International Relations and Climate Change

Program Overview

It equips students with the knowledge and skills to analyze the causes and consequences of climate change, evaluate political responses, and develop effective solutions. The program is multidisciplinary, drawing on expertise from political science, environmental studies, economics, and sociology. Graduates are prepared for careers in climate change management, adaptation, and mitigation, as well as further study at the Masters or Doctoral level.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This degree program explores the complex relationship between international relations and climate change, offering a multidisciplinary approach to understanding this global crisis. It aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to analyze the causes and consequences of climate change, evaluate political responses, and develop effective solutions.

Objectives:

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the interconnectedness of politics, international relations, climate change, the environment, natural resources, inequality, development, cooperation, and conflict.
• Analyze the causes and consequences of climate change and environmental degradation from an international political perspective.
• Examine how states and societies manage the planet's resources and ecological systems.
• Explore the links between climate change and other global challenges like conflict, migration, inequality, and governance.
• Develop skills in decision-making, negotiation, and the politics surrounding contemporary climate governance through simulations.

Outline:

Year 1:

• Core Modules:
• Climate and Climate Change (BR16620, 20 credits)
• Exploring the International 1: Central Concepts and Core Skills (IP12420, 20 credits)
• Globalization and Global Development (IP12520, 20 credits)
• Optional Modules:
• Behind the Headlines (IP12620, 20 credits)
• Interdisciplinary Approaches to Climate Change (EN19920, 20 credits)
• Politics in the 21st Century (IP12920, 20 credits)
• The Making of the Modern World: War Peace and Revolution since 1789 (IP12820, 20 credits)
• War, Strategy and Intelligence (IP10320, 20 credits)

Year 2:

• Core Modules:
• Climate Change and International Politics in the Anthropocene (IP20720, 20 credits)
• International Relations: Perspectives and Debates (IP20120, 20 credits)
• The Governance of Climate Change: Simulation Module (IP22320, 20 credits)
• A War on the Mind: Propaganda and Secret Intelligence from the Great War to the 21st Century (IP28320, 20 credits)
• Britain and Ireland in War and Peace since 1800 (IP28820, 20 credits)
• Britain and World Politics from Global Empire to Brexit: The Diplomacy of Decline (IQ22620, 20 credits)
• Capitalism and International Politics (IQ22820, 20 credits)
• China From the Opium War to the Present (IP29820, 20 credits)
• Climate Change Politics (IP21420, 20 credits)
• Contemporary Latin America (IP28720, 20 credits)
• Contemporary Writing and Climate Crisis (EN21120, 20 credits)
• Devolution and Wales (IP25020, 20 credits)
• Economic Diplomacy and Leadership (IQ24320, 20 credits)
• European Security in 21st Century (IP23620, 20 credits)
• Gender, Conflict and Security (IP26720, 20 credits)
• Global Politics and the Refugee Regime (IQ25520, 20 credits)
• International Politics and Global Development (IP29220, 20 credits)
• International Politics and the Nuclear Age (IP20420, 20 credits)
• Intervention and Humanitarianism (IQ20220, 20 credits)
• Knowing about Violent Conflict in International Politics (IQ24420, 20 credits)
• Literature and Climate in the Nineteenth Century (EN21220, 20 credits)
• Middle Powers in the Global Political Economy (IQ27120, 20 credits)
• Militaries and Crisis: Where Strategy Meets Society (IP20820, 20 credits)
• Nationalism in Theory and Practice (IP29920, 20 credits)
• People and Power: Understanding Comparative Politics Today (IQ23920, 20 credits)
• Political Theory (IP22220, 20 credits)
• Politics in Diverse Societies (IQ23720, 20 credits)
• Questions of International Politics (IP26820, 20 credits)
• Race in Global Politics (IQ20020, 20 credits)
• Refugee Simulation (IQ25620, 20 credits)
• Russian Security in the 21st Century (IP21820, 20 credits)
• Russian intelligence from Lenin to Putin (IQ24920, 20 credits)
• Science, Technology, and International Relations (IP23020, 20 credits)
• Strategy, Intelligence and Security in International Politics (IQ25120, 20 credits)
• Terrorism & Counter Terrorism in the Modern World: Policing, Intelligence & War (IP24520, 20 credits)
• The Arab-Israeli Wars (IP21320, 20 credits)
• The BRICS in World Politics (IQ20320, 20 credits)
• The British Army's Image in Battle, from the Crimean to the Present (IQ20920, 20 credits)
• The European Union: Politics, Policies, Problems (IP23820, 20 credits)
• The Long Shadow of the Second World War (IP22720, 20 credits)
• The Past and Present US Intelligence (IP26020, 20 credits)
• The Politics and Paradoxes of International Organisations (IQ26020, 20 credits)
• The Second World War in Europe (IP26420, 20 credits)
• Total War, Total Peace (IQ23420, 20 credits)
• Trade Wars and the Liberal Order (IQ21620, 20 credits)
• UK Politics Today: A Union Under Strain?
(IQ23820, 20 credits)
• War Crimes (IQ25720, 20 credits)
• Warfare after Waterloo: Military History 1815-1918 (IP25320, 20 credits)
• Women and Global Development (IP29620, 20 credits)

Year 3:

• Core Module:
• Dissertation (IP30040, 40 credits)
• A War on the Mind: Propaganda and Secret Intelligence from the Great War to the 21st Century (IP38320, 20 credits)
• Britain and Ireland in War and Peace since 1800 (IP38820, 20 credits)
• Britain and World Politics from Global Empire to Brexit: the Diplomacy of Decline: (IQ32620, 20 credits)
• Capitalism and International Politics (IQ32820, 20 credits)
• China From the Opium War to the Present (IP39820, 20 credits)
• Climate Change Politics (IP31420, 20 credits)
• Climate Change and International Politics in the Anthropocene (IP30720, 20 credits)
• Contemporary Latin America (IP38720, 20 credits)
• Crisis Writing (WR31820, 20 credits)
• Devolution and Wales (IP35020, 20 credits)
• Economic Diplomacy and Leadership (IQ34320, 20 credits)
• European Security in the 21st Century (IP33620, 20 credits)
• Gender, Conflict and Security (IP36720, 20 credits)
• Global Biodiversity Conservation (BR33420, 20 credits)
• Global Politics and the Refugee Regime (IQ35520, 20 credits)
• International Politics and the Nuclear Age (IP30420, 20 credits)
• Intervention and Humanitarianism (IQ30220, 20 credits)
• Knowing about Violent Conflict in International Politics (IQ34420, 20 credits)
• Middle Powers in the Global Political Economy (IQ37120, 20 credits)
• Militaries and Crisis: Where Strategy Meets Society (IP30820, 20 credits)
• Nationalism in Theory and Practice (IP39920, 20 credits)
• Political Theory (IP32220, 20 credits)
• Politics in Diverse Societies (IQ33720, 20 credits)
• Questions of International Politics (IP36820, 20 credits)
• Race in Global Politics (IQ30020, 20 credits)
• Refugee Simulation (IQ35620, 20 credits)
• Russian Security in the 21st Century (IP31820, 20 credits)
• Russian intelligence from Lenin to Putin (IQ34920, 20 credits)
• Science, Technology, and International Relations (IP33020, 20 credits)
• Terrorism & Counter Terrorism in the Modern World: Policing, Intelligence & War (IP34520, 20 credits)
• The Arab Israeli Wars (IP31320, 20 credits)
• The BRICS in World Politics (IQ30320, 20 credits)
• The British Army's Image in Battle, from the Crimean to the Present (IQ30920, 20 credits)
• The European Union: Politics, Policies, Problems (IP33820, 20 credits)
• The Long Shadow of the Second World War (IP32720, 20 credits)
• The Past and Present of US Intelligence (IP36020, 20 credits)
• The Politics and Paradoxes of International Organisations (IQ36020, 20 credits)
• The Second World War in Europe (IP36420, 20 credits)
• Total War, Total Peace (IQ33420, 20 credits)
• Trade Wars and the Liberal Order (IQ31620, 20 credits)
• UK Politics Today: A Union Under Strain?
(IQ33820, 20 credits)
• Urban Risk and Environmental Resilience (GS37520, 20 credits)
• War Crimes (IQ35720, 20 credits)

Teaching:

• Lecturers in the Department of International Politics are all research active and qualified to PhD level, and most also have a PGCHE.
• The program utilizes a variety of teaching methods, including lectures, seminars, workshops, and simulations.
• The program emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach, drawing on expertise from various fields like political science, environmental studies, economics, and sociology.

Careers:

• The program prepares graduates for careers in climate change management, adaptation, and mitigation, both in the UK and abroad.
• Graduates are well-suited for careers in environmental education, consultancy, and conservation.

Other:

• The program is available for September start in 2024 and 2025.
• The program is available partially or entirely through the medium of Welsh.
• The program is designed to be intellectually stimulating and provides a thorough and critical understanding of the interconnectedness of politics, climate change, and the environment.
• The program emphasizes the development of transferable skills, making graduates adaptable and in demand in a rapidly shifting global economy.