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Full time | University of Stirling | 12 months | SEP-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

12 months

Start date

SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

MPP - Master of Public Policy

Subject areas

Public Administration Policy Studies

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Our Masters in Public Policy allows you to develop the conceptual, analytical and practical skills you’ll need to flourish in the world of policymaking. We prepare you for a career in vocations that make a contribution to the development or delivery of public policy.

This course is extremely flexible, and you can tailor it to fit your particular interests. Core modules on Policy Theory and Practice are combined with optional modules in Social Research and policy-relevant disciplines. If you want to pursue an interest in other policy-relevant disciplines, you can also combine a focus on policy and research with options in areas such as:

law
economics and behavioural science
strategic communications
international politics
You can also use this degree as a pathway to pursue research to PhD level by taking three modules in Applied Social Research.

As part of the Masters course, you must complete a dissertation. You’ll also have the potential to gain practical experience by pursuing a placement with a relevant organisation (with our help) – allowing you to tailor your research to a policymaker or policy-influencer audience.

Our staff have a wide range of connections with organisations in the public, private and third sectors. These can be used not only to pursue your placement-based coursework, but also build your own personal networks.

Modules

Dissertation(MPPPPDS) (60 Credits) - Core
Policymaking: Theories and Approaches(MPPPP03) (40 Credits) - Core
The Politics of Policy Analysis(MPPPP01) (20 Credits) - Core

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£9,100

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£20,600

Entry requirements

A minimum of a second class honours degree (2.1 preferred) or equivalent. Applicants without these formal qualifications but with significant appropriate/relevant work/life experience are encouraged to apply.