国际政治系成立于1919年，是世界上历史最悠久的系。我们的研究在国际上享有盛誉，无论在哪个学科学习都为人所知。该系以其开创性研究而闻名，并被公认为英国国际政治研究的第一名。在最新的“卓越研究框架”（2014年）中，国际政治系在威尔士排名最高，提交的出版物中有69％被评为世界领先。该系最近搬入了专门建造的最先进的新大楼，该大楼为教职员工和学生提供一流的设施，并反映了该部门的全球声誉。
Founded in 1919, the Department of International Politics is the oldest department of its kind in the world. We have an international reputation for our research, known wherever the subject is studied. The Department is renowned for its pioneering research and is recognised as number one in the UK for the study of international politics. In the most recent Research Excellence Framework (2014), the Department of International Politics was placed best in Wales with 69% of publications submitted rated as world leading..The Department has recently moved into a purpose-built state of the art new building which provides first class facilities for staff and students alike and reflects the Department’s global reputation.