This MRes degree is designed to provide you with an advanced theoretical and practical understanding of policy processes and to offer a grounding in research methods up to PhD level. The programme is focused around current debates on policy-making and public management in both developed and developing
countries.
How are policy decisions made and implemented?
What are the implications of adopting an �evidence-based� approach to policy evaluation?
How reliable is the data that comprises most public policy research?
What research methods are appropriate for policy analysis in an environment of cultural diversity and value conflict?
These are the sorts of questions that you will explore in both theoretical and practical terms. If you wish to develop skills in policy analysis and to further a research career in academia, in the civil service or the private and voluntary sectors then this programme is designed with your interests in mind.
This programme is for recent graduates looking for transferable skills relevant to the public, voluntary or private consultancy sectors as well as practitioners looking for enhanced skills and knowledge in public management.
Programme outline
The programme draws on the wide expertise of staff members from across the department. You will take the core modules Theories of the Policy-Making Process, and Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods. You will also take one further module from the options listed below. You will prepare an independent dissertation between 12,000 to 15,000 words on a public policy topic of your choice. You will be assigned a personal supervisor to give advice and assistance for this part of the programme.
Core modules:
Theories of the Policy-Making process (30 credits)
Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods (60 credits)
Dissertation (60 credits)
Module options include:
International Public Management
Policy Analysis for the Developing World
Implementation and Evaluation
Case Studies in British Policy Making
Issues in Democratisation
Globalisation and International Political Economy of Development
International Security: War and Peace in a Global Context
Themes and Cases in US Foreign Relations
Sovereignty and Intervention in International Politics
Please note availability of module options are confirmed at the start of the academic year.
Visit the
MRes Public Policy
page on the Queen Mary University of London website for more details!
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