Public Policy

GradDip Public Policy
Graduate Taught (level 9 nfq, credits 60)

The Graduate Diploma is aimed primarily at students who have an undergraduate qualification in a non-cognate discipline. However, for those students who feel that they did not quite reach their full potential in their undergraduate degree, the programme also offers the opportunity to acquire an additional 'top-up' qualification.

They can choose modules from the broad list of Master of Public Policy Course. Depending on their performance, aspirations and selection of modules, students can transfer from the graduate diploma into the Master of Public Policy in the stream in which they specialised.

The Grad Dip of Public Policy is a 60-credit programme. Students take 4 core modules and choose option modules according to their choice of stream. Please visit www.ucd.ie/publicpolicy for further details.

Stage 1 - Core
Evidence-Based Policy Making SPOL40450
Data & Methods for Policy Analysis SPOL41020
Public Administration & Policy SPOL41060

Stage 1 - Option
Econometrics ECON41820
MicroeconomicsECON41840
Health and Welfare Economics ECON42190
Energy Economics and Policy ECON42360
Behavioural Economics ECON42660
Tools for Sust Development ENVP40040
Environmental Economics & Climate Policy ENVP40100
European Environmental Policy ENVP40180
Critical Political Economy EQUL40390
Critical Geopolitics of Europe GEOG40450
Physical Geography of Cities GEOG40780
Practical Environmental Assessment GEOG40860
Gender, Inequality and Public Policy GS40030
Work & Employment in the Global Economy HRM40720
Data & Society IS40840
Social Networks Online and Offline IS40980
Foundations of Environmental Law LAW40120
Advanced Issues in European Competition Law LAW40360
Punishment, Prisons & Public Policy LAW40620
Advanced Criminological Theory LAW40640
NGOs: Law, Governance and Social Change LAW40760
Law of the ECHR LAW40780
Law and Governance of the EU LAW41040
Climate Change Law and Policy LAW41090
Online Regulation LAW41150
Comparative Corporate Governance LAW42010
Public Health Practice and Policy PHPS40040
Health Promotion PHPS40300
Placemaking: Urban and Rural Design PLAN40020
Planning, Society and Diversity PLAN40030
Transport, Environment & Sustainability PLAN40050
Urban and Regional Development PLAN40060
Housing Policy and Planning PLAN40070
Economic and Property Markets PLAN40080
Geographical Information Systems for Policy and Planning PLAN40220
Planning, Environ & Public Pol PLAN40340
Sustainable Cities PLAN40390
Global Issues in Normative Political Theory POL40140
Comparative Public Policy POL40160
International Political Economy POL40370
Comparative European Politics POL40540
Introduction to Statistics POL40950
Politics of European Governance POL40970
Politics of Human Rights POL41020
Theory of Human Rights POL41030
Qualitative Research Methods for Political Science POL41640
The Global Political Economy of Europe POL41650
Political Theory and the EU POL42000
Quantitative Text Analysis POL42050
Policing & Social Conflict SOC40080
Workshop in Qualitative Research SOC40330
Social Simulation: Methods and Models SOC40640
Housing and Social Cohesion SPOL40440
Comparing Healthcare Systems SPOL40470
Ideas, Ideology in Public Pol. SPOL41110
Sustainable Futures and Public Policy SPOL41120
Multivariate Analysis STAT40150

Each application is considered on its individual merits. The applicants should have earned a honours bachelors degree (NFQ Level 8) from a recognised university in a relevant social science subject such as Political Science, International Relations, Social Policy, Sociology, Geography, Economics, Global Studies, Public Policy, Public Administration, EU Studies, Law/International Law, Accounting & Finance, Business etc. with at least Upper Second Class Honours, or its equivalent (an overall GPA of 3.0 (B) or higher in the American system). Relevant professional experience will also be taken into account.

Note that meeting the requirements do not guarantee admission. Applicants in their final year of undergraduate study may be admitted conditional on satisfactory completion of their undergraduate degree.

Students meeting the programme’s academic entry requirements but not the English language requirements, may enter the programme upon successful completion of UCD’s Pre-Sessional or International Pre-Master’s Pathway programmes. Please see the following link for further information http://www.ucd.ie/alc/programmes/pathways/

How to apply?
The following entry routes are available:

Grad Dip Public Policy FT (W315)
Duration
1 Years
Attend
Full Time
Deadline
Rolling*

Grad Dip Public Policy PT (W316)
Duration
2 Years
Attend
Part Time
Deadline
Rolling*

* Courses will remain open until such time as all places have been filled, therefore early application is advised.

1 year full-time, 2 years part-time. Mode of Delivery: Face-to-Face.

Next Intake: 2024/2025 September.