Master of Public Policy

Overview

The Master of Public Policy brings together recent graduates and experienced professionals from government, charities and business. You will learn to analyse a problem, weigh the evidence, design a response and see it through.

The course ends with a consultancy project for a real client - a government department, a charity or a city council.

• 1 yearFull time, or 2 years part time
• 20Nationalities in a typical class
• 1Consultancy project for a real client

Course structure

The outline below shows a typical path through the course. Options change a little each year as tutors join and research moves on.

How you will learn

Teaching is in seminars of no more than fifteen students, with individual supervision for the dissertation or project from the first term. Visiting practitioners lead workshops throughout the year.

Assessment

Policy memos, a negotiation exercise, examinations in economics and evidence, and the consultancy project report and presentation.

Entry requirements

• A first or upper second class degree in any subject, or equivalent
• Two references, one of them academic
• A personal statement of up to 1,000 words

We make contextual offers, typically one grade lower, to applicants from schools that send few students to university. If your qualifications are not listed, the admissions office will tell you what we would expect.

Fees and funding

Tuition for 2027-28 is shown in the key facts. Aldermere offers twenty graduate scholarships a year covering full fees and a living allowance; every applicant is considered automatically.

Careers

Graduates of this programme go on to a wide range of careers. Recent destinations include:

• Civil service fast stream
• International organisations
• Charities and NGOs
• Policy consulting
• Local government
• Think tanks

Our client was the county council. Six months later they changed their bus subsidy rules using our model.

Hana Yoshida MPP class of 2025

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