MPP

The University of Stirling’s page gives you all the details on the programme and how to apply. I am available to talk about the programme’s modules, and I teach 120 of the 180 credits (two core modules and the dissertation).

You can get an idea of the core content from the core MPP modules:

1. In the first semester, we focus on policy concepts and the ‘nuts and bolts’ of policymaking. Here is the module guide for 2022 and the 750 word page has many posts on policy analysis. I wrote the book The Politics of Policy Analysis for this module.

2. In the second semester, we examine a wide range of theories and concepts in political science, and compare them to interdisciplinary approaches (in, for example, psychology and economics). Here is the module guide for 2023. The 500 words and 1000 words series provide a complete introduction to these concepts. I wrote the book Understanding Public Policy for this module.

3. The MPP Dissertation is 60 credits, or the equivalent of a full (third) semester. I am usually the supervisor. Here is the module guide for 2022, and some recorded advice on how to do it:

You can also read a lengthy account of how the coursework fits together in a coherent whole.

Why PG study at Stirling? http://www.stir.ac.uk/postgraduate/why-stirling/