Choosing an Online Masters programme: Student views
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Online Masters Programmes
in Public Management
professional development for
public managers
Enquiries
Helen Smith,
Programme Manager
Email: spsw-online@york.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0)1904 321273
Choosing an Online Masters programme
We offer three part-time online Masters courses, all of which provide professional development for people working in or with public services but which are also distinctive.
The key features of the courses:
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The Masters in Public Policy and Management (PPM) addresses how public policy is a made, implemented and evaluated, and the key issues of managing public services. Its focus is especially on how policy processes and the delivery of services are linked. After the set modules of the Certificate year, the Diploma and Masters years offer a substantial amount of choice between a wide range of electives in both policy and management issues, in order to enable you to specialise in the areas of your choice.
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The Masters of Public Administration (MPA) is concerned with the delivery and management of public services, within the context of the current modernising agenda. Like the PPM programme it recognises the importance of policy/delivery links, but its central focus is on the skills involved in leading and delivering services, and in innovation and change in public service environments. The programme provides a set route in the Certificate and Diploma years in order to provide a comprehensive grounding in these skills, combined with free choice in the Masters year between a wide range of electives.
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The Masters in Policy, Management and Government (PMG) has been designed to reflect the UK Government’s Professional Skills for Government agenda and provides a broad grounding in both policy and management topics. After the Certificate year, which is shared with the MPA, managers can choose from a wide range of electives in order to match their personal development needs.
The programmes are open to participants working in public sector and non-governmental organisations, and also accept applicants from private sector organisations that work with or for public services. Current participants span a wide range of organisations, sectors and countries.
Module options
The programmes have different compulsory and elective modules available. Click on a module name for more detail on that module, or a programme name for a complete detailed list of modules for that programme.Key: [C] Certificate stage compulsory module. [D] Diploma stage compulsory module. [E] Elective module.
* MPA Note: Either Public Finance or Organisational Learning and Performance must be taken at the Diploma stage. Organisational Learning and Performance is available as an elective module during the Masters stage if Public Finance is taken at Diploma stage.