PhD Health Economics at Swansea University

Programme overview

A PhD in Health Economics at the Swansea Centre for Health Economics (Singleton Park Campus), offering the chance to make an original contribution to the development and application of health economics and outcomes research in healthcare delivery and policy.

Department: School of Health and Social Care (Swansea Centre for Health Economics) | Duration: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time | Intake: October, January, April or July | Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Research supervised within the School of Health and Social Care, applying health economic methods to innovation, health technology assessment, prioritisation and programme budgeting, with training in epidemiology, quantitative methods and routine data analysis.

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Entry requirements

PhD: a 2.1 undergraduate degree and a master's degree; applicants with a UK first-class honours degree and no master's are considered individually. MPhil: an undergraduate degree at 2.1 level (or equivalent non-UK qualification). English language for international applicants: IELTS 6.5 overall with no component below 6.5 (or recognised equivalent). 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 22,700 a year (2026/27). Full-time (PhD, 3 years); year 1 Source

Intake: October, January, April or July

Duration: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time

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