Study Schemes
BA International Relations (with integrated year in Industry) [642L]
Academic Year: 2024/2025Single Honours scheme - available from 2021/2022
Duration (studying Full-Time): 4 years
Part 1 Rules
Year 1 Core (40 Credits)
Compulsory module(s).
Year 1 Options
In addition to the core/compulsory modules, Single Honours students may take 80 credits (4 modules) of optional modules from the list below. Students may take 1 x 20 credit module outside the Department.
Part 2 Rules
Year 2 Core (20 Credits)
Compulsory module(s).
Year 2 Core (20 Credits)
Compulsory module(s).
Graduate Career and Professional Development
Year 2 Options
Students may take 80 credits (4 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.
Y Meddwl Cymreig mewn Syniadaeth Ryngwladol
Gwleidyddiaeth mewn Cymdeithasau Amrywiaethol
Pobl a Grym: Deall Gwleidyddiaeth Gymharol Heddiw
Climate Change and International Politics in the Anthropocene
Climate Change Politics
Science, Technology, and International Relations
The European Union: Politics, Policies, Problems
The Second World War in Europe
International Politics and Global Development
Intervention and Humanitarianism
The BRICS in World Politics
Total War, Total Peace
Politics in Diverse Societies
People and Power: Understanding Comparative Politics Today
Russian intelligence from Lenin to Putin
Strategy, Intelligence and Security in International Politics
Datganoli a Chymru
Militaries and Crisis: Where Strategy Meets Society
Political Theory
The Governance of Climate Change: Simulation Module
Terrorism & Counter Terrorism in the Modern World: Policing, Intelligence & War
Devolution and Wales
Warfare after Waterloo: Military History 1815-1918
Questions of International Politics
A War on the Mind: Propaganda and Secret Intelligence from the Great War to the 21st Century
Contemporary Latin America
Trade Wars and the Liberal Order
Capitalism and International Politics
War Crimes
Year 3 Core (120 Credits)
Compulsory module(s).
Final Year Core (40 Credits)
Compulsory module(s).
Final Year Options
In addition to the core modules, 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.
Y Meddwl Cymreig Mewn Syniadaeth Ryngwladol
Gwleidyddiaeth mewn Cymdeithasau Amrywiaethol
Climate Change Politics
Science, Technology, and International Relations
The European Union: Politics, Policies, Problems
The Second World War in Europe
Intervention and Humanitarianism
The BRICS in World Politics
Total War, Total Peace
Politics in Diverse Societies
Russian intelligence from Lenin to Putin
Datganoli a Chymru
Militaries and Crisis: Where Strategy Meets Society
Political Theory
Terrorism & Counter Terrorism in the Modern World: Policing, Intelligence & War
Devolution and Wales
Questions of International Politics
A War on the Mind: Propaganda and Secret Intelligence from the Great War to the 21st Century
Contemporary Latin America
Trade Wars and the Liberal Order
Capitalism and International Politics
War Crimes
Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University, Penglais, Aberystwyth, SY23 3FE Wales
Tel: Department:+44 (0)1970 621537 Admissions: +44 (0)1970 622021 Fax: 01970 622709 Email: interpol@aber.ac.uk
Aberystwyth University Standard Awards
- Entrance Scholarship / Merit Award
- Sports Bursary
- Music Bursary
- International Excellence Scholarship
- Residential Bursary
- Aberystwyth Bursary
- Care Leaver Bursary