European Public Policy – (M.Sc.)

The MSc in European Public Policy provides students with a thorough grounding in public policy analysis in the European context.

The course provides an understanding of :

* The importance of the EU and European dimensions in contemporary public policy-making;
* The politics of public policy analysis at various levels of government and in a comparative context;
* How to identify and design research proposals in the area of European public policy and how to conduct and disseminate such research.

Students participating in this course will develop their skills and knowledge in the analysis of European Public Policy in an internationally renowned public policy research environment.

Why might you want to do a course in European Public Policy?
The course is designed to be suitable for two categories of student :

Full-time students who wish to specialise in European Public Policy in order to :

* Assist them in obtaining employment in a wide range of political, public sector, voluntary sector and private sector organisations
* Proceed to a PhD by research using the skills acquired from the course
* Obtain an academic research job.

Part-time students already employed in public, private or voluntary sector organizations, who are in policy research or policy advisory positions and wish to obtain knowledge and skills to enable them to fulfil such roles more effectively.

The course is designed to ensure that students have a grounding in public policy research generally, with a particular emphasis on further detailed exploration of the application of theories and methods appropriate to European public policy research.