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Economics

Our Economics PhD programme involves two years of advanced course work.

PhD Full-time Programme

Law

The School of Law and Politics offers opportunities for both full and part-time study leading to the degrees of MPhil and PhD in Law across a range of research areas.

PhD, MPhil Full-time, Part-time Programme

Chemistry

The research carried out within the School of Chemistry is diverse and encompasses both fundamental and applied themes.

PhD, MPhil Full-time, Part-time Programme

Conservation

We offer a full range of expertise across conservation.

PhD, MPhil Full-time, Part-time Programme

Welsh

The School of Welsh is well-known for its academic research and is one of the leading centres for Celtic Studies research in the UK.

PhD, MPhil Full-time, Part-time Programme

Music

You may specialise in composition, musicology or performance, presenting work in one of three different formats: a thesis, a portfolio of compositions with commentary, or a performance recital with supporting thesis.

PhD, MPhil Full-time, Part-time Programme

Mathematics

The School of Mathematics offers an exceptionally wide range of opportunities for postgraduate studies in mathematics.

PhD, MPhil Full-time, Part-time Programme

Archaeology

We offer a full range of expertise in the archaeology of Britain, Europe and the Mediterranean from 5000 BC-1000 AD.

PhD, MPhil Full-time, Part-time Programme

Philosophy

Work with staff at the forefront of the discipline, to address traditional and new challenges in philosophy and its real-life applications.

PhD, MPhil Full-time, Part-time Programme

Architecture

To offer knowledge and expertise for a career in architecture and other areas of building design, academia and the building industry.

PhD, MPhil Full-time, Part-time Programme

Dentistry

Our primary objective is to provide internationally competitive research projects, producing highly skilled and competitive postgraduates with excellent future career prospects.

PhD, MPhil Full-time, Part-time Programme

Psychology

The School of Psychology is an excellent environment in which to do research. Research training is a strong feature of our Psychology PhD programme.

PhD, MPhil Full-time, Part-time Programme

Ancient History

We offer a full range of expertise across Ancient History.

PhD, MPhil Full-time, Part-time Programme

Medicine

The School of Medicine offers research degrees in the medical disciplines such as cancer, immunology, infection, immunity, neurosciences, mental health and population medicine.

PhD, MPhil, MD Full-time, Part-time Programme

Engineering

We offer a 3 year PhD programme, a 4 year integrated PhD programme, an EngD programme, and a 1 year MPhil degree programme.

PhD, MPhil, EngD Full-time, Part-time Programme

Biosciences (MRes)

The MRes helps to improve your research skills and may enable you to undertake a research project in the laboratory of an internationally-renowned scientist.

MRes Full-time Programme

Clinical Psychology

The programme is three years full-time and leads to the award of Doctor of Clinical Psychology validated by Cardiff University.

DClinPsy Full-time Programme

English Literature

Make a substantial and innovative contribution to knowledge about, and understandings of, literature and culture.

PhD, MPhil Full-time, Part-time Programme

Social Sciences

The School of Social Sciences has an exceptionally strong and interdisciplinary research culture, and offers expert supervision across a wide range of research topics.

PhD, MPhil Full-time, Part-time Programme

Business Studies

Our Business Studies PhD involves one year of research training followed by three years’ work on your PhD topic.

PhD Full-time, Part-time Programme

Earth Sciences

Our School of Earth and Ocean Sciences' postgraduate research degrees are based on independent full-time research work, with an academic supervisor to guide you in discovering new and exciting areas.

PhD, MPhil Full-time, Part-time Programme

Healthcare Sciences

Our research programme is structured to give you the opportunity to undertake original and independent research in the healthcare sciences.

PhD, MPhil Full-time, Part-time Programme

Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

You will study and work in a self-contained multi-disciplinary School, with great opportunities for collaboration with strongly related departments in all of the biomedical sciences in the same faculty, the College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, or with the University’s Schools of Chemistry or Engineering.

PhD, MPhil, MD Full-time, Part-time Programme

Educational Psychology

The aim of the programme is to offer knowledge and expertise for a career as an educational psychologist (EP), via doctorate-level study.

DEdPsy Full-time Programme

Journalism, Media and Culture

We are committed to undertaking research that engages with contemporary issues across journalism, the media and culture both theoretically and practically.

PhD, MPhil Full-time, Part-time Programme

Integrative Neuroscience

Our four-year programme provides a broader and more in-depth practical and theoretical grounding in neuroscience than conventional 3-year programmes.

PhD Full-time Programme

Doctor of Education

The professional doctorate is a doctoral qualification that is fully equivalent to the PhD, but substantially different from it in that it is strongly professionally oriented focussing on ‘applied’ rather than ‘pure’ research.

EdD Part-time Programme

Language and Communication

Researching language and communication in theory and practice.

PhD, MPhil Full-time, Part-time Programme

Creative and Critical Writing

Cardiff was one of the first universities in the UK to offer a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing and over two decades we have prepared graduates for careers as writers and for positions in the publishing and communications industries, academia and arts administration.

PhD Full-time, Part-time Programme

Vision Sciences

Our PhD in Vision Sciences comprises student-led research across a wide range of disciplines, from molecular and cell biology to neuroscience and clinical studies of human vision.

PhD Full-time, Part-time Programme