Criminology, Ph.D. / Ph.D. Distance Learning / M.Phil.

When you join our thriving community of postgraduate research students, you’ll become part of a supportive and friendly environment where we are dedicated to understanding some of society’s most challenging issues. A research degree in Criminology gives you the chance to pursue a project based around your 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. Your research degree will typically last from three years (full-time) to six years (part-time) for a PhD, or two years (full-time) to four years (part-time) for an MPhil. We have a wide range of expertise, and we invite applications for research degrees in the following areas: Criminal justice in Wales Cybercrime and terrorism Digital technology in the criminal justice system Desistance Gender based violence and violence against women domestic and sexual violence Illegal and informal economies Maritime security and crime Policing, governance and political economy Probation and offender management services Organised crime Sentencing and courts Sex work Social harms Sports-based violence and criminality Violent and sex offenders Youth justice

English Language IELTS 6.5 Overall (with no individual component below 6.0) or Swansea University recognised equivalent. Full details of our English Language policy, including certificate time validity, can be found here.

International students: £18,800 per year

UK students: £5,006 per year

UK/Home: £5,006 per year

International: £18,800 per year

Apr or Jul 2026

Rolling admissions – apply as early as possible

• Singleton Park Campus, United Kingdom