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MPA Innovation, Public Policy and Public Value

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    MPA Full-time: 1 year Part-time: 2 years Flexible: up to 5 years

Course Description

The Innovation, Public Policy and Public Value MPA teaches the competencies, capabilities and leadership skills needed for purpose-driven organisations. Confront the grand challenges of the 21st century across public, private and civil sectors by studying core modules in economics, politics, public administration, and innovative design, and either completing a thesis or an industry placement with partner organisations. 

Tackling the grand challenges of the 21st century — transitioning to a greener, more sustainable economy, decreasing inequality or offering better and inclusive public services — requires new ways of thinking and new organisational capabilities. There is no equivalent postgraduate degree that combines our alternative approach to policymaking and a focus on structural change and innovation. The Master of Public Administration (MPA) at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose teaches the dynamic skills required for purpose-driven organisations in public, private, and civil sectors.

Entry Requirements

UK Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate Arts and Humanities, Social Science and Economics, and Engineering subjects awarded with an Upper Second-class Honours (2:1), or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

UCL offers a range of financial awards aimed at assisting both prospective and current students with their studies.

Student Destinations

Graduates of the Innovation, Public Policy and Public Value MPA have gone on to exciting work at all levels of government, both in the UK and abroad, as well as important roles in international organisations. Our alumni now work everywhere from international organisations such as the OECD to in local governments such as London’s Camden and Hackney; at globally leading innovation agencies such as Vinnova in Sweden, cutting-edge digital agencies such as UK’s Central Digital and Data Office, and at leading private firms such as Public Digital. 

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  • Creative Bureaucracies
  • Final Project: Policy Analysis
  • Placement
  • New Economic Thinking and Public Value
  • Transformation by Design
  • Economics of Innovation and Public Purpose
  • Politics, Power and Systems Change
  • Making Decisions: Evidence and Evaluation

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