Political Science - Governance and Public Policy Pathway (Research Route) MA

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University of Manchester

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• Entry requirements
  Entry requirements: 2:1 (or overseas equivalent) in a Social Science subject for MA entry.
• Academic title
  Political Science - Governance and Public Policy Pathway (Research Route) MA
• Course description
  Course description
  
  The governance programme offers an opportunity to explore some of the key political science and public policy issues of the 21st century. These include examination of the nature and problems of policy making in the contemporary world; how in a globalised world public decision making can be constructed in a way that delivers legitimacy and effective capacity to act; and the impact of governance arrangements on policy outcomes and the relationship between the state and citizens. This programme unpacks core concepts to do with citizenship, participation, and the formation and implementation of public and social policies. It draws on a variety of contemporary materials and will appeal to those interested in governance and policy making at any level: neighbourhood, local, national, European and global. It will provide a base either for students intending to go on to undertake a PhD in the area, or seeking employment requiring advanced research skills in the public, private or voluntary sector. Students also benefit from a close connection to the Institute of Political and Economic Governance, which provides a major focus for research and practitioner and academic exchange over governance and policy issues
  
  You take 5 Compulsory Training Courses and 2 Compulsory Core courses (1. Understanding Governance and 2. Governance and the Welfare State)
  
  Module details
  2 Compulsory Core Modules:
  
  Understanding Governance: Policy Making in the 21 st Century.
  
  Governance and the Welfare State
  
  5 Compulsory Research Training Modules
  
  Advanced Research in Politics
  
  Dissertation Research Design
  
  Qualitative Methods
  
  Quantitative Methods
  
  Philosophy of Social Science
  
  Governance and Public Policy further module options
  
  Business and Politics in New Europe
  
  Political Parties in Contemporary Britain
  
  Democracy: Theory and Practice
  
  Analysis of European Politics and Policy
  
  The European Union: Politics and Policy-Making
  
  Post Modern Thinkers: Politics and Policy
  
  Rhetoric in Public Policy
  

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