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MSc Public Policy and Management at SOAS University of London

SOAS University of London, United Kingdom

Programme 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.

Faculty: School of Finance and Management  |  Duration: 1 year  |  Study mode: full-time or part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students must take 180 credits. Core and compulsory modules include Public Governance, Accountability and Transparency, Management, Innovation and Leadership in the Public Sector, Public Policy: Perspectives, Issues and Strategies, Digital Government and Regulation, Public Financial Management, Practical Industry Project, Research Project (School of Finance and Management), Dissertation in Public Policy and Management.

Career pathways

Graduates from the School of Finance and Management leave SOAS with a coherent and solid knowledge of management and finance, with skills in statistics and computing, critical reasoning and analytical thinking.

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Application information

Entry requirements

We will consider all applications with a 2:2 (or international equivalent) or higher. In addition to degree classification we take into account other elements of the application such as your supporting statement. References are optional, but can help build a stronger application if you fall below the 2:2 requirement or have non-traditional qualifications. Applicants from Ghana: Bachelor degree accepted as equivalent to a UK 2:2: 2:2 (Second Class Lower Division) or GPA 3.25/5.0 or 60%.

Domestic applicants: GBP 15,000 a year. Full-time tuition fee Source

International applicants: GBP 26,000 a year. Full-time tuition fee Source

Intake: September

Duration: 1 year

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