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Master of Public Administration (Scotland) (On campus)

Frontier Innovation University

Frontier Innovation University

Master's

Master of Public Administration (Scotland) (On campus)

Frontier Innovation University

Austin, US

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Tuition

$3,200/year (on campus)

Degree

MASTERS

Delivery

Full-time · On-campus

Duration

2 years (18 mo)

Language & requirements

Taught in: English

Tuition fees

  • INTERNATIONAL$3,200/year (on campus)

About Frontier Innovation University

Affordable US innovation university in Austin, Texas.

Overview

University of Brigant’s Master of Public Administration (Scotland) is for officers and analysts who must deliver under devolution: local authorities, public bodies, and the interface with reserved UK functions. Thirty-six credits, Edinburgh campus or tuition-free online, one academic standard. You will write committee papers, read budgets as politics, and keep NHS and education interfaces in view without claiming clinical or teacher status. No government logos. Capstones use anonymised public-service files. Dual pathway lets officers who cannot relocate to Edinburgh sit the same identity-checked assessments as campus students. The MPA is not a civil-service appointment.

Delivered on campus in Austin with in-person seminars, library access, and student services.

**Award:** Frontier Innovation University **Credits:** 36 | **Typical duration:** 2 years (18 months)

Course structure

4 terms · 16 modules · 36 credits

Module 1: Scottish institutions

  • UOB861·Holyrood, Local Government, and Public Bodies
    3 credits
  • UOB862·Reserved Matters and UK Interfaces
    3 credits
  • UOB863·Law, Directions, and Administrative Justice Literacy
    3 credits
  • UOB864·Identity-Checked MPA Assessment
    3 credits

Module 2: Money, performance, audit

  • UOB865·Budgets as Political Documents
    3 credits
  • UOB866·Audit Scotland Literacy for Operators
    3 credits
  • UOB867·Procurement and Contract Failure
    3 credits
  • UOB868·Digital Public Services without Vendor Capture
    3 credits

Module 3: People, place, ethics

  • UOB869·Workforce, Unions, and Public-Service Ethos
    3 credits
  • UOB870·Inequalities, Islands, and Rural Delivery
    3 credits
  • UOB871·NHS and Education Interfaces for Non-Registrants
    3 credits
  • UOB872·Ministerial, Board, and Officer Roles
    3 credits

Module 4: Capstone

  • UOB873·Crisis, Storm, and Continuity in Public Bodies
    3 credits
  • UOB874·Research Methods for Public Administration
    3 credits
  • UOB875·Writing for Elected Members and Chief Executives
    3 credits
  • UOB876·Capstone: Anonymised Scottish Public-Service File
    3 credits

Learning outcomes

  • Apply discipline-specific theory to complex professional problems
  • Design and execute research or applied projects to postgraduate standard
  • Communicate findings clearly to academic and industry audiences
  • Demonstrate ethical, inclusive practice in global workplaces

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