Welcome to the Department of Religions and Theology at the University of Manchester.
For applicants who are currently unable to visit the university in person, we offer this Virtual Visit Day, which includes the following video presentations:
General information
- Short overview of Dept (Andy Boakye) 6 mins
- Long overview of Dept (Dr Andy Boakye) 28 mins
- More careers info (Dr Andy Boakye) 11 mins
- Religions in Manchester (Dr Ketan Alder) 19 mins
Taster lectures
- Holocaust Theology (Prof Daniel Langton) 28 mins
- Robots and Religion (Dr Scott Midson) 20 mins
Selected areas of interest
- Religion and Gender (various) 3 mins
- Jewish Studies (various) 3 mins
To find out more: Explore our news blog to see the range of our activities and our website for information about why you might choose to study at Manchester and about our impressive resources, including our library, which is one of the largest academic libraries in the UK with massive electronic resources. Read student perspectives and chat with them. Learn more about the career options available. Investigate the interests of our staff and our research centres. Browse our wide variety of degree and course options.
Don't forget to have a virtual look around the halls of residence and accommodation to get a sense of where you'd be living when you do arrive in Manchester. It's even possible to experience a virtual walking tour for the City, Fallowfield and Victoria Park campuses.
You might also be interested to hear from our Chancellor, the poet and broadcaster Lemn Sissay, CBE, on The Manchester Experience (2 mins).
If you have further questions and would like to speak to us directly about a degree in Religions, Theology and Ethics, or Comparative Religions and Social Anthropology, or Religion and Philosophy, or Theological Studies in Philosophy and Ethics, please email andrew.boakye@manchester.ac.uk our friendly Admissions Officer to arrange for a conversation. See the university's statement on Information and updates for Applicants concerning coronavirus.