 If you work in a senior role within a national or sub-national government sector, an international or regional development organisation, aid agency or NGO, SOAS University of London's MSc Public Policy and Management by Distance Learning programme is designed to provide you with the knowledge and expertise that can take your career to the next level. Heightening your analytical skills and giving you an improved understanding of the principles and methods of modern public policy and management, the programme will help improve your financial decision-making and policy choices. Tailored to your interests and areas of expertise, the programme allows you to choose eight of 17 specialist module areas. These can include improving your understanding of public sector financial reporting practices in order that you can evaluate and make the best use of the information available, examining how to improve service delivery by harnessing information and communication technologies and systems, increasing your awareness of the strategic role of effective human resource or people management across a variety of contexts and environments, including the management of organisation or change, developing your understanding of the international monetary fund, the nature of the economic policies it encourages countries to pursue and some of the knock-on economic and social effects these policies have. Each of the modules will broaden your understanding of public policy and management, giving a stronger command of its principles and practices. To find out more how you can further your career through the MSc Public Policy and Management programme, click here.