Course info

The programme is aimed at individuals who are working in, or who have previously worked in, an area of public policy practice (for example, a think tank, charity, in journalism, in the civil service or a central bank, or as a political researcher). The format of teaching and research provides a structured, but flexible, framework making this the ideal way to combine doctoral studies with professional life.

The programme leads to the qualification “Doctor of Public Policy and Political Economy” and will be an important qualification for those wishing to advance a career in any area of public policy or advance an academic career. We also welcome students later in life who, as well as studying for the qualification, will be able to share their experience with other students at the study weekends.

The delivery of the programme will be a mixture of online provision and seminars at the study weekends held at the Vinson Centre.
Over the first five months of the programme, the students will share a series of weekly webinars held for the MA students in Political Economy (by research), in collaboration with the Institute of Economic Affairs, a leading UK economic think tank and educational charity. These webinars, spread over one and a half terms, will cover all the major schools of political economy.