Career opportunities
We have an excellent reputation for employability and are currently the joint most targeted university by top graduate recruiters in the UK.
Graduates pursue a variety of careers including journalism and the media, charities, consultancy, civil service, finance, marketing, social work, teaching, the law and postgraduate study. Recent examples include:
- AXA;
- Barclays;
- the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, the Houses of Parliament, the Ministry of Justice;
- the United Nations;
- the Centre for Social Justice;
- Google;
- the Foreign and Commonwealth Office;
- Teach First.
We work with students and the Careers Service to embed employability into our courses through specific careers and networking events.
You can also boost your employability by choosing course units in Year 2 from the University College for Interdisciplinary Learning
Find out more on the careers and employability page