Overview

Discover a flexible curriculum designed to fuel your intellectual curiosity and career ambitions. Our diverse module options, including placement pathways, empower you to chart your own course.

The dynamic Global Public Policy degree offered by the University of Birmingham equips you with advanced insights into policy-making across local and global contexts. Through six core modules, a customisable curriculum and a 12,000-word dissertation, you'll gain essential skills to address complex issues like migration and poverty, with options for practical experience through a placement module. This course will run over 12 months in full-time mode. However, the programme can also be undertaken on a part-time basis.

Career opportunities

The Global Public Policy programme from University of Birmingham is designed for those who intend to pursue a range of policy-related careers within local, regional, or global policy making institutions. It will equip you to work across a number of policy domains. The course aims to equip you with the policy analysis skills necessary to examine and evaluate policy outcomes alongside a broader range of social research methods required to research substantive policy issues.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Global Public Policy Institutions and Networks

Applied Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis

Climate Justice and Social Policy

Crime and Justice in a Globalised World

Crime and Social Harm

Global Health Systems and Policy

Globalisation, International Migration and Citizenship

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-03 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-28 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

88

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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

Public Policy View 212 other Masters in Public Policy in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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88

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67

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

For entry onto this programme, applicants must have a 2:1 Honours degree. For applicants with non-UK qualifications, we will apply an equivalent assessment to ensure that your academic background meets the required standard.
International applicants will be required to hold an IELTs of 6.5 with at least 6.0 in each band or equivalent qualification.
Students who have not studied in English must pass a recognised English test. For more information on what proof you will need, visit our International Postgraduate requirements page

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

28080 GBP / year

≈ 28080 GBP / year
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Citizens or residents

11250 GBP / year

≈ 11250 GBP / year

Additional Details

UK

MA with Integrated Placement £9,000 in year 1 and £4,200 in Year 2

PGDip £7,500

International

MA with Placement £22,440

PGDip with Integrated Placement £18,720

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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