Public Policy and Administration (MA)

Course content

You'll study 180 credits in total. The course consists of:

• Four 20-credit core modules
• Two 20-credit option modules
• A 60-credit dissertation

Modules Dissertation Modules Core modules Advanced Policy Analysis Comparative Institutions and Public Policy Public Management and Delivery Principles of Policy Advice 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 Theories and Issues in International Political Economy Public Finance: Principles, Politics & Contemporary Issues Introduction to Qualitative Methods & Data Analysis Introduction to Quantitative Methods & Data Analysis Leading & Managing Change Africa and International Politics Ethics and World Politics Gendering Politics: An Intersectional Approach Global Governance Governing for the Environment Politics of Migration Theories & Policies of Development Governance Critical Theories of International Political Economy The Political Economy of Global China Some option module combinations may not be possible. The options available to you will be confirmed after you begin your course. Our modules may change to reflect the latest academic thinking and expertise of our staff, and in line with Department/School academic planning. Dissertation During the second semester and vacation you'll consolidate your interests in a dissertation on a topic of your choice. Previous dissertation titles include: Azerbaijan's search for sustainable energy development: Lesson learning from Norway Maintaining the Market: Policy Advocacy in UK Housing The New Public Management reform: to what extent did the Health and Social Care Act 2012 contribute to the privatisation of the National Health Service in England Human trafficking, the Modern Slavery Bill, and cross-border policing: Are the United Kingdom’s tools sufficient to tackle human trafficking on its territory? The Great Welfare Reform: An Analysis of the Formation and Enactment of the Universal Credit Policy Understanding New Labour's Foundation Trust Policy: the Depoliticisation Approach Why do certain EU Member-states approve so few Asylum Applications? The case of Ireland and the UK The Social Capital approach and Anti-corruption Strategy in the Context of Community-driven Development Project: A Case Study of Kecamatan Development programme/ PNPM Rural in Indonesia by the World Bank Danes on the wane - in the main? A comparative case study of active labour market policies in Denmark and the UK amid the global financial crisis The road to Chinese civil society: A study on Chinese environmental NGOs Legislating against want: Understanding the politics behind British governments changing their anti-poverty strategies Cross-national policy transfer of the New Public Management Reform idea: The case of Japan's agencification Political leadership matters: Exploring the role of community leadership in e-transportation in Buckinghamshire, UK A study of the social learning and multiple streams frameworks of policy analysis in relation to the current UK coalition government's social and welfare policy reforms, with particular insight into Universal Credit2012-13 The feminist way forward: gender quota policy in Poland Decision-making among deeply divided publics: assessing the potential contributions of deliberative democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina Introducing new public management into Chinese public management reform: is it an illusion or a meaningful suggestion? Chinese health care reform and drawing lessons from US and Australian health care system reforms How Japanese nuclear power policy has remained stable over 50 years? Policy community and its impact on the policy process To what extent is public participation effective in the design and execution of nutrition policy? The context of Afghanistan