Why study here?

An unparalleled opportunity to study a range of religious traditions and theologies in the context of our vibrant city.

Religions and Theology at The University of Manchester offers you the opportunity to engage with a wide range of traditions and beliefs, covering all periods up to the present day.

Our teaching will encourage you to actively participate in constructive debate, developing your investigative and critical thinking skills across a breadth of religious and nonreligious traditions.

Religions and Theology at Manchester is the only department to have received a NSS satisfaction score of 100% among the current top 20 universities in the UK for Religious Studies and Theology in The Guardian.

Opportunities

• Choose from a wide range of course units, including many interdisciplinary options.
• Undertake research in a vibrant, multi-cultural, multi-faith city using our facilities.
• Take advantage of our long-term reputation for research excellence.
• Gain exclusive access to the internationally significant special collections.
• Analyse key issues in theological and philosophical debate.
• Follow specialist interests, attend special skills workshops and research seminars.
• Become the best you can be by participating in Stellify for true personal and professional growth.

Additional course units

In addition to the core provision within the Department of Religions and Theology, students may choose from a range of relevant course units offered across the University, subject to availability and timetable compatibility.

By way of example, options may include Histories of the Islamic World in History; Religion in Japan, Buddhism in Japan, and Religion and Political Ideologies in Chinese Civilization in Asian Studies; Anthropology of Religion and The Good Life: An Anthropology of Ethics in Social Anthropology; Introduction to Ethics, Ethics, Existentialism, Philosophy of Religion, and Metaethics and Religious Language in Philosophy; and History of Modern Islamic Thought and Contemporary Debates in Islam in Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies.

Please note that the precise range of available course units may vary from year to year.

Careers and employability

Study Religions and Theology at Manchester and you will develop a range of flexible skills that can be applied to many careers.

The University of Manchester is also the most targeted university in the UK for top graduate employers, according to High Fliers Research.

Learn more on the research excellence page.

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At The University of Manchester, you'll have an unparalleled opportunity to study a range of religious traditions and theologies in the context of our vibrant city.