Research course
Healthcare Sciences
Entry requirements
Applicants should normally hold a 2:1 degree or the equivalent in a field relevant to the particular project.
Months of entry
January, October
Course content
Our research programme is structured to give you the opportunity to undertake original and independent research in the healthcare sciences.
Applications are invited from those interested in undertaking research that fits with the School’s available research themes.
Each of the three themes has a range of research areas and you should aim to tailor your research proposal to one of these areas:
- Optimising Well-being and the Management of Long-term Conditions
- Optimising Service Delivery and Organisation
- Optimising Health through Activity, lifestyles and Technology
We offer the following research specialisations:
- Adult Nursing
- Child Nursing
- Mental Health Nursing
- Operating Department Practice
- Radiography
- Radiotherapy
- Physiotherapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Midwifery
- Health Psychology
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- PhD
- part time60 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- full time36 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- MPhil
- part time24 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Research Office
- hcarephdenquiries@cardiff.ac.uk
- Phone
- +44 029 2068 8588