入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求： A good honours degree in a relevant subject, or equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications. Preferably, applicants will have experience of working in a managerial role in a public sector organisation.
英语要求：English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 or equivalent.
学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012 £9,600
课程特征 Course Features：
This career-enhancing course is designed for both practitioners and newly graduated students who wish to make a career in public administration and related areas, whether this is in central, regional or local government or in private and voluntary sectors in partnerships with governments.
It involves the advanced study of the management and administration of public sector organisations within changing global, international and national contexts. You will examine the ways in which public policies are made and implemented. You will also compare policy processes and outputs within specific policy fields including health, education, welfare, economic development, defence, policing and European integration. This will allow you to acquire specialist subject knowledge in fields relevant to your career choices.
课程内容 Course Content ：
Core units
You will study all of the following units:
• Comparative Public Policy and Administration (30 credits)
• Public Management (15 credits)
• Researching Public Administration (15 credits)
• Dissertation (60 credits)
Core options
You will choose one 15-credit unit from:
• Public Sector Strategic Management
• Project Management
Optional units
You will also choose three 15-credit options from:
• Practice-Based Knowledge in Public Administration
• Ethical Practice in Public Sector Management and Administration
• Applied Public Management
• Policy Evaluation
• Public Sector Finance and Management
• Managing Human Resources
• Governance and Non-Governmental Organisations
• Strategic Issues in Public Organisations
or any unit from other Masters programmes in the Faculty including:
• Criminal Justice Studies
• European Studies
• European Law and Policy
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment：
These include work-related assignments, extended essays, examinations, assessed presentations, reports, completion of logs and a dissertation or extended piece of work-related research culminating in a management report.
职业机会 Career Opportunities:
The course delivers transferable lifelong skills that you will be able to apply to complex issues, both systematically and creatively. This will improve your capabilities and enable you to work with self-direction and originality, as well as help you contribute to public administration and society at large.