Aberystwyth University - International Relations 552L BA

Overview

Our Staff

Lecturers in the Department of International Politics are all research active and qualified to PhD level, and most also have a PGCHE.

Modules

Please note: The modules listed below are those currently intended for delivery during the next academic year and may be subject to change. They are included here to give an indication of how the course is structured.

Core

Module Name	Module Code	Credit Value
Behind the Headlines	IP12620	20
Exploring the International 1: Central Concepts and Core Skills *	IP12420	20

Options

Module Name	Module Code	Credit Value
Globalization and Global Development	IP12520	20
Politics in the 21st Century	IP12920	20
The Making of the Modern World: War Peace and Revolution since 1789	IP12820	20
War, Strategy and Intelligence	IP10320	20

Core

Module Name	Module Code	Credit Value
International Relations: Perspectives and Debates	IP20120	20

Options

Module Name	Module Code	Credit Value
Britain and Ireland in War and Peace since 1800	IP28820	20
Capitalism and International Politics	IQ22820	20
Climate Change Politics	IP21420	20
Climate Change and International Politics in the Anthropocene	IP27020	20
Contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa: Key Issues Today	IP20520	20
Economic Diplomacy and Leadership	IQ24320	20
European Security in 21st Century	IP23620	20
Fear, Cooperation and Trust in World Politics	IQ22920	20
Global Inequality and World Politics	IQ24120	20
Global Politics and the Refugee Regime	IQ25520	20
International Politics and Global Development	IP29220	20
International Politics and the Nuclear Age	IP20420	20
NATO: From Cold War to Hybrid War	IP23320	20
Nationalism in Theory and Practice	IP29920	20
People and Power: Understanding Comparative Politics Today	IQ23920	20
Political Theory	IP22220	20
Strategy, Intelligence and Security in International Politics	IQ25120	20
The Arab-Israeli Wars	IP21320	20
The British Army’s Image in Battle, from the Crimea to the Present	IQ20920	20
The Governance of Climate Change: Simulation Module	IP22320	20
UK Politics Today: A Union Under Strain?	IQ23820	20
Warfare after Waterloo: Military History 1815-1918	IP25320	20
Women and Global Development	IP29620	20

Core

Module Name	Module Code	Credit Value
Dissertation *	IP30040	40

Options

Module Name	Module Code	Credit Value
Britain and Ireland in War and Peace since 1800	IP38820	20
Capitalism and International Politics	IQ32820	20
Climate Change Politics	IP31420	20
Contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa	IP30520	20
Economic Diplomacy and Leadership	IQ34320	20
European Security in the 21st Century	IP33620	20
Fear, Cooperation and Trust in World Politics	IQ32920	20
Global Inequality and World Politics	IQ34120	20
Global Politics and the Refugee Regime	IQ35520	20
International Politics and the Nuclear Age	IP30420	20
NATO: From Cold War to Hybrid War	IP33320	20
Nationalism in Theory and Practice	IP39920	20
Political Theory	IP32220	20
The Arab Israeli Wars	IP31320	20
The British Army’s Image in Battle, from the Crimean to the Present	IQ30920	20
UK Politics Today: A Union Under Strain?	IQ33820	20
Women and Global Development	IP39620	20

* Also available partially or entirely through the medium of Welsh

Employability

Learning & Teaching

Student Views

Typical Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff 120 - 96

A Levels BBB-CCC

GCSE requirements (minimum grade C/4):
English or Welsh

BTEC National Diploma:
DDM-MMM

International Baccalaureate:
30-26

European Baccalaureate:
75%-65% overall

English Language Requirements:
See our Undergraduate English Language Requirements for this course. Pre-sessional English Programmes are also available for students who do not meet our English Language Requirements.

Country Specific Entry Requirements:
International students whose qualification is not listed on this page, can check our Country Specific Entry Requirements for further information.

The University welcomes applications from students studying the Access to Higher Education Diploma. Our inclusive admissions policy values breadth as well as depth of study. Applicants are selected on their own individual merits, and offers can vary. If you are studying a qualification not listed on this page, please get in touch with the Undergraduate Admissions Office for further advice. For further information, contact ug-admissions@aber.ac.uk

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International Relations

Key Facts

UCAS Tariff

Course Length

Overview

Our Staff

Modules

Core

Options

Core

Options

Core

Options

Employability

Learning & Teaching

Student Views

Typical Entry Requirements