The Queen Mary Master of Public Administration (MPA) reflects our understanding of the vital importance of public sector management and our special expertise in providing management education to governments and the public services. In recent years, Queen Mary has made major investments in expanding our academic expertise in public management and policy. These investments have made the university a major international centre for public management education and research on public services and public policy. This programme will: use a comparative approach to looking at countries; the course examines global and other supra-national tiers of governing; look at both services and policy making: the Queen Mary MPA is a fully integrated programme covering public management from street level through to the headquarters of an international organisation; and emphasise the political context shaping public management. There are no examinations for the MPA. Instead, we use assessed coursework assignments, which you will write each semester for each module. A Master’s degree in Public Administration is internationally recognised and sought after by international organisations, by national government departments and agencies, local authorities, regulatory bodies and involuntary bodies and firms which provide public services.