Ageing and Public Policy (MSc) (1MEP1)

This Masters' in Ageing & Public Policy critically examines demographic ageing from a public policy perspective, and is driven by a commitment to research-led interdisciplinary education. It assesses existing approaches and future directions to secure effective and fair ageing societies.

List of modules in this course are:-

• Introduction to Ageing Studies and Policy
• International Policy and Ageing
• Social Exclusion and Inequalities in Later Life
• Data Management and Survey Techniques
• Dynamics of Ageing and Public Policy
• Health Systems and Policy Analysis
• Work, Pensions and Retirement
• Environmental Gerontology and Ageing in Place Policy
• Cost Benefit Analysis and Evaluation
• Law and Policy on Independent Living
• Systematic Review Methods
• Applied Research Project (e.g Policy Brief, Research Report)
• Placements with national public, NGO and private organisations (tied to applied project)