THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2024/2025

Timetable information in the Course Catalogue may be subject to change.
University Homepage
DRPS Homepage
DRPS Search
DRPS Contact
DRPS : DPTs :  School of Social and Political Science DPTs

Degree Programme Table: Comparative Public Policy (MSc) (Part-time) - 2 Years (PTMSCCOMPP1P)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2

Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
Not all electives may run in a given year and places may be limited.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Comparative Analysis of Social and Public Policy
PGSP11104 20 credits
Political Issues in Public Policy
PGSP11247 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Specialist Courses - Comparative Public Policy

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students must take 40-80 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme.
Global Politics of Public Health
IPHP11003 20 credits
European Social Policy
PGSP11203 20 credits
Economic Issues in Public Policy
PGSP11246 20 credits
Eco-social policy and sustainable welfare
PGSP11604 20 credits
OR

Electives - Comparative Public Policy

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students may take up to 40 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme.
Social Determinants of Health and Public Policy
IPHP11002 20 credits
Research Skills in the Social Sciences: Data Collection
PGSP11016 20 credits
Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits)
PGSP11132 20 credits
Institutions and Policies of the European Union
PGSP11170 20 credits
International Political Economy
PGSP11171 20 credits
Politics and Theories of International Development
PGSP11240 20 credits
Global Environmental Politics
PGSP11299 20 credits
Foreign Policy Analysis
PGSP11300 20 credits
Global Environment and Society
PGSP11359 20 credits
Health Systems Analysis
PGSP11363 20 credits
Health Systems: Strengthening and Reform
PGSP11364 20 credits
Multi-Level Modelling in Social Science
PGSP11424 20 credits
Policy in Action
PGSP11522 20 credits
The Politics and Governance of Crisis
PGSP11616 20 credits
Social Demography
PGSP11629 20 credits
International Regulation and Governance
PLIT11024 20 credits
Core quantitative data analysis 1 and 2
SCIL11009 20 credits
Globalization
SCIL11016 20 credits
Population Health and Health Policy
SCPL11017 20 credits
Policy Work
SCPL11030 20 credits
OR

Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
Courses in this collection can only be taken with permission from the Programme Director and the Course Organiser.

Students may take up to 20 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme

Year 2 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
Not all electives may run in a given year and places may be limited.

Students will have an opportunity to apply for a Placement-Based Dissertation in Semester 2. For more information please see here: http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/24-25/dpt/cxpgsp11551.htm

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Dissertation MSc Comparative Public Policy

Must be passed at 50% and taken during Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond

PGSP11248 60 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Specialist Courses - Comparative Public Policy

Select between 20 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students must take 40 - 80 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme.
Global Politics of Public Health
IPHP11003 20 credits
European Social Policy
PGSP11203 20 credits
Economic Issues in Public Policy
PGSP11246 20 credits
Eco-social policy and sustainable welfare
PGSP11604 20 credits
AND

Electives - Comparative Public Policy

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students may take up to 40 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme.
Social Determinants of Health and Public Policy
IPHP11002 20 credits
Research Skills in the Social Sciences: Data Collection
PGSP11016 20 credits
Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits)
PGSP11132 20 credits
Institutions and Policies of the European Union
PGSP11170 20 credits
International Political Economy
PGSP11171 20 credits
Politics and Theories of International Development
PGSP11240 20 credits
Global Environmental Politics
PGSP11299 20 credits
Foreign Policy Analysis
PGSP11300 20 credits
Global Environment and Society
PGSP11359 20 credits
Health Systems Analysis
PGSP11363 20 credits
Health Systems: Strengthening and Reform
PGSP11364 20 credits
Multi-Level Modelling in Social Science
PGSP11424 20 credits
Policy in Action
PGSP11522 20 credits
The Politics and Governance of Crisis
PGSP11616 20 credits
Social Demography
PGSP11629 20 credits
International Regulation and Governance
PLIT11024 20 credits
Core quantitative data analysis 1 and 2
SCIL11009 20 credits
Globalization
SCIL11016 20 credits
Population Health and Health Policy
SCPL11017 20 credits
Policy Work
SCPL11030 20 credits
AND

Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
Courses in this collection can only be taken with permission from the Programme Director and the Course Organiser.

Students may take up to 20 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme.
General Disclaimer
Privacy & cookies
© Copyright 2024 The University of Edinburgh - 15 January 2025 8:17 pm