50 PhD programmes offered by the university

The PhD/MPhil Renewable Materials postgraduate programme is being offered by the Bangor University, within the School of Natural Sciences.

As a research programme, the course does not have a modular outline. Each student receives close supervision on an individual and original project, which has the potential to make a new and substantial contribution to the field. The Music programme is offered at Bangor University.

Reflecting the diverse nature of public health, the Doctorate in Public Health at Bangor University enables applied practitioners to adopt leadership roles and advance their career.

This innovative Professional Doctorate in Healthcare at Bangor University will provide students with a rigorous framework for the development and synthesis of empirical, professional and organisational knowledge as the basis for the development of health services.

The Accounting, Banking, Economics, Finance, Management Studies and Marketing PhD programme in the Business School at Bangor University has been described by external experts as ’second to none in the UK’.  

The School provides a stimulating and supportive environment for postgraduate training. The emphasis is on small groups, close working relationships between students and supervisors, and development towards full professional participation in the subject area. The Criminology and Criminal Justice programme is offered at Bangor University.

The School of Modern Languages offers the possibility to do a PhD/MPhil in Translation Studies. The Translation Studies programme is offered at Bangor University.

The School of Modern Languages offers the possibility to do a PhD/MPhil in Hispanic, Catalan or Galician Studies. The Hispanic Studies programme is offered at Bangor University.

The PhD Ageing and Dementia Studies programme at Bangor University  is embedded in the ‘Ageing & Dementia@Bangor’/DSDC which has a particular focus on resilience and the importance of evaluating and developing health and social care in ageing as well as dementia. 

Research topics covered in this Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Agents course at Bangor University include knowledge-based systems, logic, multi-agent systems, distributed systems, machine learning, data mining, computational linguistics, natural language processing, information theory and information retrieval.

The Bilingualism programme at Bangor University provides the opportunity, support and skills development for students to undertake doctoral level independent research into issues and aspects relating to language, education, and cognition in the fields of bilingualism and multilingualism. 

Optoelectronics research is directed at advancing design and system applications of semiconductor optoelectronic and organic electro-optic devices including laser diodes and optical waveguides. The Optoelectronics programme is offered by the Bangor University.

The School of Modern Languages By Practice offers the possibility to do a PhD/MPhil by Practice in Translation Studies. The Translation Studies By Practice programme is offered at Bangor University.

The Professional Doctorate in Ageing and Dementia Studies at Bangor University builds on contemporary research evidence underpinning applied practice, health behaviour and health related policy in relation to dementia care from the disciplines of mental health and health and social care management.

The Health Economics PhD programme at Bangor University will provide students with research skills relevant to employment in the academic and university sector, Health Service and other healthcare organisations as well as the private sector, such as consultancy and the pharmaceutical industry.

The PhD programmes are usually 3 years of full-time study with a 60,000 to 100,000 word thesis being submitted at the end of the third year. The Celtic Studies programme is offered at Bangor University.

This Medical Visualization and Simulation PhD degree programme in is a doctoral research programme offered at Bangor University.

Practice your research skills surrounded by peers and professors who share your passion. Join the Laser Micromachining and Laboratory-on-a-Chip programme offered by the Bangor University.

Research covers the environmental, economic and social factors underpinning sustainability in forest systems, studying processes ranging from individual ecological interactions to those acting at a landscape level. The Forestry programme is offered by the Bangor University.

The English programme offered by Bangor University is awarded for a dissertation of not more than 60,000 words and the PhD for a dissertation normally of not more than 100,000 words.