Health Humanities, Ph.D. / M.Phil 36 months PHD Programme By Swansea University |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

20,900 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

15 Apr, 2026Application Deadline

Main Subject Area

Health/HealthcareMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Health/Healthcare

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

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.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Health/Healthcare

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

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.

Admission Requirements

3.3+
6.5+
MPhil: Applicants for MPhil must normally hold an undergraduate degree at 2.1 level (or Non-UK equivalent as defined by Swansea University). 
PhD: Applicants for PhD must normally hold an undergraduate degree at 2.1 level and a master’s degree. Alternatively, applicants with a UK first class honours degree (or Non-UK equivalent as defined by Swansea University) not holding a master’s degree, will be considered on an individual basis. 

15 Apr 2026
3 Years
Jan
Apr

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance

Domestic
5,006 GBP
International
20,900 GBP

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