MSc by Research Applied Physics and Materials at Swansea University

Programme overview

One-year individual research programme in applied physics and materials at Swansea University, based at the Bay Campus alongside Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science and close to the Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials.

Faculty: School of Biosciences, Geography and Physics | Department: Physics | Duration: 1 year full-time | Intake: October 2026 (October 2027 also listed) | Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

A research project shaped by seminars, workshops, laboratory work and fieldwork within one of three research groups: Biophotonics/Nanomedicine/Sustainable Advanced Materials, Atomic, Molecular and Quantum Physics, and Particle Physics and Cosmology Theory.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must normally hold an undergraduate degree at 2:1 level (or non-UK equivalent as defined by Swansea University). International applicants: IELTS 6.5 overall with no component below 6.0, or a Swansea-recognised equivalent. Non-UK applicants require ATAS clearance. One reference is required.

Domestic applicants: GBP 5,006 a year (2025/26). UK student full-time annual rate (2025/26 entry point); part-time is half. Charged over the minimum candidature period. Bench fees may apply. Source

International applicants: GBP 25,800 a year (2026/27). full-time tuition, Year 1 fee; fees in later years increase by 3%. Source

Intake: October 2026 (October 2027 also listed)

Duration: 1 year full-time

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