入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求：Minimum requirement is 2:1 in a social science subject OR relevant experience in public sector management
英语要求：IELTS 7.0 overall; minimum 7.0 in all four skills
TOEFL 100 + minimum 24 in all skills
学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012 £15995
课程特征 Course Features：
Comparative and international in focus, the programme is suitable both for career professionals and for recent social science graduates. It is built around taught core modules, which include: Political Economy of the Public Services; Economics and Management of the Public Services; Management, Finance, Accounting and Audit; Human Resource Management in the Public Services; Research Methods (quantitative and qualitative). Optional modules relate to specific Public Service areas, including Health; Urban Regeneration; Education and Defence but also include in-depth modules on Policy Design and Leadership. You may take options from more than one area. Some optional modules are provided by other Departments and these may be capped.
课程内容 Course Content ：
Core programme content
•Political Economy of the Public Services
•Economics, Organisation & Management of Public Services
•Research Methods for the Public Services
•Human Resource Management in the Public Sector
•Management, Finance, Accounting & Audit
Indicative non-core content
•Key Issues in Health Policy
•Designing Public Policy
•Leadership & Innovation in the Public Services
•New Public Management in the UK Defence Sector
•The Third Sector & Public Policy
•Evaluating Public Policy
•Evidence Based Decision Making in Health Care
•Teacher Development
•Environment, Livelihoods & Development in the 'South'
•Recent Developments in Education Management
•Urban Regeneration
•Health Economics and Health Policy
•Sociology of Health & Illness
•Health Psychology
•Aging in the Global Context
•Aging in Society
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment：
Written examinations and coursework for core modules; coursework only in some extra-departmental modules; a dissertation.