Strand Campus
Strand Campus sits along the Thames at London's cultural heart. Alongside world-class teaching spaces, students enjoy access to the pedestrianised Strand Quad, with Somerset House and iconic landmarks just steps away.
Overview
The MSc in Public Policy & Management is a truly unique and special degree programme delivered in the heart of London by a dedicated international team of academics who share a deep passion for evaluating and improving public policymaking and management.
This is an advanced social science degree for both mid-career professionals and recent graduates, providing the skills you need to evaluate and develop policy options for public and non-profit services at local, national and international levels. Comparative and international in focus, the programme is designed to equip students with the critical thinking, deliberative, and research skills necessary to succeed in careers across the public, voluntary, and private sectors.
Key benefits
- We are ranked 10th in the world for Global Ranking of Public Administration (ShanghaiRanking 2024).
- Comparative approach - we take a comparative approach to policy & management studies, emphasising comparisons between both the UK and international systems of government.
- Opportunities to analyse, evaluate, and create solutions to real-world public policy and public service problems through rigorous research and rich engagement with practitioners in the field.
- Regular and senior speakers from UK-based government departments, public sector bodies, NGOs, social enterprises and policymaking units who discuss the implementation and evaluation of public services policy.
- Ability to develop understanding of how public policies and public services are devised, organised, managed, and evaluated and apply this knowledge across levels of government and to a variety of international contexts.
- Unrivalled location in the centre of London.
- Combines in-depth treatment of underlying principles with practical applications including policy making and analysis.
- Scholarships of up to 50% of tuition fees or £10,000 are available - view details in Discover more tab.
I'm from France. I decided to study the MSc Public Policy and Management because I was really interested in getting to know more the world of public policies. I started this master coming straight from my undergraduate BA War Studies at King’s.
Julie, MSc Public Policy and ManagementCurrent student
Course essentials
Our course is designed to teach you how to use social science skills to analyse public service organisations, funding & management, and professional practice in the public services. You will also develop a comparative and international perspective on the political & historical origins of the contemporary public & social services sector.
Our course provides an advanced interdisciplinary programme covering the management, organisation, funding, administration, and delivery of public services, with a focus on how policies are designed, developed, and implemented.
You will develop key analytical skills and learn how to identify, tackle and solve problems relating to public service management, using appropriate methodologies and research techniques. This MSc offers the chance to explore key public service policy functions, such as public service organisation, health policy, economics, social entrepreneurship and leadership.
We focus not just on political theory and economic analysis, but also on people management and organisation within public services, giving students a thorough and diverse base of knowledge and skills.
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10th in the world
Public Policy & Management MSc is ranked 10th in the world for Global Ranking of Public Administration programmes by ShanghaiRanking (2024).
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