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Cardiff University International Study Centre
Full Time
Jan 2027
2 Semester
The International Year One in International Relations builds your subject knowledge, English skills and confidence so that you have the best possible start to your degree. Once you complete the programme and achieve the required grades, you will enter the second year of a degree at Cardiff University. Studying at the School of Politics and International Relations, one of the largest departments in the UK, you will be taught by an internationally renowned team who are experts in political theory, public policy and electoral politics, cyber security, feminism, cold war history, environmental politics, security, intelligence studies and postcolonial politics. Cardiff has links to the Welsh Government, Westminster, G7, the United Nations and NATO, NGOs, policymakers and journalists. Professional placements are available on the single honours Politics and International Relations degree programmes.