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

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

21,600 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.


Developing and evaluating effective evidence-based mental health services to support people at some of the most challenging times of their lives depends on high-quality research. 


Studying for a PhD in Mental Health will give you the opportunity to pursue your own personal or professional research interests in this vital field while contributing to new ways of thinking about mental health care, services, and policy. 


Over the course of your studies, you will develop and enhance transferable skills such as problem-solving, project management, and critical thinking that are valued in any professional setting.


As a student at our School of Health and Social Care, you will benefit from a dynamic and supportive research environment with many opportunities to make connections across disciplines and develop links with organisations and policymakers both in the UK and abroad. As such, you can be confident that your research will inform and be informed by the wider health and social care environment.


According to the most recent Research Excellence Framework in 2014-2021, over 75% of the research carried out at the school was of international or world-leading quality.


Currently, students are looking at evidence-based practices in mental health (in particular early intervention services), care co-ordination in forensic mental health care and the influence of service user participation in professional role development.


Recent research funding and collaboration partners include:


  • Welsh Government
  • NHS Wales
  • Public Health Wales
  • European Union
  • Amgen Europe
  • Ministry of Defence
  • GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals
  • British Medical Association
  • National Institute for Social Care and Health Research
  • Astrazeneca
  • The Wellcome Trust.

You will be joining a university that was named ‘University of the Year’ and ‘Postgraduate’ runner up in the What Uni Student Choice Awards 2019.

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.


Developing and evaluating effective evidence-based mental health services to support people at some of the most challenging times of their lives depends on high-quality research. 


Studying for a PhD in Mental Health will give you the opportunity to pursue your own personal or professional research interests in this vital field while contributing to new ways of thinking about mental health care, services, and policy. 


Over the course of your studies, you will develop and enhance transferable skills such as problem-solving, project management, and critical thinking that are valued in any professional setting.


As a student at our School of Health and Social Care, you will benefit from a dynamic and supportive research environment with many opportunities to make connections across disciplines and develop links with organisations and policymakers both in the UK and abroad. As such, you can be confident that your research will inform and be informed by the wider health and social care environment.


According to the most recent Research Excellence Framework in 2014-2021, over 75% of the research carried out at the school was of international or world-leading quality.


Currently, students are looking at evidence-based practices in mental health (in particular early intervention services), care co-ordination in forensic mental health care and the influence of service user participation in professional role development.


Recent research funding and collaboration partners include:


  • Welsh Government
  • NHS Wales
  • Public Health Wales
  • European Union
  • Amgen Europe
  • Ministry of Defence
  • GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals
  • British Medical Association
  • National Institute for Social Care and Health Research
  • Astrazeneca
  • The Wellcome Trust.

You will be joining a university that was named ‘University of the Year’ and ‘Postgraduate’ runner up in the What Uni Student Choice Awards 2019.

Admission Requirements

6.5+
3.3+
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
21,600 GBP

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