LLB Law and International Relations
About this course
An LLB in Politics and International Relations and Law, combining legal and political study over three years. Core topics include Legal Analysis, Research Methods, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Elements of the degree carry recognition from the Bar Standards Board and the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The programme includes Crisis Games and the Parliamentary Placement Scheme.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB-BCC IB: 30-28
What students say
Based on about 18 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 90%
- Assessment and feedback: 90%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 94%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 89%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 20 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 40%
- Working and studying: 25%
- Further study: 20%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 70 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 9%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 14%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 6%
- South East: 6%
- South West: 8%
- Wales: 46%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Modules
- Behind the Headlines
- Exploring the International 1: Central Concepts and Core Skills
- Legal Skills and Research
- Globalization and Global Development
- Politics in the 21st Century
- The Making of the Modern World: War Peace and Revolution since 1789
- War, Strategy and Intelligence
- Contract Law
- Criminal Law
- Public Law
- Tort
- International Relations: Perspectives and Debates
- A War on the Mind: Propaganda and Secret Intelligence from the Great War to the 21st Century
- America at War: A Military History of the United States
- China From the Opium War to the Present
- Climate Change and International Politics in the Anthropocene
- Contemporary Latin America
- Devolution and Wales
- Intervention and Humanitarianism
- Making Sense of Secrets: Intelligence Analysis in Theory and Practice
- People and Power: Understanding Comparative Politics Today
- Political Theory
- Politics in Diverse Societies
- Questions of International Politics
- Russian Security in the 21st Century
- Science, Technology, and International Relations
- Strategy, Intelligence and Security in International Politics
- Terrorism & Counter Terrorism in the Modern World: Policing, Intelligence & War
- The BRICS in World Politics
- The Century of the Superpowers and the Global Cold War
- The Governance of Climate Change: Simulation Module
- The Second World War in Europe
- Total War, Total Peace
- Trade Wars and the Liberal Order
- Warfare after Waterloo: Military History 1815-1918
- Climate Change and Environmental Law
- Commercial Law
- Company Law
- Contract Law
- Criminal Law
- Drugs and Crime
- Employment Law
- Equity and Trusts
- European Law
- Family and Child Law
- Human Rights
- Intellectual Property Law
- International Law
- Land Law
- Legal and Criminal Justice Systems
- Medicine Ethics and the Law
- Public Law
- Technology, Artificial Intelligence and the Law
- Tort
- A War on the Mind: Propaganda and Secret Intelligence from the Great War to the 21st Century
- Advocacy Skills
- America At War: a Military History of the United States
- Business Law and Practice and Solicitors Accounts
- China From the Opium War to the Present
- Climate Change and Environmental Law
- Climate Change and International Politics in the Anthropocene
- Commercial Law
- Company Law
- Contemporary Latin America
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Law and Practice
- Devolution and Wales
- Dispute Resolution in Contract and Tort
- Drugs and Crime
- Employability Skills in Practice
- Employment Law
- Equity and Trusts
- European Law
- Family and Child Law
- Human Rights
- Intellectual Property Law
- International Law
- Intervention and Humanitarianism
- Land Law
- Law & Criminology Dissertation
- Law Guided Research Essay
- Legal Practice and Public Law
- Making Sense of Secrets: Intelligence Analysis in Theory and Practice
- Medicine Ethics and the Law
- Political Theory
- Politics in Diverse Societies
- Property Law and Practice
- Public Law
- Questions of International Politics
- Russian Security in the 21st Century
- Science, Technology, and International Relations
- Technology, Artificial Intelligence and the Law
- Terrorism & Counter Terrorism in the Modern World: Policing, Intelligence & War
- The BRICS in World Politics
- The Century of the Superpowers and the Global Cold War
- The Governance of Climate Change: Simulation Module
- The Second World War in Europe
- Total War, Total Peace
- Trade Wars and the Liberal Order
- Wills, Trusts and Estates Law and Practice
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of LLB Law and International Relations at Aberystwyth University earn?
The median salary is £22,500 after 15 months, £20,000 after 3 years, £27,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £31,500. The £27,000 median after five years is £7,000 less than the UK median for Politics.
What do graduates of LLB Law and International Relations at Aberystwyth University do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on LLB Law and International Relations at Aberystwyth University?
90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for LLB Law and International Relations at Aberystwyth University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 111 UCAS points.
How many students continue on LLB Law and International Relations at Aberystwyth University?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.