Manchester Metropolitan University

About Manchester Metropolitan University

There are four different faculties within the University: Business and Law, Arts and Humanities, Health and Education, and Science and Engineering, with more than 150 postgraduate taught courses on offer, alongside our Doctoral College, designed to support postgraduate research students to thrive.

Named Modern University of the Year 2026 (Good University Guide 2026), shortlisted for University of the Year (Daily Mail 2026) and ranked 33rd in the Guardian University Guide 2026.

Our mission is to help students become highly employable, confident professionals by delivering excellent teaching and research through courses accredited by key industry bodies.

You’ll be supported by a dedicated teaching team who are experts in their field – passionate professionals committed to your education. They actively shape Manchester Met's courses, infusing them with practical, industry-relevant skills and knowledge essential for advancing your career.

“All lecturers and seminar leaders are true experts within their industry/department of choice. One-to-ones or general department support is provided throughout the year, if you ever need it. So whichever course you choose, you'll be in good hands.” [Chrys, alumni]

Manchester Met offers a diverse range of postgraduate courses across a wide range of study options, including part-time and full-time study, short courses, CPD, as well as masters and research degrees across numerous subject areas.

For more course information, visit our website.

• The University is home to The Manchester Writing School, which produces award-winning novelists and poets, and is led by former Poet Laureate Professor Carol Ann Duffy DBE.
• Prestigious EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA accreditations place the Business School among an elite group of triple-accredited business schools worldwide.
• Sport-related subjects at Manchester Met ranked 45th globally, rising from the 51-100 bracket in 2025 in QS subject rankings, 2026.
• Manchester School of Architecture is ranked 5th in the world and in QS subject rankings, 2026.
• Our pioneering degree apprenticeship programmes are training more than 2,000 people from over 500 employers.
• Research at Manchester Met is driven by our desire to make an impact on the world we live in, with world-leading research in sport and human performance, children and young people, and creative industries.
• The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 rated 90% of our research impact as 'world leading' or 'internationally excellent'.
• We are the second-ranked modern university for research power, ranked 38th in the UK overall (REF 2021).
• 93% of our postgraduates are in work or further study 15 months after graduation (Higher Education Statistics Agency data, 2022/23 UK graduates who studied a full-time, postgraduate taught course).