Social Theory and Space
| Award | Attendance | Study | Duration | Start | Domestic fees | International fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc (Research) | On-Campus | Full-time, Part-time | 1 - 2 years | October, January, April, July | £5006 per year | £21950 per year |
About Social Theory and Space, MSc (Research) - at Swansea University
The MSc by Research in Social Theory and Space allows you to undertake a year-long (full time) or two-year-long (part-time) individual programme of personally and professionally enriching research, supervised by our Human Geography academic staff.
Your social theory and space research project will be shaped by participation in research activities such as seminars and reading groups, as well as your involvement in one of our established Human Geography research groups.
The range of our current human geographical research in this area includes:
- Structuralist and poststructuralist geographies
- Psychoanalytic geographies
- Political economy and cultural political economy
- World cities and global-city networks
- Geographies of violence
- Modernity and Postmodernity
- Urban theory
We are ranked:
- Top 100 in the World (Shanghai Ranking Subject Rankings 2024)
- 90% of our research outputs have been recognised as world leading and internationally excellent - Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021
- 100% of the environment was rated as world leading and internationally excellent - Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021
- Top 201-250 in the World (QS World University Rankings 2025)
Entry requirements
Contact Swansea University to find course entry requirements.
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