理学硕士公共政策涵盖了解和参与政策工作的理论和方法，以及通过案例研究学习以实践为导向的方式将这些理论和方法应用于政策制定。政府在超国家，国家和地方各级做出的政策决策这些决策如何相互作用并对社会和经济产生影响，有效地回答这些问题需要对公共政策领域有跨学科的理解，尤其是要从政治，社会学，和经济学。硕士公共政策特别关注作为现代福利国家核心的社会和经济政策领域，对现代社会决策和政府活动的政治，社会和经济背景有深入的了解。<br >该学位以社会政治学院为基础，利用该学院在公共政策不同领域的多学科专业知识，重点从本地
The MSc Public Policy covers both the theories and approaches to understanding and engaging with policy work, as well as applying these theories and approaches to policy making in a practice-oriented way through case study learning.<br><br>What are the factors that shape the policy decisions taken by governments at supranational, national and local levels How do these decisions interact with and impact society and the economy<br><br>Answering such questions effectively requires an interdisciplinary understanding of the field of public policy, drawing insights from politics, social policy, sociology and economics.<br><br>With a particular focus on the social and economic policy fields that are at the heart of modern welfare states, the MSc Public Policy offers an advanced understanding of the political, social and economic context of policy-making and government activity in modern societies.<br><br>This programme, based in the School of Social and Political Science, draws on the School's multi-disciplinary expertise across different fields of public policy, with a focus that ranges from the local to the global.