A6028 Master of Public Policy

The course is structured in three parts: Part A. Foundation studies, Part B. Core Master’s Study and Part C Advanced Expertise. Depending upon prior qualifications, you may receive credit for Part A or Part C or both. Note that if you are eligible for credit for prior studies you may elect not to receive the credit.

Part A. Foundation Studies  (24 points)
These studies provide you with an introduction to public policy and practice.

Part B. Core Master's Study (48 points)
The focus of these studies is public policy theory and practice that will contribute to a portfolio of professional development program of core coursework study supplemented by the choice of:

• an internship in the field
• an international study program
• a research project
• study in designing research in humanities and social sciences.

Part C. Advanced Expertise (24 points)
These studies provide you with an opportunity to specialise in a policy related field or to select unit options for a general degree. You have two options:

• a 24 point research thesis. Students wishing to use this Masters course as a pathway to a graduate research degree should take this second option.
• 24 points of study from a choice of policy specialisations.

If you are admitted to the course, and have a recognised honours degree in a cognate discipline including humanities or social sciences, you will receive credit for Part C. However, should you wish to complete a 24 point research project as part of the course you should consult with the course coordinator.

Master's entry points

Depending on prior qualifications you may receive entry level credit (a form of block credit) which determines your point of entry to the course:

• If you are admitted at entry level 1 you complete 96 points, comprising Part A, Part B and Part C.
• If you are admitted at entry level 2 you complete 72 points, comprising Part B and Part C
• If you are admitted at entry level 3 you complete 48 points, comprising Part B.

Note: If you are eligible for credit for prior studies you may elect not to receive the credit and complete one of the higher credit-point options.

Course progression maps

The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.

If you are eligible to enroll in the 1.5-year entry point, you have the option of completing this course intensively over a 12-month period by following the intensive course progression map.

The course comprises 96 points structured into three parts: Part A. Foundation studies (24 points), Part B. Core Master’s Study (48 points) and Part C. Advanced expertise (24 points).

Depending on prior qualifications you may receive entry level credit (a form of block credit) which determines your point of entry to the course:

• If you are admitted at entry level 1 you complete 96 points, comprising Part A, Part B and Part C.
• If you are admitted at entry level 2 you complete 72 points, comprising Part B and Part C
• If you are admitted at entry level 3 you complete 48 points, comprising Part B.

Note: If you are eligible for credit for prior studies you may elect not to receive the credit and complete one of the higher credit-point options.

Units are 12 points unless otherwise specified.

If you are eligible to enrol in the 1.5-year entry point, you have the option of completing this course intensively over a 12-month period by following the intensive course progression map.

Part A. Foundation studies (24 points)

You must complete Part a. and b.

a. The following units (12 points):

• APG5180 Strategic political leadership and communication (6 points)
• APG5181 Intergovernmental relations (6 points)

b. One of the following units (12 points):

• APG5102 Governance
• APG5104 Public sector reform 

Part B. Core Master's study (48 points)

You must complete Part a. and b.

a. The following units (36 points):

• APG5101 Foundations of Public Policy 
• APG5103 Policy Analysis and Evaluation 
• APG5102 Governance or APG5104 Public sector reform*

* If you are in entry point 1 you complete the unit not already completed in Part A (b).

b. One capstone unit (12 points) chosen from the following:

• APG5044 Professional internship 
• APG5856 Research project 
• BSA5904 Political, economic and business dynamics in Chile and Latin America

Part C. Advanced studies (24 points)

If you are admitted at Entry Level 1 you complete Option 1, 2 or 3 below.
If you are admitted at Entry Level 2 you complete either Option 1 or 2 below.

Option 1
Research pathway (24 points)

You must complete the following units:

• APG5849 Research thesis A  and APG5084 Designing research 
• APG5850 Research thesis B (12 points)

Note: If you wish to complete the 24 point research thesis you should consult with the course coordinator.

Option 2 
POLICY SPECIALISATIONS (24 points)

You must complete one policy area in which to specialise from the list below or complete 24 points under the general studies stream:

CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

• APG5067 Cultural economy and sustainable development 
• APG5068 Creative cities 
• APG5082 Creative entrepreneurship in cultural industries 
• APG5662 Cultural and creative industries 
• APG5900 Cultural economy 

DIPLOMACY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• BTF5919 International trade law (6 points)
• MGF5730 International trade policy (6 points)
• MGF5760 International institutions and organisations (6 points)
• MGF5911 Diplomacy and statecraft (6 points)

FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION

• APG4223 Gender, violence and society: Understanding social patterns (6 points)
• APG4224 Gender, violence and society: Criminal justice responses (6 points)
• APG5075 Using data to understand family violence
• APG5076 Health and family violence
• APG5109 Family violence prevention practicum
• LAW5469 Family violence, gender and law

HEALTH AND SOCIAL POLICY

• APG4223 Gender, violence and society: Understanding social patterns (6 points)
• APG4224 Gender, violence and society: Criminal justice responses (6 points)
• APG5045 Gender and development 
• APG5078 Gender-based policy and planning 
• APG5730 Bioethics, public policy and the law 
• MPH5269 Foundations of health policy (6 points)
• MPH5272 Principles of health systems (6 points)
• MPH5266 Clinical leadership and management (6 points)
• MPH5267 Principles of health care quality improvement (6 points)
• SWM5109 Critical social work 4: Social policy, social change and community practice (6 points)

ORGANISATIONAL LEADERSHIP

• APG5470 Managing multicultural teams (6 points)
• APG5471 Leadership in intercultural environments (6 points)
• APG5481 Language for professional purposes - Part 1 (6 points)
• APG5482 Language for professional purposes - Part 2 (6 points)
• APG5483 Language for professional purposes - Part 3 (6 points)
• EDF5625 Educational organisations, culture and change 
• EDF5626 Ethical leadership and decision making in education (6 points)
• EDF5627 Emotions in educational leadership (6 points) 
• EDF5661 Designing learning for adults 
• MGF5130 Managing diversity and inclusion (6 points)
• MGF5630 Principles of negotiation (6 points)
• MGF5921 Foundations in human resource management (6 points)

Public Administration

• APG5104 Public sector reform
• APG5102 Governance 
• APG5180 Policy and political communication (6 points)
• APG5181 Intergovernmental relations (6 points)

PUBLIC FINANCE

• ACF5903 Accounting for business (6 points)
• APG5229 Prosperity, poverty and sustainability in a globalised world (6 points)
• CIV5315 Applied transport economics (NB off campus) (6 points)
• ECF5921 International economics (6 points)
• HEC5970 Introduction to health economics (NB off campus) (6 points)
• MPH5268 Financial issues in healthcare management (6 points)

REGULATORY POLICY

• LAW5312 Competition law (6 points)
• LAW5315 Commercial alternative dispute resolution (6 points)
• LAW5344 Negotiation: Essential skills for dispute resolution (6 points)
• LAW5358 Current issues in workplace law (6 points)
• LAW5361 Foundations of regulation: Policy, principles and practice (6 points)
• LAW5362 Regulatory methods (6 points)
• LAW5367 Energy law, regulation and policy (6 points)
• LAW5370 Discrimination law and human rights at work (6 points)
• LAW5411 Advanced mediation: Skills and theory A (6 points)
• LAW5412 Advanced mediation: Skills and theory B (6 points)
• LAW5461 Entrepreneurship and the law (6 points)

SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

• APG5433 Corporate sustainability management (6 points)
• APG5426 Environmental analysis (6 points)
• APG5434 Sustainability measurement (6 points)
• APG5428 Environmental governance and citizenship (6 points)
• BTF5910 Sustainability regulation (6 points)
• ENS5020 Perspectives on sustainability 
• ENS5510 Process to influence change (6 points)
• ENS5520 Understanding human behaviour to influence change (6 points)
• ENS5530 Leading change for sustainable environment (6 points)

TRANSPORT 

• CIV5314 Planning urban mobility futures (6 points)
• CIV5315 Applied transport economics (NB off campus) (6 points)

Plus two units (12 points) from the following list:

• CIV5302 Traffic engineering and management (6 points)
• CIV5301 Advanced traffic engineering (6 points)
• CIV5304 Intelligent transport systems (6 points)
• CIV5305 Travel demand modelling (6 points)
• CIV5309 Transport and traffic data g (6 points)
• CIV5310 Infrastructure project and policy evaluation (6 points)
• CIV5316 Fundamentals of urban public transport (6 points)

URBAN POLICY

• APG5068 Creative cities
• UPD4201 Planning study 1: Regulating the city (6 points) 
• UPD4202 Planning study 2: Economics and the city (6 points)
• UPD5201 Planning study 3: Critical debates - histories and theories of urban planning (6 points)
• UPD5202 Planning study 4: Democratic community engagement (6 points)

GENERAL STUDIES

This enables you to tailor unit choices to suit your own interests or needs and may include one or more additional capstone units from Part B of the program.

Option 3 (24 points)
Complimentary Electives
Up to 24 points of approved units from the following Arts Graduate coursework programs. All units are available unless marked with an asterisk (*)
These units must be selected from Core Master's study and/or Advanced expertise.

• A6001 - Master of Applied Linguistics
• A6002 - Master of Bioethics
• A6003  - Master of Communications and Media Studies
• A6004 - Master of Cultural and Creative Industries
• A6006 - Master of International Development Practice
• A6008 - Master of Journalism
• A6010 - Master of International Relations
• A6012 - Master of International Sustainable Tourism Management
• A6030 Master of Strategic Communications Management