The Master of Arts in Public Policy Leadership empowers you with the knowledge and competencies necessary to lead and influence public enterprise, read the signs of the political and economic contexts, identify opportunities, boost research and analysis, understand governance, and, most importantly, improve policy success. The driving philosophy of the course is “leading through policy-making” whereby you will get the opportunity to think, develop effective ideas, move from theory to action and develop your potential to lead. To this effect, the programme is designed to foster unexplored leadership qualities in order to diversify and enrich your existing talent platform. Furthermore, it provides well-grounded public management tools to engage successfully in public affairs as executives, analysts, consultants and policy advisors in state, business and non-governmental organisations. The programme develops you into an ethical and effective leader who is capable of bringing about planned change, ensure good governance, while maintaining institutional stability.
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Semester 1 | |||||
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PPL5002 | Research Methods for Policy and Business 1 | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
PPL5011 | Comparative and Theoretical Aspects of Public Policy | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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PPL5004 | Political Economy | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
PPL5107 | Research Methods for Policy and Business 2 | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
PPL5109 | Patterns of Leadership in Government | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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PPL5003 | Politics and Public Policy | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
PPL5012 | Comparative Governance and Institutional Design | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) Students are required to register for one of the following elective study-units: | |||||
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PPL5008 | Good Governance and Leadership | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
PPL5105 | Competitiveness and Innovation: Government and New Ideas | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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PPL5101 | Strategy, Policy Implementation and Review | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)Students are required to register for two of the following elective study-units: | |||||
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PPL5102 | Business Continuity Planning | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
PPL5103 | Communicating Government | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
PPL5104 | Leadership in Public Organizations | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
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PPL5009 | Dissertation | 30 ECTS   |   | ||
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This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of Master of Arts in Public Policy Leadership - M.A. - under the auspices of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy.In addition to the prescribed 60 ECTS credits for the year, students can apply to the Board to register for the extra study-units listed hereunder. Extra study-units cannot substitute compulsory, elective or optional study-units that form part of the official Senate-approved programme of studies, and do not count towards the Year Average Mark or towards the Final Weighted Average Mark.Year 3PPL5019 Dissertation Research Seminars - 4 ECTSThe conditions and criteria for Extra study-units can be accessed
The Masters in Public Policy Leadership will provide you with the ability to:
Non EU Applicants:
Total Tuition Fees: Eur 10,800 Yr 1: Eur 5,400 - Yr 2: Eur 5,400 - Yr 3: NIL
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This course can open opportunities for careers both in Malta and abroad. Public sector employment is an obvious career opportunity as the learning attained through this course provides you with the knowledge, exposure, critical thinking and analytical skills as well as foresight required within the public service, within regulatory authorities, within public entities and organisations. Career opportunities within international institutions, such as the European Union and the United Nations, could also be possible as these are major policy-making institutions. In fact, a number of past public policy students are currently employed with such institutions. Career opportunities within the not-for-profit sector are also possible as constituted bodies and non-governmental organisations increasingly engage and are involved in policy making, and need to have professional set-ups with well-trained human resources. The course is also effective and relevant to business executives as it provides you with analytical thinking, the skill to read the signs of the political and economic contexts as well as market forces, leading to the capability of identifying business opportunities and converting ideas into action.
The course can, in addition, act as a further step towards an academic career and to further study and specialised research, including in the fields of political science, applied policy studies or public management.
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