Strategic Public Management (Master Degree)

De Montfort University
Leicester, United Kingdom

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Course Description:

'' The Department of Public Policy offers teaching and student support rated excellent by the Quality Assurance Agency (24/24). Research in this field was also awarded a score of 5 - indicating ’research of international excellence’ - in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). Staff are world leaders in their research fields, and particular areas of focus include the Local Governance Research Unit, the Health Policy Research Unit, and the Centre for Comparative Housing Research.

The course focuses upon management at the public/private interface. It offers the opportunity for advanced personal development, requiring critical analysis and application of public policy and management theories and concepts. It also provides an understanding of the complex and increasingly globalised and market-oriented context within which public policy making and public management is undertaken today.

The overall objective is to allow you to operate within the complex and multi-dimensional environment in which public policies and services are developed and delivered and to give you a base to be better managers and policy makers in the future, whether in the public or private sector. The first semester modules enable you to acquire a good grounding in public policy and management concepts and theories. During the second semester, you will be able to develop specialist knowledge of different policy areas.

Induction: Foundations of Strategic Management (September)

This induction programme introduces you to the teaching team and each other and focuses on the foundations of management including subjects such as effective communication, the business environment and quantitative methods.

Semester one (September-January)

In the first semester, you complete four core modules:

Managing Public Policy
The nature, context and management of public policy making
Critical Perspectives in Global Management
Classic and contemporary theories of management and decision-making processes
International Strategic Management, Markets and Resources
Evaluating how leaders generate and implement strategies in global markets.
In addition, you complete one elective (optional) module:
Either

Organisational Context and Analysis
The processes that produce and deliver organisational services and products Or
Accounting for Managers
Examining the accounting process resulting in accounting reports for external use.
These modules cover essential key themes in public policy making and management. They provide a solid foundation in essential functions such as the nature, context and processes of public policy making, management theories, strategic planning, market research, and effective human resource management or accounting. You will develop enhanced academic and interpersonal skills, including the ability to critically analyse and think strategically.

Semester two (January-May)

You will study two compulsory modules - The Public/Private Interface and Research Methodology plus two electives. You are requested to select your electives during semester one.

The range of electives enables you to develop new specialist knowledge of particular areas of public policy and public management. You will be able to apply theories and concepts studied in the first semester and to utilise UK, comparative and global experience to draw lessons about public management issues, problems and solutions.

Typical elective modules include:

Local Governance
Health Policy
Globalisation.
Please note that electives shown are examples only ? modules available may vary each year according to demand and staff availability.

Semester three (June-September)

The final stage of this Master?s degree is the dissertation, a detailed piece of written research with a public/private sector focus, on a public policy or public management topic of your choice. The Research Methodology module in semester two prepares you for the dissertation and support throughout the dissertation is offered by a nominated personal tutor who, where possible, will be a subject expert in your chosen field. Dissertation subjects normally reflect areas of relevance to your career ambitions or have a practical application for your employer/sponsor.

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Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

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School Address:

De Montfort University
The Gateway
Leicester
LE1 9BH
UK


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