International Relations and History, BA (Hons), with study abroad

The BA (Hons) in International Relations and History at Swansea University examines globalization, human rights, international politics, peace, conflict, and historical topics such as gender, war memory, and British social history. Students may undertake a competitive work placement with the Senedd Cymru/Welsh Parliament or participate in a Parliamentary Studies module, delivered in partnership with the UK Parliament, featuring expert sessions and a Westminster visit. A year abroad between the second and final year allows for global experience.The degree offers a flexible structure with compulsory and optional modules, including ancient philosophy, global justice, and revolutionary history, tailored to career goals. Assessment methods encompass essays, exams, reading diaries, literature reviews, and case studies, fostering strong research and communication skills. For more details, contact study@swansea.ac.uk.

The International Relations and History with a Year Abroad BA (Hons) degree structure is flexible, offering a wide-range of specialist modules, including international development, politics and democracy, which allow you to tailor your degree to suit your future career goals Your first year of International Relations and History with a Year Abroad BA (Hons) degree will introduce you to ancient philosophy and rhetoric, ethics, justice and society. It will feature a mixture of compulsory and optional modules, with examples of compulsory modules from recent years including:

• Making History

• Introduction to International Relations

• War and Peace in the Nuclear Age

Your second year of degree studies will include a mixture of compulsory and optional modules covering a broad range of themes. Examples of optional modules covered in recent years include:

• Global Justice and Human Rights

• Contemporary Moral Controversies

• Britain in the Early Middle Ages: Slaves, Dragons, Queens and Vikings

• Disunited Kingdom? Class, Race, Gender and Social Division in Twentieth-Century Britain

• Revolutionary America, 1760–1791

• Ruin and Renewal: Europe, 1918-1968

You will have the opportunity to spend a year abroad between your second and final year, broadening your skills and experiencing different cultures. Our partner institutions span the globe, with opportunities varying each year In your final year you will complete an independent dissertation project or you have the competitive option of undertaking a work placement module with the Senedd Cymru/ Welsh Parliament. You will also complete You will also complete a compulsory group work project plus optional modules chosen from a wide variety of subject areas. Examples of optional modules from recent years include:

• Politics and International Development

• Shadow Wars: US Presidents and covert action from the Cold War to Trump

• Histories of Empire

• From Plague to Covid-19: Infections in Global History

• The Story of the USA on Film and Television, 1865–2008

For the full programme structure and module breakdown, please visit our webpage at https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/social-sciences/politics-philosophy-international-relations/ba-international-relations-history/or get in touch with us at study@swansea.ac.uk