Science and Technology Policy MSc

at University of Sussex Business School

Core Modules

• Democratizing Science and Technology
• Introductory Data Science for Innovation
• Policy Making and Policy Analysis
• Science, Technology and Innovations: Markets, Firms and Policies
• Perspectives, Methods and Skills for Science, Technology and Innovation Studies
• Dissertation (Science and Technology Policy)

India

Degree requirements    

• Bachelors degree with a minimum overall mark of at least 50-65% depending on your university.

Subject-specific requirements 

• Your qualification should be in economics and include intermediate-level microeconomics and macroeconomics. You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing.

English language requirements

IELTS (Academic)

• Standard level (6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component).

Tuition Fees

• International students: £22,500 per year for full-time students

Scientific advice and evidence to inform public policies is in high demand. From climate change to cyber-security, poverty to pandemics, food technologies to fracking – controversies continue to erupt at the boundaries between science, politics and society. Across many countries, methods for scientific advice are being actively debated. We see a growing willingness to acknowledge uncertainties and experiment with new governance processes.
 

As an aspiring professional, you’ll gain the knowledge and skills on this course to analyse and guide policy, as well as to manage scientific change and technological innovation. Career paths could include public-, private- and charitable-sector organisations working to tackle society’s most important economic, social and environmental challenges. The Science and Technology Policy MSc will also open up opportunities in a wide range of businesses and NGOs all over the world. And it’s an ideal grounding for PhD-level study and a career in academia.