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MA Global Social and Public Policy MA

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Masters Degree Description

Are you a driven change-maker who's eager to make a difference to public policy? On this course you'll learn how policy decisions affect key global issues around inequality, migration, and social justice.

If you're already working in policy making or want to transition into it, then this course is designed for you. School alumni are currently working in NGOs, local or national governments, and international organisations. You can read more about their experiences in our alumni profiles.

You'll build a portfolio of practical, work-ready skills thanks to our various assessment methods. These include:

  • research and analysis
  • report writing
  • group work
  • poster presentations

An important skill for long-term career development is personal reflection. You’ll be encouraged to nurture this skill in your final project, with a reflective diary showing how you have developed as a learner.

This course relates to many of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), preparing you for what you'll tackle in the world of work today and in the future. In particular, the modules Global Poverty, Inequality and Policy, International Organisations and Global Governance, and Welfare and Social Policy Around the World are all closely linked to the SDGs.

You’ll be taught by staff who are not only active researchers but who have practitioner experience too, working with governments, community organisations, and international and supranational organisations.

Entry Requirements

2:1 (or international equivalent) in any discipline or 2:2 (or international equivalent) in any discipline plus one year working experience in national or local governments, or public sector or third/voluntary sector

All candidates are considered on an individual basis and we accept a broad range of qualifications. 

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Our modules and assessments have been designed with employability in mind, to prepare you for the workplace.

Future employers could include:

  • local or national governments
  • NGOs
  • international organisations
  • national and international policy research institutes

Module Details

Core modules

  • Exploring Policy: Key Theories and Debate
  • Policy Design: Success and Failure
  • Research Methods: Practical Skills for Policy Research
  • Final Project

Optional modules

You must choose at least one of these modules, or can do both:

  • Global Poverty, Inequality and Policy 
  • State, Business and Civil Society: Policy Decisions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

You must choose one of these:

  • International Organisations and Global Governance
  • Welfare and Social Policy Around the World

You can choose one of these, but don’t have to if you chose the above two:

  • Delivering Public Services
  • Economic Policies and Government Ideologies 

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