Welcome
The School is an inter-disciplinary centre of excellence and one of the largest and most dynamic Schools of its type in the UK comprising the disciplines of European Union Studies, French, German, Hispanic Studies, Italian, Politics and International Relations. We appear in the first quartile on all major indicators in the Research Assessment Exercise, including 2nd out of 27 for Research Power.
Political Science at Cardiff achieved the ranking of excellent in the most recent Centre for Higher Education Development (CHE) Excellence Ranking, which rates the School among 'the most interesting places in Europe for doing your master’s or doctoral degree.'
Degree Programmes
Find out more about our undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes, including how to apply:
Current Students
Current Students can find useful resources and information in this area of the site, including links to the School's virtual learning environment, the online library catalogue and useful downloads.
Research Units
The School has three active Research Units:
- Histories, Memories and Fictions of Europe
- Political Theory
- European Governance, Identity and Public Policy
Research Centres
The School has four Research Centres:
- Wales Governance Centre
- British Idealism and Collingwood Centre
- Centre for European Film & Visual Cultures
- Centre for Ideology Critique and Žižek Studies
News & Events
News: New course for September 2010 - MSc Econ Politics and Public Policy
News: Wales, Europe and the World
News: European Consortium for Political Research Honour
News: Postgraduate funding opportunities
Feb/Mar 2010: Undergraduate open days