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Next start date:

Online MPA: April 2012

Campus MPA: October 2012

For further information on start dates and application deadlines please click on Start dates
 

Online and campus based study

The York MPA is available via mixed modes of delivery. It is therefore possible to study the programme wholly online, or exclusively at the campus, or to take a combination of the two. Students can for example, come to York to attend the campus-based programme for one term (10 weeks), study full time and then return to work to complete the rest of the programme online. Equally, it is also possible to begin the programme online, and then opt to come to York to take a number of modules at the campus.

Although the York MPA offers the opportunity to study flexibly, the curriculum remains consistent regardless of which mode of study students elect to follow. Unlike many distance-based programmes, the online degrees on offer at York are not externally regulated and are instead a core part of the institutional offering.

In order to get a feel for the structure of the two delivery methods please click on the links below, each of which provides more detailed information on:

MPA via online studyMPA via campus-based study

MPA educational objectives

Teaching on the online programmes is provided by a combination of online tutorials, group work and discussions. If you opt for the campus-based programme (or a combination of online and campus-based study), you will also attend lectures. All teaching is enhanced through the use of case study analysis, practical exercises and work-based problem solving.

The York MPA aims to:

  • support the international modernising public service agenda through enhancing the study and practice of policy formulation, implementation and management
  • explore and understand the international context of public services management, through an awareness of the role of global trends and institutions, the scope for cross-cultural learning and the transfer of ideas
  • promote shared learning across the public, private and non-profit sectors

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