Program choice
Level 0
No major choice available
University
UoM
The University of Manchester
Ranking positions
- QS (2027) 40
- THE (2026) 56
Flexibility coordinates
Course choice
Level 2
Distribution requirements ("M of N")
Parameters
- Program duration (bachelor's and specialist degrees):
- 3 - 5 years
- Enrollment (July 2025):
- bachelor's: 30,470
Sources
- Flexible Honours FAQ https://documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx?DocID=25970
The FAQ describes a minor and up to 40 credits per year of free choice for single-honours students in arts, languages and cultures.
Sets context for a bounded flexibility model: this local example belongs to a specific subject area and does not raise the university-level assessment to a regular minor model for all students.
- Minor in Digital Humanities https://www.digital-humanities.manchester.ac.uk/study/minor-in-digital-humanities/
The page shows a structured 40-credit-per-year minor for students on single honours degrees and also notes that many units are available as free choice units.
Model elements: a local minor mechanism and free-choice units, but not a basis for raising the whole university card.
- AMBS Undergraduate Handbook: course units https://www.ambs.ughandbook.manchester.ac.uk/programme/programme-information/course-units/
The business school handbook describes compulsory and option units, and possible UCIL units where the programme structure includes a free choice unit.
Model elements: distribution-style course choice: choice depends on programme structure, prerequisites, quotas and timetable.
- Study options in Modern Languages and Cultures https://www.alc.manchester.ac.uk/modern-languages/study/options/
The page shows 120 credits per year, compulsory and optional course units, and for most single-honours students up to 40 credits of free choice units from many Faculty of Humanities subjects.
Model elements: a humanities example of broader course choice that remains bounded by a faculty context.
- MBChB Medicine https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/2027/01428/mbchb-medicine/
The official medicine page states a five-year duration and describes personalized excellence pathways and student-selected clinical placements inside a professional programme.
Model elements: upper duration bound; limited flexibility inside a fixed professional pathway.
- Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2025 https://documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx?DocID=78079
The University of Manchester's official Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2025 show the 2024/25 student distribution in Figure 2: 30,470 undergraduate, 11,410 postgraduate taught and 3,995 postgraduate research students. The catalog field stores the undergraduate figure.
The report states that these student numbers exclude students offshore with overseas partnership arrangements. A check against HESA for 2024/25 gives a close but broader rounded figure of 30,565 undergraduates and 46,305 total students. The specialist degree level does not apply to the UK model, so specialist enrollment is stored as 0.