- Understand the political, ethical, social and economic factors that influence policymaking, along with the challenges associated with effective policy implementation and regulation
- Take a critical view of policy analysis, recognizing the variety of considerations that shape policy outcomes and the variety of ideas, expectations, and norms that shape debates about appropriate policy solutions and the assessment of policy outcomes
- Demonstrate advanced theoretical and conceptual knowledge of public policy and governance
- Develop an understanding of current debates within public policy and governance
- Critically appraise and reflect on the role of the policy analyst within the democratic and policy-making process
- Apply advanced theory to problem-solving and public policy challenges, drawing on a range of disciplinary approaches and analytical tools
- Systematically analyse public policies comparatively in an international, national, and subnational context, to apply the latest in public policy research
- Critically appraise and reflect on the role of the policy analyst within the democratic and policy-making process
- Articulate concepts, knowledge, debates and research to peers, specialist and non-specialist audiences from an inter-disciplinary perspective, contributing to evidence-based policy-making
- Exercise effective group and team-based approaches to learning, research, and presentation
- Articulate concepts, knowledge, debates and research to peers, specialist and non-specialist audiences, from an interdisciplinary perspective
- Contribute to evidence-based policy-making
- Source and synthesize different kinds of data, textual and source material
- Engage in independent research and analysis
- Write to a good academic standard
Master of Public Policy
MPP (NFQ Level 9)
Internships Available
This course is available through the following application route(s)
- Duration:
- 1 Year
- Attendance:
- Full Time
- Delivery:
- NFQ Level:
- 9 (90 credits)
- Level:
- Graduate Taught
- Award:
- Master of Public Policy
- Next Intake:
- September
- Country Specific Entry Requirements:
- Visit the UCD Global Undergraduate Entry Requirements webpage.
- Other School Leaving Requirements:
- See www.ucd.ie/admissions
Curricular information is subject to change.
- Duration:
- 2 Years
- Attendance:
- Part-Time
- Delivery:
- NFQ Level:
- 9 (90 credits)
- Level:
- Graduate Taught
- Award:
- Master of Public Policy
- Next Intake:
- September
- Country Specific Entry Requirements:
- Visit the UCD Global Undergraduate Entry Requirements webpage.
- Other School Leaving Requirements:
- See www.ucd.ie/admissions
Curricular information is subject to change.
Public policy making has become more challenging in recent years in the context of the increasing complexity of clients’ needs, growing expectations regarding appropriate service quality and diminishing public spending in many countries. The Master of Public Policy is specifically designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills to meet these challenges.
We examine the socio-economic changes and political issues which influence policy making, the challenges associated with effective regulation and administration of public services and ensuring that policy decisions are evidence based. If you are interested in public policy research you can take a number of specialist modules on this issue. We also provide a number of optional streams which will enable you to examine different policy fields in depth.
The Master of Public Policy is a 90-credit programme. The duration is one year full time or two years part time. A 60-credit version of the programme is available as a Graduate Diploma without thesis.
About This Course
MPP graduates work in the public sector, across a variety of businesses, and in voluntary sector bodies. The positions they have gone on to, in Ireland and internationally, include policy analysts, policy advisors, communications and public affairs managers, policy officers, among many others.
A number of MPP graduates have joined the Irish public service, some through the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service (IGEES) stream. Among the organisations in which MPP graduates have gone on to work with are the Health Services Executive (HSE), the Child and Family Agency (Tusla), Apple Ireland, Morgan McKinley, the Peter McVerry Trust, The Wheel.
The internship opportunity is available to students on the Master of Public Policy programme in lieu of writing a research thesis during the summer months. The module is designed to provide students with an opportunity to gain in-work experience relevant to their academic studies; to apply their academic knowledge and insights; and to begin to build their career profile.
The module runs in Trimester 3 (Summer) but has meetings in earlier trimesters.
Contact the module co-ordinator for more information: Dr Matthew O'Donoghue matthew.donoghue@ucd.ie
Below is a list of all modules offered for this degree in the current academic year. Click on the module to discover what you will learn in the module, how you will learn and assessment feedback profile amongst other information.
Incoming Stage 1 undergraduates can usually select an Elective in the Spring Trimester. Most continuing undergraduate students can select up to two Elective modules (10 Credits) per stage. There is also the possibility to take up to 10 extra Elective credits.
| Trimester | Credits | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stage 1 Core Modules |
SPOL41020 | Data & Methods for Policy Analysis | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Core Modules |
SPOL41060 | Public Administration & Policy | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Core Modules |
SPOL40450 | Evidence-Based Policy Making | Spring | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - 3)1 of: Students who would like to register for the Internship module must consult with the Programme Director in advance. |
SPOL41040 | MPP Thesis | Summer | 30 |
Stage 1 Options - 3)1 of: Students who would like to register for the Internship module must consult with the Programme Director in advance. |
SPOL41050 | MPP Internship | Summer | 30 |
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Economics Policy Stream. Admission to ECON modules requires prior training in Economics. Students wishing to take an ECON module must consult with the Module Coordinator and MPP Programme Director first. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. As spaces are limited, any student wishing to take HRM40770 MUST contact Dominic Shellard in the School Office for manual registration. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. |
ECON41820 | Econometrics | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Economics Policy Stream. Admission to ECON modules requires prior training in Economics. Students wishing to take an ECON module must consult with the Module Coordinator and MPP Programme Director first. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. As spaces are limited, any student wishing to take HRM40770 MUST contact Dominic Shellard in the School Office for manual registration. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. |
ECON41840 | Microeconomics | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Economics Policy Stream. Admission to ECON modules requires prior training in Economics. Students wishing to take an ECON module must consult with the Module Coordinator and MPP Programme Director first. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. As spaces are limited, any student wishing to take HRM40770 MUST contact Dominic Shellard in the School Office for manual registration. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. |
ECON42600 | Development Economics | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Economics Policy Stream. Admission to ECON modules requires prior training in Economics. Students wishing to take an ECON module must consult with the Module Coordinator and MPP Programme Director first. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. As spaces are limited, any student wishing to take HRM40770 MUST contact Dominic Shellard in the School Office for manual registration. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. |
ECON42650 | Experiments in Economics | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Economics Policy Stream. Admission to ECON modules requires prior training in Economics. Students wishing to take an ECON module must consult with the Module Coordinator and MPP Programme Director first. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. As spaces are limited, any student wishing to take HRM40770 MUST contact Dominic Shellard in the School Office for manual registration. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. |
ECON42660 | Behavioural Economics | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Economics Policy Stream. Admission to ECON modules requires prior training in Economics. Students wishing to take an ECON module must consult with the Module Coordinator and MPP Programme Director first. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. As spaces are limited, any student wishing to take HRM40770 MUST contact Dominic Shellard in the School Office for manual registration. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. |
ENVP40100 | Environmental Economics & Climate Policy | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Economics Policy Stream. Admission to ECON modules requires prior training in Economics. Students wishing to take an ECON module must consult with the Module Coordinator and MPP Programme Director first. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. As spaces are limited, any student wishing to take HRM40770 MUST contact Dominic Shellard in the School Office for manual registration. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. |
PLAN40080 | Economic and Property Markets | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Economics Policy Stream. Admission to ECON modules requires prior training in Economics. Students wishing to take an ECON module must consult with the Module Coordinator and MPP Programme Director first. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. As spaces are limited, any student wishing to take HRM40770 MUST contact Dominic Shellard in the School Office for manual registration. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. |
ECON42190 | Health and Welfare Economics | Spring | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Economics Policy Stream. Admission to ECON modules requires prior training in Economics. Students wishing to take an ECON module must consult with the Module Coordinator and MPP Programme Director first. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. As spaces are limited, any student wishing to take HRM40770 MUST contact Dominic Shellard in the School Office for manual registration. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. |
ECON42360 | Energy Economics and Policy | Spring | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Economics Policy Stream. Admission to ECON modules requires prior training in Economics. Students wishing to take an ECON module must consult with the Module Coordinator and MPP Programme Director first. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. As spaces are limited, any student wishing to take HRM40770 MUST contact Dominic Shellard in the School Office for manual registration. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. |
EQUL40390 | Critical Political Economy | Spring | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Economics Policy Stream. Admission to ECON modules requires prior training in Economics. Students wishing to take an ECON module must consult with the Module Coordinator and MPP Programme Director first. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. As spaces are limited, any student wishing to take HRM40770 MUST contact Dominic Shellard in the School Office for manual registration. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. |
HRM40770 | International HRM | Spring | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Economics Policy Stream. Admission to ECON modules requires prior training in Economics. Students wishing to take an ECON module must consult with the Module Coordinator and MPP Programme Director first. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. As spaces are limited, any student wishing to take HRM40770 MUST contact Dominic Shellard in the School Office for manual registration. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. |
POL40370 | International Political Economy | Spring | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Environmental Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
ENVP40100 | Environmental Economics & Climate Policy | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Environmental Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
ENVP40180 | European Environmental Policy | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Environmental Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
GEOG40860 | Practical Environmental Assessment | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Environmental Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
LAW40120 | Foundations of Environmental Law | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Environmental Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
PLAN40230 | Governing Nature | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Environmental Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
ENVP40040 | Tools for Sust Development | Spring | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Environmental Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
LAW41090 | Climate Change Law and Policy | Spring | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Environmental Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
PLAN40200 | Nature-Based Solutions | Spring | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Environmental Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
POL40140 | Theories of Global Justice | Spring | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Environmental Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
SOC41120 | Human Development Challenges in the Global South | Spring | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Environmental Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
SPOL41120 | Sustainable Futures and Public Policy | Spring | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - C) Min 0 of: Only for students in the European Union Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. As spaces are limited, any student wishing to take HRM40770 MUST contact Dominic Shellard in the School Office for manual registration. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. |
ENVP40180 | European Environmental Policy | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - C) Min 0 of: Only for students in the European Union Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. As spaces are limited, any student wishing to take HRM40770 MUST contact Dominic Shellard in the School Office for manual registration. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. |
GEOG40450 | Critical Geopolitics and Diplomacy | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - C) Min 0 of: Only for students in the European Union Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. As spaces are limited, any student wishing to take HRM40770 MUST contact Dominic Shellard in the School Office for manual registration. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. |
LAW40120 | Foundations of Environmental Law | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - C) Min 0 of: Only for students in the European Union Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. As spaces are limited, any student wishing to take HRM40770 MUST contact Dominic Shellard in the School Office for manual registration. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. |
LAW40360 | Advanced Issues in European Competition Law | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - C) Min 0 of: Only for students in the European Union Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. As spaces are limited, any student wishing to take HRM40770 MUST contact Dominic Shellard in the School Office for manual registration. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. |
LAW40780 | Law of the ECHR | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - C) Min 0 of: Only for students in the European Union Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. As spaces are limited, any student wishing to take HRM40770 MUST contact Dominic Shellard in the School Office for manual registration. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. |
LAW41040 | Law and Governance of the EU | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - C) Min 0 of: Only for students in the European Union Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. As spaces are limited, any student wishing to take HRM40770 MUST contact Dominic Shellard in the School Office for manual registration. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. |
POL40970 | Politics of European Governance | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - C) Min 0 of: Only for students in the European Union Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. As spaces are limited, any student wishing to take HRM40770 MUST contact Dominic Shellard in the School Office for manual registration. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. |
HRM40770 | International HRM | Spring | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - C) Min 0 of: Only for students in the European Union Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. As spaces are limited, any student wishing to take HRM40770 MUST contact Dominic Shellard in the School Office for manual registration. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. |
POL40540 | Comparative European Politics | Spring | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - D) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Regulatory Governance Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
LAW40120 | Foundations of Environmental Law | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - D) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Regulatory Governance Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
LAW40760 | NGOs: Law, Governance and Social Change | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - D) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Regulatory Governance Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
LAW41090 | Climate Change Law and Policy | Spring | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - D) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Regulatory Governance Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
LAW41150 | Online Regulation | Spring | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Research Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
IS40840 | Data & Society | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Research Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
POL42540 | Applied Data Wrangling and Visualisation | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Research Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
SOC40330 | Workshop in Qualitative Research | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Research Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
SOC40640 | Social Simulation: Methods and Models | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Research Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
POL41640 | Qualitative Research Methods for Political Science | Spring | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Research Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
POL42050 | Quantitative Text Analysis | Spring | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Research Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
STAT40150 | Multivariate Analysis | Spring | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - F) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Community, Drugs, Health Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
SOC41160 | Global Solutions and Applied Social Change | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - F) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Community, Drugs, Health Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
SPOL40470 | Comparing Healthcare Systems | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - F) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Community, Drugs, Health Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
SPOL41130 | Drugs & Drug Policy | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - F) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Community, Drugs, Health Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
EQUL40390 | Critical Political Economy | Spring | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - F) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Community, Drugs, Health Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
PHPS40040 | Public Health Practice and Policy | Spring | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - F) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Community, Drugs, Health Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
PHPS40300 | Health Promotion | Spring | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - F) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Community, Drugs, Health Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
SPOL40440 | Housing and Social Cohesion | Spring | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - G) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Urban Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
GEOG40860 | Practical Environmental Assessment | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - G) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Urban Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
GEOG40970 | Critical Geographies: Spatialising Power and Inequalities | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - G) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Urban Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
GEOG41050 | Globalization, Empire and Race: Economic Geography | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - G) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Urban Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
PLAN40060 | Urban and Regional Development | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - G) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Urban Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
PLAN4000W | Gov the City: Admin & Transp | Spring | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - G) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Urban Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
PLAN40390 | Sustainable Cities | Spring | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - G) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Urban Policy Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
SPOL40440 | Housing and Social Cohesion | Spring | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - I) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Citizenship Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
GEOG40970 | Critical Geographies: Spatialising Power and Inequalities | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - I) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Citizenship Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
LAW40620 | Punishment, Prisons & Public Policy | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - I) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Citizenship Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
LAW40640 | Advanced Criminological Theory | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - I) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Citizenship Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
LAW40760 | NGOs: Law, Governance and Social Change | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - I) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Citizenship Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
LAW42280 | International Refugee Law | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - I) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Citizenship Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
POL41020 | Politics of Human Rights | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - I) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Citizenship Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
SPOL41110 | Ideas, Ideology in Public Pol. | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - I) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Citizenship Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
GS40030 | Gender, Inequality and Public Policy | Spring | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - I) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Citizenship Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
LAW42270 | International Migration Law | Spring | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - I) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Citizenship Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
POL40140 | Theories of Global Justice | Spring | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - I) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Citizenship Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
POL41030 | Theory of Human Rights | Spring | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - I) Min 0 of: Only for students in the Citizenship Stream. The total credit amount of option modules must be 30. |
SPOL40440 | Housing and Social Cohesion | Spring | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - J) Min 0 of: These modules are available as option modules for all students regardless of study track and would replace track options. Maximum number of option module credits is 30 |
POL40950 | Introduction to Statistics | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - J) Min 0 of: These modules are available as option modules for all students regardless of study track and would replace track options. Maximum number of option module credits is 30 |
SPOL41110 | Ideas, Ideology in Public Pol. | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - J) Min 0 of: These modules are available as option modules for all students regardless of study track and would replace track options. Maximum number of option module credits is 30 |
POL40160 | Comparative Public Policy | Spring | 10 |
Stage 1 Options - J) Min 0 of: These modules are available as option modules for all students regardless of study track and would replace track options. Maximum number of option module credits is 30 |
SPOL41120 | Sustainable Futures and Public Policy | Spring | 10 |
Charlotte Olhausen- Graduate of Master of Public Policy
(30% Club Scholarship Awardee 2018)
The Master of Public Policy programme has given me great training and career preparation. It offers students foundational
knowledge of public policy as well as the chance to specialise in their chosen area of policy. I specialised in environmental policy:
climate justice is a true passion of mine, but more importantly, it is one of the biggest challenges our world faces. My studies have
deepened my skills and capacities, and as a result I am well placed to take the next steps in my career development.
The 30% Club Scholarship has given me a great platform from which to move onto the career path I wish to follow. I feel very
encouraged as a woman to aim that much higher, with a view to eventually securing a leadership role in the policy sectors I’m most
interested in.
Each application is considered on its individual merits. The applicants should have earned a honours bachelors degree (NFQ Level 8) from a recognised university in a relevant social science subject such as Political Science, International Relations, Social Policy, Sociology, Geography, Economics, Global Studies, Public Policy, Public Administration, EU Studies, Law/International Law, Accounting & Finance, Business etc. with at least Upper Second Class Honours, or its equivalent (an overall GPA of 3.0 (B) or higher in the American system). Relevant professional experience will also be taken into account.
Note that meeting the requirements do not guarantee admission. Applicants in their final year of undergraduate study may be admitted conditional on satisfactory completion of their undergraduate degree.
N.B. Click here for the admission requirements for the Economics Policy Stream.
Students meeting the programme’s academic entry requirements but not the English language requirements, may enter the programme upon successful completion of UCD’s Pre-Sessional or International Pre-Master’s Pathway programmes. Please see the following link for further information http://www.ucd.ie/alc/programmes/pathways/
These are the minimum entry requirements – additional criteria may be requested for some programmes
You may be eligible for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), as UCD recognises formal, informal, and/or experiential learning. RPL may be awarded to gain Admission and/or credit exemptions on a programme. Please visit the UCD Registry RPL web page for further information.
Full Time option suitable for:
Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EU) applicants: Yes
Part Time option suitable for:
Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants: No
How to Apply
General application route(s) for Irish/UK/EU applicants* for International (non-EU) applicants* to Master of Public Policy:
| ROWCLASS | Apply to | Application Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| showAudience-audienceEU showAudience-audienceInt | W279 Master of Public Policy Master of Public Policy |
Full-Time Commencing September 2024 |
Graduate Taught | Closed |
| showAudience-audienceEU showAudience-audienceInt | W289 Master of Public Policy Master of Public Policy |
Part-Time Commencing September 2024 |
Graduate Taught | Not available to International applicantsClosed |
| showAudience-audienceEU showAudience-audienceInt | W279 Master of Public Policy Master of Public Policy |
Full-Time Commencing September 2025 |
Graduate Taught | Apply |
| showAudience-audienceEU showAudience-audienceInt | W289 Master of Public Policy Master of Public Policy |
Part-Time Commencing September 2025 |
Graduate Taught | Not available to International applicantsApply |
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