Intelligence and International Security
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Apply NowKey Facts
L253-
UCAS Tariff
128 - 104
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Course duration
3 years
Available for September start 2025
Further details on entry requirements
Apply NowIn an increasingly interconnected, contested and complex world, international actors face a range of security challenges. These include inter- and intra-state conflict, international terrorism, cyber threats, nuclear proliferation, global health pandemics, transnational crime, population displacement, natural disasters and climate change. You will draw on ideas from strategic, intelligence and security studies to understand and analyse these challenges from different perspectives and explore innovative and holistic responses to them.
BA Intelligence and International Security at Aberystwyth University focuses on the international politics of war and the complex security challenges facing us all. As the world’s first Department of International Politics, founded in 1919 in the aftermath of World War One, we have been pioneers in the study of international relations and conflict for over a hundred years. Yet, while we learn from the past, our attention is focused on the present – and future – of strategy, secret intelligence and the search for security for individuals, societies, states and for the planet itself.
You will explore the complexities of how intelligence is gathered and assessed before it is disseminated to decision-makers and examine how this process and its products influence responses to security threats. You will also evaluate the importance of information, secrecy, and surveillance while considering the ethical, moral and legal implications that arise from engaging in intelligence activities through historical case studies.
Course Overview
Modules September start - 2025
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.
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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Exploring the International 1: Central Concepts and Core Skills * | IP12420 | 20 |
War, Strategy and Intelligence | IP10320 | 20 |
Options
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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Behind the Headlines * | IP12620 | 20 |
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 |
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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Strategy, Intelligence and Security in International Politics | IQ25120 | 20 |
Options
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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Dissertation | IP30040 | 40 |
Options
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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Britain and Ireland in War and Peace since 1800 | IP38820 | 20 |
Capitalism and International Politics | IQ32820 | 20 |
EU Simulation | IP34020 | 20 |
Economic Diplomacy and Leadership | IQ34320 | 20 |
Fear, Cooperation and Trust in World Politics | IQ32920 | 20 |
From Mincemeat to Cyberwars: A Global Perspective on Covert Operations since 1945 | IQ30520 | 20 |
Justice, Order, Human Rights | IQ31720 | 20 |
Knowing about Violent Conflict in International Politics | IQ34420 | 20 |
NATO: From Cold War to Hybrid War | IP33320 | 20 |
Nationalism in Theory and Practice | IP39920 | 20 |
Questions of International Politics | IP36820 | 20 |
The Arab-Israeli Wars | IP31320 | 20 |
The Past and Present of US Intelligence | IP36020 | 20 |
The Strategy and Politics of Nuclear Weapons | IP30420 | 20 |
UK Politics Today: A Union Under Strain? | IQ33820 | 20 |
Women and Global Development | IP39620 | 20 |
Women and Military Service | IP31620 | 20 |
* Also available partially or entirely through the medium of Welsh
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Teaching & Learning
Typical Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff 128 - 104
A Levels ABB-BCC
GCSE requirements (minimum grade C/4):
English or Welsh
BTEC National Diploma:
DDM-MMM
International Baccalaureate:
30-28
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 undergraduate applications from students studying the Access to Higher Education Diploma or T-level qualifications, provided that relevant subject content and learning outcomes are met. We are not able to accept Access to Higher Education Diplomas or T-levels as a general qualification for every undergraduate degree course.
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 would like to check the eligibility of your qualifications before submitting an application, please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office for advice and guidance.