Politics and International Relations at Swansea University is committed to disciplinary innovation and experimentation while maintaining direct connections with the primary concerns of the subjects. Members of staff are active researchers known across the globe who teach an exciting range of topics that cover every branch of the subject across many regions of the world. Specialist research and teaching includes the topics of politics, public policy, political theory, terrorism and political violence, international relations, gender, international security, human rights, international political economy and macro-political change.

Dr. Lee Jarvis, Politics and International Relations Admissions Tutor

Politics and International Relations graduates have entered careers which allow them to use their degree discipline such as defence and foreign affairs, government, diplomatic corps, humanitarian organisations, education, global marketing and advertising, media, international and national recruitment, global business, law and finance, sport, heritage and tourism.  Graduates go on to study Masters degrees, or PhDs which can lead to a career in Academia.

Please visit the weblinks for information on Undergraduate and Postgraduate degrees available in Politics and International Relations.

Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) at Swansea is taught by specialist researchers in the subject areas of Politics, Philosophy and Economics whose research is world class. The quality of our research feeds right into our teaching on the PPE programme and we are committed to deliver a truly exciting programme which is intellectually wide-ranging, stimulating and demanding. Admissions for PPE is co-ordinated through the Department of Politics and Intercultural Studies and for further information, please visit the PPE website through the weblink above.

The PPE degree will prepare students for a range of careers in politics, in public service, in private business (especially in banking and finance, stock-broking, insurance management, management consultancy and advertising), in the teaching of politics and/or economics in schools, as professional economists and statisticians, in the legal profession, as media journalists and correspondents, as editors in publishing, as community or social workers, and in voluntary organisations. Graduates go on to study Masters degrees, or PhDs which can lead to a career in Academia.

Politics, International Relations and PPE academic staff are actively involved in two research centres, the Centre for the Study of Culture and Politics (C-SCAP) which is dedicated to the exploration of the complex and dynamic relations between peoples, cultures, institutions, practices, states and economies and the Callaghan Centre for the Study of Conflict which is an interdisciplinary research centre whose objective is to facilitate, co-ordinate and financially support the study of conflict.  The Centres promote research through collaborative work, research seminars, informal reading groups, conferences, publications and also inform and enhance our teaching.

Student members of Politics and International Relations and PPE organise academic and social events such as research symposiums, political debates and Student Balls. Undergraduate students also have the unique opportunity to study an internship module with the Welsh Assembly Govenment. 

Weblink to Swansea Student Union Politics and International Relations Society.
Weblink to Politics and International Relations website.
Undergraduate, Postgraduate and International student information.