Local Government and Public Policy PhD with Integrated Study

The core research skills elements of the year 1 taught programme are delivered by staff across the entire College of Social Sciences, many of whom are engaged in cutting-edge research in their own fields. You will take subject/discipline specific modules taught by staff from the Institute of Local Government Studies (INLOGOV) and other cognate departments.

Course requirements in Year 1 are:

1) Four core modules delivered by the MA Social Research programme:

• Introduction to Social Science Research (20 credits)
• Research Design (20 credits)
• Social Research Methods I (20 credits)
• Social Research Methods II (20 credits)

2) Optional modules totalling 40 credits:

Either Community Governance and Leadership or Public Management and Governance (each 20 credits), both delivered by INLOGOV
Either one of the following 20 credit modules delivered by INLOGOV (Outcomes, Performance and Resources; Collaborative Strategy; Comparative Local Government; or Participation and Democracy – subject to availability) or one 20 or two 10 credit modules from the MA Social Research programme.