MA in Social Justice & Public Policy

Programme Description

Who is the Programme for?Students will be drawn from among those who seek to promote a fairer society. These will include people from the sectors of business, community and voluntary agencies, trade unions, the civil service, farming as well as members of the various religious traditions. It is envisaged that applicants will be working with an organisation/group/office involved with public policy or addressing issues affected by public policy.

Programme AimsThe programme´s aim is to provide an understanding of and a capacity to engage with overarching and theoretical frameworks that underpin public policy development today. It will provide skills in areas such as advocacy, community organising and networking, media engagement, communication in the public forum, as well as in the capacity to critique public policy from a values perspective. It will help students to understand the interplay of values and public policy so that they have the capacity to judge what is ethical or unethical and can appreciate and promote a human rights and civil society agenda in a dedicated and practical manner.