MA in Political Science - Governance and Public Policy Pathway (Standard Route)

at University of Manchester

The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
 

Title

• Comparative Political Analysis
• Research Design and Skills
• Understanding Governance: Policymaking in the 21st Century
• Governance and the State
• Dissertation
• Comparing Capitalisms in the Global Political Economy
• Political Parties in Contemporary Britain
• European Capitalisms: Crises, Transformations and Contestations
• Tools and techniques of applied quantitative analysis
• The European Union: Politics and Policy Making

Academic entry qualification overview
 

• We require a UK bachelor's degree with a First or Upper Second classification or the overseas equivalent, in any discipline.
• When assessing your academic record we consider your degree subject, grades you have achieved and the standing of the institution where you studied your qualification.
   

English language
 

Applicants whose first language is not English should meet the following language requirements:
 

• IELTS Academic test score of 7 overall, including 7 in writing with no further component score below 6.5

• TOEFL IBT 100 with 25 in writing and no further score below 22 in each section. TOEFL code for Manchester is 0757

• Pearson Test of English (PTE) score of 76 overall, with 76 in writing and no further score below 70
   

You are not required to submit an English language certificate at the time of application, however if you are eligible for an offer it will be subject to meeting our English language requirements.

• MA (full-time)
  
  UK students (per annum): £12,500
  
  International, including EU, students (per annum): £22,500

Our recent graduates have gone into careers in academia, the civil service, journalism, the NGO sector, and wide range of related positions in both the public and private sectors.