BA International Politics and Intelligence Studies [L250]

Academic Year 2025/2026 September 2025 Start

Campus Aberystwyth

Single Honours scheme - available from 2014/2015

Last intake year is 2018/2019

Duration 3 years

Award Eligiblity
Standard Awards The Coleg Lead Scholarship;

Aberystwyth University Standard Awards

  • Entrance Scholarship / Merit Award
  • Sports Bursary
  • Music Bursary
  • International Excellence Scholarship
  • Residential Bursary
  • Aberystwyth Bursary
  • Care Leaver Bursary

Part 2 Rules

Final Year Core (40 Credits)

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
IP30000

Dissertation

or
GW30000

Dulliau Ymchwil + Traethawd Estynedig

Semester 2
IP30040

Dissertation

or
GW30040

Dulliau Ymchwil + Traethawd Estynedig

Final Year Options

In addition to the core modules, Single Honours students must take 80 credits (4 modules) of optional modules from those made available at pre-registration. Students may take 1 x 20 credit module outside the Department.

Semester 1
GQ33820

Gwleidyddiaeth y Deyrnas Unedig Heddiw: Undeb Dan Straen?

GW39920

Cenedlaetholdeb Mewn Theori a Realiti

IP30420

The Strategy and Politics of Nuclear Weapons

IP31320

The Arab-Israeli Wars

IP33320

NATO: From Cold War to Hybrid War

IP34020

EU Simulation

IP38820

Britain and Ireland in War and Peace since 1800

IP39920

Nationalism in Theory and Practice

IQ33820

UK Politics Today: A Union Under Strain?

IQ34420

Knowing about Violent Conflict in International Politics

Semester 2
GW35820

Cyfiawnder Byd-Eang: Dehongli a Gwireddu ein Dyletswyddau i'r Dieithryn Pell

IP31620

Women and Military Service

IP36020

The Past and Present of US Intelligence

IP39620

Women and Global Development

IQ30520

From Mincemeat to Cyberwars: A Global Perspective on Covert Operations since 1945

IQ31720

Justice, Order, Human Rights

IQ32820

Capitalism and International Politics

IQ32920

Fear, Cooperation and Trust in World Politics

IQ34320

Economic Diplomacy and Leadership