Public Policy MSc

Dublin City University

Master degree

12 months

Application deadlines: July 12

Processing time: 30 days

Application fee: €50

Full-time, Part-time

Intakes: before July 12

International tuition: €15,000

You’ll take four core modules, and choose two other modules from a suite of options, followed by a Policy Analysis Exercise. An innovative departure from the traditional dissertation, this Policy Analysis Exercise—which can be linked to an internship—is an opportunity for you to work, in a team, as a consultant, on real policy problems set by public organisations.

This program can be done

On campus

Part-time

Exams:

TOEFL iBT
TOEFL PBT
PTE
IELTS

For admission to the MSc in Public Policy programme, successful applicants will have - A degree at the level of an Irish or UK Honours undergraduate degree (H2.2 or above) or equivalent, Applicants with appropriate combinations of professional qualifications and experience may also be considered. This includes discipline-specific knowledge and know-how; transferable skills; basic research competency; personal effectiveness. International candidates who are non-native speakers of English must satisfy the University of their competency in the English language.

The MSc in Public Policy’s range of modules equips participants with a range of social science skills, such as quantitative analysis, research design, economics and communications methods to develop, analyse, evaluate and communicate public policies. These have been carefully chosen, in consultation with key stakeholders such as senior civil servants and ministers, so that graduates of the programme are in position to become leaders in policymaking. The programme is capped with an innovative internship on which the dissertation will be based. The internship gives participants the chance to work as a consultant and as part of a team that provides advice to a number of public organisations. Potential Careers Policy Advisor Policy Maker Public Servant Communications Consultant