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PUBLIC
MANAGEMENT
WITH
PLYMOUTH
UNIVERSITY
POSTGRADUATE
PUBLIC
MANAGEMENT
WITH
PLYMOUTH
UNIVERSITY

2. MSc
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
The public sector, which is a major employer in the South West region and
beyond, is engaged in a process of administrative change and management
reform. This calls for flexible, competent and confident public managers
who have the vision and analytical skills to enhance their organisation’s
performance. Public agencies have long been delivering services that have
required the development of the technical and administrative skills needed to
deliver public services within a specified budget allocation.
Such organisations are increasingly being required to adapt to ever-
changing external (policy or quasi-market) and internal (organisational)
environments, especially the risks and uncertainties associated with
contracting out, privatisation, corporatisation, and commercialisation and
public-private partnerships, as well as working increasingly with business at
the local and national level, and the voluntary sector. Managers must now be
entrepreneurial and socially responsible; and better able to manage scarce
physical, financial and/ or human resources, so as to improve productivity and
service quality.
SPECIAL FEATURES
• Offered part time and full time
through flexible blended learning
• Structured programme providing
conceptual knowledge and skills
for managers
• Insight into human, financial,
physical and political resources;
managing more efficiently and
effectively
• Provides theoretical knowledge
while retaining a practical
perspective
• Cutting edge theory with an focus on
sustainability and systems thinking
• The realities of practice through
engagement with public and private
sector Leaders
• Solutions orientated case studies
• Innovative research methodologies
• Dedicated research project
• Top 200 Best Masters in Public
Administration / Management
Regional Ranking
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Stage 1- Postgraduate Certificate in
Public Management (PgCert)
Modules studied will include:
• Strategic Human Resource
Management in the Public Sector
Strategic Frameworks for
Managing Human Resources in the
Public Sector
• Ethics and Sustainability in the
Public Sector Investigating Ethics
and Sustainability Measures such
as Carbon Neutral and Recycling
Targets within Public Management
Stage 2 – Postgraduate Diploma in
Public Management (PgDip)
Modules studied will include:
• Management of Change and
Performance in Public
Organisations Strategic approaches
to change and performance within a
public sector context
• Governance and Public
Management Focus on issues
relating to governance and
managing people
• Advanced Policy Analysis Analysing
policies in the public sector industry
Stage 3- Masters of Public
Management (MSc)
• Public Management Research Project
MSc candidates undertake an individual
research project
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Recent MSc Public Management
graduates have succeeded in roles
across a wide range of governmental,
third sector and business ventures,
reflecting the aims of the MSc to
provide our graduates with a relevant
and transferable skillset, whether
in traditional public management
roles or with businesses, agencies
or charities who interact with public
managers. Graduates of the MSc
have also undertaken research
degrees in public management and
related areas here at Plymouth, both
at MPhil and PhD/DPA level.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
• A second class honours degree or
above in a relevant subject area,
with subsequent progression to
the PgDip and MSc contingent
upon successful completion of the
PgCert in stage one
• An equivalent award from an
overseas institution
• An equivalent professional
qualification
Applicants who do not have English
as a first language are required to
achieve an overall IELTS score of 6.5
(with a minimum of 5.5 in listening,
reading, speaking and writing).
DURATION AND ATTENDANCE
One year full time or two years
part time.
FEES & SCHOLARSHIPS
For more information please visit:
www.plymouth.ac.uk/money
HOW TO APPLY
For full details on how to apply please
visit: www.plymouth.ac.uk/postgraduate
“The MSc Public Management is the ideal
platform for developing as an effective
public sector manager.
The teaching is varied and high quality,
the modules usefully explore both broad
management subjects and hidden
elements of successful services, and the
tutor support is best bar none.
Completion of the course has been a major
catalyst in my career progression since. “
Development Project Lead Officer at Bath
& North East Somerset Council