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Oxford online courses in public policy and government

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Study from anywhere, anytime, and help create a world better led, better served and better governed.

Eight-week short courses developed and delivered by the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University, and Boundless Learning.

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Our government and public policy short courses

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As one of the University of Oxford’s newest and most vibrant departments, the Blavatnik School of Government’s mission is to inspire and support better government and public policy around the world.

Delivered in partnership with Boundless Learning, our online short courses aim to give you the government and public policy qualifications you need to join an elite group of change-makers who are having an impact in their sector.

Want to make an even wider impact and lead the way in public policy? Take more than one course and receive a discount of at least 25% on your fees. Find out more about our multi-course pathway and the benefits it could offer.

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Are these online short courses right for me?

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Our government and public policy short courses are for you if you’re a professional looking to enhance your knowledge of policymaking or public leadership – whether you work directly or indirectly with policy.

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Early-to-mid-career civil servant

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Experienced NGO professional

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Experienced professional in a public sector or related private organisation

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Public service representative or candidate

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“I work as a civil engineer in public infrastructure development. On this course I was able to broaden my knowledge and skills beyond the technical, especially on designing and implementing programmes that are efficient, effective, and evidence-based. Through the course, I have the gained competencies that will enable me to communicate economic concepts, feasibility and analysis to stakeholders in a clear and understandable manner.”

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Oyinlola, Economics for Public Policy course graduate

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“The final project provided a great opportunity to apply the theory taught during the course. In particular, it allowed me to test my understanding of some of the methods and concepts that I was less familiar with in a context/policy setting I was not used to working within.”

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Evidence in Public Policy course graduate (anonymous)

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“Doing an impact evaluation was the most useful and exciting part of the course – it served as the compendium of all the things that we had learned. The weekly interactions and forums between the cohort, who are all specialists or experts in their areas of works, provided deeper value and understanding of the public policy sphere and decision-making in different contexts and situations.”

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Kenny, Evidence in Public Policy course graduate

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“This Evidence in Public Policy course has been a truly invaluable learning experience for me. The academics introduced us to policy analysis, governance and related research, and I discovered how policymakers design, implement, analyse and evaluate policy. I learned so much from the input and guidance I received during every lesson.”

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Pongpit, Evidence in Public Policy course graduate

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“The discussions with other participants were very useful.”

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Faith, Evidence in Public Policy course graduate

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“Policy that is not evidence based should not happen, especially when it comes to the long term international (and often high value) overseas projects my organisation implements on behalf of governments. We need to know what works and it needs to be context specific in a lot of cases.”

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Evidence in Public Policy course graduate (anonymous)

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“The course is clearly structured, with key terms defined and explained, and it is highly interactive. It requires active engagement with all the provided material but also the on-going discussions with other participants.”

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May, Evidence in Public Policy course graduate

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“Take the opportunity. Do not think twice about it. The online course is assuredly packed with both the fundamental knowledge you need to learn, and some particular modules that will enhance your understanding of your chosen subject compared to others who have not taken your course.”

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Robert, Evidence in Public Policy course graduate

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“The support from our course Facilitator was wonderful and helpful… I also want to shout out the outstanding work of my Enrolment Advisor, who was a significant support and ultimately instrumental in getting me to apply and enrol.”

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Kelly, Evidence in Public Policy course graduate

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“The course has provided me with a thorough and deeper understanding of how to evaluate policy, thereby giving me more confidence in undertaking consultancy assignments of this nature. We are a niche consultancy, operating in the public sector… The course has strengthened our firm's service offering in terms of public sector assignments which evaluate the effectiveness of government policies.”

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Roni, Evidence in Public Policy course graduate

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“I particularly enjoyed Week 5 – Aggregating and Finding Evidence. This is because the reviewing and reporting exercise was a really helpful tool for translating the learning which had been delivered over the previous weeks into a practical example of how this would be used in my actual job. Being able to critically evaluate a piece of analysis in that way was incredibly applicable and will be a helpful piece of learning to take away into my own team.”

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Melieha, Evidence in Public Policy course graduate

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“The level and quality of supervision and engagement distinguished this course from others I have taken.”

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Jessica, Economics for Public Policy course graduate

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“Studying an online course with Oxford is highly recommended and the support I received was amazing.”

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Ruba, Evidence in Public Policy course graduate

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“I loved how the course illustrated that using intuition in policies isn't pragmatic and showed us the road to becoming a critical evidence consumer to create robust policies.”

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Eslam, Evidence in Public Policy course graduate

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Courses designed for you, by us

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Boundless Learning and the University of Oxford’s partnership is founded on a mutual goal to provide excellent, yet accessible, learning opportunities to busy professionals around the globe.

Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government is a global school committed to improving the quality of government and public policymaking worldwide. The School combines the academic rigour of the top-ranked university in the world (The Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2023) with an applied, real-world approach to government and public policy studies.

As the leaders in online learning solutions, Boundless Learning offers a full spectrum of services for delivering best-in-class online courses. The organisation partners with more than 40 higher education institutions around the world, supporting approximately 350 degree programmes, in addition to certificates and non-credit-bearing credentials.

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Advantages of studying online with Oxford University

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These Oxford online short courses are perfect if you’re a professional who needs to fit your studies into a busy schedule, without compromising on academic quality.

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Study from anywhere

Taught 100% online, you can benefit from the Blavatnik School of Government’s expert teaching and gain government and public policy qualifications from anywhere in the world.

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