Public Policy MSc 12 months Postgraduate Programme By The University of Edinburgh |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Main Subject Area

Public PolicyMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Public Policy

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Our MSc Public Policy programme is theory-led, empirically-informed and practice-oriented. 


With a particular focus on the social and economic policy fields that are at the heart of modern welfare states the programme is geared to development of critical, creative thinking about public policy and the challenges presented by the scope and complexity of a range of issues across multiple policy sectors. 


The programme facilitates exploration of how policy makers interpret, experience and respond to various socio-economic and political problems at local, national, and international levels; and consideration of the organisational resources, both governmental and non-governmental, which might be mobilised to address them. 


To this end the programme draws on an interdisciplinary understanding of the field of public policy, informed by insights from 


  • social policy
  • politics
  • sociology
  • economics


We aim to enable you to: 


  • acquire policy relevant skills in the acquisition and sophisticated use of information
  • be able to articulate and warrant a given understanding or position
  • know how to contribute to a collective strategic project


Our teaching is grounded in contemporary policy concerns, and our students get to connect cutting-edge social and political science with the challenges of governing.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Public Policy

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Our MSc Public Policy programme is theory-led, empirically-informed and practice-oriented. 


With a particular focus on the social and economic policy fields that are at the heart of modern welfare states the programme is geared to development of critical, creative thinking about public policy and the challenges presented by the scope and complexity of a range of issues across multiple policy sectors. 


The programme facilitates exploration of how policy makers interpret, experience and respond to various socio-economic and political problems at local, national, and international levels; and consideration of the organisational resources, both governmental and non-governmental, which might be mobilised to address them. 


To this end the programme draws on an interdisciplinary understanding of the field of public policy, informed by insights from 


  • social policy
  • politics
  • sociology
  • economics


We aim to enable you to: 


  • acquire policy relevant skills in the acquisition and sophisticated use of information
  • be able to articulate and warrant a given understanding or position
  • know how to contribute to a collective strategic project


Our teaching is grounded in contemporary policy concerns, and our students get to connect cutting-edge social and political science with the challenges of governing.

Admission Requirements

Entry requirements for individual programmes vary, so please check the details for the specific programme you wish to apply for on the University of Edinburgh website. You will also need to meet the University’s language requirements.

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