Program Overview

Course overview

A career in public administration is a demanding but extremely rewarding way to improve the lives of the people around you. It's about finding solutions to complex societal challenges, and organising the implementation of these solutions through policies.

If you consider yourself to be a leader who's not afraid to challenge existing methods, and act as a representative of the public, our MPA is for you. It's an internationally recognised qualification to equip you with skills and knowledge of:

• governance
• leadership
• strategy
• public organisation and management
• managing people
• public sector economics
• public finance and accounting
• public policy processes

You could end up working for the government, in NGOs or consultancy, looking at major issues affecting the population such as climate change, food and water supplies, public health, and national security.

Students can also exit with PGDip award.

Graduate destinations

Recent graduates have pursued careers in the public and voluntary sectors as managers and policy analysts. The MPA is rapidly becoming a standard global qualification for public servants.

Some of our postgraduates from the school have gone on to work for organisations such as:

• Stonewall
• Youth Movement for Reform Judaism and Zionism
• Nottingham Labour Party
• Ministry of Justice
• Mitsubishi
• Sky
• Taylor Wessing