Master of Science in Public Policy

at University of Bristol - Clifton Campus United Kingdom

In this four-year degree course you will learn about international business and spend a year abroad at one of our partner universities studying in the host language.

This degree is the same as the three-year BSc International Business Management course during the first two years. In the first year you will learn basic concepts and tools – both qualitative and quantitative – for the study of management, as well as exploring the global business environment.

During your second year you will have the chance to tailor your degree via optional units; popular second-year options in the past have included Management Science, Consumer Behaviour and Project Management. You will also learn about research design, data collection and analysis to prepare you for dissertation writing.

You will spend your third year abroad studying modules in business and management in your chosen language at one of our partner universities.

You will return to Bristol for your final year, when you will complete a dissertation – a piece of individual research in which you can focus on a topic of your choice. You will also take other core and optional units; popular final-year options in the past have included Strategy, Data Analytics and Human Resource Management.

This degree combines theatre with the study of Portuguese, the official language of nine countries. The political importance of countries like Angola and Brazil means that Portuguese speakers are increasingly in demand. 

The course offers an enriching experience with exciting intellectual challenges and a wide range of options that will allow you to pursue your own interests. Both departments encourage strong synergy between research and teaching, resulting in a vibrant learning environment for students.

The theatre course will allow you to develop your understanding and practical skills by exploring critical and historical frameworks alongside practical workshops. There are opportunities to engage with professional theatre makers and our museum-accredited archive, the Theatre Collection. 

For Portuguese, as well as following a structured language course, you will explore the literature, cinema, history, thought, politics, linguistics and culture of Portuguese-speaking countries. You will spend your third year abroad in a Portuguese-speaking environment, extending your language skills and cultural knowledge. Visit Global Opportunities to find out more about where you can study abroad.

When you return to Bristol for your final year you will have the opportunity to undertake an independent practical or written research project and/or a work placement in the creative industries.

This unique interdisciplinary MA offers you the opportunity to study Black Humanities through critical engagement with the histories, philosophies, languages, literatures and arts relating to local and global African and African Diaspora communities.

Based on cutting-edge research and dialogue with arts and community activists, you will study debates about race, ethics, and representation. Together we will ask how the arts and humanities reflect and generate changes in society. Through your reading and seminar discussions, you will be encouraged to tackle urgent questions concerning racism, anti-racism, and social justice. These will be discussed via historical and contemporary contexts in Africa, the Caribbean and the Americas, and Europe. Over the course of the program, you will also learn more about Black experiences in Britain, and specifically in Bristol, a city deeply entangled with the transatlantic plantation economy and site of an ongoing, complex, legacy of memory work.

The University of Bristol is home to the Centre for Black Humanities, an international hub for research that informs our teaching, ensuring the syllabus ?is always underpinned by the latest knowledge. Our members are engaged in pioneering research on topics including UK hip-hop, History and Memory of Enslavement, African literary activism and the Lusophone Atlantic (follow @BrisBlackHums for more information on the Centre’s activities). We place critical importance on being part of an international and multilingual community. This will be reflected in our program of external speakers and opportunities to engage with Bristol’s cutting edge cultural scene.

This joint honours degree combines a full course in music with Italian, which can be studied from beginner level. This combination will provide you with a valuable skill set that is ideally tailored to the increasingly globalised workplace.

Bristol has an enviable record for its research both in music and in Italian culture. Our degree offers the chance to learn the Italian language and to gain an understanding of the complexity of Italy as a nation through studying Italian culture from the middle ages to the present day.

Music offers a broad range of units in musicology, composition and performance, across diverse styles and genres. These are complemented by weekly concerts, regular masterclasses and performances in the department, and opportunities to get involved in the dynamic music scene in Bristol.

Italian language and culture have had a lasting impact on Europe. Italy's innovative contributions to design, technology and fashion make it a major commercial force globally. Italy is both traditional and modern, a tension that is apparent throughout its history and culture. Musically, it is the founding place of opera, Renaissance culture, and a driver of avant-garde composition in the 20th century.

You will spend your third year abroad in an Italian-speaking environment, which will enable you to refine your language skills and cultural knowledge.

This degree combines theatre with the study of German. The course offers an enriching experience with exciting intellectual challenges and a wide range of options that will allow you to pursue your own interests.

Both departments encourage strong synergy between research and teaching, resulting in a vibrant learning environment as staff incorporate new research into their classes.

The theatre course will allow you to develop your understanding and practical skills by exploring critical and historical frameworks alongside practical workshops. There are opportunities to engage with professional theatre makers and our museum-accredited archive, the Theatre Collection.

For German, as well as following a structured language course, you will build your practical skills and explore critical and historical frameworks through literature, history, thought, politics, linguistics and culture. You will spend your third year abroad in a German-speaking country, extending your language skills and cultural knowledge. Visit Global Opportunities to find out more about where you can study abroad.

When you return to Bristol for your final year you will have the opportunity to undertake an independent practical or written research project and/or a work placement in the creative industries.