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PUBLICMANAGEMENTAND BUSINESSWITHPLYMOUTHUNIVERSITY

CaREER OppORtunItIES

The ability to understand and manage in complex areas where you are often working in tandem with a number of different agencies from a range of sectors is becoming central in all areas of public management. A degree in Public Management and Business will help you prepare for work within the dynamic and rapidly changing world of public management.

You will be given the requisite management skill sets to enable you to work, manage and understand a range of work environments from large state organisations such as the health, social services and the emergency services, and private and third sector organisation that act as suppliers of public services in such areas as housing, community care, and drug and alcohol services. The balance of management skills and theoretical and contemporary knowledge of all aspects of public provision will enhance your long-term career prospects.

PUBLICMANAGEMENTAND BUSINESSWITHPLYMOUTHUNIVERSITYunDERGRaDuatE

BSc (Hons) PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESSAVAILABLE FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME

SpECIal FEatuRES

•Academicstaffwhoareleadersin their respective fields and conducting up to the minute research on areas of public service provision

•Outstandinglinkswithpublicsector agencies including the opportunity for work-based placements

•Guestlecturesfrom leading figures in public service provision

lEaRnInG OutCOMES

We have six key themes that underpin all of our teaching, these include:•Research•Projectwork•Valuesandethics•Professionalpractice•Philosophyandtheory•Leadership

Public Management and Business aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills required to fully appreciate the needs of the rapidly changing and highly complex world.

The course is structured to appeal to those who wish to pursue a career in public servicesbethathealth,criminaljustice,socialwelfare,fireservices,thirdsectoragenciesincludingmajorcharitiesormorelocality-basedsocialenterprises. The course is structured to provide students with key transferable management skills running in tandem with a comprehensive overview of the history, development and contemporary structure of public service provision.

Year OneIn this year we introduce students to the key areas which will form the bedrock of their study. You will be introduced to the six key themes that inform and set the standards and direction of travel for the entirety of the programme.

Modules studied will include:•Publicserviceshistory

and development •Worldofbusiness•Policymakinginthe

public services •Organisationalbehaviour•Introductiontoresearchmethods•Genericpersonaldevelopment

programme module

Year twoAt this stage we encourage and facilitate students to use the investment in the basic knowledge gained in the first year. This is a year where we encourage students to investigate some of the key challenges facing public services management in contemporary Britain and to begin to employ the concept of praxis in their work.

Modules studied will include:•Sustainabilityandcommissioning

in public services•Operationsmanagement•Enterpriseandinnovation•Publicservices:Theories

and philosophies •Managingpeople•Researchmethods:Theory

and application

Year threeIt is here where we encourage the students to employ the skills and knowledge they have acquired in the previous two years.Studentswillundertake a research dissertation which will allow them to link their theoretical knowledge of management and public policy with their knowledge of management practice. Those part-time students that are in work will be encouraged to undertake a work-based actionresearchproject.

In addition, students will be able to select from a suite of modules from both public service and management portfolios in order that they can enhance and expand their understanding of public services and management theories and practice.

You will also have the opportunity to undertake some workplace-based learning. This will be in the form of an elective work-based actionresearchprojectwherestudents, under the supervision and guidance of members of staff and a professional mentor, undertake a piece of work that aids the host organisation. The programme team view year three as the ideal time for students to engage in work-based learning as it provides them with an opportunity to gain invaluable workplace experience and also begin to understand how the programme’s six key themes impact on public service policy and practice.

Modules studied will include:•Adissertation•PublicServicesDelivery

and Evaluation •PublicManagement andLeadership.

Oftheremainingthreemodulesat least 20 credits must be from management, with the remaining 20 coming from a pathway of your choice.