Public Policy

This excitingPublic Policy MRes program offered at Queen Mary University of Londonis designed with your interests in mind. This exciting MRes degree provides you with an advanced theoretical and practical understanding of policy processes and a grounding in research methods up to PhD level.

What you'll study

How are policy decisions made and implemented? What are the implications of adopting an ‘evidence-based’ approach to policy evaluation? These are the sorts of questions that you will explore in both theoretical and practical terms on this engaging Public Policy MRes program offered at Queen Mary University of London .

You’ll also explore the historical significance of globalisation and how it relates to a number of key issues in public policy, such as european politics, international relations, political theory and global security and development. Our faculty members have internationally-recognised research strengths in the politics of the developing world and critical theory and continue to conduct research on constantly changing policy issues and organise free events throughout the year - giving you front-row access to groundbreaking research in action.

This MRes is a pre-doctoral training program currently taught in conjunction with theLondon Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership(LISS DTP) and is an approved pathway for ESRC 1+3 PhD studentship funding and ideal for those see.

Courses include:

• Evaluation and Delivery in Public Policy

• Dissertation

• Social Science: Epistemology, Research Design and Qualitative Methods
• Theories and Concepts in Public Policy