The Master of Public Administration (Policy) is a 72-unit program which is part of the Graduate Program in Public Administration offered by the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. Entry is available at three levels - basic, progressive and advanced.
The course is available on-campus by flexible delivery or in mixed, on-campus/flexible delivery mode. It requires two years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time).
All applicants must submit to the Director of Studies a satisfactory proposal for a coherent program of studies.
* Students who have completed one of the graduate certificates or an approved equivalent but not an undergraduate degree must have achieved an acceptable GPA.
The Master of Public Administration (Policy) aims to provide a broad overview of issues in public administration and management and a strong foundation in understanding, knowledge and skills in the practice of public policy.
Graduates with a Master of Public Administration (Policy) will be able to:
To qualify for the Master of Public Administration (Policy) 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:
36 units comprising:
POAD9005 Contemporary Cases in Public Policy (4.5 units)
POAD9014 Public Policy (4.5 units)
POAD9017 Contemporary Public Policy: Theoretical Perspectives (4.5 units)
POAD9022 Public Management (4.5 units)
POAD9137 Ethics in Public Administration (4.5 units)
POAD9138 Governance and Public Policy (4.5 units)
Select two topics from:
POAD9130 Toolkit for Public Management (4.5 units)##
POAD9139 Organisational Politics, Culture and Management (4.5 units)
POAD9142 Leading and Managing Change (4.5 units)
## students who have completed previous studies in organisational behaviour may substitute an alternative management elective.
plus 36 units of elective topics
Select at least 22.5 units from Group A topics:
INTR9054 The Alliance: The Strategic Shaping of Australia and US Trade Policy (4.5 units)*
POAD9015 Economics and Public Policy (4.5 units)
POAD9018 Housing Policy (4.5 units)
POAD9030 Indigenous Issues in Public Policy (4.5 units)*
POAD9043 Selected Issues in Public Policy (4.5 units)
POAD9119 Regionalism, Decentralisation and Governance (4.5 units)
POAD9129 Environmental Policy and Governance (4.5 units)
POAD9132 Action learning project/internship (9 units) (9 units)
POAD9133 Critical Systems Thinking and Practice (4.5 units)
POAD9134 Democracy and Sustainability (4.5 units)
POAD9136 Culture and Public Policy (4.5 units)
POLI9004 The Politics of Climate Change (4.5 units)*
SOAD9104 Social Policy (4.5 units)
WMST8008 Engendering Justice, Rights, and Representation: Gender, State and Citizenship (4.5 units)*
*= not available in distance mode
Select up to 13.5 units from Group B topics to make a total of 36 units of elective topics:
EDUC9601 Strategic Thinking and Planning (4.5 units)
EDUC9605 Knowledge Management for Organisational Learning (4.5 units)
EDUC9762 Introduction to Statistics (4.5 units)
POAD9026 Management in Non-Government Organisations (4.5 units)
POAD9028 Evaluation Methods (4.5 units)
POAD9034 Risk Management - Principles and Practice (4.5 units)
POAD9037 Financial Management (4.5 units)
POAD9044 Selected Issues in Public Management (4.5 units)
POAD9056 Asset Management (4.5 units)
POAD9118 Managing Human Resources in the Public Sector (4.5 units)
POAD9130 Toolkit for Public Management (4.5 units)
POAD9131 Development Administration (4.5 units)
POAD9135 Project Management (4.5 units)
POAD9139 Organisational Politics, Culture and Management (4.5 units)
POAD9141 Qualitative Research Methods (4.5 units)
POAD9142 Leading and Managing Change (4.5 units)
Topics from any other post-graduate program with the approval of the Director of Studies
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