Placement, Exchanges & Crisis Games
Placements
Students get hands-on experience of political life, assisting MPs or MSs in the House of Commons or in Senedd Cymru – the Welsh Parliament for around 6 weeks. Open to second year students only. Contact Employability Officer R. Gerald Hughes for details:
Parliamentary Placement Powerpoint
The Application Form is available here - Parliamentary Placement Form 2024
This form should be completed and submitted with the rest of the application, together with a CV, and a one-page summary of why you want to go on the scheme by e-mail to R. Gerald Hughes and Ceuron Bryn Tecwyn by 15 February 2024. If you are selected to go forward for a placement, your CV and personal statement will be sent to potential host MPs/AMs. This application form is for Departmental purposes only. Applicants will be notified if they have been shortlisted by e-mail by February 2024. The provisional interview dates for shortlisted candidates will be week beginning 4 March 2024. The successful candidates will then be notified during the week beginning 11 March 2024.
Parliamentary Placements Handbook 2023-24
Exchanges
The Department of International Politics offers students on its undergraduate degree schemes the opportunity to spend part of their studies at a university abroad. Please find below some information on the exchange schemes and on the universities with which we have established links.
Study Abroad
Exchange Application Form 2022-23
Crisis Games
The crisis simulation games are held every November and students play out a fictional crisis based on topical global events. For more information contact Dr Chris Phillips.