The Department offers a range of online professional development programmes at postgraduate degree level, designed for those working in or with public services who wish to further develop their skills, capacity and strategic contribution.
MA programmes by online study
Click on a link for further information:
- MA Public Policy and Management
- MPA Master of Public Administration
- MPA Master of Public Administration - International Development
Or download our brochure:
Online Masters Brochure (PDF
, 2,398kb)
Postgraduate Certificate programmes by online study
- Delivery and Change for Public Services
- Delivery and Strategy for Public Services
- Public Management in the Information Age
Further information
How online study works
We offer structured, yet flexible part-time study; high quality, tailored content; active, international distance learning with excellent support. The UK's Quality Assurance Agency highlighted the university's distance learning provision as an area of good practice in its 2012 inspection report.
Keep up to date
Students and staff talk about their experience of studying the online programmes (filmed on campus at our annual conference in 2011)
International learning community
We support 212 online students representing 60 countries and a variety of backgrounds.
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"The support from tutors and the administration was absolutely top-rate - 100%."
Robin Speer, PPM, Canada
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