Master of Asian Governance

The Master of Asian Governance is a 72-unit program which is part of the Graduate Program in Asian Governance. It requires two years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time). It is offered by the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences.

It articulates with the 18-unit Graduate Certificate in Asian Governance and the 36-unit Graduate Diploma in Asian Governance and the sequentially developed topics allow progression through the three awards. Candidates who have completed either of these courses are awarded credit for related topics.

• Admission requirements
• Course aims
• Learning outcomes
• Program of study
  
  

Admission requirements

Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or an equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution. The Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature, and may take into account relevant work experience.

Credit may be granted, on application, for comparable prior studies.

Course aims

The Master of Asian Governance aims to provide students with:

• a combination of conceptual skills and regional knowledge to meet the needs of those concerned with governance in the Asian region
• a political economy approach to provide a capacity to deal with diverse interests and organisational cultures
• the awareness of the need for local knowledge and multidisciplinary approaches in designing and implementing good governance
• an enhanced appreciation of the professional context in which graduates may find employment.
  

Learning outcomes

At the completion of the course, students will be able to:

• use contemporary research and analytical models to improve governance
• become aware of the need for local and regional Asian knowledge to design systems of governance
• demonstrate a working knowledge of multidisciplinary approaches to governance which include political economy and Asian Studies.  

Program of study

To qualify for the Master of Asian Governence a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic according to the following program of study.

Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.

Core - Year 1 & 2 topics

Students must complete:

 ASST9017  Seminar on Asian Governance  (4.5 units)

and at least five out of six topics from Group A:

Elective - Year 1 & 2 - Group A

 ASST9015  Political Development and Change in Southeast Asia  (4.5 units)
 ASST9016  Social and Cultural Change in Asia  (4.5 units)
 ASST9018  Democracy and Asian Governance  (4.5 units)
 ASST9019  Environmental Governance in Asia  (4.5 units)
 ASST9021  Religious and Ethnic Nationalism in Asia  (4.5 units)
 INTR9061  Governance and the new Political Economy of East Asia  (4.5 units)

and at least two out of five topics from Group B:

Elective - Year 1 & 2 - Group B

 DVST8010  Development Problems, Policies and Programs  (4.5 units)
 POAD9014  Public Policy  (4.5 units)
 POAD9119  Regionalism, Decentralisation and Governance  (4.5 units)
 POAD9131  Development Administration  (4.5 units)
 POAD9138  Governance and Public Policy  (4.5 units)

and the Master of Asian Governance Dissertation*:

Elective - Year 1 & 2 - Dissertation topics

 ASST9020  Master of Asian Governance Dissertation (13.5 units) 

and five topics from Group C or eight topics from Group C (*if students do not wish to do the Dissertation):

Elective - Year 1 & 2 - Group C

 DVST8010  Development Problems, Policies and Programs  (4.5 units)
 DVST8701  Sustainable Development GE  (4.5 units)
 ENVS9702  Urban Environmental Management  (4.5 units)
 ENVS9712  Environmental Policy Development/Analysis  (4.5 units)
 GEOG8712  Asian Regional Development GE  (4.5 units)
 INTR9051  International Human Rights: Theory and Practice  (4.5 units)
 INTR9061  Governance and the new Political Economy of East Asia  (4.5 units)
 INTR9062  Contemporary Issues in Gender and Development  (4.5 units)
 POAD9014  Public Policy  (4.5 units)
 POAD9026  Management in Non-Government Organisations  (4.5 units)
 POAD9119  Regionalism, Decentralisation and Governance  (4.5 units)
 POAD9131  Development Administration  (4.5 units)
 POAD9133  Critical Systems Thinking and Practice  (4.5 units)
 POAD9138  Governance and Public Policy  (4.5 units)
 PPHR9741  Women&##39;s Health and Child Survival  (4.5 units)
 PPHR9742  Population and Environment  (4.5 units)
 WMST8007  A Walk on the Wild Side: Gender and International Politics  (4.5 units)