International Development: Public Policy and Management

University of Manchester
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 12 Months SociologyPolitics

About this course

MSc International Development: Public Policy and Management seeks to provide an interdisciplinary training and education that will enable policymakers, economists, planners, managers and researchers to be fully conversant with current issues of public policy and management, in an international development setting.

It will provide you with the conceptual and analytical tools needed to understand and critically review issues relevant to public policy and public sector reform.

While the course was conceived primarily for those already working in the public sector environment, it has evolved into a highly successful multidisciplinary course that is appropriate to modern professionals, from a wide variety of backgrounds, who have an interest in issues of public policy.

Study Options

This course is available in 2 study options:

Full-time Shown above

Duration: 12 Months

Qualification: MSc

Location: Manchester

Part-time

Duration: 27 Months

Qualification: MSc

Location: Manchester

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

3544 Data analysts
2435 Professional/Chartered company secretaries
3543 Project support officers
4112 Local government administrative occupations
2434 Business and related research professionals
4113 Officers of non-governmental organisations

Course Details

Qualification
MSc
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
12 Months
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Manchester
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Sociology, Politics