Our short courses offer many ways to study
Short courses are an inexpensive and flexible way to build towards the vocation you want or a good way to expand your personal learning and professional development.
Short courses can be taken in two ways:
For the Joy of Learning (Audit)
This option means there is no coursework or assignments but full participation in the class.
- Undergraduate course Fee: £90
- Postgraduate course Fee: £270
For more advanced learning (Credit)
Classes can also be taken for NTC credit (dependent on completing successfully the coursework or assignments) without committing to a University of Manchester programme. However, up to 6 earned NTC credit units at level 4 can be transferred into the first year of a University of Manchester undergraduate programme.
- Undergraduate course Fee: £225 for first 10 credit unit taken and £360 thereafter for each 10 credit unit
- Postgraduate course Fee: £1700 Includes coursework and credit
- Postgraduate course International Fee: £2250
Undergraduate short courses available in Spring 2021
Psalms and Wisdom
Join us as we explore the many ways in which the Hebrew Wisdom tradition attempts to address the problems of everyday life and of divine justice. We will also discover and delve into Hebrew poetry, especially in the book of Psalms.
Dates: May 31 to June 4, 2021
Lecturer: Samuel Hildebrandt BA, MA, PhD (Edinburgh) Lecturer in Biblical Studies (Old Testament)
Course Code: OT5203
Contemporary Issues: What in the World is Going On?
Examining the Pandemic, Climate Change, and Mass Migration with the Eyes of Faith
Dates: May 31 to June 4, 2021
Lecturer: Revd Wes White BMus, MDiv, DMin, PhD (Notre Dame) Visiting Lecturer and Centre Lecturer and Centre Co-ordinator for Neopolis
Course Code: ST4190
Church History
Come and journey with us as we introduce you to the history of the Christian Church from its earliest beginnings in Jerusalem to the turn of the twenty-first century.
Dates: May 31 to June 4, 2021
Lecturer: Robert Pelfrey
Course Code: CH4120
Wesley Studies
On this course we will examine the origins and development of the eighteenth-century Evangelical Revival in Britain with a focus on the life and work of John Wesley.
Dates: June 7 to June 11, 2021
Lecturer: Geordan Hammond
Course Code: CH5304
New Forms of Church
Dates: June 7 to June 11, 2021
Join us on an exploration and evaluation of new models of Church, and the theological issues that shape them, to enable you to develop skills and practices that allow you to engage in this aspect of mission.
Lecturer: To be Confirmed
Course Code: PT6305
Postgraduate short courses available in 2020-2021
Christian Spirituality
This class considers the culture and practices of a range of Christian spiritual traditions, crossing historical and cultural boundaries, and including contemporary expressions of spirituality. It explores the relationship between theology and spirituality, and includes an experiential element through accompanying spiritual exercises.
Dates: June 5th – 12th 2021
Course Code: PT7500
Leadership and Change
This class explores and analyses issues and questions around the practice of leadership and change management. The aim of this course unit is to help students to reflect critically on their own practice of leadership and to use the biblical, theological and theoretical knowledge for holistic personal growth for the benefit of those whom they lead and for others.
Dates: June 5th – 12th 2021
Course Code: PT7631
Christian Approaches to Humanitarian/Development Practices
The class will develop an understanding of humanitarian/development practice and grapple with key issues that emerge in relation to ethics, good practice, and theological frameworks. Theology will be drawn upon as a method of critique and a dialogue partner to shape good practice in humanitarian/development work as practised primarily by the church or other faith-based organisations within a wide range of contexts. The class will identify methods of challenging poor practice where it may exist and enhance good practices in relation to the church/faith-based organisations and humanitarian/development through reflection on practice alongside exploring key literature.
Dates: June 5th – 12th 2021
Course Code: ST7670
Non-validated Short Courses
NTC Online
NTC Online is an exciting new initiative, designed for persons who have an interest in learning more about the Bible, theology, church history, or ministry, but do not have the time, nor the need, to pursue a degree-level qualification*.
Manchester Bible School
The courses are suitable for Christians with a basic grounding in the faith, but who want to increase their knowledge of God’s Word to help them in their Christian lives and service. Some courses aim to introduce topics, while others will build on previous courses to deepen engagement with the topic.