Fast-track 2023 for current final year students

Library Application Sessions

Have you started your master's application or thinking about submitting one? Visit our Library Application Sessions during the following times to complete your application with expert advice from Admissions staff.

25 April 2023 @ 11:30-13:30, Singleton Park Campus Library
27 April 2023 @ 11:30-13:30, Bay Campus Library

Fast-track courses available for September 2023

We’re excited to announce our fast-track option for postgraduate degrees starting in September 2023. As our current student, you can apply to study on an eligible master's course via fast-track. It’s quick and easy, and you’ll receive a decision within 48 working hours!

How to apply:

As a current final year Swansea University student we have sent you a special code to apply via Fast-track so please check your email and follow the instructions.

List of eligible master's courses

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

School of Culture and Communication

Eligible course	Required undergraduate degree subject
MA Ancient History and Classical Culture	Classical Studies, Ancient History, Egyptology
MA Ancient Narrative Literature	Classical Studies, Ancient History, Egyptology
MA Chinese-English Translation and Language Teaching	No pre-requisite (but must be a first language Mandarin speaker)
MA Communication, Media Practice and Public Relations	No pre-requisite
MA Digital Media	No pre-requisite
MA English Literature	English Literature, Creative Writing
MA History	History, Medieval Studies, Ancient History
MA International Journalism	No pre-requisite
MA Medieval Studies	History, Medieval Studies, Ancient History
MA Modern History	History, Medieval Studies, Ancient History
MA Professional Translation (including extended programme)	Degree level language ability in the relevant language
MA Public History and Heritage	History, Classical Studies, Ancient History, Egyptology
MA Sports Communication and Journalism	No pre-requisite
MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages	No pre-requisite
MA Translation and Interpreting (including extended programme)	Degree level language ability in the relevant language
MA Welsh Writing in English	English Literature, Creative Writing

Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law

Eligible course	Required undergraduate degree subject
MA Cyber Crime and Terrorism	Criminology and Criminal Justice, Social Policy, Law, Psychology, Sociology, Politics
LLM Human Rights	Law, Criminology, Politics
LLM LegalTech and Commercial Law	Law, Computer Science

School of Management

Eligible course	Required undergraduate degree subject
Accounting & Finance (Non-Specialist) courses
MSc Finance & Big Data Analytics	A non-Finance degree
MSc International Accounting and Finance	A non-Accounting, Finance degree
MSc/MFin International Financial Management	A non-Business Management degree
Accounting & Finance (Specialist) courses
MSc Financial Analytics	Finance, Accounting, Mathematics
MSc Financial Technology (FinTech)	Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business Management
MSc International Banking and Finance	Finance, Economics, Accounting, Mathematics
MSc International Finance	Finance, Economics, Accounting, Mathematics
MSc Investment Management	Finance, Economics, Accounting, Mathematics
Business (Non-Specialist) courses
MSc Management	A non-Business Management degree
MSc Management (Artificial Intelligence)	A non-Business Management degree
MSc Management (Business Analytics)	A non-Business Management degree
MSc Management (Digital Business)	A non-Business Management degree
MSc Management (Enterprise and Innovation)	A non-Business Management degree
MSc Management (Finance)	A non-Business Management degree
MSc Management (International Management)	A non-Business Management degree
MSc Management (Human Resource Management)	A non-Business Management degree
MSc Management (Marketing)	A non-Business Management degree
MSc Management (Operations and Supply Management)	A non-Business Management degree
MSc Management (Software Technology)	A non-Business Management degree
MSc Management (Sport)	A non-Business Management degree
MSc Management (Sustainable Business)	A non-Business Management degree
Business (Specialist) courses
MSc Human Resource Management	Business Management, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Economics
MSc International Tourism Management	Business Management, Marketing
MSc Strategic Marketing	Marketing, Business Management

School of Social Sciences

Eligible course	Required undergraduate degree subject
MA Applied Criminal Justice and Criminology	Criminology and Criminal Justice, Law, Psychology, Sociology, Politics, Social Policy
MA Childhood Studies	Psychology, Social Work, Childhood Studies, Nursing, Health and Social Care
MA Development and Human Rights	No pre-requisite
MA Developmental and Therapeutic Play	Psychology, Social Work, Childhood Studies, Nursing, Health and Social Care
MSc Economics	Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry
MSc Economics and Finance	Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry
MA International Relations (including extended programme)	No pre-requisite
MA International Security and Development (including extended programme)	No pre-requisite
MA Politics	No pre-requisite
MA Public Policy (including extended programme)	No pre-requisite
MSc Social Research Methods	Criminology, Economics, Education, Human Geography, Psychology, Sociology, Social Policy, Social Work
MA War and Society	No pre-requisite

Faculty of Science and Engineering

School of Aerospace, Civil, Electrical, General and Mechanical Engineering

Eligible course	Required undergraduate degree subject
MSc Aerospace Engineering	Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
MSc Civil Engineering	Civil Engineering
MSc Computational Engineering	All Engineering disciplines (except Materials Engineering), Mathematics
MSc Electronic and Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
MSc Engineering Leadership and Management	No pre-requisite
MSc Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering
MSc Power Engineering and Sustainable Energy	Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
MSc Structural Engineering	Civil Engineering
MSc Virtual Reality	No pre-requisite

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Eligible course	Required undergraduate degree subject
MSc Chemical Engineering	Chemical Engineering
MSc Materials Engineering	Materials Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

School of Biosciences, Geography and Physics

Eligible course	Required undergraduate degree subject
MSc Environmental Biology, Conservation and Resource Management	Biological Sciences, Zoology, Marine Biology, Aquatic Biology, Environmental Sciences
MSc Environmental Dynamics and Climate Change	Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences or related disciplines: Archaeology, Biology, Bioscience, Botany, Chemistry, Computer Science, Ecology, Mathematics, Oceanography and Physics
MSc Geographic Information and Climate Change	Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences or related disciplines: Archaeology, Biology, Bioscience, Botany, Chemistry, Computer Science, Ecology, Mathematics, Oceanography and Physics
MSc Semiconductor Technology and Applications	Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering
MSc Society, Environment and Global Change	Geography, Psychology, Politics

School of Mathematics and Computer Science

Eligible course	Required undergraduate degree subject
MSc Advanced Computer Science	Computer Science, Software Engineering, Software Technology, Information Technology
MSc Advanced Software Technology	Computer Science, Software Engineering, Software Technology, Information Technology
MSc Computer Science	A non-Computer Science degree (but recommend Science or Engineering background – other backgrounds will need to be referred to Admissions Selector/Academic Lead)
MSc Cyber Security	Computer Science, Software Engineering, Software Technology, Information Technology
MSc Data Science	Computer Science, Software Engineering, Software Technology, Information Technology
MSc Mathematics and Computing for Finance	Mathematics
MSc Mathematics	Mathematics

Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science

School of Health and Social Care

Eligible course	Required undergraduate degree subject
MSc Health Care Management	Health and Social Care, Population Health and Medical Sciences, Medicine (Graduate Entry), Nursing, Pharmacy
MSc Public Health and Health Promotion	Health and Social Care, Human Geography, Medicine (Graduate Entry), Nursing, Pharmacy, Population Health and Medical Sciences, Psychology, Social Policy, Sociology, Sports Science

Swansea University Medical School

Eligible course	Required undergraduate degree subject
MSc Biomedical Science (Clincial Biochemistry)	Applied Medical Sciences, Biochemistry and Medical Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Genetics and Medical Genetics, Medical Pharmacology, Medical Engineering, Population Health and Medical Sciences
MSc Biomedical Science (Clincial Microbiology)	Applied Medical Sciences, Biochemistry and Medical Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Genetics and Medical Genetics, Medical Pharmacology, Medical Engineering, Population Health and Medical Sciences
MSc Genomic Medicine	Applied Medical Sciences, Biochemistry and Medical Biochemistry, Genetics and Medical Genetics, Medical Pharmacology, Population Health and Medical Sciences, Biological Science, Biology, Medicine (Graduate Entry), Nursing, Pharmacy
MSc Health Data Science	Computer Science, Engineering, Population Health and Medical Sciences
MSc Health Informatics	Applied Medical Sciences, Biochemistry and Medical Biochemistry, Genetics and Medical Genetics, Health and Social Care, Medical Pharmacology, Medical Engineering, Midwifery, Paramedic Science, Population Health and Medical Sciences, Social Work
MSc Medical Education	Medicine (Graduate Entry), Physician Associate, Pharmacy, Applied Medical Sciences, Biochemistry/Medical Biochemistry, Genetics/ Medical Genetics, Medical Pharmacology, Nursing, Midwifery, Healthcare Science, Social Work, Social Sciences, Health and Social Care
MSc Medical Neuroscience	Applied Medical Sciences, Biochemistry and Medical Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biomedical Science, Genetics and Medical Genetics, Healthcare Science, Medical Pharmacology, Population Health and Medical Sciences, Psychology, Sports and exercise Science
MSc Medical Radiation Physics	Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering
MSc Nanomedicine	Any undergraduate course from Faculty of Science and Engineering, Applied Medical Sciences, Medical Biochemistry, Medical Genetics, Medical Pharmacology, Medicine (Graduate Entry), Pharmacy, Population Health and Medical Sciences, Healthcare Science

School of Psychology

Eligible course	Required undergraduate degree subject
MSc Cognitive Neuroscience	Psychology
MSc Research Methods in Psychology	Psychology, Economics, Politics, Sociology, Health and Social Care

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