MSc

MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States)

Write policy that survives bilingual portals—without a ministry badge or LAS logo.

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4 Semesters (2 Years)36 creditsEnglish and Arabic (bilingual assessment; academic Arabic required for AR-medium tracks)

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MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States)

Overview

Digital government in Arab states fails at the join between English vendor decks and Arabic citizen journeys. This degree starts there. You will treat national portals, fee waivers, and document attestation as policy instruments, and you will write a bilingual briefing a director can take into a cabinet committee without inventing a United Nations partnership. Imperial University in Cairo centres GCC, Levant, and Maghreb administrations because OECD digital-government indices hide the actual constraint: connectivity, Arabic UX, and evaluation of foreign credentials that attestation does not replace. You will interrogate dashboard theatre, design a service recovery path when the portal dies on Eid, and separate open-data slogans from files a journalist could FOI in jurisdictions that allow it. The award is academic. It is not a civil-service rank, not AU/UN employment, and not a cybersecurity licence. It is for people who must keep digital policy honest when the vendor has already invoiced for transformation. You will walk a citizen journey that starts in Arabic and dies in an English vendor ticket, then write the recovery path a municipality can staff. GCC identity wallets, fee waivers, and equivalency queues are treated as policy instruments. Maghreb and Levant portal capacity is compared without ranking theatre. Tuition-free online study still requires identity-checked exams. No ministry, AU, or United Nations logos appear in teaching images or student-facing banners. MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States) is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 4 Semesters (2 Years), and the credit total is 36. Students move from Arab State Policy Cycles and Cabinet Papers through Arab State Policy Cycles and Cabinet Papers; Identity, Fees, and Citizen Journeys; Attestation, Equivalency, and Evaluation Distinctions; Portals, Paper Backups, and Eid Failure Modes; Vendor Decks versus Operating Calendars; Data Protection and Arabic UX Constraints, and finish on Briefing a Director without Vendor Capture. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read. Reading is a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. The artefact a marker expects is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Write a bilingual cabinet-style briefing on a live service Map attestation queues as policy, not stationery Interrogate dashboard theatre in Vision 2030-style programmes Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.

Thirty-six credits: policy design, digital operations, bilingual briefing, and a service-file capstone. Tuition-free online. Identity-checked exams. No ministry, LAS, AU, or UN logos in photography.

Who This Programme Is For

Ministry and municipality digital-service staff
Policy unit analysts in Arab states
NGO public-service reformers
Portal and e-government operations managers

How you can study

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What You Will Learn

Write a bilingual cabinet-style briefing on a live service
Map attestation queues as policy, not stationery
Interrogate dashboard theatre in Vision 2030-style programmes
Design portal failure recovery for Arabic users
State that the degree is not a gazette appointment

Curriculum

Module 1: Policy design

Code	Course	Credits · hours
IUC1301	Arab State Policy Cycles and Cabinet Papers Arab State Policy Cycles and Cabinet Papers (IUC1301) is a 3-credit course on MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Arab State Policy Cycles and Cabinet Papers as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. IUC1301-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Arab State Policy Cycles and Cabinet Papers IUC1301-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Arab State Policy Cycles and Cabinet Papers IUC1301-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Arab State Policy Cycles and Cabinet Papers IUC1301-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Arab State Policy Cycles and Cabinet Papers IUC1301-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Arab State Policy Cycles and Cabinet Papers IUC1301-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Arab State Policy Cycles and Cabinet Papers	3 · 30 h
IUC1302	Identity, Fees, and Citizen Journeys Identity, Fees, and Citizen Journeys (IUC1302) is a 3-credit course on MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Identity, Fees, and Citizen Journeys as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. IUC1302-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Identity, Fees, and Citizen Journeys IUC1302-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Identity, Fees, and Citizen Journeys IUC1302-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Identity, Fees, and Citizen Journeys IUC1302-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Identity, Fees, and Citizen Journeys IUC1302-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Identity, Fees, and Citizen Journeys IUC1302-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Identity, Fees, and Citizen Journeys	3 · 30 h
IUC1303	Attestation, Equivalency, and Evaluation Distinctions Attestation, Equivalency, and Evaluation Distinctions (IUC1303) is a 3-credit course on MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can read a set of figures, build a small case, and state which assumption moves the result, using Attestation, Equivalency, and Evaluation Distinctions as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses financial statements, a recognition note, and a risk report. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation that separates the decision, the numbers, and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer an accounting, audit, or financial-services licence. IUC1303-M1 · Statements: income, position, and cash — Attestation, Equivalency, and Evaluation Distinctions IUC1303-M2 · Recognition, ratios, and what the numbers cannot show — Attestation, Equivalency, and Evaluation Distinctions IUC1303-M3 · Cash flows, discount rates, and sensitivity — Attestation, Equivalency, and Evaluation Distinctions IUC1303-M4 · Market, credit, and operating risk — Attestation, Equivalency, and Evaluation Distinctions IUC1303-M5 · Controls, exceptions, and reporting — Attestation, Equivalency, and Evaluation Distinctions IUC1303-M6 · An investment or operating recommendation — Attestation, Equivalency, and Evaluation Distinctions	3 · 30 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

IUC1301

Arab State Policy Cycles and Cabinet Papers

Arab State Policy Cycles and Cabinet Papers (IUC1301) is a 3-credit course on MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Arab State Policy Cycles and Cabinet Papers as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

IUC1301-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Arab State Policy Cycles and Cabinet Papers
IUC1301-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Arab State Policy Cycles and Cabinet Papers
IUC1301-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Arab State Policy Cycles and Cabinet Papers
IUC1301-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Arab State Policy Cycles and Cabinet Papers
IUC1301-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Arab State Policy Cycles and Cabinet Papers
IUC1301-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Arab State Policy Cycles and Cabinet Papers

3 · 30 h

IUC1302

Identity, Fees, and Citizen Journeys

Identity, Fees, and Citizen Journeys (IUC1302) is a 3-credit course on MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Identity, Fees, and Citizen Journeys as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

IUC1302-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Identity, Fees, and Citizen Journeys
IUC1302-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Identity, Fees, and Citizen Journeys
IUC1302-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Identity, Fees, and Citizen Journeys
IUC1302-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Identity, Fees, and Citizen Journeys
IUC1302-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Identity, Fees, and Citizen Journeys
IUC1302-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Identity, Fees, and Citizen Journeys

3 · 30 h

IUC1303

Attestation, Equivalency, and Evaluation Distinctions

Attestation, Equivalency, and Evaluation Distinctions (IUC1303) is a 3-credit course on MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can read a set of figures, build a small case, and state which assumption moves the result, using Attestation, Equivalency, and Evaluation Distinctions as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses financial statements, a recognition note, and a risk report. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation that separates the decision, the numbers, and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer an accounting, audit, or financial-services licence.

IUC1303-M1 · Statements: income, position, and cash — Attestation, Equivalency, and Evaluation Distinctions
IUC1303-M2 · Recognition, ratios, and what the numbers cannot show — Attestation, Equivalency, and Evaluation Distinctions
IUC1303-M3 · Cash flows, discount rates, and sensitivity — Attestation, Equivalency, and Evaluation Distinctions
IUC1303-M4 · Market, credit, and operating risk — Attestation, Equivalency, and Evaluation Distinctions
IUC1303-M5 · Controls, exceptions, and reporting — Attestation, Equivalency, and Evaluation Distinctions
IUC1303-M6 · An investment or operating recommendation — Attestation, Equivalency, and Evaluation Distinctions

3 · 30 h

Module 2: Digital operations

Code	Course	Credits · hours
IUC1305	Portals, Paper Backups, and Eid Failure Modes Portals, Paper Backups, and Eid Failure Modes (IUC1305) is a 3-credit course on MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Portals, Paper Backups, and Eid Failure Modes as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. IUC1305-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Portals, Paper Backups, and Eid Failure Modes IUC1305-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Portals, Paper Backups, and Eid Failure Modes IUC1305-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Portals, Paper Backups, and Eid Failure Modes IUC1305-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Portals, Paper Backups, and Eid Failure Modes IUC1305-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Portals, Paper Backups, and Eid Failure Modes IUC1305-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Portals, Paper Backups, and Eid Failure Modes	3 · 30 h
IUC1306	Vendor Decks versus Operating Calendars Vendor Decks versus Operating Calendars (IUC1306) is a 3-credit course on MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Vendor Decks versus Operating Calendars as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. IUC1306-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Vendor Decks versus Operating Calendars IUC1306-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Vendor Decks versus Operating Calendars IUC1306-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Vendor Decks versus Operating Calendars IUC1306-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Vendor Decks versus Operating Calendars IUC1306-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Vendor Decks versus Operating Calendars IUC1306-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Vendor Decks versus Operating Calendars	3 · 30 h
IUC1307	Data Protection and Arabic UX Constraints Data Protection and Arabic UX Constraints (IUC1307) is a 3-credit course on MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can define a measurable question, fit a method that can be checked, and report where it fails, using Data Protection and Arabic UX Constraints as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a dataset description, a methods note, and one published evaluation. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a project note with the question, the method, the result, and the limitation. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. IUC1307-M1 · The question, the unit of analysis, and data quality — Data Protection and Arabic UX Constraints IUC1307-M2 · Features, baselines, and error — Data Protection and Arabic UX Constraints IUC1307-M3 · Validation, leakage, and what the model must not decide — Data Protection and Arabic UX Constraints IUC1307-M4 · Monitoring, drift, and human review — Data Protection and Arabic UX Constraints IUC1307-M5 · Interpretation for a non-technical decision maker — Data Protection and Arabic UX Constraints IUC1307-M6 · A supervised project with method, result, and limitation — Data Protection and Arabic UX Constraints	3 · 30 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

IUC1305

Portals, Paper Backups, and Eid Failure Modes

Portals, Paper Backups, and Eid Failure Modes (IUC1305) is a 3-credit course on MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Portals, Paper Backups, and Eid Failure Modes as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

IUC1305-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Portals, Paper Backups, and Eid Failure Modes
IUC1305-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Portals, Paper Backups, and Eid Failure Modes
IUC1305-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Portals, Paper Backups, and Eid Failure Modes
IUC1305-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Portals, Paper Backups, and Eid Failure Modes
IUC1305-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Portals, Paper Backups, and Eid Failure Modes
IUC1305-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Portals, Paper Backups, and Eid Failure Modes

3 · 30 h

IUC1306

Vendor Decks versus Operating Calendars

Vendor Decks versus Operating Calendars (IUC1306) is a 3-credit course on MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Vendor Decks versus Operating Calendars as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

IUC1306-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Vendor Decks versus Operating Calendars
IUC1306-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Vendor Decks versus Operating Calendars
IUC1306-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Vendor Decks versus Operating Calendars
IUC1306-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Vendor Decks versus Operating Calendars
IUC1306-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Vendor Decks versus Operating Calendars
IUC1306-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Vendor Decks versus Operating Calendars

3 · 30 h

IUC1307

Data Protection and Arabic UX Constraints

Data Protection and Arabic UX Constraints (IUC1307) is a 3-credit course on MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can define a measurable question, fit a method that can be checked, and report where it fails, using Data Protection and Arabic UX Constraints as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a dataset description, a methods note, and one published evaluation. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a project note with the question, the method, the result, and the limitation. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.

IUC1307-M1 · The question, the unit of analysis, and data quality — Data Protection and Arabic UX Constraints
IUC1307-M2 · Features, baselines, and error — Data Protection and Arabic UX Constraints
IUC1307-M3 · Validation, leakage, and what the model must not decide — Data Protection and Arabic UX Constraints
IUC1307-M4 · Monitoring, drift, and human review — Data Protection and Arabic UX Constraints
IUC1307-M5 · Interpretation for a non-technical decision maker — Data Protection and Arabic UX Constraints
IUC1307-M6 · A supervised project with method, result, and limitation — Data Protection and Arabic UX Constraints

3 · 30 h

Module 3: Regional context

Code	Course	Credits · hours
IUC1309	GCC Vision Programmes as Operating Facts GCC Vision Programmes as Operating Facts (IUC1309) is a 3-credit course on MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using GCC Vision Programmes as Operating Facts as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. IUC1309-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — GCC Vision Programmes as Operating Facts IUC1309-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — GCC Vision Programmes as Operating Facts IUC1309-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — GCC Vision Programmes as Operating Facts IUC1309-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — GCC Vision Programmes as Operating Facts IUC1309-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — GCC Vision Programmes as Operating Facts IUC1309-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — GCC Vision Programmes as Operating Facts	3 · 30 h
IUC1310	Levant and Maghreb Service Capacity Levant and Maghreb Service Capacity (IUC1310) is a 3-credit course on MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Levant and Maghreb Service Capacity as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. IUC1310-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Levant and Maghreb Service Capacity IUC1310-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Levant and Maghreb Service Capacity IUC1310-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Levant and Maghreb Service Capacity IUC1310-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Levant and Maghreb Service Capacity IUC1310-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Levant and Maghreb Service Capacity IUC1310-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Levant and Maghreb Service Capacity	3 · 30 h
IUC1311	Municipal versus National Mandate Fights Municipal versus National Mandate Fights (IUC1311) is a 3-credit course on MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Municipal versus National Mandate Fights as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. IUC1311-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Municipal versus National Mandate Fights IUC1311-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Municipal versus National Mandate Fights IUC1311-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Municipal versus National Mandate Fights IUC1311-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Municipal versus National Mandate Fights IUC1311-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Municipal versus National Mandate Fights IUC1311-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Municipal versus National Mandate Fights	3 · 30 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

IUC1309

GCC Vision Programmes as Operating Facts

GCC Vision Programmes as Operating Facts (IUC1309) is a 3-credit course on MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using GCC Vision Programmes as Operating Facts as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

IUC1309-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — GCC Vision Programmes as Operating Facts
IUC1309-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — GCC Vision Programmes as Operating Facts
IUC1309-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — GCC Vision Programmes as Operating Facts
IUC1309-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — GCC Vision Programmes as Operating Facts
IUC1309-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — GCC Vision Programmes as Operating Facts
IUC1309-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — GCC Vision Programmes as Operating Facts

3 · 30 h

IUC1310

Levant and Maghreb Service Capacity

Levant and Maghreb Service Capacity (IUC1310) is a 3-credit course on MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Levant and Maghreb Service Capacity as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

IUC1310-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Levant and Maghreb Service Capacity
IUC1310-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Levant and Maghreb Service Capacity
IUC1310-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Levant and Maghreb Service Capacity
IUC1310-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Levant and Maghreb Service Capacity
IUC1310-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Levant and Maghreb Service Capacity
IUC1310-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Levant and Maghreb Service Capacity

3 · 30 h

IUC1311

Municipal versus National Mandate Fights

Municipal versus National Mandate Fights (IUC1311) is a 3-credit course on MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Municipal versus National Mandate Fights as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

IUC1311-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Municipal versus National Mandate Fights
IUC1311-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Municipal versus National Mandate Fights
IUC1311-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Municipal versus National Mandate Fights
IUC1311-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Municipal versus National Mandate Fights
IUC1311-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Municipal versus National Mandate Fights
IUC1311-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Municipal versus National Mandate Fights

3 · 30 h

Module 4: Capstone

Code	Course	Credits · hours
IUC1313	Service Recovery and Complaints Design Service Recovery and Complaints Design (IUC1313) is a 3-credit course on MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Service Recovery and Complaints Design as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. IUC1313-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Service Recovery and Complaints Design IUC1313-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Service Recovery and Complaints Design IUC1313-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Service Recovery and Complaints Design IUC1313-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Service Recovery and Complaints Design IUC1313-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Service Recovery and Complaints Design IUC1313-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Service Recovery and Complaints Design	3 · 30 h
IUC1314	Research Methods for Digital Government Research Methods for Digital Government (IUC1314) is a 3-credit course on MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Research Methods for Digital Government as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. IUC1314-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Research Methods for Digital Government IUC1314-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Research Methods for Digital Government IUC1314-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Research Methods for Digital Government IUC1314-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Research Methods for Digital Government IUC1314-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Research Methods for Digital Government IUC1314-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Research Methods for Digital Government	3 · 30 h
IUC1315	Briefing a Director without Vendor Capture Briefing a Director without Vendor Capture (IUC1315) is a 3-credit course on MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Briefing a Director without Vendor Capture as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. IUC1315-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Briefing a Director without Vendor Capture IUC1315-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Briefing a Director without Vendor Capture IUC1315-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Briefing a Director without Vendor Capture IUC1315-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Briefing a Director without Vendor Capture IUC1315-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Briefing a Director without Vendor Capture IUC1315-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Briefing a Director without Vendor Capture	3 · 30 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

IUC1313

Service Recovery and Complaints Design

Service Recovery and Complaints Design (IUC1313) is a 3-credit course on MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Service Recovery and Complaints Design as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

IUC1313-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Service Recovery and Complaints Design
IUC1313-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Service Recovery and Complaints Design
IUC1313-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Service Recovery and Complaints Design
IUC1313-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Service Recovery and Complaints Design
IUC1313-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Service Recovery and Complaints Design
IUC1313-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Service Recovery and Complaints Design

3 · 30 h

IUC1314

Research Methods for Digital Government

Research Methods for Digital Government (IUC1314) is a 3-credit course on MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Research Methods for Digital Government as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

IUC1314-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Research Methods for Digital Government
IUC1314-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Research Methods for Digital Government
IUC1314-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Research Methods for Digital Government
IUC1314-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Research Methods for Digital Government
IUC1314-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Research Methods for Digital Government
IUC1314-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Research Methods for Digital Government

3 · 30 h

IUC1315

Briefing a Director without Vendor Capture

Briefing a Director without Vendor Capture (IUC1315) is a 3-credit course on MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Briefing a Director without Vendor Capture as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

IUC1315-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Briefing a Director without Vendor Capture
IUC1315-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Briefing a Director without Vendor Capture
IUC1315-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Briefing a Director without Vendor Capture
IUC1315-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Briefing a Director without Vendor Capture
IUC1315-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Briefing a Director without Vendor Capture
IUC1315-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Briefing a Director without Vendor Capture

3 · 30 h

Career Paths

Digital government policy analyst
E-service operations manager
Municipality transformation officer (academic)
Bilingual public-policy briefing writer
Open-data and service-quality officer

Programme Highlights

Tuition-free online
Arab-state service files
EN+AR briefings
No LAS logo theatre
Attestation ≠ evaluation taught explicitly

Assessment

Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.

Admission requirements

Academic entry

Bachelor's degree from a recognised institution (minimum 2:2 / GPA 2.5/4.0 or equivalent national scale)
Identity document for remote identity-checked assessment enrolment
Preferred: public sector, municipality, or policy NGO experience in Arab states

English language

English and/or Arabic according to the track: IELTS 5.5 / TOEFL 46 or equivalent for English-medium study (waived for prior English-medium HE); Arabic-medium or bilingual tracks require evidence of academic Arabic (university study in Arabic, or an IUC Arabic placement). GCC applicants may submit attested documents per usual practice; attestation does not replace academic evaluation.

Documents

Statement of Purpose (500 words minimum) stating goals, professional context, and fit
Two academic or professional references with verifiable contact details
CV or résumé covering education and relevant work
Official transcripts (digital copies accepted at application; certified copies before award)

Programme questions

How long is the MSc Public Policy and Digital Government (Arab States)?

The published duration is 4 Semesters (2 Years). Teaching language: English and Arabic (bilingual assessment; academic Arabic required for AR-medium tracks). Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.

Can I study this from my country?

You may study this award fully online from your country, or — where published — on campus at IUC. Online study does not require a student visa. Campus study may.

What does it cost?

Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.

What are the entry requirements?

Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.

How is the programme assessed?

Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.

Will this award be recognised where I live?

Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. Imperial University in Cairo publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.

How do I apply?

Start an application on this website. Progress is saved from the first step. Admissions: admissions@iucairo.co.uk.

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