77 PhD programmes offered by the university

This PhD requires a presence in Geneva, Switzerland and involves working at the ALPHA experiment site. The ALPHA experiment is part of Swansea University’s partnership with CERN – part of the world-leading ALPHA Antihydrogen collaboration.

The Doctor of Business Administration programme offered by Swansea University is designed for senior managers and leaders in all sectors, including private, public and not-for-profit organisations. It enables learners to engage in applied research, bringing established and cutting-edge theory to bear on practical organisational issues while developing and enriching practice in their field.

The Healthcare Management programme offered by Swansea University gives doctoral researchers the opportunity to pursue their particular personal or professional interest in the leadership and improvement of health services, how they provide treatment for people with physical and mental illnesses, and how they can contribute to health improvement through targeted interventions.

The Public Health programme offered by Swansea University gives doctoral researchers the opportunity to pursue their particular personal or professional research interests in this wide-ranging area. By providing an evidence base through empirical investigation, audit, and evaluation, research actively contributes to improvements at all levels in public health policy and practice.

The Development Studies programme offered by Swansea University enables doctoral researchers to pursue a substantial project led by their own passions and interests. It represents a highly respected qualification which can present a pathway to a career in academia, or widen their scope for employment in fields such as education, government or the private sector.

The Law programme offered by Swansea University gives doctoral researchers the chance to pursue a project based around their own passions and interests, leading to a qualification which can open the door to an academic career or boost employment prospects in a range of other fields.

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 American Studies programme offered by Swansea University enables doctoral researchers to undertake a substantial project led by their own passions and interests. It represents a highly respected qualification which can present a pathway to a career in academia, or widen their scope for employment in fields such as education, government or the private sector.

The Translation programme offered by Swansea University enables doctoral researchers to pursue a substantial project led by their own passions and interests. It represents a highly respected qualification which can present a pathway to a career in academia, or widen their scope for employment in fields such as translation, linguistics, education, government or the private sector.

The Classics programme offered by Swansea University enables doctoral researchers to undertake a substantial research project led by their own passions and interests. 

The English Literature programme offered by Swansea University enables doctoral researchers to undertake a substantial independent research project which should be of a publishable standard. It offers supervision in most areas of literature from the middle ages to the present and supports original work across a wide range of literary fields.

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.

A PhD in History at Swansea University enables you to undertake a substantial project led by your own passions and interests.

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.

This Modern Languages program offered by Swansea University enables you to undertake a substantial project led by your own passions and interests.

During your Nanomedicine course at Swansea University, you will benefit from our highly regarded specialist facilities. Our vision is to advance medical science through interdisciplinary research and innovation.

Studying for the Social Policy program at Swansea University gives you the opportunity to pursue in-depth your own personal or professional research interests in this wide-ranging field, which encompasses such diverse policy areas as health, education, housing, disability, crime, poverty, and the family.

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.

High-quality research is crucial to improving health and well-being within our communities, and effective long-term policy and practice interventions depend on the latest evidence. This Nursing PhD is offered at Swansea University.

The Social and Public Policy programme offered by Swansea University is a part-time doctoral research degree, equivalent to the PhD but different in that it is professionally orientated to focus on ‘applied’ research, rather than ‘pure’ research.