Can you see yourself as a confident leader or manager working in civil service or a public sector organisation? Maybe you are already in the sector and want to enhance your knowledge and develop your career.
DurationCan you see yourself as a confident leader or manager working in civil service or a public sector organisation? Maybe you are already in the sector and want to enhance your knowledge and develop your career.
You could end up working for the government, in NGOs or consultancy, looking at major issues affecting the population such as climate change, food and water supplies, public health, and national security. Find out more about possible career paths on our alumni profiles pages.
On our Public Administration MPA course, you'll build a portfolio of practical, work-ready skills thanks to our varied assessment methods. These skills include:
leadership and management
financial and strategic planning
delivering services
influencing and negotiating
personal reflection
Explore and examine current global issues including inequality, migration, social justice and environmentalism. You'll get to work with real-life case studies of public sector organisations, and understand the challenges faced in public sector administration and how to design and deliver policies to help communities.
Our curriculum has been designed in collaboration with students, covering a range of themes and industry relevant topics. Delve into a variety of core and optional modules such as Leading and Managing People in Public Sector Organisations, Administration and Governance - From Concepts to Practice, and Strategic and Financial Planning in the Public Sector.
You'll also benefit by learning from staff who are not only active researchers but who have practitioner experience too, working with governments, community organisations, and international and supranational organisations .
We've been providing an outstanding student experience for over 140 years:
Top 20 university in the UK,
Sports University of the year 2021
The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide
Award-winning campuses
Why Choose Nottingham?
8 good reasons that work together to offer you the best university experience.
World-class facilities. Beautiful campuses. A city that is full of life and buzzing with culture, sport and nightlife. All this makes for a student experience you won’t find anywhere else.
Relax with friends in halls, catch a play, check out the Farmers' Market or get involved in sports clubs and societies – there's plenty to entertain you on campus.
The Students' Union is the hub of student social life on campus. You can get involved with a wide range of activities including:
societies
sports clubs
volunteering projects
student-run groups and networks
events such as pub quizzes, live music, club nights, speed dating and comedy nights ─ in venues both on and off campus.
Nottingham is a vibrant and student-friendly city, where heritage and history meet modern culture. With excellent rail links and East Midlands Airport nearby, the city and University are easy to get to.
At Nottingham you'll find some of the best sports facilities in the country, including the David Ross Sports Village. We're Sports University of the Year in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021, and have finished in the top 10 of the British Universities and Colleges Sports (BUCS) league for the last 20 years.
We pride ourselves on the breadth of our offer with over 70 sports clubs for you to join. Our popular intramural league has more than 200 teams playing for their hall, department or society every week. And for those who want to keep fit without competing, we offer three levels of sports membership, giving you access to sports and fitness facilities as well as a range of exercise classes.
A degree from the University of Nottingham boosts your employability and kick starts your career. The University of Nottingham is ranked in the world's top 70 universities by the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022. We're also one of the top five most targeted universities by Britain's leading graduate employers, according to The Graduate Market in 2021 by High Fliers Research.
Our teaching is delivered by some of the brightest minds in their fields and shaped by the latest ground-breaking research. Student evaluations tell us that our teaching is excellent and hundreds of academic staff are nominated for our staff Oscars each year.
Research at Nottingham makes an impact around the world by tackling some of the major challenges facing society, the economy and the environment.
The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, qualities, skills and other attributes in the following areas. In addition the intended learning outcomes for the Degree Programme conform to those defined byt eh HEQF as being at M level.
Explore the evolving nature of public administration, focusing on leadership, efficiency, and reform. Benefit from expert teaching, global insights, and practical skills, including an international field trip, to advance your career in public management worldwide.
In the last two decades the public service landscape has changed dramatically, with the expansion of commissioning of services from the private and voluntary sectors, and the development of new models of regulation, governance, accountability and performance management.
This two-year programme equips early-stage professionals with a comprehensive understanding of public administration and policy analysis through a powerful combination of core skills training with practical, real world experience.
Are you a professional looking to step up into public sector leadership and management? A Master's degree in Public Administration can give you the knowledge, skills and experience you need
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