Master of Public Administration (MPA) Why Roehampton? You’ll be earning a degree from a British university with a proud 170-year history of providing education through four London-based colleges. You can apply for any of our online masters programmes based on the strength of your professional experience as well as academic qualifications. You’ll expand your professional network with Inspirenet, our online social space, and in our classroom. Through blogs, forums and shared activities, you can network with likeminded professionals from around the world. Designed for the 21st century’s rapidly changing world, the University of Roehampton’s Master of Public Administration (MPA) programme has a unique approach that focuses on your career aspirations. Connecting with other professionals, you’ll learn about today’s major public challenges and social issues, developing the knowledge and skills to change people’s lives for the better. Programme Highlights ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ Move ahead professionally through the MPA’s unique approach that allows you to tailor your degree to your career goals. Address today’s complex challenges, learning to lead and implement change for the public good . Gain the knowledge and skills to make public projects successful whether you’re in a public, private or voluntary sector role. Connect with international professionals, sharing best practices that you can use to improve lives where you are now. You’ll learn new skills and knowledge that can be applied directly towards advancing your career. Each of our masters programmes has been developed by academics and subject matter experts to ensure your learning is reflective of the very latest industry trends relative to your degree. Convenient We appreciate that your time is at a premium — so we’ve designed our online degrees to give you as much freedom as possible. We have no set lecture times, 24-hour classroom access and comprehensive support. Meaning your masters degree fits around your schedule, not the other way around. Affordable We don’t do hidden costs. Our affordable, all-inclusive tuition fee of US $10,000 covers everything from your application to library resources, course materials and personal support. What’s more, you can split the cost of your studies across nine instalments, meaning learning doesn’t have to come at the expense of everything else. Quality Education Delivered by Experts In the United Kingdom, the standards for higher education are set by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), which is accountable to the UK Parliament. All our online masters degrees meet or exceed the quality standards set out by the QAA, marking the calibre of education you’ll receive. What’s more, our online degrees are delivered in partnership with Laureate Online Education, part of Laureate International Universities, experts with more than 10 years’ experience in delivering online education. Programme Overview Module One: Becoming an Effective Student and Professional in Public Administration Your first module introduces you to the online learning environment. You’ll identify where you see yourself in the field of public administration, now and in the future, and you’ll consider how this masters can help you contribute to the public good. Career Options ›› Public administration professional ›› International organisation professional ›› Nonprofit (NGO) employee ›› Research and policy expert ›› Public-private partnership director Module Two: Understanding the Challenges of Public Administration This module addresses the diversity of public administration contexts and practices. It aims to enhance your understanding of the role of culture, power and politics in government and the changing forces and challenges that public administration faces. Module Three: Planning Public Policy and Services This is the first of three modules focusing on the public policy cycle. In this module, exploring the first part of the cycle — planning — you’ll enhance your ability to analyse public policy with regard to public well-being. Module Four: Delivering Public Policy and Services In this second module of the policy cycle series — delivery — you’ll gain a range of skills and knowledge for implementing public policy and services in the contemporary global context. You’ll analyse all facets of delivery using real-world examples. “I enjoy the flexibility and the interaction with colleagues from all over the world. What I am learning is a valued addition to my career as well as my daily activities.” Module Five: Evaluating Public Policy and Service Effectiveness and Efficiency In this third and final module of the policy cycle series — evaluation — you’ll increase your ability to evaluate public policies and programmes. You’ll analyse evaluation roles, processes and methods and relate these methods to specific goals for measuring programme quality. Parthiban Devanathan Current Student, United Kingdom Module Six: Elective Module, covering subjects such as Managing Projects / Managing People and Organisations / Financial and Performance Management Module six is an elective module, giving you the opportunity to choose from a select number of relevant modules from other Roehampton Online masters programmes. You’ll study with students from different disciplines, gaining new academic and global perspectives. Module Seven: Research Methods Enhance your ability to critically evaluate a range of research approaches to address public administration problems. You’ll learn to conceptualise a relevant issue, formulate an appropriate research strategy to investigate that issue and provide an evidence-based approach for potential change. Module Eight: Public Administration Research Project The Public Administration Research Project gives you the opportunity to integrate your learning from the programme by applying it to an in-depth investigation of a specific public administration problem. The result will be the presentation of a research report. [email protected] www.roehampton-online.com