40 Full-time Short courses in Public Policy

As a students of the Social Sciences and Public Policy course from Auckland University of Technology you’ll meet the subject requirements of your home institution, while expanding your educational, personal, and career aspirations.

Every policy decision is based on an expectation: that it will change behaviour and lead to a desired outcome. But how can we assess whether that expectation is realistic before a policy is implemented? Join the Predicting Policy Impact course offered at Maastricht School of Management.

How do politics and institutions shape public policy? How and why does policy change? How does bureaucracy work, and how might it be reformed? London School of Economics and Political Science offers the Public Policy Analysis programme.

London School of Economics and Political Science's The Political Economy of Public Policy course enhances a student’s understanding of the characteristics, determinants and consequences of public-policy making in liberal democracies.

The Wars and Violence course from UCL Summer School introduces students to major trends in warfare (types of wars, the actors engaged in wars, targets in wars, funding of warfare, technology of warfare), theories explaining these trends, and ethical questions concerning how wars are fought. 

The Police Science programme from Kansas City Kansas Community College will help you study policing strategies, essential criminal law concepts, the correctional system, investigative procedures, report writing, and evidence collection. 

The EPRM programme equips participants with essential tools to design and analyse research, fostering informed policymaking decisions. The Evidence-Based Policy Research Methods programme is offered at the Maastricht University. 

This Food Systems Law and Policy course from University of Antwerp consists of two modules that are part of the programme, and candidates are required to complete both modules.

The Technology and Public Policy - Policy Process programme offered by ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology targets professionals from both the private and public sector who want to develop the public policy analysis skills they need to effectively address societal challenges in their current or future careers.

The Foreign Policy Analysis course from UCL Summer School introduces you to the study of foreign policy within International Relations.

Atlas Summer Courses – Law introduces students to how legal systems shape society. Explore justice, rights, and responsibility, and examine modern issues such as cybercrime and online privacy through discussion-led learning in small groups while studying Law in Oxford.

The social sciences track offers students the opportunity to delve into a fundamental subject of the Sciences Po curriculum. Students in this track can choose one core class of intensive study, which includes 36 contact hours per month on our Parisian campus. 

Global surgery is an emerging and exciting interdisciplinary field of enquiry, research, practice and advocacy. The Global Surgery Foundations course is offered by the University of Cape Town.

Since its inception, The New School's signature International Field Work program has hosted hundreds of students in more than 30 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe.

The Technology and Public Policy - Impact Analysis programme offered by ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology targets professionals from both the private and public sector who want to develop the public policy analysis skills they need to effectively address societal challenges in their current or future careers. 

The Florence Competition Autumn School offered by European University Institute (EUI) is an advanced course focusing on recent developments in competition policy across Europe, the USA, and other parts of the world.

The Fire Science - Firefighter Technology programme from Kansas City Kansas Community College provides educational experiences in fire protection and firefighter safety so every firefighter can safely return home.

The social sciences track offers students the opportunity to delve into a fundamental subject of the Sciences Po curriculum. The European Equation - Europe in a Globalizing World course is offered at Sciences Po.

London School of Economics and Political Science's America as a Global Power - FDR to Biden course examines the evolution of American statecraft since World War II, with special emphasis on the president’s role in defining the nation’s interests.

This Community Leaders - Lobbying for Change course at the University of Roehampton will equip you with the skills to influence local, regional, and national policy by effectively lobbying decision-makers on behalf of community causes.