Global Governance and Public Policy

MSc Global Governance and Public Policy

Part-Time Programme

The MSc programme aims to provide students with an advanced knowledge of global politics and public policy. It will use concepts, theories and empirical evidence from politics, public policy and international relations to understand pressing policy challenges in a world of complex interdependence. The primary focus of the programme is on the application of theory to real-word policy problems across different sectors of the global economic and political system. The MRes in Global Governance and Public Policy has a further key aim: to teach students research methods which will prepare them to undertake further independent research in global governance and public policy. The compulsory module for this programme will introduce students to key global public policy issues, including international monetary and financial cooperation, aid, trade and development policies and climate change policy. The wide range of optional modules for this programme will allow students to develop specialist knowledge in several substantive areas, including UK and European public policy, EU and US foreign policies, globalisation, international security and terrorism. A distinctive feature of this programme is that it will exploit synergies between the Department's expertise in the area of public policy and international studies.

Objectives

Students completing this programme will be able to:

• Apply critically the theories, models and concepts used in the study of politics and international relations to the analysis of key issues in global public policy.
• Demonstrate substantive knowledge of selected international organisations and the key players in global governance.
• Conduct an independent research project.
• Work as part of a team and to use information technology.

Students completing the MRes track will, in addition to the above:

• Have a knowledge of, and ability to utilise, a range of qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques in the social sciences, including an awareness of the conditions in which they may be appropriately used and an understanding of problems relating to their reliability and validity.
• Be able to use reflexively statistical software packages.
• Have developed a range of non-statistical IT skills for both research and analysis.
• Be aware of the ethical, philosophical and legal aspects of advanced political and social research.