School of Public Policy
Taught Degrees
MS in Public Policy
Overview
Minimum Entry Requirements: Minimum upper second class honours degree (or equivalent) in Economics
Start of programme: September intake only
Students enrolled in the MS Public Policy will complete courses on macro, micro, quantitative methods and growth. In addition, students must take three optional courses, intern at an organization in the summer and complete a paper in an area of public policy.
The objectives of the programme are:
To enable students to apply the principles of economic analysis to the design of public policy
To enable practicing professional individuals to improve and update their skills and knowledge
Students will benefit from studying with experts in public policy within the school and PIDE. More broadly, students will benefit from participating in PIDEs numerous activities and lectures offered on campus.
Structure [TO BE EDITED]
The MS Public Policy is a taught Masters degree, taught within a structures programme being obtained mainly by research and dissertation. It consists of eight core course modules delivered through lectures, three elective courses and an 8,000-word dissertation. The degree is awarded on the basis of examinations written in May and a dissertation which is submitted in September. All students must complete a summer internship over three weeks in August/ September before the start of the second year of study of the MS.
[Compare with MSc Economics programme] The structure of the modules for this programme is similar to the MSc Economics with reference to a certain area courses except that students have three modules for their options. A complete list of courses in the programme is listed below, not all of which are offered in any single year. CORE All students need to choose eight courses from the list below. A 8,000-word dissertation on an approved topic is compulsory and is in addition to the taught courses. The structure is as follows:
Core Courses [BULLET LIST OF CORE COURSES TO BE EDITED]
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Programme Specification
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Teaching & Learning
The MS includes eight taught modules plus a project.
The courses are taught in seminar groups and lectures. The degrees are awarded on the basis of assessed coursework, examinations and the dissertation.
The MS degree is taught over a period of twenty four months of full-time study within a structured programme. In the case of part-time study, the degrees will be taught over two or three years. Four modules are studied each semester, with the project normally being completed in the second year.
Lectures
Most courses involve a 50-minute lecture as a key component.
Seminars
At Masters level there is particular emphasis on seminar work. Students make full-scale presentations and are expected to write papers that often require significant independent work.
Dissertation
Students are required to complete an 8,000-word project in public policy.
Learning Resources
[PIDE Library introduction]
Pre Entry Reading
None
Destinations [TO BE EDITED]
A postgraduate degree in Public Policy from PIDE equips students with a range of important skills to continue in the field of research as well as a portfolio of widely transferable employability skills valued by a wide range of employers. These include numeracy, analytical thinking and general skills such as organisation and effective communication skills. In addition the study of Economics gives students particular problem solving skills including: abstraction, analysis, quantification, strategic thinking and adaptability.
Postgraduate students from the PIDE have followed successful careers in both academic work and also in international banking and financial analysis, in national governments in many parts of the world, in international development agencies and in a range of non-government organisations. A postgraduate degree is a valuable experience that provides students with a body of work and a diverse range of skills that they can use to market themselves with when they graduate.
Graduates have gone on to work for a range of organisations including:
Government of Pakistan
UNICEF
United Nations Development Programme
World Bank
Types of roles that graduates have gone on to do include:
Development Economist
Economic Adviser
Senior Policy Officer
Research Fellow
Consultant - Development Sector Practice
Senior Policy Economist
Research Officer
For more information about Graduate Destinations from this department, please visit PIDE's Placement Officer.
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Application Deadline: 2014-01-31 17:00