This MA develops an advanced understanding of public policy and public management and their many facets, at national and international levels. You can choose to focus on one of three pathways: Public Policy and the Environment; International Public Policy; and Regulation and Competition. Focus on Public Policy and the Environment and you will look at how the main theories, models, and concepts in public policy are applied, comparing environment policy with social policy and policy in other areas. This is complemented with modules examining decision making about the environment more widely, including individual and cultural framings and values, and societal changes. Focus on International Public Policy and you will consider the impact of international organisations, including the EU, on national governments, and develop an advanced understanding of the main theories applied in the study of public policy and public management. Focus on Regulation and Competition and you will build upon a political science understanding of public policy and public management and examine regulation, competition, international institutions and the legal aspects of the subject. This flexible and cross-disciplinary MA will appeal to a wide range of students: those with social science undergraduate degrees (in politics or a related subject, economics, law, business studies, or international relations for example) looking to specialise; environmental studies or geography graduates interested in wider applications of their subject knowledge; practitioners of all types interested in a deeper understanding of the processes they deal with every day; and those interested in enhancing their influence over decision-making processes.