Course unit search

Find out what you can study as part of your programme.

Whether you're looking to study with us for a semester or year, you'll need to select course units that add up to a full course load.

What are course units?

Our degree programmes are made up of modular course units – you’ll normally take three to six per semester.

  • 50–60 credits per semester
  • 100–120 credits for the academic year

You'll need to discuss course unit choices with your academic adviser at your home university to ensure that they’re suitable for credit transfer.

If you're coming to Manchester as part of a subject-specific exchange, you're can only take course units in the subject area that's part of the agreement given on our list of partners.

Subject areas may have restrictions on certain course units and will require extra conditions to be met for them to be taken. This may include a certain GPA average or the submission of supplementary work.

For all level 3 course units, intended for the third year of specialised study, you'll need to have a demonstrable amount of equivalent experience.

Use our course unit search below to find out more about the units on offer and any restrictions in place.

Search units from available subjects