Postgraduate Prospectus

This course has start dates in January and October

The Postgraduate Diploma in Public Policy is designed to develop the key skills and competencies necessary for those working or wanting to work in public services and not for profit organisations.

The course will enable you to contextualise, understand critically and analyse key developments within the public sector.

The programme offers multi-disciplinary modules that cover policy making, policy analysis and evaluation, comparative public policy, public sector economics, governance and public management.

Graduates of the Public Policy programme have successfully pursued careers in the public and voluntary sectors as policy analysts managers.

• International curricula focusing on key public sector developments in the UK, the EU, the US and other countries
• Research-informed curricula reflecting the expertise of staff in the fields of public management, policy analysis and social policy
• Flexible programme of study to facilitate part-time study
• The University is one of the UK's and world's top universities for teaching and research
• Nottingham is a student-friendly, cosmopolitan and vibrant city with many cultural, social and leisure attractions, with good transport links, and with easy access to the countryside and London
• Friendly and supportive learning environment set in a very scenic campus

The courses and research opportunities listed on this website are subject to change. While we will do all we can to ensure the information on these pages is accurate and up-to-date, The University of Nottingham reserves the right to change the content, modules and titles of any courses and research opportunities listed here without prior warning.