Note for international and European applicants:
details of how your qualification compares to the published academic entry requirements can be found on our Country Specific Entry Requirements page.
Qualifications
MPhil: Applicants for MPhil must normally hold an undergraduate degree at 2.1 level (or Non-UK equivalent as defined by Swansea University) in Engineering or similar relevant science discipline. See - Country-specific Information for EU and International Candidates.
PhD: Applicants for PhD must normally hold an undergraduate degree at 2.1 level (or Non-UK equivalent as defined by Swansea University) in Engineering or similar relevant science discipline. We also welcome applications from graduates in computational science or mathematics. See -Country-specific Information for EU and International Candidates.
English Language
IELTS 6.5 Overall (5.5+ each comp.) or Swansea University recognised equivalent. Full details of our English Language policy, including certificate time validity, can be found here.
We welcome applications by prospective students from around the world and look for evidence of previous study that is equivalent to the entry requirements stated above. The Postgraduate Admissions Office are happy to advise you on whether your qualifications are suitable for entry to the course you would like to study. Please email admissions@swansea.ac.uk for further information.
As well as academic qualifications, Admissions decisions may be based on
other factors, including (but not limited to): the standard of the research
synopsis/proposal, performance at interview, intensity of competition for
limited places, and relevant professional experience.
Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) Requirement
Non UK/EU applicants are required to obtain ATAS clearance for this
programme of study. Successful applicants are sent ATAS application details by
the University PGR Admissions team. Further details on the ATAS scheme can be
found at on the
government Academic Technology Approval Scheme webpage.
Reference Requirement
As standard, one reference is required before we can progress applications to the Faculty research programme,
academic Admissions Tutor for consideration.
Please note that any protracted delay in receiving the outstanding reference may result in the need to defer your
application to a later potential start point/entry month, than what you initially listed as your preferred start
option.
You may wish to consider contacting your referee to assist in the process of obtaining the outstanding reference or
alternatively, hold submission of application until a reference is sourced. Please note that it is not the
responsibility of the University Admissions Office to obtain missing reference after our initial email is sent to
your nominated referee, requesting a reference on your behalf.
The reference can take the form of a letter on official headed paper, or via the University’s standard reference
form. Click this link to download the university reference
form.
Alternatively, referees can email a reference from their employment email account, please note that references
received via private email accounts, (i.e. Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail) cannot be accepted.
References can be submitted to pgradmissions@swansea.ac.uk.
