Study Details: Two years, part-time
This is a unique opportunity to study for a professional qualification designed to enrich your knowledge of international service delivery in government and non-profit organisations.
By exploring the critical issues that drive policies in government and on the ground, you’ll understand how they support people’s everyday needs in countries around the world.
Grow and define your career with this internationally recognised course that provides you with the knowledge and critical thinking to make a tangible difference, wherever you plan to take your career.
2:2 or equivalent. We are willing to consider applicants with lower qualifications, particularly if you have high marks in relevant modules and/or appropriate professional experience. Additional information may be requested.
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Advancing your career
This programme is aimed at ambitious professionals working in the public or non-profit sector who aim to further develop their knowledge and skills in the field of public administration and public policy. It is also well-suited to those in private sector roles with a link to public policy and public management. The knowledge and skills that you will gain – in combination with a qualification from a prestigious Russell Group university – will help enable you to move into public service roles with higher degrees of leadership responsibility and strategic impact.
York MPA graduates go on to a wide range of roles, including in government, international NGOs and charities, the NHS, leading consultancies and accountancy firms, universities, banks, and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Core modules
Theories of the Policy Process
Public Finance: Principles, Politics & Contemporary Issues delivered by the School for Business and Society
Public Management and Delivery
Leading and Managing Change
Option modules
You will study two option modules. Examples can be found below. Some option module combinations may not be possible. The options available to you will be confirmed after you begin your course.
Challenges to Policy-making in Democratising Countries
Global Governance
Introduction to Qualitative Methods & Data Analysis
Introduction to Quantitative Methods & Data Analysis
Politics of Migration
Principles of Policy Advice
New Security Challenges
Governing for the Environment
The Political Economy of Global China
Critical Theories of International Political Economy
Comparative Institutions and Public Policy
Global Development Politics
The options available to you will be confirmed later in the year. For further information, please get in touch.
Our modules may change to reflect the latest academic thinking and expertise of our staff, and in line with Department/School academic planning.
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