Disciplines
Discipline areas
The School of Social Sciences is an internationally recognised centre of excellence in research and teaching across Economics, Politics, Philosophy, Social Anthropology, Sociology and Social Statistics.
Economics
The University of Manchester enjoys a distinguished international reputation in the field of economics.
Philosophy
An international centre of excellence in the research and teaching of contemporary philosophy.
Social Anthropology
Social Anthropology has been taught at Manchester since 1949 and is recognised nationally and internationally as one of the premier centres for research and teaching. Since 1987, it has included the internationally-renowned Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology.
Social Statistics
The newest discipline area within the School of Social Sciences and one of very few such groupings in the UK. It includes colleagues in the Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research (CCSR).
Sociology
We are one of the largest groups of sociologists in the UK doing some of the most innovative and exciting research and teaching to be found anywhere in the world.