The MPP begins with a selection of induction activities. These provide a practical introduction to policy making and the MPP as a whole.
The curriculum is then orientated around academic learning and practical skills necessary for effective policy-making and analysis. These core modules draw on insights and approaches found within a range of academic disciplines. They draw on high-level policy makers and academics who will share with you their experiences of real world problems and policies.
The academic modules are taken alongside a number of more practically-oriented modules. These include four compulsory applied policy modules: Strategy and Communication; Public Budgeting and Private Finance; Major Programme Management; and Negotiation.
There are also compulsory and optional professional skills sessions throughout the year, aimed at developing your communication, self-reflective and career development skills. In the third term, you have the opportunity to select two option modules allowing you to specialise on issues of particular interest to you. You then undertake a 6 to 8 week summer project where you embark on a placement with a governmental, non-governmental or private organisation and agree a programme of work of use and interest to both sides. The BSG website provides more information about the summer project.
At the end of your placement you submit a related policy analysis report and reflective essay. You then have the option to return to Oxford in November to take part in the BSG-s end-of-year graduation event and to graduate in person via your college.
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
The MPP begins with a selection of induction activities. These provide a practical introduction to policy making and the MPP as a whole.
The curriculum is then orientated around academic learning and practical skills necessary for effective policy-making and analysis. These core modules draw on insights and approaches found within a range of academic disciplines. They draw on high-level policy makers and academics who will share with you their experiences of real world problems and policies.
The academic modules are taken alongside a number of more practically-oriented modules. These include four compulsory applied policy modules: Strategy and Communication; Public Budgeting and Private Finance; Major Programme Management; and Negotiation.
There are also compulsory and optional professional skills sessions throughout the year, aimed at developing your communication, self-reflective and career development skills. In the third term, you have the opportunity to select two option modules allowing you to specialise on issues of particular interest to you. You then undertake a 6 to 8 week summer project where you embark on a placement with a governmental, non-governmental or private organisation and agree a programme of work of use and interest to both sides. The BSG website provides more information about the summer project.
At the end of your placement you submit a related policy analysis report and reflective essay. You then have the option to return to Oxford in November to take part in the BSG-s end-of-year graduation event and to graduate in person via your college.
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
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