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Gain analytical frameworks and practical skills for analysing, evaluating, and communicating public policy.
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In the context of an increasingly connected and complex world, it is vital to be able to analyze and anticipate the impact of public policy and evaluate interventions to make more informed, evidence-based policy decisions and recommendations.
The Public Policy Analysis online certificate course from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) merges research, theory, and practice, as it empowers learners with analytical frameworks for understanding the policy process. Over the course of 10 weeks, you’ll gain the quantitative tools and techniques needed to conduct evidence-based public policy impact evaluations and develop effective policy communication skills.
Benefit from this multidisciplinary approach to public policy and practice your skills by engaging with real-world, global case studies. Guided by expert LSE faculty with topical research experience across a variety of policy areas in Europe, Africa, and the United States, you’ll develop practical skills and strategies for immediate application in policy-related projects, or within your organization.
This course, developed by LSE’s School of Public Policy, is relevant for professionals working in public policy. Policy makers, civil servants, NGO staff, and individuals in public and private sector organizations seeking to influence public policy and better understand their current roles within policy formulation will find it beneficial. Those in the public sector, non-profit, consultancies, and think tanks – who want to enhance their impact by critically engaging with public policy, employing evidence-based impact evaluations, and developing the insight to make policy recommendations and decisions – will also benefit from this course.
Learn to analyze and respond to public policy challenges and earn an official certificate of competence from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Orientation module: Welcome to your Online Campus
Module 1: The importance and goals of public policy
Module 2: Individuals and strategic interactions
Module 3: Institutions and public policy
Module 4: Quantitative skills for public policy
Module 5: Policy evaluation
Module 6: Policy communication
Module 7: Public policy processes
Module 8: Representation, accountability, and public policy
Module 9: The politics of public policy
Module 10: Challenges for public policy
Attain proficiency in analysing and addressing public policy challenges, and receive an official certificate of competence from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online. In order to be issued with a digital certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the course handbook. The handbook will be made available to you as soon as you begin the course.
The amount invested in research and development by the UK government in 2023.
Department for Science, Development, and Innovation (Nov, 2023).
Amidst budget tightening, governments face pressing needs like digital transformation, achieving net zero, and aging populations, necessitating technological adoption, cross-departmental collaboration, creative risk-taking, and flexible work models.
Global Government Forum (Feb, 2024).
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