入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求：2.2(Lower 2nd class hons degree or international equivalent)
英语要求： IELTS 6.5 (no less than 6.0 in any element)
学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012 £14,970
课程特征 Course Features：
The Masters in Public Administration (MPA) is an internationally recognised qualification providing the competencies and knowledge necessary for public service managers to manage creatively in challenging policy environments.
It is suitable for new graduates and those with managerial and/or public sector work experience.
The School takes an interdisciplinary approach to issues facing public management. You will study policy and management modules designed for the public and voluntary sectors. The MPA has a strong international comparative element, providing a broad knowledge of public management issues.
课程内容 Course Content ：
Students must take the following core modules:
Core modules
•Dissertation (60 credits)
• Public Management and Governance (30 credits)
• Leadership, Strategy and Performance in the Public Sector (20 credits)
• Research Methods and the Dissertation (20 credits)
• Managing People (10 credits)
• Policy Analysis: Concepts and Theories (10 credits)
• Public Sector Financial Management (10 credits)
Elective modules
Students must take 20 credits of elective modules from the following list:
• Comparing Policy in Societies (10 credits)
• Economics and Policy Analysis (10 credits)
• Globalisation, Europeanisation and Public Policy (10 credits)
• Information Age Management in Government (10 credits)
• Public Administration in Developing and Transitional Economies (10 credits)
• Welfare Policy (10 credits)
职业前景 Career Prospects：
Graduates of the MPA have successfully pursued careers in the public and voluntary sectors as managers and policy analysts. The MPA is rapidly becoming a standard global qualification for public servants.
Undertaking postgraduate work fosters many vital skills and may give you a head start in the job market. Studying at this level allows you to develop qualities of self-discipline and self-motivation that are essential to employment in a wide range of different fields.
A postgraduate degree from an institution such as The University of Nottingham shows potential employers that you are an intelligent, hard-working individual who is bright and flexible enough to undertake any form of specific career training.