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Public Affairs MPA
Course Overview - Public Affairs MPA
**Why choose this course**
-Public affairs is about how organisations engage with politics to manage risk and influence public policy.
-By combining undergraduate and postgraduate study into a single tailored package, this course fuses disciplinary fundamentals with a focus on application and generating change.
-Along the way you’ll develop an understanding of the key actors and methods of influence in public affairs, and be able to address the biggest debates in contemporary public policy.
-You’ll have the option to take one of our award-winning Pr...
**Why choose this course**<br/>-Public affairs is about how organisations engage with politics to manage risk and influence public policy. <br/><br/>-By combining undergraduate and postgraduate study into a single tailored package, this course fuses disciplinary fundamentals with a focus on application and generating change. <br/><br/>-Along the way you’ll develop an understanding of the key actors and methods of influence in public affairs, and be able to address the biggest debates in contemporary public policy. <br/><br/>-You’ll have the option to take one of our award-winning Professional Training placements that will prepare you for work in industry.<br/><br/>**What you will study**<br/>On our Public Affairs MPA course, you’ll get a full disciplinary grounding in politics and public policy. You’ll also develop advanced applied knowledge of practical techniques of public affairs, including political leadership and communication, negotiation and lobbying, campaigning, and public administration. <br/><br/>In your final year, you will have the opportunity to develop and apply advanced primary research skills to a masters dissertation project on a topic of your choice.
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Study Mode
Sandwich
Duration
5 Years
Start Date
15/09/2025
Campus
Stag Hill
Course Address
Stag Hill
Guildford
GU2 7XH
Application Details
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Course Code
L431
Institution Code
S85
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS TariffNot Accepted Scottish HigherA,A,B,B,B Overall: AABBB GCSE or Equivalent: English Language: Scottish National 5 - C Maths: Scottish National 5 - C Access to HE DiplomaD:30,M:15 Overall: QAA recognised Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits overall including 30 at Distinction and 15 at Merit. International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme33 Overall: 33 GCSE or Equivalent: English A HL4/SL4 or English B HL5/SL6 and Mathematics (either course) HL4/SL4. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)GCSE/National 4/National 5GCSE English Language at Grade C(4) and Mathematics at Grade C (4) (or equivalent). Scottish Advanced HigherA,B,B Overall: ABB GCSE or Equivalent: English Language: Scottish National 5 - C Maths: Scottish National 5 - C Extended ProjectA Applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) will receive our standard A-level offer for this programme, plus an alternate offer of one A-level grade lower, subject to achieving an A grade in the EPQ. The one grade reduction will not apply to any required subjects. Applicants can only receive one grade reduction from the published grades, an EPQ grade reduction can’t be applied in addition to other grade reductions made through other schemes such as Contextual Admissions or In2Surrey. Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)Overall: Pass overall with ABB from a combination of the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate and two A levels. Applicants taking an A level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass the practical element. We do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking in our offers. A levelA,B,B Overall: ABB Applicants taking an A level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass the practical element. We do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking. |
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