Overview

Enhance your understanding of public sector governance and performance challenges. Ideal for both experienced practitioners and aspiring professionals, you'll be equipped with essential leadership skills and knowledge for impactful public service careers. Public Management is delivered by the University of Birmingham .

Career opportunities

Prepare for influential roles in public management with the Public Management programme offered at University of Birmingham. Gain a deep understanding of governance, performance improvement, and public service coordination across global, national, and local contexts.

Ideal for experienced practitioners and aspiring public sector leaders, the comparative approach equips you with essential skills and insights to navigate diverse challenges and drive meaningful change in governmental and related sectors, both domestically and internationally.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Public Management and Governance

Comparative Public Management

Public Sector Economics

Performance, Strategy and Challenge

Public Leadership

Public Policy and Evidence

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-18 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-10-30 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-09-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-07-03 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-08-28 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

88

OR

4.5

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PTE Academic

67

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Management Studies Public Administration View 915 other Masters in Management Studies in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

88

OR

4.5

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PTE Academic

67

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

To gain a place at Birmingham you will need to meet the general entry requirements, as well as those specific to your course. Your application will be reviewed by the course’s Admissions Tutor, who will decide whether your application should receive an offer.

If you are an international student, you will need to demonstrate you have a suitable level of English proficiency, usually through the form of an IELTS or equivalent qualification or a Presessional English course.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

30420 GBP / year

≈ 30420 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

13500 GBP / year

≈ 13500 GBP / year

Living costs

Birmingham

United Kingdom

765 - 1134 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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