Key information
Duration
- Full-time: 36 months
- Part-time: 60 months
Start dates & application deadlines
Starting October 2026. Application deadline not specified.
Language
English
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Disciplines
International Relations
Overview
The School has an exceptionally strong research culture with a strong reputation for the quality of the research produced and the growing number of research grants it is attracting.
The International Relations and Globalisation programme from Cardiff University has particular strengths in international theory, the history of international thought, territorial politics and European and international security. Visit the programme website for more information
The School offers supervision across a wide range of research topics.
Programme Structure
Research topics include:
- Africa
- Climate & Environmental politics
- EU & European integration
- European security
- Europe & the wider world
- Europeanisation
- Globalisation
- Global justice
- History of international political thought
- Humanitarian intervention
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
- GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
- TOEFL iBT: 100
- PTE Academic: 76
- IELTS: 7
Other requirements
You will need to provide:
- copies of your degree certificate and academic transcripts (or a partial transcript if you are still studying)
- the contact details of a referee – ask your referee to fill out our referee report form or get a signed and dated reference on headed paper
- evidence of your English language level (if English is not your first language) – see our English Language requirements
- a copy of your passport (if you need a visa to study here)
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
International: 50,857 AUD / year (≈ 26,700 GBP / year)
Domestic: 9,535 AUD / year (≈ 5,006 GBP / year)
Living costs
Cardiff, United Kingdom: 1,196-2,030 AUD / month
Funding
Scholarships are available. Details include Fulbright-Cardiff University scholarship, Cardiff University Marshall Scholarship, and others.
