Combined BScEcon Politics (Cardiff) and Diploma d'Etudes Politiques (BSc Econ)

The first year of the degree programme is spent in Cardiff and includes core courses that cover introductions to politics, government, political thought and European integration. You will also study contemporary France and gain intensive language training.

The second year will be spent in the French city of Bordeaux. At the Institute of Political Studies you will study a broad range of introductory social science courses as well as receiving training in French learning methods and the French language.

You will return to Cardiff for your third year of study where you will follow courses on the European Union, the British Government and international organisations, Politics and the French Language, as well as an optional course.

Your final year will be spent in Bordeaux, where you will undertake a series of common core courses as well as either the professional or research pathway (see below).

On successful completion of the programme, students will receive a Cardiff BSc (Econ) Degree in Politics and a Diplome from the Institute of Political Studies (IEP) in Bordeaux.

The lecturers are incredibly passionate about their subject which inspires me.

George Kyrke-Smith, Politics and Diploma d'Etudes Politiques Student Year one

Students will study the following core modules in year 1, which are worth a total of 120 credits.

Core modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsIntroduction to GovernmentPL919920 creditsIntroduction to Political ThoughtPL919620 creditsAdvanced French Language Year 1ML618840 creditsIntroduction to European IntegrationPL919820 creditsModern FranceML619420 creditsYear two: Sandwich year

Core modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsCredits Pursued At An Institution Other Than Cardiff UniversityCU2120120 creditsYear three

Core modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsPolitics and Policies of the European UnionPL929020 creditsBritish Politics since 1945PL928720 creditsOptional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsElections in the UKPL938720 creditsModern Welsh PoliticsPL938820 creditsBritish Politics since 1945PL928720 creditsMay 68. Marking Changes in European Politics and CultureML139920 creditsInternational Security - Concepts and IssuesPL928820 creditsPolitical Thought from Marx to NietzschePL929320 creditsConducting Political ResearchPL929620 creditsInternational Law in a Changing WorldPL929920 creditsPolitics DissertationPL938620 creditsThe Limits of Ethics in International RelationsPL937620 creditsUS Government and PoliticsPL937420 creditsGlobal International Organisation in World PoliticsPL939120 creditsThe History of Thought in International RelationsPL931120 creditsFree Speech in a Multicultural SocietyPL931420 creditsParliamentary Studies ModulePL938020 creditsDevolution in Practice: Welsh Law and Politics Work PlacementPL931020 creditsGender, Sex and DeathPL922020 creditsColonialism, GPE and DevelopmentPL922220 creditsGlobal GovernancePL922420 creditsDigital Technologies and Global PoliticsPL922320 creditsInternational Relations of the Cold WarPL922120 creditsInternational Politics in the Nuclear AgePL932020 creditsBombs, bullets and ballot-boxes: The Northern Ireland Conflict, 1969 to 1998PL932420 creditsGlobal Environmental PoliticsPL932220 creditsAfrica in International Thought and Practice: Colonialism, Anticolonialism, PostcolonialismPL932120 creditsIntelligence in Contemporary Politics: Bond, Bourne and the Business of SpyingPL932320 creditsYear four: Sandwich year

Core modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsInternational RelationsPL960520 creditsPoliticsPL960620 creditsContemporary SocietyPL960720 creditsOptionPL960420 creditsEconomicsPL960920 creditsLanguagesPL960820 credits The University is committed to providing a wide range of module options where possible, but please be aware that whilst every effort is made to offer choice this may be limited in certain circumstances. This is due to the fact that some modules have limited numbers of places available, which are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, while others have minimum student numbers required before they will run, to ensure that an appropriate quality of education can be delivered; some modules require students to have already taken particular subjects, and others are core or required on the programme you are taking. Modules may also be limited due to timetable clashes, and although the University works to minimise disruption to choice, we advise you to seek advice from the relevant School on the module choices available.