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Governance and Policy – (M.Sc.)
University of Southampton
School of Social Sciences
| Application Deadline: | None, but early application advised | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,039 - ≈ € 13,333 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Southampton / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Southampton
Our MSc Governance and Policy degree offers students the opportunity to examine processes of governance and policy-making at a variety of levels, from local to international. Students can explore these issues in a cross-disciplinary way, making use of insights from politics, international relations, social policy, public administration and sociology.
The MSc will comprise six modules and a dissertation. The core module, Governance and Policy, will provide the conceptual underpinnings, critical perspectives, and empirical examples in relation to understanding the idea of governance and what it means for the design and delivery of public policy. The research methods core module will provide the methodological training necessary to complete the MSc dissertation.
Students can then choose four optional modules from a wide range offered throughout the School, and will be able to specialise in particular areas or range broadly across various disciplines. Students with a strong quantitative background and a desire to become more methodologically sophisticated may choose to pursue deeper statistical or other research training.
Career opportunities In the current employment market, postgraduate qualifications are increasingly popular because of the competitive edge they give to a C.V. Many of our students have recently completed Bachelors degrees and wish to specialise further with a particular career in mind.
Previous students have gone on to jobs in:
* the private sector
* non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
* formal politics
* think-tanks
* local authorities
* the armed forces
* the National Health Service
* the UK Youth Parliament
* publishing and teaching
* academia
Contents
The programme is studied over one year full-time, or two years part-time. The taught course component consists of 30 study weeks divided into two semesters during which time students study 6 modules. Students who successfully complete the taught course component undertake a three month period of supervised research for a Master´s dissertation (six-month for part-time).
Optional modules can be chosen in any combination from a number of disciplines in the Social Sciences (subject to timetable constraints and availability).
Core modules:
* Governance and policy
* Philosophy, methodology and research design
Part-time students will take Governance and policy in year one, and Philosophy, methodology and research design in year two.
Four optional modules from:
* Demography - Migration; Population, poverty and policy; Population, resources and the environment; Understanding population change
* Gerontology - Ageing, health and well-being; Demographic change, ageing and globalisation; Perspectives in gerontology; Researching contemporary issues in ageing societies
* International Relations - Capitalism and modernity; Decline and rise of China in global politics; Global political economy; Global politics and international relations; Globalisation and international relations; Governing globalisation; Introduction to security studies; The politics of climate change; The politics of global finance; The south and global politics
* Politics - Citizenship and democracy; Contemporary theories of justice; Democratic innovations; Ethics and politics of migration
* Sociology - Key debates in social policy; Qualitative methods; Understanding modernity; Understanding social change; The mixed economy of welfare delivery
* Social Statistics - Design and statistical analysis of surveys; Survey data analysis
* Social Work - Leadership, management and governance; Managing risk, managing change
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
We welcome applications from students with a good undergraduate degree (upper second-class or higher) or equivalent.
If you have a lower second-class undergraduate degree you may still be eligible for admission to one of our master´s programmes if we are satisfied that there is sufficient evidence of upper-second class quality in your work (judged by the range of your marks, the mark awarded for your dissertation, and/or the quality of your references).
English language requirements
If your first language or language of education is not English, we will ask you to show evidence of fluency in the use of English. For all of our postgraduate programmes we require a level of IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL 580 (CBT - 237, IBT - 92). For details of other English language tests which we accept, please see the International students section of our website where you will find a list of approved tests.
If you require further English language tuition before commencing your programme with us, you may apply for one of our pre-sessional English language courses which are run by the Centre for Language Study.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 580 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 237 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 92 |
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