The University is structured into eight Schools, covering the full range of academic areas available at Swansea. Each School encompasses broadly-related subjects, courses and research centres, and each has a strong commitment to maintaining a high standard of teaching and student support.
Below we have outlined the make-up of each School, however there may be more subject areas in which research is being carried out. Please visit the respective School website for further information by using the links on the left-hand side.

American Studies, Applied Linguistics, Classics, Ancient History & Egyptology, Cymraeg/Welsh, English, French, German, History, Italian, Medieval Studies, Media Studies, Politics & International Relations and PPE, Spanish-Hispanic Studies, Translation, War and Society.


Aerospace, Chemical and Biological, Civil, Electrical and Electronic, Environmental, Communication & Computing Technology, Materials, Mechanical, Medical, Nanotechnology, Product Design, Sport and Exercise Science.

Biological Sciences, Centre for Development Studies, Geography, Sociology and Anthropology

Centre for Child Research, Centre
for Criminal Justice and Criminology, Centre for Innovative Ageing, Centre for
Social Work and Social Care Research, Department
of Interprofessional Studies, Department
of Nursing, Department
of Philosophy History and Law, Department
of Public Health and Policy Studies, Department of
Psychology, Institute
for Health Research

Professional Legal Studies, Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law, CEELP,

Graduate Entry Medicine Programme, BSc Programmes, Postgraduate Programmes, Research at the Institute of Life Science
