146 Public Policy MSc Degree Programs

This Master of Science offers an advanced academic route in designing spatial arrangements and urban policies, to transform and manage the city, territory, and environment.

The Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics offers a Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy. Our master’s students receive rigorous, multidisciplinary training in all aspects of pharmacoeconomics, including cost-effectiveness analysis, econometrics, and health technology assessment. Our graduates are highly sought after for their research skills and ability to apply economic concepts in practical decision-making environments such as managed-care pharmacies, third-party payers, and government agencies.

Ready to tackle Europe’s green transition? The European Environmental Economics and Policy (M3EP) program is your gateway. Spend your first year in Denmark and then choose from five top European universities—Copenhagen, Heidelberg, Milan, Charles (Prague), and Warsaw—for your second year. Gain cutting-edge expertise in both environmental economics and political science. With a focus on real-world European policy challenges, you‘ll graduate with the tools and skills to make a true impact.

Responding to the growing need for professionals in eGovernance and digitalization in the public sector, this unique, interuniversity and interdisciplinary programme empowers students to become specialists that combine competencies on public administration and public management with expertise on information systems and eGovernance.

The Environmental Sciences and Policy Doctoral Program* provides a unique opportunity to pursue fundamental and applied research to address some of the most urgent environmental challenges in the world. Our graduates emerge from the Program with a broad understanding of diverse approaches to environmental problems, extensive practical research experience, professional networks and analytical and practical thinking skills with a commitment and capacity to addressing environmental challenges.

The online Master of Science in Individualized Genomics and Health at Johns Hopkins Advanced Academic Programs will equip students with the theoretical knowledge and multi-disciplinary skills to meet the demands of the academic, research, and industry sectors of this emerging field. This 10-course program offers a comprehensive curriculum that encompasses bioinformatics, bioscience, regulatory science, policy, and ethics.

Increased demand for energy. Growing interest in efficient, renewable sources. Heightened awareness of climate change. You can help manage this delicate balance between the changing environment and an energy-dependent society.

This study programme aims to enable professionals to understand the theory and practice of regional governance, to analyse and evaluate in depth information related to regional governance, and to deal with public policy issues related to the regions in a sustainable, effective and democratic manner.

This programme is a one-year Advanced Masters that builds on the international reputation of KU Leuven and develops a course that prepares students for careers in governments, international bodies and research. With an explicit focus on European countries and the European Union and the comparative aspect of research, MEPP is a rigorous and valuable course for individuals interested in the EU and Europe.

In this Master’s programme, you will gain a better understanding of the background decision-making at policy level.

As a social scientist you need the knowledge and skills to collect and analyze data in a digital society. Polarization, cybersecurity, international migration, artificial intelligence and healthy ageing for example are global challenges that do not keep to disciplinary and methodological boundaries. Advances in digital technologies, such as algorithms, platforms, apps, and online social networks, create societal challenges that are highly complex and interconnected, affecting society at all levels: individuals, communities, organizations, and nations.

In the master's in Economic Geography, you will learn to understand these region-specific socio-economic development paths. We focus on the actions of people and firms and how they govern regional economic development: where do entrepreneurs start their businesses, how do firms grow, where do people live, where do they move to and which jobs do they have? Can we understand their choices? With this information on an individual level, you will be able to understand regional developments and formulate policy avenues to govern such processes locally, nationally and internationally.

The International Master of Science in Sustainable and Innovative Natural Resource Management (SINReM) educates students to develop sustainable solutions across the entire raw materials value chain. From resource exploration to sustainable extraction processes and the development of more sustainable materials and recycling, students are taught to find new solutions that work towards the achievement of a circular economy.

This interdisciplinary programme equips you to navigate the complexities of sustainability transformations. Gain a systems perspective, skills for research and assessments, and become a bridge-builder for sustainability in various domains. The world needs professionals who are able to recognise, analyse and respond to sustainability challenges.

MSc Global Development (Gender) applicants apply for MSc Global Development but can decide to follow the Gender Pathway upon arrival by choosing the combination of modules required. We welcome applications from those who have worked in a broad field of development, but also from students without relevant work experience who can demonstrate a strong interest in, and understanding of, development issues in Gender.