Sustainable Infrastructures and Public Policy MPA

This Master's of Public Administration prepares the next generation of leaders and decision makers to tackle complex infrastructure challenges, from mitigating climate change and developing clean energy to expanding green infrastructures and improving integrated transport networks. Graduates gain the tools, practical skills and knowledge to develop robust infrastructure policies to align infrastructure investment with economic, social and environmental goals. Students are taught the conceptual frameworks, policy analysis tools and analytical methods to develop infrastructure policies across a range of sectors. Students also study how infrastructure policies shape service delivery, regulation and investment decision-making. A focus on leadership and the development of professional skills is emphasised throughout.

Graduates of this Master's of Public Administration acquire skills to work in a range of sectors involved in analysis and/or policy making concerning energy and climate change. Career destinations might include national and local government; utility providers or regulators; international agencies such as the World Bank, United Nations and other global organisations; technology companies focused on sustainable energy; environment agencies; consultancies and think tanks.

Throughout the MPA programme, students will: gain a greater awareness of current issues and developments in infrastructure policy, focusing on the alignment of infrastructure planning and investment with environmental, economic and social goals; develop an understanding of the knowledge systems and public engagement processes underpinning infrastructure policy development; learn how to communicate with engineers, policymakers and technology experts; develop the skills to mobilise public policy, and science and engineering knowledge and expertise, to address societal challenges relating to infrastructure policy.

A minimum of a second-class Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.