MSc Public Policy and Management
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-10-10 | - |
| 2024-01-16 | - |
| 2024-04-24 | - |
Program Overview
The MSc Public Policy and Management programme will develop your capacity to understand, analyse and manage organisations in the public sector.
The programme provides students with state-of-the-art knowledge of theories, doctrines, and techniques for making public sector entities perform efficiently and effectively. You will develop practical skills to design and implement systems of public service delivery, to devise applications of digital technologies to public services, to lead innovation and change, and to manage public financial resources.
You will have the opportunity to learn about and discuss some among the crucial issues that government face nowadays, from healthcare to education, climate change to natural disasters, from migration to poverty reduction, and from the cultivation of capacity building to the development of digital strategies. A wide range of optional modules will provide you with the opportunity to explore several public sector-related topics.
The School of Finance and Management is excited to continue its collaboration with Practera, building on the success of the previous
SFM Virtual Industry Projects
. These bespoke work-based learning projects are designed to grow your professional skills and network through working with a team of SOAS students to tackle a real-world business challenge.Why study MSc Public Policy and Management at SOAS?
This programme provides:
The programme aims to help students start a career in government and public sector agencies, or strengthen their prospects for an improved career trajectory.
Finance and Business Network Seminar
2023/24
Global Partnerships
This programme can be offered as part of a dual masters degree with
Korea University.
Through the dual masters, students can spend the first year studying at KU and second year at SOAS or vice versa and gain a Masters award from each institution. For more information and eligible programmes included in the dual masters, please see the
SOAS-KU partnership
on the Global Partnerships website.For any queries, please contact
Program Outline
Students must take
180 credits
. These are composed of120 taught credits
comprising core, compulsory, and optional modules and a60 credit dissertation
.Not all optional modules are offered every year. Also note that where 15 credit modules are selected, these should be balanced between term 1 and term 2.
Important notice
The information on the website reflects the intended programme structure against the given academic session. The modules are indicative options of the content students can expect and are/have been previously taught as part of these programmes.
However, this information is published a long time in advance of enrolment and module content and availability is subject to change.
Core modules
| Module | Credits |
|---|---|
|
Dissertation in Public Policy and Management |
60 |
|
Public Policy: Perspectives, Issues and Strategies |
15 |
|
Public Governance, Accountability and Transparency |
15 |
|
Public Financial Management |
15 |
|
Management, Innovation and Leadership in the Public Sector |
15 |
Compulsory modules
| Module | Credits |
|---|---|
|
Digital Government and Regulation |
15 |
Optional modules
In addition to the above, students select modules to the value of 45 credits from the below module list. Alternatively, students may select 30 credits from the below list and a 15 credit
Language Open Option or Open Option
from the below subject areas.| Module | Credits |
|---|---|
|
Data Analytics |
15 |
|
International human resource management |
15 |
|
Macroeconomic Policy and Financial markets |
15 |
|
Emerging Market Finance |
15 |
|
Contemporary Issues in the Japanese and Korean Economies |
15 |
|
The Business, Economic and Institutional Environment in Middle East and North Africa (ME) |
15 |
|
Understanding the Chinese Market |
15 |
|
Regulating the Financial Sector |
15 |
|
Research Methods |
15 |
It is advised that students select an equal number of modules in each term.
Note that certain modules may have pre-requisite modules.
Masters programmes (with the exception of two-year full-time MAs) consist of 180 credits, made up of taught modules of 30 or 15 credits, taught over 10 or 20 weeks, and a dissertation of 60 credits. The programme structure shows which modules are compulsory and which optional.
Contact hours
As a rough guide, 1 credit equals approximately 10 hours of work. Most of this will be independent study such as reading and research, preparing coursework, revising for examinations and so on. Also included is class time, for example lectures, seminars and other classes.
Learning resources
SOAS Library
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