What does this study entail?
The online master Public Governance, Management and Policy is a Public Administration master that is the best choice for students who are interested in learning about societal problems and governance responses in an online community. The participating students’ national and regional contexts in this master will be utilised for educational purposes. For example, by conducting comparative case studies and/or giving policy advice in different cultural and institutional contexts.
Bringing students with different (disciplinary and/or cultural) perspectives and interests together is one of the essential highlights of this programme that students of this programme will learn from. Students will be challenged to understand and combine economic, sociological, political, and judicial perspective on societal problems and public sector processes and engage with various international public sector systems in order to appreciate international differences.
Is this the right programme for you?
This online master's programme is typically geared towards the needs of students who would like to be immersed in a challenging and diverse Public Administration programme but choose not to come to campus on a regular basis, due to geographic or financial restrictions. Working professionals or lifelong leaners who want to grow within their organisation and wish to develop their knowledge and (academic) skills can benefit from the flexibility of this online programme, too. The workload of this online master's programme is 40 hours per week.
Physical kick-off at campus Woudestein
This online master's programme will kick the academic year off with a face-to-face (mid)week, which will take place in Rotterdam. The introduction week is mandatory for all the students who participate in the online master. The kick-off will allow students to meet each other 'in real life’ as the basis for participation in a thriving online community. Students are responsible for arranging their own accommodation during this introduction week. However, students will be offered various options for accommodations in or near Rotterdam, but students can also choose accommodation that suits their own needs and preferences.
