MSc in Public Policy and Administration
Programme Code: TMPPA
Department: Government
For students starting this programme of study in 2023/24
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Full-year programme. Students must take courses to the value of 2.5 units and a skills course and dissertation as shown. Part-time students may take courses up to the value of two full course units in their first year. Candidates may, subject to the approval of their supervisor, substitute for up to two of the written papers listed under Paper 3 below, any paper which is offered in the MSc, LLM or MA which involves at least 20 weeks of an integrated teaching programme and which counts as one quarter (or one full unit) of the complete MSc programme in which it is offered.
By choosing particular combinations of core courses, students can choose to have the title of a specialised stream added to the title of their degree:
MSc Public Policy and Administration (Comparative); or
MSc Public Policy and Administration (Public Management).
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
Paper |
Course number, title (unit value) | |
Paper 1 |
GV4E9 Approaches and Issues in Public Policy and Administration (1.0) | |
Paper 2 |
Courses to the value of 0.5 unit(s) from the following: | |
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GV483 Public Management Theory and Doctrine (0.5) | |
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GV4F4 Policy Advice in Theory and Practice (0.5) | |
Paper 3 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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Public Management: A | |
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AC412 Accountability, Organisations and Risk Management (0.5) | |
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DV413 Environmental Problems and Development Interventions (0.5) # | |
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DV415 Global Environmental Governance (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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GV483 Public Management Theory and Doctrine (0.5) | |
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GV4A2 Citizens' Political Behaviour: Elections, Public Opinion and Identities (0.5) # | |
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GV4C8 Game Theory for Political Science (0.5) | |
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GV4K1 Participatory Governance (0.5) | |
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GV4L2 The Politics and Policy of Climate Change and Sustainability (0.5) # | |
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LL4AT Regulation: Strategies and Enforcement (0.5) | |
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MG402 Public Management: A Design-Oriented Approach (0.5) | |
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PH415 Philosophy and Public Policy (1.0) | |
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PP4J5 Fiscal Governance and Budgeting (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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Comparative Public Policy and Administration: B | |
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EU443 European Models of Capitalism (0.5) | |
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EU481 The Future: Political Responses to a Challenge (0.5) | |
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EU4A4 The Politics of Inequality and Redistribution (0.5) | |
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GV441 States and Markets (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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GV4C8 Game Theory for Political Science (0.5) | |
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GV4E8 Power Sharing and Institutional Design in Divided Societies (0.5) | |
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GV4K1 Participatory Governance (0.5) | |
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GV4L2 The Politics and Policy of Climate Change and Sustainability (0.5) # | |
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GV4L3 Data Science Applications in Politics Research (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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GV4L6 Political Economy of Inequality (0.5) | |
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GV4L7 Political Participation and Representation in Latin America (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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SP434 Behavioural Public Policy (0.5) | |
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SP441 Politics of Social Policy (0.5) | |
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Another course with the permission of the programme convenor. | |
Paper 4 |
One from: | |
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GV4G1 Applied Quantitative Methods for Public Policy and Political Science (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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MY451A Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (0.5) | |
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MY451W Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (0.5) | |
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Paper 5 |
GV499 Dissertation (1.0) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
Footnotes
A : Public Management stream
To qualify for this stream, the following courses must be taken:
GV4E9 Approaches and Issues in Public Policy and Administration
GV483 Public Management Theory and Doctrine (H)
Courses to the value on 1.0 unit from the Public Management stream under Paper 3.
B : Comparative Public Policy and Administration stream
To qualify for this stream, the following courses must be taken:
GV4E9 Approaches and Issues in Public Policy and Administration
GV477 Comparative Public Policy Change (H) OR GV4F4 The Politics of Policy Advice (H)
Courses to the value on 1.0 unit from the Comparative Public Policy and Administration stream under Paper 3.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.