The Arthur Lewis Assignment is a distance learning course that provides an experience of university-style study.

You’ll develop undergraduate student skills and, by the end of the course, you’ll feel confident to complete an academic assignment based on reading provided by the Department running the course. 

All undergraduate Social Sciences courses participate in the Arthur Lewis Assignment, except Law.

Benefits

• A one-grade reduction to the standard entry requirements onto a Social Sciences course (excluding Law courses) at The University of Manchester upon successful completion of the scheme; 
• the opportunity to experience undergraduate study before beginning or applying to a university degree course; 
• the chance to develop the skills to help you become a successful university student.

Eligibility 

You’ll need to: 

• hold an offer for a School of Social Sciences undergraduate course at The University of Manchester; 
• live in a neighbourhood that has a low progression rate to higher education or an area that has a high level of deprivation (this means your application will have received a WP flag) and/or be living in, or have lived in, local authority care for more than three months (this means your application will have received a ‘WP Plus’ flag)*.  

* You can find out more about ‘WP/WP Plus’ flags by looking at our contextual data pages.  You can check whether you would receive a WP/WP Plus flag by using this ‘eligibility checker’ – but please note this is only applicable for the 2024 admissions cycle because the classification of your postcode/school/college may change from year to year.  

Contact

If you’re eligible for the Arthur Lewis Assignment, you’ll be contacted via email from February, so no need to worry.