# Undergraduate study

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The University of Manchester teaches more subjects than almost any other British university.

You can choose from a wide range of humanities subjects to study, with an array of topics to select from when deciding which optional course units to study within your subject alongside your core units.

## Course finder

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Undergraduate courses (2027 entry)
Undergraduate courses (2026 entry)

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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 BASS
Social Anthropology and Philosophy BASS
Social Anthropology and Sociology BASS
Sociology BSocSc
Sociology and Arabic BA
Sociology and Arabic BA
Sociology and Chinese BA
Sociology and Chinese BA
Sociology and Criminology BASS
Sociology and Data Analytics BASS
Sociology and French BA
Sociology and French BA
Sociology and German BA
Sociology and German BA
Sociology and Italian BA
Sociology and Italian BA
Sociology and Japanese BA
Sociology and Japanese BA
Sociology and Philosophy BASS
Sociology and Portuguese BA
Sociology and Portuguese BA
Sociology and Russian BA
Sociology and Russian BA
Sociology and Spanish BA
Sociology and Spanish BA
Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies BA
Spanish and Chinese BA
Spanish and Japanese BA
Spanish and Portuguese BA

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- [Undergraduate courses (2027 entry)](https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/2027/)
- [Undergraduate courses (2026 entry)](https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/2026/)

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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.

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- [## 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.

  Read more](https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/sociology/study/)