- Level
- Postgraduate
- Duration
- 3 Year
- Mode
- Full-time
- Subject
- Health Studies
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Next intake
- JUL 2026
Overview
Start dates: 1st October, 1st January, 1st April, 1st July. Our MPhil/PhD programme in the School of Social Sciences offers the opportunity to study with world-leading academics, researching issues related to health and illness. This course explores the concepts and methods of history, literature and the visual arts to the analysis of health and healthcare. Disability history is a particular area of expertise, with an oral history of people affected by the drug, thalidomide, currently underway. Students are exploring a variety of areas within these fields ranging from narratives of childbirth to images of disability in the post-war English language literature of Wales.
Entry requirements
| Degree | 2:1 · or above |
|---|---|
| Degree | 1st · considered case by case |
English language requirements
| IELTS | 6.5 overall, no part below 6.5 |
|---|
English Language IELTS 6.5 Overall (with no individual component below 6.5) or Swansea University recognised equivalent. Full details of our English Language policy, including certificate time validity, can be found here.
Fees
International students: £20,900 per year
UK students: £5,006 per year
UK/Home: £5,006 per year
International: £20,900 per year
Start dates
Apr or Jul 2026
Application deadline
Rolling admissions – apply as early as possible
Campus
- Singleton Park Campus, United Kingdom
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