Masters Degrees in Public Policy (Political Philosophy)

This MA provides students with key analytical skills to study the ethical dimensions of public policy. The programme, drawing on three areas of excellence at UCL, offers a distinctive mix of politics, law and philosophy, centred on the normative evaluation of public policy at both the domestic and international levels. Read more

The MSc Philosophy and Public Policy provides a solid foundation in the conceptual and normative questions underlying public policy formulation. Read more

The Higher Diploma in Arts (Politics) is intended for those who already have a degree and who want to study politics intensively over one academic year full-time or two academic years part-time (by day). This is a conversion course so you would not normally have studied politics to honours degree level previously. Read more

The Global Health, Ethics and Law MSc will enable you to consider global health from a normative perspective. You will learn about the emergence of global health law and the relevance of national, regional and international law to healthcare. Read more

The MA in Politics gives you stimulating high level training in the core components of contemporary political study, and a solid grounding in research skills and theoretical approaches to politics. Read more

The MA in Philosophy and Public Affairs is especially designed for those people with an interest in public policy debates, e.g. in journalism, the civil service, public policy research institutes, etc. Read more

With a deep and rigorous programme of coursework and research in the  Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method , the MSc Philosophy of Science explores both general questions about the nature of science and specific foundational issues related to the individual sciences. Read more

The MSc in Philosophy of Economics and the Social Sciences offers a unique opportunity to pursue a critical understanding of the methods of economics and other social sciences, alongside ethical questions about the use of science in policy, the economy, and civil society. Read more

You will learn how philosophical theory and analysis can be used to understand and shape public policy, scientific practice and as a force for social and political change. Read more

Warwick's Political and Legal Theory MA questions how normative analysis might be applied to address matters of public concern by developing a knowledge and understanding of central normative concepts, theories and ideas and their implications for public policy, institutional design and the law. Read more

We’ll equip you with the research skills necessary to progress to a doctoral research degree, or to embark upon a career as a political researcher You’ll… Read more

Explore the increasingly urgent phenomena of social activism, fake news, cybercrime, AI, and sustainability within a rewarding and professionally salient masters degree. Read more

The Policy Studies in Education MA will introduce students to ways of critically analysing education policy within a broad social, economic and political context, considering contemporary developments in education policy in institutional, local, national and global contexts. Read more

The MSc Culture and Conflict in a Global Europe programme is perfect for MSc students looking to gain a deeper understanding of how culture and identity inform contemporary politics and violent conflicts in Europe and beyond. Read more

What governments do and why they do it are perennially important questions. Read more