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MPA Development, Technology and Innovation Policy

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 year - 2 years

Masters Degree Description

This MPA degree is for those interested in the roles that technologies and innovations can play in local and global development. Graduates will emerge with skills and tools to explore how public policy can help align such developments to effectively respond to persistent and new societal challenges.

Entry Requirements

A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university in a relevant discipline or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Students are encouraged (but are not required) to have work experience prior to enrolling on this programme.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

UCL offers a range of financial awards aimed at assisting both prospective and current students with their studies.

Student Destinations

Graduates are suited to work in international development organisations, government departments, global agencies, corporate regulatory affairs, advocacy groups, think tanks or consultancy firms, doing legislative, regulatory or policy analysis work. Graduates from this programme have gone onto work in roles at Cancer Research UK, the International Monetary Fund and Green Technology Centre ( Graduate Outcomes Survey 2017-22 ).

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  • Development, Technology and Innovation Policy
  • Analytic Methods for Policy
  • Evidence for Decision Making
  • Policy Making
  • Foundations in Development, Technology and Innovation Policy
  • Clean Energy and Development
  • Urban Innovation and Policy
  • Emerging Dilemmas in Digital Technology Policy
  • Risk Assessment and Governance
  • Science Funding and Governance
  • MPA Group Project
  • MPA Individual Project
  • Health Innovation and Public Policy
  • Science Diplomacy
  • Climate, Innovation and Sustainability Policy
  • Science and Engineering Advice
  • Applied Data Science and Visualization for Complex Systems
  • Digital Rights
  • Risk and Safety in Medical Practice and other Complex Systems

Optional modules

  • Clean Energy and Development
  • Urban Innovation and Policy
  • Emerging Dilemmas in Digital Technology Policy
  • Risk Assessment and Governance
  • Science Funding and Governance
  • MPA Group Project
  • MPA Individual Project
  • Health Innovation and Public Policy
  • Science Diplomacy
  • Climate, Innovation and Sustainability Policy
  • Science and Engineering Advice
  • Applied Data Science and Visualization for Complex Systems
  • Digital Rights
  • Risk and Safety in Medical Practice and other Complex Systems
  • reasonable adjustments
  • Student Support and Wellbeing Services
  • UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services
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