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Our Postgraduate Research Degrees

Contribute to your field through in-depth study and original research. Gain skills, experience and career options. Join an engaging and stimulating postgraduate research community. Your experience will be shaped and supported by our Doctoral College, a rich and vibrant research hub with resources, facilities, training and support for all our postgraduate researchers.

Please discuss your plans with an academic contact before applying for an MPhil or PhD. Each dropdown item on this page contains contact details you can use. 

Three-step Process

01
Browse the courses below.
02
Contact us with the email provided before applying for an MPhil or PhD.
03
Apply for a course online.

Business and Professional Practice

  • Please discuss your plans with the following contact before applying:

    Dr Alex Bell
    a.bell@uwtsd.ac.uk


    MPhil

    • Carmarthen – full time – October start
    • Carmarthen – part time – October start

    PhD

    • Carmarthen – full time – October start
    • Carmarthen – part time – October start
    • Carmarthen – full time – February start
    • Carmarthen – part time – February start
  • You can apply directly to this course. 


    DBA



  • Please discuss your plans with the following contact before applying:

    Dr Alex Bell
    a.bell@uwtsd.ac.uk


    MPhil

    • Carmarthen – full time – October start
    • Carmarthen – part time – October start
    • Online/distance – full time – October start
    • Online/distance – part time – October start

    • Carmarthen – full time – February start
    • Carmarthen – part time – February start
    • Online/distance – full time – February start
    • Online/distance – part time – February start

    PhD

    • Carmarthen – full time – October start
    • Carmarthen – part time – October start
    • Online/distance – full time – October start
    • Online/distance – part time – October start

    • Carmarthen – full time – February start
    • Carmarthen – part time – February start
    • Online/distance – full time – February start
    • Online/distance – part time – February start
  • Please discuss your plans with the following contact before applying:

    Laura James
    laura.james@uwtsd.ac.uk


    DProf

    • Online/distance – part time – October start
    • Online/distance – part time – February start

Health

  • Please discuss your plans with the following contact before applying:

    Dr Alex Bell
    a.bell@uwtsd.ac.uk


    MPhil

    • Carmarthen – full time – October start
    • Online/distance – full time – October start
    • Carmarthen – part time – February start
    • Online/distance – part time – February start

    PhD

    • Carmarthen – full time – October start
    • Carmarthen – part time – October start
    • Swansea – full time – October start
    • Swansea – part time – October start
    • Online/distance – full time – October start
    • Online/distance – part time – October start

    • Carmarthen – full time – February start
    • Carmarthen – part time – February start
    • Swansea – full time – February start
    • Swansea – part time – February start
    • Online/distance – full time – February start
    • Online/distance – part time – February start

    • Carmarthen – full time – June start
    • Carmarthen – part time – June start
    • Swansea – full time – June start
    • Swansea – part time – June start
    • Online/distance – full time – June start
    • Online/distance – part time – June start
  • Please discuss your plans with the following contact before applying:

    Dr Andy Williams
    a.williams@uwtsd.ac.uk


    MPhil

    • Carmarthen – full time – October start
    • Carmarthen – part time – October start
    • Online/distance – full time – October start
    • Online/distance – part time – October start

    PhD

    • Carmarthen – full time – October start
    • Carmarthen – part time – October start
    • Online/distance – full time – October start
    • Online/distance – part time – October start

    • Carmarthen – full time – February start
    • Carmarthen – part time – February start
    • Online/distance – full time – February start
    • Online/distance – part time – February start
  • Please discuss your plans with the following contact before applying:

    Dr Andy Williams
    a.williams@uwtsd.ac.uk


    MPhil

    • Carmarthen – full time – October start
    • Carmarthen – part time – October start
    • Online/distance – full time – October start
    • Online/distance – part time – October start

    PhD

    • Carmarthen – full time – October start
    • Carmarthen – part time – October start
    • Online/distance – full time – October start
    • Online/distance – part time – October start

    • Carmarthen – full time – February start
    • Carmarthen – part time – February start
    • Online/distance – full time – February start
    • Online/distance – part time – February start

Tourism and Hospitality

  • Please discuss your plans with the following contact before applying:

    Dr Alex Bell
    a.bell@uwtsd.ac.uk


    PhD

    • Swansea – full time – October start
    • Online/distance – full time – October start
    • Swansea – part time – October start
    • Online/distance – part time – October start

    • Swansea – full time – February start
    • Online/distance – full time – February start

PhD by Published Works (Business)

Contact RegistryPGR@uwtsd.ac.uk for more information. 

  • You can apply for a PhD by submitting work you have already published. 

    Published works include:

    • Academic papers,
    • Chapters,
    • Books, 
    • Creative works.

    The works must:

    • Have been peer reviewed; 
    • Demonstrate an original contribution to knowledge. 

    You will also need to complete a reflective analysis of up to 30,000 words. 

    Course length 

    Full time: 1 year
    Part time: 2 years

  • PhD by Published Works

    • Carmarthen – full time – October start
    • Carmarthen – part time – October start
    • Online/distance – full time – October start
    • Online/distance – part time – October start

    • Carmarthen – full time – February start
    • Carmarthen – part time – February start
    • Online/distance – full time – February start
    • Online/distance – part time – February start

Further Information

Our Research Degrees are classified as either Level 7 or 8 in the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales. The University’s regulations for our research degrees are available in Chapter 8 of the Academic Quality Handbook and the Code of Practice for Research Degrees.