STUDYING IN CHINA Well on its way to becoming the largest economy in the world, China is the next breeding ground for developing new and innovative ways of thinking in relation to the welfare state model and its future applications and configurations. The MSc in Public Management and Social Development at SDC will give you a unique profile, a strong competitive edge in your future career and allow you to form social and professional networks to broaden your cultural horizon. Moreover, you’ll experience a society undergoing mind-blowingly rapid change, offering firsthand insights that may prove invaluable to you as well as your future employer.
“China is my classroom and the Sino-Danish curriculum invites me to explore the public sector in the space of differences in culture, economics, and organisational realities. This kind of learning mirrors the complexity, changes and challenges of our time. It gives me knowledge, skills and courage to be a change-maker and think differently.“
Christina Pamela Christiansen, Public Management & Social Development
WHAT IS SDC? Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research (SDC) is a partnership between all eight Danish universities and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) in Beijing. SDC in Beijing offers seven unique Master’s programmes jointly developed by Danish and Chinese research environments.
WHO’S BEHIND THE PROGRAMME? The MSc in Public Management and Social Development has been developed by Copenhagen Business School in collaboration with University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Aarhus University, Aalborg University and the University of Copenhagen contribute to the programme.
STUDY IN
CHINA
HOW TO APPLY? You apply for admission through CBS. See www.sinodanishcenter.com for more information. Application deadline is April 1.
Contact: The Danish SDC secretariat Phone: +45 8715 2598 (Johannes) or +45 8715 2594 (Søren) Email: contact@sinodanishcenter.dk CBS Janus Hansen, Head of Educational Programme Email: jh.dbp@cbs.dk Phone: +45 3815 3546 More information www.cbs.dk/pmsd www.cbs.dk/graduateadmission www.sinodanishcenter.com
Public Management and Social Development
STRUCTURE
The Master of Social Science (MSocSC) in Public Management and Social Development addresses the global diversity and development of welfare policies and institutions. In this programme, you will be among the very first to acquire hands-on, extensive knowledge of welfare state models and institutions in Denmark and China.
Gain practical knowledge The programme provides you with theoretically based and empirical knowledge of Chinese and European societies, cultures, organizations, institutions and practices. The courses disseminate theories about concrete conditions and integrate aspects of political science, administration, sociology and finance in a new interdisciplinary framework. The MSc in Public Management and Social Development combines academic teaching with the opportunity to do a project in close collaboration with a private Danish or International private company or public organisation based in China.
YOUR FUTURE CAREER
Semester
(all courses are 7.5 ECTS)
Total ECTS
4th semester
Thesis
30
3rd semester
Internship
30
2nd semester
Social Policies and Welfare States
Welfare Challenges and Social Reforms
Social Innovation
Elective course or seminar
30
1st semester
Comparing Societies and Business Systems
Government & Business
Research Methodology
Organisation and Management
30
During the first semester the students will learn how to compare different societies and systems and during the second semester social policies and welfare states. The third and fourth semester include further specialisation and practiceorientation through projects and the Master’s thesis.
The MSc in Public Management and Social Development will train students to: • gain fundamental knowledge of the institutions of the welfare state • be aware of different systems of society, cultures and institutional complexes • be internationally oriented • have a strong competence in methodology • possess broad knowledge of the interaction between the public and the private sector in different society systems • be able to work with the development of the welfare state by - developing public policies, projects and organisations - creating company schemes - building health and security systems - developing local and central institutions
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The SDC MSc programme in Public Management and Social Development is • A full Master’s programme (120 ECTS) • Taught in English • A double-degree programme. You will receive a Master’s degree from CBS as well as from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) on successful completion • Recognized by the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Educational Support and students are hence entitled to receive SU • 50% Danish and 50% Chinese students
Admission to the MSc in Public Management and Social Development is based on a successful Bachelor’s degree within the field of social sciences. Applicants, who do not hold a Bachelor’s degree within the social sciences, will have their application assessed on an individual basis.