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MSc in Public Policy and Administration

Programme Code: TMPPA

Department: Government

For students starting this programme of study in 2021/22

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Full-year programme. Students must take courses to the value of 2.5 units and a skills course and dissertation as shown. Part-time students may take courses up to the value of two full course units in their first year. Candidates may, subject to the approval of their supervisor, substitute for up to two of the written papers listed under Paper 3 below, any paper which is offered in the MSc, LLM or MA which involves at least 20 weeks of an integrated teaching programme and which counts as one quarter (or one full unit) of the complete MSc programme in which it is offered. 

By choosing particular combinations of core courses, students can choose to have the title of a specialised stream added to the title of their degree:
MSc Public Policy and Administration (Comparative); or
MSc Public Policy and Administration (Public Management). 

Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.