12 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Energy Innovation programme offered by Swansea University focuses on providing a sustainable, affordable and secure energy future through the discovery and implementation of new technology and innovation.

The Telecommunications programme offered by Swansea University provides an excellent base for research in power semiconductor technology and devices, power electronics, nanotechnology and biometrics, and advanced numerical modelling of micro and nanoelectronic devices.

The Civil Engineering programme offered by Swansea University enables doctoral researchers to undertake a substantial project led by their own interests. It covers many key areas of modern Civil Engineering research, including coastal and water engineering, and computational engineering.

From authoring definitive text books on Chemical Engineering to finding solutions to the world's water shortages, Swansea University has a proud tradition delivering pioneering innovative process engineering solutions.

The Civil Engineering - Distance Learning programme offered by Swansea University provides research opportunities across many key areas of modern Civil Engineering, including coastal and water engineering, transportation engineering, sustainable construction materials, solids, structures and coupled systems, and computational engineering.

The Aerospace Engineering programme offered by Swansea University enables doctoral researchers to undertake a substantial project led by their own interests. It is a highly respected qualification which can present a career in academia or a wider scope for employment in fields such as education, government or the private sector.

The Engineering programme offered by Swansea University combines the academic excellence associated with doctoral studies with direct industrial experience. Research is industry-led and focused on functional coatings, covering the full cycle of products from substrate preparation, formulation and functionalisation, to deposition, durability and end of life.

The Electronic and Electrical Engineering programme offered by Swansea University provides an opportunity to conduct high quality postgraduate investigation in a world-leading environment while developing advanced academic and non-academic capabilities, including qualitative and quantitative data analysis, critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, and independent judgement.

The Materials Engineering programme offered by Swansea University provides an excellent base for doctoral research with main strengths in aerospace materials, environmental materials and steel technology.

The Mechanical Engineering programme offered by Swansea University will enable doctoral researchers to undertake a substantial project led by their own interests. It is a highly respected qualification which can present a career in academia or a wider scope for employment in fields such as education, government or the private sector.

The Biomedical Engineering program offered by Swansea University has a broad programme of research, applying engineering principles to the human body and to the machines and instrumentation used in modern healthcare. 

The Offshore Renewable Energy programme offered by Swansea University has been running as a training centre since 2012 and so far, has already recruited and trained over 100 Offshore Renewable Engineers.