MA Public Administration and Public Policy

The MA Public Administration & Policy course at the University of York provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the theory and practice of governance and policy-making. The course is offered both full-time over one year and part-time over two years, with teaching based on the research of academics at the York Centre for Complex Systems Analysis.Course Content: The course structure features core modules like ‘Comparative Governance and Public Policy’, ‘Public Management and Delivery’, ‘Policy Analysis’, ‘Public Sector Economics’ and a final dissertation. The course allows you to specialize by choosing optional modules. As an MA student, you will develop skills such as critically analyzing contemporary debates in the field of public administration and public policy both globally and in the UK, practicing different methodological tools, and developing a hierarchical understanding of how administrative systems operate.Key Modules: Some of the key modules include 'Comparative Governance and Public Policy', 'Public Management and Delivery', 'Policy Analysis', 'Public Sector Economics' and the 'Dissertation in Public Administration and Public Policy'. The optional modules can be chosen from a list including ‘Comparative Devolution’, ‘Global Crime and Justice’, ‘The Modern Radical Right in Western Democracies’ among others.Future Careers: The course is tailored to help students gain a wide range of employment opportunities in the public, private and civic sectors. This includes roles in the government, international organizations, local governance, the voluntary sector, public affairs, think tanks or in academia. It equips students with transferable skills in research, presentations, group work, writing, data analysis, and problem-solving.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page here.