MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION at University of West of Scotland

OVERVIEW

Our Master of Public Administration (MPA) equips modern public managers and policy-makers with the skills needed to make a decisive contribution to contemporary governance and policy.

The research-led MPA is delivered jointly by experts from the School of Media, Culture & Society and the School of Business & Enterprise, and combines a rigorous social science focus on:

• Governance
• Public administration
• Public policy and politics
• Public sector management and strategy

The MPA combines the study of political science and public policy with leading edge scholarship in public sector management and strategy. It reflects reflects the changing nature of the policy-maker or public manager’s role and an increase in demand for skills development in policy analysis, public administration and management, and evaluation. Emphasising public policy and governance as well as the traditional business and strategy focus, the MPA will enable you to make a decisive contribution in a range of relevant fields.

MPA (LONDON CAMPUS)

Crisis Leadership and Communication

Our MPA in London offers a unique focus on crisis leadership and communication. Leaders in the public sector, NGOs and international organisations are now, more than ever before, held to account for their performance for managing crises. Our MPA in London allows those working as leaders and managers at senior and middle levels of public sector and civil society organisations or those who are planning a career in public administration, to develop the intellectual and practical skills to comprehend, explain and manage crises within an organisational context.

In addition to core MPA modules, our MPA in London offers two distinctive modules:

• Crisis Leadership and Management - aims to understand crisis and its relation to public policy, leadership strategies for the management of crises, the organisational aspects of crisis and the politics of crisis management
• Crisis and Communication - provides students a critical understanding of the communication issues before, during and after a crisis, and aims to let students reflect on effective policy and decision making.

KEY FEATURES

• Focus on understanding public management, leadership and administration within a global and comparative context
• Opportunity to develop expertise in the area of public management, public leadership, public administration, and governance that interests you
• Emphasis on public sector innovation, improvement and evaluation in the context of multi-level governance
• Opportunity to combine learning with existing work experieince makes the MPA ideal if you have an appropriate professional background
• Employability and career-relevant content through innovative learning and assessment

The MPA equips you for employment in a number of sectors, particularly (but not exclusively) within the public sector and civil service.