Education and Humanities: Postgraduate Research Courses
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
Browse the courses below.
Contact us with the email provided before applying for an MPhil or PhD.
Apply online for a course.
Classics and the Ancient World
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You can apply directly to this course.
MRes
- Lampeter – part time – October start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – part time – October start – visit the course page
- Lampeter – full time – October start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – full time – October start – visit the course page
- Lampeter – part time – February start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – part time – February start – visit the course page
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You can apply directly to this course.
MRes
- Lampeter – part time – October start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – part time – October start – visit the course page
- Lampeter – full time – October start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – full time – October start – visit the course page
- Lampeter – part time – February start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – part time – February start – visit the course page
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Before applying, please discuss your plans with an academic contact via the following email:
MPhil
- Lampeter – full time – October start
- Online/distance – full time – October start
- Lampeter – part time – October start
- Online/distance – part time – October start
- Lampeter – full time – February start
- Online/distance – full time – February start
- Lampeter – part time – February start
- Online/distance – part time – February start
- Lampeter – full time – June start
- Online/distance – full time – June start
- Lampeter – part time – June start
- Online/distance – part time – June start
PhD
- Lampeter – full time – October start
- Online/distance – full time – October start
- Lampeter – part time – October start
- Online/distance – part time – October start
- Lampeter – full time – February start
- Online/distance – full time – February start
- Lampeter – part time – February start
- Online/distance – part time – February start
- Lampeter – full time – June start
- Online/distance – full time – June start
- Lampeter – part time – June start
- Online/distance – part time – June start
Education
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You can apply directly to this course.
EdD
- Swansea – full time – October start – visit the course page
- Swansea – part time – October start – visit the course page
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Before applying, please discuss your plans with an academic contact via the following email:
MPhil
- 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
- Swansea – part time – February start
- Online/distance – part time – February start
- Swansea – full time – June start
- Online/distance – full time – June start
- Swansea – part time – June start
- Online/distance – part time – June start
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
- Swansea – part time – February start
- Online/distance – part time – February start
- Swansea – full time – June start
- Online/distance – full time – June start
- Swansea – part time – June start
- Online/distance – part time – June start
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You can apply directly to this course.
ProfDoc
- Lampeter – full time – October start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – full time – October start – visit the course page
- Lampeter – part time – October start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – part time – October start – visit the course page
- Lampeter – full time – February start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – full time – February start – visit the course page
- Lampeter – part time – February start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – part time – February start – visit the course page
Humanities
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Before applying, please discuss your plans with an academic contact via the following email:
MPhil
- Lampeter – full time – October start
- Online/distance – full time – October start
- Lampeter – part time – October start
- Online/distance – part time – October start
- Lampeter – full time – February start
- Online/distance – full time – February start
- Lampeter – part time – February start
- Online/distance – part time – February start
- Lampeter – full time – June start
- Online/distance – full time – June start
- Lampeter – part time – June start
- Online/distance – part time – June start
PhD
- Lampeter – full time – October start
- Online/distance – full time – October start
- Lampeter – part time – October start
- Online/distance – part time – October start
- Lampeter – full time – February start
- Online/distance – full time – February start
- Lampeter – part time – February start
- Online/distance – part time – February start
- Lampeter – full time – June start
- Online/distance – full time – June start
- Lampeter – part time – June start
- Online/distance – part time – June start
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Before applying, please discuss your plans with an academic contact via the following email:
MPhil
- Lampeter – full time – October start
- Online/distance – full time – October start
- Lampeter – part time – October start
- Online/distance – part time – October start
- Lampeter – full time – February start
- Online/distance – full time – February start
- Lampeter – part time – February start
- Online/distance – part time – February start
- Lampeter – full time – June start
- Online/distance – full time – June start
- Lampeter – part time – June start
- Online/distance – part time – June start
PhD
- Lampeter – full time – October start
- Online/distance – full time – October start
- Lampeter – part time – October start
- Online/distance – part time – October start
- Lampeter – full time – February start
- Online/distance – full time – February start
- Lampeter – part time – February start
- Online/distance – part time – February start
- Lampeter – full time – June start
- Online/distance – full time – June start
- Lampeter – part time – June start
- Online/distance – part time – June start
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Before applying, please discuss your plans with an academic contact via the following email:
MPhil
- Lampeter – full time – October start
- Online/distance – full time – October start
- Lampeter – part time – October start
- Online/distance – part time – October start
- Lampeter – full time – February start
- Online/distance – full time – February start
- Lampeter – part time – February start
- Lampeter – full time – June start
- Online/distance – full time – June start
- Lampeter – part time – June start
- Online/distance – part time – June start
PhD
- Lampeter – full time – October start
- Online/distance – full time – October start
- Lampeter – part time – October start
- Online/distance – part time – October start
- Lampeter – full time – February start
- Online/distance – full time – February start
- Lampeter – part time – February start
- Online/distance – part time – February start
- Lampeter – full time – June start
- Online/distance – full time – June start
- Lampeter – part time – June start
- Online/distance – part time – June start
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Before applying, please discuss your plans with an academic contact via the following email:
MPhil
- Lampeter – full time – October start
- Online/distance – full time – October start
- Lampeter – part time – October start
- Online/distance – part time – October start
- Lampeter – full time – February start
- Online/distance – full time – February start
- Lampeter – part time – February start
- Online/distance – part time – February start
- Lampeter – full time – June start
- Online/distance – full time – June start
- Lampeter – part time – June start
- Online/distance – part time – June start
PhD
- Lampeter – full time – October start
- Online/distance – full time – October start
- Lampeter – part time – October start
- Online/distance – part time – October start
- Lampeter – full time – February start
- Online/distance – full time – February start
- Lampeter – part time – February start
- Online/distance – part time – February start
- Lampeter – full time – June start
- Online/distance – full time – June start
- Lampeter – part time – June start
- Online/distance – part time – June start
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MRes
You can apply directly to this course.
- Lampeter – full time – October start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – full time – October start – visit the course page
- Lampeter – part time – October start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – part time – October start – visit the course page
- Lampeter – part time – February start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – part time – February start – visit the course page
ProfDoc
You can apply directly to this course. Please contact pgrathrofa@uwtsd.ac.uk for more information.
- Lampeter – full time – October start – apply online
- Online/distance – full time – October start – apply online
- Lampeter – part time – October start – apply online
- Online/distance – part time – October start – apply online
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Before applying, please discuss your plans with an academic contact via the following email:
MPhil
- Lampeter – full time – October start
- Online/distance – full time – October start
- Lampeter – part time – October start
- Online/distance – part time – October start
- Lampeter – full time – February start
- Online/distance – full time – February start
- Lampeter – part time – February start
- Online/distance – part time – February start
- Lampeter – full time – June start
- Online/distance – full time – June start
- Lampeter – part time – June start
- Online/distance – part time – June start
PhD
- Lampeter – full time – October start
- Online/distance – full time – October start
- Lampeter – part time – October start
- Online/distance – part time – October start
- Lampeter – full time – February start
- Online/distance – full time – February start
- Lampeter – part time – February start
- Online/distance – part time – February start
- Lampeter – full time – June start
- Online/distance – full time – June start
- Lampeter – part time – June start
- Online/distance – part time – June start
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You can apply directly to this course.
MRes
- Online/distance – part time – October start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – full time – October start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – part time – February start – visit the course page
-
Before applying, please discuss your plans with an academic contact via the following email:
MPhil
- Lampeter – full time – October start
- Online/distance – full time – October start
- Lampeter – part time – October start
- Online/distance – part time – October start
- Lampeter – full time – February start
- Online/distance – full time – February start
- Lampeter – part time – February start
- Online/distance – part time – February start
- Lampeter – full time – June start
- Online/distance – full time – June start
- Lampeter – part time – June start
- Online/distance – part time – June start
PhD
- Lampeter – full time – October start
- Online/distance – full time – October start
- Lampeter – part time – October start
- Online/distance – part time – October start
- Lampeter – full time – February start
- Online/distance – full time – February start
- Lampeter – part time – February start
- Online/distance – part time – February start
- Lampeter – full time – June start
- Online/distance – full time – June start
- Lampeter – part time – June start
- Online/distance – part time – June start
MRes
You can apply directly to this MRes course.
- Online/distance – part time – October start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – full time – October start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – part time – February start – visit the course page
Religion and Theology
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You can apply directly to this course.
MRes
- Online/distance – part time – October start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – full time – October start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – part time – February start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – full time – February start – visit the course page
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You can apply directly to this course.
MRes
- Online/distance – part time – October start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – full time – October start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – part time – February start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – full time – February start – visit the course page
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You can apply directly to this course. Please contact pgrathrofa@uwtsd.ac.uk for more information.
ProfDoc
- Lampeter – full time – October start – apply online
- Online/distance – full time – October start – apply online
- Lampeter – part time – October start – apply online
- Online/distance – part time – October start – apply online
- Lampeter – full time – February start – apply online
- Online/distance – full time – February start – apply online
- Lampeter – part time – February start – apply online
- Online/distance – part time – February start – apply online
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You can apply directly to this course.
MRes
- Online/distance – part time – October start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – full time – October start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – part time – February start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – full time – February start – visit the course page
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You can apply directly to this course.
MRes
- Online/distance – part time – October start – visit the course page
- Online/distance – part time – February start – visit the course page
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Before applying, please discuss your plans with an academic contact via the following email:
MPhil
- Lampeter – full time – October start
- Online/distance – full time – October start
- Lampeter – part time – October start
- Online/distance – part time – October start
- Lampeter – full time – February start
- Online/distance – full time – February start
- Lampeter – part time – February start
- Online/distance – part time – February start
- Lampeter – full time – June start
- Online/distance – full time – June start
- Lampeter – part time – June start
- Online/distance – part time – June start
PhD
- Lampeter – full time – October start
- Online/distance – full time – October start
- Lampeter – part time – October start
- Online/distance – part time – October start
- Lampeter – full time – February start
- Online/distance – full time – February start
- Lampeter – part time – February start
- Online/distance – part time – February start
- Lampeter – full time – June start
- Online/distance – full time – June start
- Lampeter – part time – June start
- Online/distance – part time – June start
PhD by Published Works (Education and Humanities)
Contact RegistryPGR@uwtsd.ac.uk for more information.
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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
- Lampeter – full time – October start
- Online/distance – full time – October start
- Lampeter – part time – October start
- Online/distance – part time – October start
- Lampeter – full time – February start
- Online/distance – full time – February start
- Lampeter – part time – February start
- Online/distance – part time – February start
- Lampeter – full time – June start
- Online/distance – full time – June start
- Lampeter – part time – June start
- Online/distance – part time – June 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.
Social Studies
Before applying, please discuss your plans with an academic contact via the following email:
pgrathrofa@uwtsd.ac.uk
MPhil
PhD
Before applying, please discuss your plans with an academic contact via the following email:
pgrathrofa@uwtsd.ac.uk
MPhil
PhD
You can apply directly to this course. Please contact Dr Nicola Welton (n.welton@uwtsd.ac.uk) for more information.
ProfDoc
Before applying, please discuss your plans with an academic contact via the following email:
pgrathrofa@uwtsd.ac.uk
MPhil
PhD
Before applying, please discuss your plans with an academic contact via the following email:
pgrathrofa@uwtsd.ac.uk
MPhil
PhD