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MSc - Master of Science
Gilmorehill Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
12 Months
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MSc - Master of Science
Gilmorehill Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
12 Months
Select a an exam type
This Masters in Public Policy & Management combines courses that examine the policy making process, policy analysis and evaluation and real world public policy challenges, with professional management courses. It aims to develop future public sector leaders who understand both the organisational contexts and challenges that face governments. This programme combines core courses in public policy and management with a range of options, designed to allow you to develop expertise in core public policy fields. Over the summer months, you will complete a dissertation where you can research an issue of interest to you in more depth. Career prospectsThis interdiciplinary programme will help prepare you for a wide range of careers, giving you a diverse set of skills and knowledge. As part of this programme, the professional management courses are delivered by the triple accredited Adam Smith Business School, empowering you to start careers related to both policy making and management.Career opportunities and pathwaysGraduates have the opportunity to take their career forward in several directions. The programme includes teaching key workplace skills combined with organisational contexts and challenges that governments face. Career progression includes working in:central or local governmentinternational organisationsthird sector organisationsnon-governmental organisations (NGOs)think tanksconsultancy firmsthe private sectoracademia.Many of our students go on to work in jobs in:policy makingpolicy evaluationproviding policy advicemanagement roles.
The minimum academic entry requirements for admission to a teaching qualification are:Degree: An undergraduate degree validated by a higher education institution in the United Kingdom or an undergraduate degree of an equivalent standard from a higher education institution outside the United Kingdom. The degree should contain 80 SCQF credit points overall in the subject which you intend to teach, of which 40 must be at Year 2 level or above (see subject specific requirements below). Graduates will be allowed to top-up the number of SQCF credits by a maximum of 30 credits which must be obtained before entering the PGDE programme. You must upload a copy of your degree transcript to your application via Applicant Self Service to evidence that you meet the credit requirement for your chosen subject. If you do not provide this your application may be rejected as incomplete.English: National Qualifications in English at SCQF Level 6 (for example, Higher Grade) or an accepted alternative from the list below.Mathematics: National Qualifications in Mathematics at SCQF Level 5 (for example, National 5, Standard Grade or Intermediate 2) or an accepted alternative from the list below
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