with emphasis on metaphysics, aesthetics, ethics, epistemology, the history of philosophy, and the philosophy of mind.
Read more](https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/philosophy/study/) - [## Planning, Property and Environmental Management
Planning, Property and Environmental Management covers spatial analysis, politics and planning, governance, sustainable urbanism, and urban research.
Read more](https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/planning/study/) - [## Politics
Politics at Manchester is one of the strongest groupings in the UK with a distinguished history as a centre of research, training, and education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Read more](https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/politics/study/) - [## Religions and Theology
Study of the beliefs, texts, practices, histories, and cultures of the great religious traditions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism.
Read more](https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/religions-and-theology/study/) - [## Social Anthropology
The study of social and cultural diversity, including conflict and its aftermath, economic change, poverty, inequality, globalisation, sex, gender, identities, and the material world.
Read more](https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/social-anthropology/study/) - [## Social Statistics
Developing statistical methods for longitudinal and multilevel data, longitudinal survey data, social networks, statistical disclosure and confidentiality, and small area estimation.
Read more](https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/social-statistics/study/) - [## Sociology
The study of social life and social change, adopting the perspective that behaviour can only be understood by studying people's social context and their webs of connection.
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