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Public Management PgDip
University of London
Distance Learning Programmes
| Application Deadline: | November 16 ( January start); March 30 (June start) | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,098 - | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | January, June |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of London
Public sector organisations meed good managers. The Postgraduate Diploma in Public Management is a preparation for managing and advising public sector organisations. There is an emphasis on managing people, managing change, and designing and using information systems.
Programme aimsThis programmeoffers an excellent preparation for managing and advising public sector organisations.
Prestige
The programme has been developed by academics at the Centre for Financial and Management Studies (CeFiMS), a postgraduate research and teaching department within SOAS, University of London. Staff at CeFiMS have international reputations and are involved in researching their subjects at the very limits of current knowledge.
Career progressionGraduates of this programme will be well prepared for senior positions in government, public services, international organisations and NGOs.
Contents
This will depend partly on choices you make, but most students take two years to finish the Postgraduate Diploma. The study calendar consists of five sessions per year. Each session is devoted to a specific course and lasts eight weeks (with the exception of the fifth session which runs for 10 weeks). During each session you will need to allocate between 15-20 hours per week to complete the programme.
SyllabusPublic policy and management: perspectives and issues[C300]
You will be introduced to the main principles and techniques of public policy and management. The course examines the scope and functions of government in a critical and comparative way, ideal types of management and policy transfer, and introduces policy evaluation.
* Unit 1: The State, Public Policy and Management
* Unit 2: Understanding the State
* Unit 3: Ideal Types
* Unit 4: Policy Analysis and Evaluation
* Unit 5: Policy and Management Dilemmas I
* Unit 6: Policy and Management Dilemmas 2
* Unit 7: Policy Transfer
* Unit 8: The Future of the State?
Human resource management and development [C302]
You will study the management of people in public organisations as well as models of human resource management and development. Other topics studies include job analysis, career management, recruitment and selection, performance management and appraisal, training and development and rewards management.
* Unit 1: Human Resource Management: Introduction
* Unit 2: Resourcing
* Unit 3: Performance
* Unit: 4 Development
* Unit 5: Employee Relations
* Unit 6: Pay
* Unit 7: Cross-Functional Issues
* Unit 8: Human Resource Strategy and Management
Management information and information systems [C303]
You will explore the potential of information systems in the public sector. This will be undertaken through a critical examination of the role of information in public sector organisations, of different models of information planning and management, and of the appropriateness of different information systems and technologies.
* Unit 1: An Introduction to Information Systems in Public Sector Organisations
* Unit 2: Information in Organisations
* Unit 3: Information Technology
* Unit 4: People, Management, Organisations, Environments and Information Systems
* Unit 5: Types of Information Systems
* Unit 6: Managing information systems and data
* Unit 7 Information Systems Development
* Unit 8: E-government Strategy
Managing organisational change [C306]
This course investigates the environment of public organisations and relates the management of organisational change to sociological and socio-psychological analysis of organisational behaviour and organisational culture.
* Unit 1: Organisations and Environments
* Unit 2: Organisational Change
* Unit 3: Organisational Structure and Change
* Unit 4: Organisational Culture and Change
* Unit 5: Power, Politics and Change
* Unit 6: Leadership and Organisational Change
* Unit 7: Learning and Organisational Change
* Unit 8: Strategies for Change
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
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Register Now!Requirements
AcademicIn order to be considered for registration applicants must have:
EITHER
(a) a good degree in a social science discipline, or other appropriate discipline, from a university or other institution acceptable to the University (qualifications in other subjects will be assessed on their merits)
OR
(b) previous education and experience without a First degree, which satisfies the University as a qualification on the same level as a First degree approved under (a) for this purpose, and which has included suitable preliminary training.
English language
For all applicants a high level of English language ability in reading, writing and study skills, equivalent to a score of 7.0 in the IELTS test or a score of 640 in the TOEFL test of English is required. Applicants may be asked to provide evidence of language ability as tested by the British Council or another registered body.
Minimum computer specificationNotice is hereby given that students registering for this programme on or after 1 January 2005 will be required to have access to the Internet in order to participate fully in the learning process.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | High School diploma |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 7.0 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 640 |
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