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BA International Relations and History,

Swansea University

About this course

BA in Politics and International Relations and History. Core topics include Research Methods and Policy Analysis. Modules span European history from 1789, American history, and the early modern world from 1500 to 1800. The course includes a Global Summit Simulation and covers race, gender, and the legacies of war.

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Institution
Swansea University
Level
undergraduate
Subject
International Relations and History, BA (Hons)
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
LV2C
Median salary
£26,500 after 5 years

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What students say

Based on about 37 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university

  • Teaching on my course: 91%
  • Learning opportunities: 87%
  • Assessment and feedback: 87%
  • Academic support: 94%
  • Organisation and management: 95%
  • Learning resources: 92%
  • Student voice: 85%

Do students stay on the course?

Based on about 80 students who started, across similar courses at this university

  • Continued on course: 84%
  • Gained a higher qualification: 2%
  • Left higher education: 15%

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: 70%
  • Working and studying: 10%
  • Further study: 5%
  • Unemployed: 5%

Most common jobs

  • Administrative occupations: 20%
  • Natural and social science professionals: 10%
  • Elementary occupations: 10%
  • Sales occupations: 10%
  • Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
  • Find their work meaningful: 70%
  • Feel on track for their future plans: 45%
  • Use what they learnt on the course: 30%

Where graduates work (5 years on)

Based on about 245 graduates, across similar courses at this university

  • North West: 2%
  • Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
  • East Midlands: 2%
  • West Midlands: 7%
  • East of England: 4%
  • London: 8%
  • South East: 11%
  • South West: 16%
  • Wales: 48%

Who gets in

Based on about 80 students who started, across similar courses at this university

  • A levels: 97%
  • Access course: 2%
  • Other HE qualification: 1%

Modules

  • International Relations in a Changing World
  • The Colour Line: Race and Racism in World Politics
  • War and Peace in the Nuclear Age
  • From Facts to Fake News: Being a Historian in the Twenty-First Century
  • O Ffeithiau i Newyddion Ffug: Bod yn Hanesydd yn yr Unfed Ganrif ar Hugain
  • Making Modern Europe, 1789 to the Present
  • Creu Ewrop Fodern, 1789 hyd y Presennol
  • Forging a Nation: US History and Politics
  • Global Challenges and the Historian
  • Heriau Byd-eang a'r Hanesydd
  • The Early Modern World, 1500-1800
  • Y Byd Modern Cynnar, 1500-1800
  • Anarchy and Order: Theories in International Relations
  • Global Justice and Human Rights in the Age of Globalisation
  • The Practice of History
  • Philosophy of the Enlightenment
  • The State and Political Institutions
  • America in Crisis: From the Tet Offensive to Trump
  • Investigating Gender
  • Devolution, Policy Making and Social Change
  • A Matter of Life and Death: Exploring Existential Philosophy
  • Contemporary Moral Controversies
  • The History of Political Thought
  • International Security
  • Global Summit Simulation
  • Contemporary Wars and Conflicts
  • British Politics and Public Policy
  • The Global South in International Relations: Diplomacy, Development, and Resistance
  • America in a Nutshell: A History of Pennsylvania from William Penn to Donald Trump, 1631-2016
  • The Making of Transatlantic America
  • The Heirs of Rome: The Making of Christendom, Byzantium, and Islam in the Early Middle Ages, 400-800
  • Rhyfel Cartref America
  • Europe 1500-1650: Renaissance, Reformation and Religious War
  • Disunited Kingdom? Class, Race, Gender and Social Division in Twentieth-Century Britain
  • The Anglo-Norman World, 1066-1225
  • Re-Thinking the South: Southern Culture and History, 1865-1955
  • The Past in the Present: Exploring Heritage Practice and Debates
  • Medicine and the Modern World, 1800 to the Present
  • Britain in the Early Middle Ages: Slavery, Dragons, Queens and Vikings
  • History Work Placement
  • The Story of America on Film and Television, 1607-1867
  • Stori America Ar Ffilm a Theledu, 1607-1867
  • The Rise and Fall of the Russian Empire
  • The Global First World War
  • Researching Politics 1
  • History Dissertation
  • Dissertation
  • Senedd Cymru/The Welsh Parliament
  • Philosophy, Mental Health and Illness
  • Parliamentary Studies
  • Capitalism and Justice
  • Genocide
  • Clear and Present Danger: America and Terrorism
  • The Philosophy and Politics of Identity
  • Digital Futures
  • Shadow Wars: US Presidents and covert action from the Cold War to Trump
  • Researching Politics 2
  • America and the Bomb
  • Global Environmental Politics
  • Monarchy: Ancient and Medieval
  • The Russian Civil War
  • The Placing of History: Digitally Mapping the Historic Past
  • The Story of the USA on Film and Television, 1865-2008
  • From Machiavelli to Mussolini: Government and Society in Western Political Thought
  • The American Civil War in History and Memory
  • Y Rhyfel Mawr trwy lygaid y Cymry
  • A History of Sex and Gender
  • The Cold War
  • The Rise and Fall of Wales? Politics, Culture and Society, 1847-1939
  • The Lights that Failed: the League of Nations and International Peace 1919 -1939
  • The Hungry World: Food, Famine and the End of Empire, 1880-1945
  • The Reign of King John, 1199-1216: Misrule and Magna Carta
  • The First Crusade: Devotion, Piety and Power in the Latin Christian World

Questions about this course

How much do graduates of BA International Relations and History, at Swansea University earn?

The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £21,500 after 3 years, £26,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,000 and £32,000. The £26,500 median after five years is £7,500 less than the UK median for Politics.

What do graduates of BA International Relations and History, at Swansea 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 and History, at Swansea University?

91% 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 and History, at Swansea University?

The average entrant had 119 UCAS points.

Does BA International Relations and History, at Swansea University include a placement year or year abroad?

The course has a compulsory year abroad.

How many students continue on BA International Relations and History, at Swansea University?

84% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.