国际政治是关于我们如何应对全球挑战。世界政治处于一个引人入胜但困难的历史关头，作为一个政治存在者，我们所有人都需要理解，解释并在某种程度上形成形态。随着“西方”相对衰落，新力量和参与者的出现以及地方，国家，区域，国际和全球问题的日益复杂和交织的性质，“国际政治”正在进入新时代。国际政治学位为学生提供了研究构成国际政治这一学科的概念，实践，政策，历史和地区的机会，并探索所有这些因素在二十一世纪正在经历根本性转变的方式。该部门实施着名的议会安置方案，使您在夏季与国会议员（国会大厦，威斯敏斯特）或国会议员（威尔
International Politics is about how we tackle global challenges. World politics stands at a fascinating but difficult historical juncture, one that as political beings, we all need to understand, explain and, in part shape. With the relative decline of the ‘West', the emergence of new powers and actors, and the increasingly complex and intertwined nature of local, national, regional, international and global problems, ‘international politics' is entering a new era. The degree in International Politics offers students the opportunity to study the concepts, practices, policies, histories and regions that make up international politics as a discipline and to explore the ways in which, all these factors are undergoing radical transformation in the twenty-first century. The Department operates a prestigious Parliamentary Placement Scheme, enabling you to gain valuable experience working alongside an MP (House of Commons, Westminster) or an AM (Welsh Assembly, Cardiff) for a period of 4-6 weeks during the summer. During this time you will write reports and speeches, undertake research projects, and respond to constituency issues. There may be further opportunities for you to get involved in elections and various international issues.