PDip Public Policy
Course Overview
This MA in Public Policy equips graduates with the expert understanding of policymaking required for careers in government, NGOs, international organizations, and the private sector. The program combines core policy and research training with a unique focus on the political contexts of implementation and the rise of digital governance. Students can tailor their degree through specialized modules in high-demand areas like data analytics, urban policy, and advocacy.
Key Program Highlights
- Field trip to Brussels to examine EU policymaking firsthand
- Specialized modules in emerging fields like Policy in the Digital Age and Data Analytics
- Emphasis on the political realities and negotiation skills critical for effective policy implementation
- Designed for graduates from diverse backgrounds seeking to launch or advance their policy careers
- Eligible for prestigious scholarships, including the Irish-Palestine Fellowship Aid Scholarship
Course Overview
This MA in Public Policy equips graduates with the expert understanding of policymaking required for careers in government, NGOs, international organizations, and the private sector. The program combines core policy and research training with a unique focus on the political contexts of implementation and the rise of digital governance. Students can tailor their degree through specialized modules in high-demand areas like data analytics, urban policy, and advocacy.
Key Program Highlights
- Field trip to Brussels to examine EU policymaking firsthand
- Specialized modules in emerging fields like Policy in the Digital Age and Data Analytics
- Emphasis on the political realities and negotiation skills critical for effective policy implementation
- Designed for graduates from diverse backgrounds seeking to launch or advance their policy careers
- Eligible for prestigious scholarships, including the Irish-Palestine Fellowship Aid Scholarship
Requirements
Modules
- Families and Children in Society and Policy I
- Advocacy and Access to Justice
- Crime and Disorder
- Imprisonment and Rights
- Professional Experience
- Research Methods & Methodology
- Research Paper
- Public Policy and Politics
- Policy Challenges: National, European and Global
- Research Workshops I
- Social and Political Context of Activism and Advocacy
- Development and Human Rights
- Applied Gender Analyses
- Women, Conflict and Human Security
- Gender, Sexuality and Global Health
- Negotiations
- Global Issues in Agricultural, Marine and Renewable Energy Economics
- Environmental Economic Modelling
- Field-Based Learning
- Data Analytics for Social Sciences I
- Strategic Communication
- Communicating Climate Action and Science
- International Policy and Ageing across the Life Course
- Ocean and Marine Policy
- Conflict, Peace and Security
- Urban Public Policy: Smart and Liveable Cities
- Public Policy Seminar
- Research Workshops II
