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Work on the core skills required to manage the business of government. You’ll cover public management theory and ethics, and explore current ideas around public policy. Tailor your course with electives including economics and environmental policy.

Investigate the relationship between people, place and the environment. Examine food security, population, energy, and the impacts of climate and political change. Geographers find work in planning, resource management, policy making and development.

Deepen your knowledge of the justice system and gain insight into key policy debates and contemporary research methods. Graduates find roles in criminal justice related fields such as crime prevention, community health and local government.

Examine local and global trends and forecasts in disease and infection control. Prepare to apply your learnings in new and challenging circumstances. Apply your knowledge of prevention and control to work in health, government or consultancy.

Become a specialist in infection prevention and control. Learn to apply core principles to new or challenging circumstances. Prepare for work in a range of settings including private or public health, government or consultancy.

Expand your professional toolkit with skills and knowledge to tackle the impacts of climate change. Think sustainably. Grasp the science to consider the solutions. Learn to adapt using policy and technical information from government reports.

Write for websites and social media. Unpack how power and politics manifest online. Leverage online communication tools and styles to get your message across. Compare the everyday world with the digital space, and see where the two cross over.

Begin to unpack the ethics, laws, and politics surrounding slavery and human trafficking in modern society and business. Reflect on initiatives to prevent modern slavery and think about how your decisions and actions can contribute to change. 

Get a deep understanding of policy, politics, people and power in the modern world. Develop your thought leadership skills. Look for creative solutions to improve the world around you. Connect to the international development community. 

Discover how you can help society become more resilient in the face of climate change. Examine issues such as infrastructure planning, sustainability measures and public wellbeing. Understand government policy processes and what needs to be prioritised.