MA Politics, Governance and Public Policy at Swansea University

The MA Politics, Governance and Public Policy builds analytical skills in policy analysis, political institutions, governance frameworks and policy-making processes. It is taught at Singleton Park Campus by academics researching governance, public policy, elections and comparative politics.

Department: Politics, Philosophy and International Relations  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 or 3 years part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory 20-credit modules: Methodology in the Social Sciences; Making Policy Work; Democracy in Motion; and Tools of Knowing: Research Methods in Politics and IR. Two 20-credit Semester 2 options from Critical Security Studies, Governing the Global Now, and People, Place and Democratic Innovation. A 60-credit dissertation completes the degree.

Career pathways

Government and the civil service, policy analysis and think tanks, NGOs and international organisations, journalism, media and public affairs, and political consultancy and advocacy.

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