BA International Relations / History
About this course
BA in Politics and International Relations and History, combining the study of political systems, international affairs and historical analysis. A Parliamentary Placement Scheme offers placements of four to six weeks alongside an MP in the House of Commons or an MS in the Welsh Senedd. Students also take part in 'Crisis Games', a three-day simulation involving political and diplomatic decision-making.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB-CCC IB: 30-26
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What students say
Based on about 7 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 87%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 95%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 85%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 21 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 50%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 25%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 25%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 20%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 155 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 23%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 5%
- South East: 7%
- South West: 6%
- Wales: 38%
- Scotland: 2%
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
- Introduction to History
- 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
- 'Hands on' History: Sources and their Historians
- Europe and the World, 1000-2000
- Medieval and Early Modern Britain and Europe, 1000-1800
- People, Power and Identity: Wales 1200-1999
- The Modern World, 1789 to the present
- International Relations: Perspectives and Debates
- Making History
- 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
- African-American History, 1808 to the Present
- Between Revolution and Reform: China since 1800
- Chivalry and courtliness: Elite culture in high medieval England, 1066-1300
- Crime, Riot and Morality in Wales 1750-1850
- European Society and the Medieval Mind 1200-1500
- Science, Religion and Magic
- The Atlantic World, 1492-1825
- The Nazi Dictatorship: Regime and Society in Germany 1933-1945
- The Tudors: A European Dynasty?
- Twentieth-Century Latin America and the Caribbean through its arts and traditions
- (Re)writing the past: Medieval chronicles and sagas c. 1000-1300
- Interdisciplinary and decolonial history
- Recounting Racism: Oral History and Modern American Race Relations.
- Victorian Visions: Exploring Nineteenth-Century Exhibitions
- A War on the Mind: Propaganda and Secret Intelligence from the Great War to the 21st Century
- African-American History, 1808 to the Present
- America At War: a Military History of the United States
- Between Revolution and Reform: China since 1800
- China From the Opium War to the Present
- Chivalry and courtliness: Elite culture in high medieval England, 1066-1300
- Climate Change and International Politics in the Anthropocene
- Contemporary Latin America
- Crime, Riot and Morality in Wales 1750-1850
- Devolution and Wales
- European Society and the Medieval Mind 1200-1500
- Intervention and Humanitarianism
- Making Sense of Secrets: Intelligence Analysis in Theory and Practice
- Political Theory
- Politics in Diverse Societies
- Questions of International Politics
- Russian Security in the 21st Century
- Science, Religion and Magic
- Science, Technology, and International Relations
- Terrorism & Counter Terrorism in the Modern World: Policing, Intelligence & War
- The Atlantic World, 1492-1825
- The BRICS in World Politics
- The Century of the Superpowers and the Global Cold War
- The Governance of Climate Change: Simulation Module
- The Nazi Dictatorship: Regime and Society in Germany 1933-1945
- The Second World War in Europe
- The Tudors: A European Dynasty?
- Total War, Total Peace
- Trade Wars and the Liberal Order
- Twentieth-Century Latin America and the Caribbean through its arts and traditions
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA International Relations / History at Aberystwyth University earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £19,500 after 3 years, £25,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,000 and £30,500. The £25,500 median after five years is £8,500 less than the UK median for Politics.
What do graduates of BA International Relations / History 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 BA International Relations / History at Aberystwyth University?
95% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA International Relations / History at Aberystwyth University?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 109 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA International Relations / History at Aberystwyth University?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.