International Relations

BA International Relations Code 552L

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Key Facts

552L

UCAS Tariff

96 - 120
Course Length

3 Year

Further details on entry requirements

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Student Satisfaction and Employability Results

94% overall student satisfaction for the Department of International Politics (NSS 2020).

Top 10 in the UK for Teaching Quality and Student Experience for the subject of Politics (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019)

94% of our graduates were in work or further study within 6 months after graduating. (HESA 2018*)

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

Options

Module Name	Module Code	Credit Value
Ymwneud â’ch pwnc yn Gymraeg: sgiliau dwyieithog ar gyfer y brifysgol a’r gweithle	CY11020	20
War, Strategy and Intelligence	IP10320	20
Globalization and Global Development *	IP12520	20
The Making of the Modern World: War Peace and Revolution since 1789	IP12820	20
Politics in the 21st Century *	IP12920	20

Core

Module Name	Module Code	Credit Value

Options

Module Name	Module Code	Credit Value
International Relations: Perspectives and Debates *	IP20120	20
International Politics and Global Development *	IP29220	20
The EU: Politics, Policies, Problems *	IP23820	20
Contemporary Latin America *	IP28720	20
Strategy, Intelligence and Security in International Politics *	IQ25120	20
Y Meddwl Cymreig mewn Syniadaeth Ryngwladol	GQ20920	20
The Long Shadow of the Second World War	IP22720	20
The Making of National Security Policy	IP23720	20
Terrorism & Counter Terrorism in the Modern World: Policing, Intelligence & War	IP24520	20
The Middle East in the 20th Century	IP24920	20
Warfare after Waterloo: Military History 1815-1918	IP25320	20
The Past and Present US Intelligence	IP26020	20
The Second World War in Europe	IP26420	20
America at War: A Military History of the United States	IP26920	20
Trade Wars and the Liberal Order	IQ21620	20
Justice, Order, Human Rights	IQ21720	20
Multiculturalism in Policy and Practice	IQ23720	20
Britain And the Islamic World: from 1857 to the Iraq War	IQ24020	20
Knowing about Violent Conflict in International Politics	IQ24420	20
Russian intelligence from Lenin to Putin	IQ24920	20

Core

Module Name	Module Code	Credit Value

Options

Module Name	Module Code	Credit Value
The European Union: Politics, Policies, Problems *	IP33820	20
Contemporary Latin America *	IP38720	20
Y Meddwl Cymreig Mewn Syniadaeth Ryngwladol	GQ30920	20
The Long Shadow of the Second World War	IP32720	20
The Making of National Security Policy	IP33720	20
Terrorism & Counter Terrorism in the Modern World: Policing, Intelligence & War	IP34520	20
The Middle East in the Twentieth Century	IP34920	20
The Past and Present of Us Intelligence	IP36020	20
The Second World War in Europe	IP36420	20
America At War: a Military History of the United States	IP36920	20
A War on the Mind: Propaganda and Secret Intelligence from the Great War to the 21st Century	IP38320	20
Trade Wars and the Liberal Order	IQ31620	20
Justice, Order, Human Rights	IQ31720	20
Multiculturalism in Policy and Practice	IQ33720	20
Britain And the Islamic World: from 1857 to the Iraq War	IQ34020	20
Knowing about Violent Conflict in International Politics	IQ34420	20
Russian Intelligence from Lenin to Putin	IQ34920	20

* Also available partially or entirely through the medium of Welsh

Employability

Learning & Teaching

Student Views

Typical Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff 96 - 120

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

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UCAS Tariff

Course Length

Student Satisfaction and Employability Results

Overview

Our Staff

Modules

Core

Options

Core

Options

Core

Options

Employability

Learning & Teaching

Student Views

Typical Entry Requirements