Governance and Public Policy

University of Passau

Germany, Passau

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University of Passau

Germany , Passau

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

German

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines10-Jan-2021

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Duration 2 year(s)

Next Intake 10-Jan-2021

Governance and Public Policy

About

Globalisation holds both great risks and immense opportunities; it also creates excellent career prospects and development opportunities. One of the cornerstones of this programme is its interdisciplinary curriculum, which prepares students for work at the intersection of various academic disciplines. In the core modules and your chosen focus modules, you will study political theory, governance research and, building on this, comparative theories of government, European integration research, the transformation of traditional institutions before the background of complex multi-level governance structures as well as policy design and implementation. A choice of skills modules, including foreign languages, empirical social research, Digital Humanities, scientific principles and research design round off the qualification profile of those graduating from this degree programme. This is an accredited programme which has received the Seal of Quality of the Foundation for the Accreditation of Study Programmes in Germany. For details, please consult the Academic Advice Service'sinfosheet (German).

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Applicants for this degree programme should have a good first university degree in social science, business studies, economics or a related subject with an overall result of, or equivalent to, at least 2.3 according to the German marking system, or be ranked among the best 50% of their cohort.

Career

Do you have your sights on a career in the upper echelons of public administration in Germany or abroad, or in a multinational corporation? The Master of Arts in Governance and Public Policy gives you the ideal starting conditions for a career in a corporate or administrative environment, as it imparts in-depth theoretical knowledge, skills and methods in such a way as to prepare you for challenging occupations which involve elements of social science, business and law. This opens up career paths in administrative structures in both the private and public sector, or as an independent political consultant, e.g. for advocacy groups or political parties. Alternatively, you could pursue an academic career, e.g. at a think tank, research institute or university, as this course provides you with a solid grounding in scientific working methods.