Master's
Master of Public Administration (Scotland) (On campus)
Frontier Innovation University
Master's
Master of Public Administration (Scotland) (On campus)
Frontier Innovation University
Austin, US
Tuition
Degree
Delivery
Duration
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 Bodies3 credits
- UOB862·Reserved Matters and UK Interfaces3 credits
- UOB863·Law, Directions, and Administrative Justice Literacy3 credits
- UOB864·Identity-Checked MPA Assessment3 credits
Module 2: Money, performance, audit
- UOB865·Budgets as Political Documents3 credits
- UOB866·Audit Scotland Literacy for Operators3 credits
- UOB867·Procurement and Contract Failure3 credits
- UOB868·Digital Public Services without Vendor Capture3 credits
Module 3: People, place, ethics
- UOB869·Workforce, Unions, and Public-Service Ethos3 credits
- UOB870·Inequalities, Islands, and Rural Delivery3 credits
- UOB871·NHS and Education Interfaces for Non-Registrants3 credits
- UOB872·Ministerial, Board, and Officer Roles3 credits
Module 4: Capstone
- UOB873·Crisis, Storm, and Continuity in Public Bodies3 credits
- UOB874·Research Methods for Public Administration3 credits
- UOB875·Writing for Elected Members and Chief Executives3 credits
- UOB876·Capstone: Anonymised Scottish Public-Service File3 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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