Free choice units
Search the course unit database to search for course units. Free choice units are available to all students, however please note that some have pre-requisite or language requirements.
The table below shows which subject areas fall within the School of Art, Languages and Cultures:
| Academic Organisation | Subject Area Code |
| Music | MUSC |
| Archaeology | CAHE |
| Religions & Theology | RELT |
| Classics, Ancient Hist & Egypt | CAHE |
| English and American Studies | AMER |
| English and American Studies | ENGL |
| Drama | DRAM |
| Linguistics & English Language | LELA |
| Humanitarian Conflict Response | HCRI |
| Art History and Cultural Practices | AHCP |
| Russian and E. European Studies | RUSS |
| Japanese Studies | JAPA |
| Digital Humanities | DIGI |
| School-wide SALC units | SALC |
| German Studies | GERM |
| Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies | MEST |
| Chinese Studies | CHIN |
| French Studies | FREN |
| History | HIST |
| Spanish, Portuguese and Latin | SPLA |
| Italian Studies | ITAL |
Below are the subject areas within the Faculty of Humanities but outside the School of Art, Languages and Cultures:
| BMAN | Business and Management Studies |
| CRIM | Criminology |
| ECON | Economics |
| EDUC | Education |
| GEOG | Geography |
| HSTM | History of Science, Technology and Medicine (most are available via UCIL - University College) |
| LAWS | Law |
| MCEL | Manchester Enterprise Centre |
| MGDI | Global Development Institute |
| PHIL | Philosophy |
| PLAN | Planning and Landscape |
| POLI | Politics |
| SOAN | Social Anthropology |
| SOCY | Social Sciences |
It is your responsibility to ensure that any free choice unit you enrol to is permitted as part of your programme structure.