A Student-Centred Department

The Department of Public Policy forms part of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy (FEMA) at the University of Malta. Since its inception in 1978, the Department has been totally committed to the highest quality research, learning and service in the areas of policy formulation, survey research, organisational change, and institutional design.

Equipped with a versatile array of professional academic expertise, the Department of Public Policy provides students with the factual, analytical, practical, and theoretical skills necessary for contemporary policy design, implementation, and evaluation. Furthermore the Department promotes direct linkages both with other national and European academic agencies and also with the business world through fieldwork, study visits, applied research assignments and dissertations.

The Department cares for its students and provides them with support during the course and in advancing their careers. Students also find a strong element of accountability and staff is always willing to provide guidance and pastoral service. Our coursework marking scheme is open and transparent, so thatstudents have a means of knowing how their marks are arrived at.