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SOAS's MSc Public Policy and Management develops your capacity to understand, analyse and manage organisations in the public sector, combining state-of-the-art theories and techniques to improve public service performance. You will gain practical skills to design and implement systems of public service delivery, to apply digital technologies to public services, to lead innovation and change, and to manage public finances, while engaging with issues from healthcare and education to climate change, migration and poverty reduction. This programme is designed to help you start a career in government and public sector agencies, or to strengthen your prospects for an improved career trajectory. Structure: 180 credits in total, comprising 120 taught credits and a 60‑credit dissertation; modules include compulsory and optional units, with 15 or 30 credit options and up to 30 credits from open options, and not all optional modules are offered every year. Focus areas Learning outcomes: The programme will develop your capacity to understand, analyse and manage organisations in the public sector, with state-of-the-art knowledge of theories and techniques for making public sector entities perform efficiently; you will learn to design and implement public service delivery systems, to devise applications of digital technologies to public services, to lead innovation and change, and to manage public financial resources. Reputation: 42nd in the UK for Accounting and Finance (Complete University Guide 2025).
SOAS MSc Public Policy and Management emphasises practical, hands-on learning through a blend of lectures, tutorials and seminars, with opportunities to apply concepts to real world settings. A key experiential element is the collaboration with Practera delivering bespoke work-based learning projects that connect you with industry and public sector organisations to tackle live challenges. You will also participate in the Finance and Business Network Seminar series, offering talks from industry and public sector leaders with networking on campus and at industry HQ. You will have access to the SOAS Library with its extensive holdings and electronic resources to support research, and you will complete a 60-credit dissertation under supervision. Facilities and opportunities include:
- Practera-based industry projects
- SOAS Library resources (over 1.2 million volumes and extensive electronic resources)
- Dissertation supervision and Research Methods support
- Lectures, tutorials and seminars with group work and practical exercises
- Open options up to 30 credits from the School-wide open options list
Graduates leave with a coherent and solid knowledge of management and finance, with skills in statistics and computing, critical reasoning and analytical thinking, prepared to start a career in government and public sector agencies, or to strengthen their prospects for an improved career trajectory. Recent graduates have gone on to roles in organisations such as Christian Aid, Dagong Global, Deloitte, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Elbus Group, Financial Times, FM Capital Partners, HM Treasury, Houlihan Lokey, Huaxia Bank, IDB, Investec, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, KPMG, Lloyds Banking Group, Santander, UBS, University of Oxford, White & Case LLP and the World Food Programme.
University services that will help you to employ: SOAS Careers Service, plus industry engagement through the Finance and Business Network Seminar series and Practera-led work-based learning projects.
University industry partnerships: Practera-based bespoke work-based learning projects; Global Partnerships including a dual masters degree with Korea University.
Graduation outcomes: See the employer list above and the programme’s focus on government and public sector careers.
Further Academic Progression: Further Academic Progression: Through the dual masters, students can spend the first year studying at KU and second year at SOAS or vice versa and gain a Masters award from each institution.
2:2 (or international equivalent) minimum; supporting statement and references optional; non-traditional qualifications consideredAfghanistan: Qualifications (Bachelor equivalency): Master's degree from a recognised institution Equivalent to 2:ii:70% or 3.0 -Albania: Qualifications (Bachelor equivalency): First Level Diploma (Diploma e nivelit te para) (3 Years) from a recognised institution Equivalent to 2:ii:7/10 -Argentina: Qualifications (Bachelor equivalency): Titulo/ Grado de Licenciado/ Titulo de [subject area] (minimum 4 years) from recognised institution Equivalent to 2:ii:6/10 -China Qualifications (Bachelor equivalency): Bachelor's degree (4 years) 学士学位 from a recognised institution Equivalent to 2:ii:70-75% or 2.5-2.9/4.0 (depending on university) -India: Qualifications (Bachelor equivalency): Bachelor degree (3 or 4 years) from recognised institution Equivalent to 2:ii: Top unis: 55%, or 5.5/10. All other: 60%, or 6.0/10; or 5.0/8.0 -United States of America: Qualifications (Bachelor equivalency): Bachelor's degree from a recognised institution Equivalent to 2:ii:2.7/4.0 -United Arab Emirates: Qualifications (Bachelor equivalency): Bachelor's degree from a recognised institution Equivalent to 2:ii: GPA 2.6/4.0 or 75% or C+Information for prospective students from the United Arab EmiratesPolicy AnalystPublic Policy ManagerGovernment Affairs SpecialistPublic Sector ConsultantResearch AnalystProgramme Manager
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