Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
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Study Details: 1 year part-time
If you're aiming for senior leadership within the public sector, this distance learning MPA (Master of Public Administration) top-up gives you the tools to step up. You’ll explore what it means to lead and manage effectively across public services — from health and education to policing, social care and environmental policy.
Whether you're working in the public sector already or looking to move into it, this course equips you to lead with knowledge, integrity and impact.
And because it’s delivered fully online, you can build the next stage of your career without pausing the one you have.
An undergraduate degree or equivalent management or leadership experience.
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This course prepares you to lead and manage in an evolving and complex public sector. As technology advances and societal needs grow, this course will help you develop the skills needed to lead change and deliver services that protect and enhance the lives of citizens, enabling you to make a positive impact on society.
As a graduate, you'll be ready to take on leadership and specialist roles across a wide range of public service fields, such as:
Parliament or civil service
Police, health or education leadership
Social services
Environmental and climate change policy
Legal and financial public sector consultancy
Strategic planning and public sector management
Third sector and voluntary organisations
Think tanks and public policy research
Dissertation/Major Project (Masters Public Administration) - 60 credits
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