BA International Relations and Climate Change (with integrated year in industry) [37LF]

Academic Year 2025/2026

Campus Aberystwyth

Single Honours scheme - available from 2021/2022

Last intake year is 2022/2023

Duration 4 years

Award Eligiblity
Standard Awards

Aberystwyth University Standard Awards

  • Entrance Scholarship / Merit Award
  • Sports Bursary
  • Music Bursary
  • International Excellence Scholarship
  • Residential Bursary
  • Aberystwyth Bursary
  • Care Leaver Bursary

Part 1 Rules

Year 1 Core (60 Credits)

Semester 1
BR16620

Climate and Climate Change

IP12420

Exploring the International 1: Central Concepts and Core Skills

or
GW12420

Cyflwyniad i Wleidyddiaeth Ryngwladol 1: Cysyniadau Canolog a Sgiliau Craidd

Semester 2
IP12520

Globalization and Global Development

or
GW12520

Globaleiddio a Datblygiad Byd-eang

Year 1 Options

Single Honours students must take 60 credits (3 modules) of optional modules from the list below. Students may take 1 x 20 credit module outside the Department.

Semester 1
GW12620

Y Tu ol i'r Penawdau

IP12620

Behind the Headlines

or
GW12620

Y Tu ol i'r Penawdau

IP12820

The Making of the Modern World: War Peace and Revolution since 1789

CY11020

Ymwneud a'ch pwnc yn Gymraeg: sgiliau dwyieithog ar gyfer y brifysgol a'r gweithle

Semester 2
EN19920

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Climate Change

IP10320

War, Strategy and Intelligence

GW12920

Gwleidyddiaeth yn yr Unfed Ganrif ar Hugain

IP12920

Politics in the 21st Century

or
GW12920

Gwleidyddiaeth yn yr Unfed Ganrif ar Hugain

Part 2 Rules

Year 2 Core (80 Credits)

Semester 1
CD20220

Graduate Career and Professional Development

IP20720

Climate Change and International Politics in the Anthropocene

Semester 2
IP20120

International Relations: Perspectives and Debates

or
GW20120

Cysylltiadau Rhyngwladol: Safbwyntiau a Thrafodaethau

IP22320

The Governance of Climate Change: Simulation Module

Year 2 Options

Students must take 40 credits (2 modules) of optional modules from the list of those made available at pre-registration. Students may take 1 x 20 credit module outside the Department.

Semester 1
IQ23920

People and Power: Understanding Comparative Politics Today

or
GQ23920

Pobl a Grym: Deall Gwleidyddiaeth Gymharol Heddiw

IP29220

International Politics and Global Development

IQ25120

Strategy, Intelligence and Security in International Politics

IQ20320

The BRICS in World Politics

IP23020

Science, Technology, and International Relations

GQ20920

Y Meddwl Cymreig mewn Syniadaeth Ryngwladol

GQ23720

Gwleidyddiaeth mewn Cymdeithasau Amrywiaethol

IP26420

The Second World War in Europe

IP23820

The European Union: Politics, Policies, Problems

IP21420

Climate Change Politics

GQ23720

Gwleidyddiaeth mewn Cymdeithasau Amrywiaethol

IQ23720

Politics in Diverse Societies

or
GQ23720

Gwleidyddiaeth mewn Cymdeithasau Amrywiaethol

IQ23720

Politics in Diverse Societies

or
GQ23720

Amlddiwylliannedd mewn Polisi ac Ymarfer

IQ23420

Total War, Total Peace

IQ20220

Intervention and Humanitarianism

GQ23920

Pobl a Grym: Deall Gwleidyddiaeth Gymharol Heddiw

IQ24920

Russian intelligence from Lenin to Putin

IQ23920

People and Power: Understanding Comparative Politics Today

or
GQ23920

Pobl a Grym: Deall Gwleidyddiaeth Gymharol Heddiw

Semester 2
IP26820

Questions of International Politics

IQ21620

Trade Wars and the Liberal Order

IP22220

Political Theory

IP25020

Devolution and Wales

EN21120

Contemporary Writing and Climate Crisis

IP20820

Militaries and Crisis: Where Strategy Meets Society

IP25320

Warfare after Waterloo: Military History 1815-1918

GW25020

Datganoli a Chymru

EN21220

Literature and Climate in the Nineteenth Century

IP28320

A War on the Mind: Propaganda and Secret Intelligence from the Great War to the 21st Century

IP24520

Terrorism & Counter Terrorism in the Modern World: Policing, Intelligence & War

IP28720

Contemporary Latin America

IQ22820

Capitalism and International Politics

Year 3 Core (120 Credits)

During your placement year your registration will be

Semester 1
IPS1200

Work Placement

IPS1100

Work Placement

Semester 2
IPS1260

Work Placement

IPS1160

Work Placement

Final Year Core (40 Credits)

Semester 1
IP30000

Dissertation

or
GW30000

Dulliau Ymchwil + Traethawd Estynedig

Semester 2
IP30040

Dissertation

or
GW30040

Dulliau Ymchwil + Traethawd Estynedig

Final Year Options

Single Honours students must take 80 credits (4 modules) of optional modules from those made available at pre-registration. Students may take 1 x 20 credit module outside the Department.

Semester 1
BR33420

Global Biodiversity Conservation

IQ30320

The BRICS in World Politics

GQ33720

Gwleidyddiaeth mewn Cymdeithasau Amrywiaethol

or
IQ33720

Politics in Diverse Societies

GQ33720

Gwleidyddiaeth mewn Cymdeithasau Amrywiaethol

or
IQ33720

Multiculturalism in Policy and Practice

IP33820

The European Union: Politics, Policies, Problems

IQ33720

Politics in Diverse Societies

or
GQ33720

Amlddiwylliannedd mewn Polisi ac Ymarfer

IQ34920

Russian intelligence from Lenin to Putin

IQ33720

Politics in Diverse Societies

or
GQ33720

Gwleidyddiaeth mewn Cymdeithasau Amrywiaethol

IP36420

The Second World War in Europe

IP31420

Climate Change Politics

GS37520

Urban Risk and Environmental Resilience

IQ33420

Total War, Total Peace

IQ30220

Intervention and Humanitarianism

GQ30920

Y Meddwl Cymreig Mewn Syniadaeth Ryngwladol

IP33020

Science, Technology, and International Relations

Semester 2
IP35020

Devolution and Wales

IP32220

Political Theory

IQ31620

Trade Wars and the Liberal Order

IP38320

A War on the Mind: Propaganda and Secret Intelligence from the Great War to the 21st Century

WR31820

Crisis Writing

IP36820

Questions of International Politics

GW35020

Datganoli a Chymru

IP30820

Militaries and Crisis: Where Strategy Meets Society

IQ32820

Capitalism and International Politics

IQ35720

War Crimes

IP34520

Terrorism & Counter Terrorism in the Modern World: Policing, Intelligence & War

IP38720

Contemporary Latin America

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