The History Department at Swansea is a leading centre for the study of history and offers a warm welcome to graduates from other universities. It has a strong reputation for research and postgraduate education and offers excellent facilities for advanced study.
Postgraduate students have their own research room and computer facilities.
The Department joins with others in the University of Wales for an annual postgraduate research conference and runs a week-long training school in Welsh history. Students are consulted regularly about future policy. The research interests of the members of staff are varied. The MA scheme provides for an introduction to advanced study combining a training in in historical method with the opportunity to pursue specialised work by means of seminars, assessed essays and a dissertation of up to 20,000 words. The M.Phil is a research degree, involving a thesis of up to 60,000 words based on contemporary sources.