Postgraduate research courses at Aberystwyth University
Research programmes: These programmes are based purely or predominantly on the student's own research under the guidance of at least one supervisor. The conclusions of the research will be submitted as a research thesis. Doctoral studies are supported in the first year by the University's Research Training Programme. These programmes have a particular focus on research traning and are based purely or predominantly on the student's own research under the guidance of at least one supervisor.(PhD, MPhil and LLM by Research)
Research courses at Aberystwyth include degrees in the following subject areas:
- Art
- Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences
- Computer Science
- English Literature and Creative Writing
- European Languages
- Geography and Earth Sciences
- History and Welsh History
- Information Studies
- International Politics
- Law and Criminology
- Management and Business
- Mathematics and Physics
- Psychology
- Sport and Exercise Science
- Theatre, Film and Television Studies
- Welsh and Celtic Languages
For further details on any of the degree schemes, contact the appropriate department.
N.B. Non-EEA students who are offered places to study full-time on PhD or MPhil programmes in certain science subjects would have t obtain an ATAS certificate before applying for their student visa under Tier 4 of the Points Based System.