A6037 Master of Public Policy (Double Masters with O.P. Jindal Global University)

The course is structured in five parts. Part A. Core studies, Part B. Professional practice studies, Part C. Applied studies and Part D. Specified elective studies and Part E. Partner studies 

Part A. Core studies 

These studies will introduce you to public policy theory and practice at an advanced graduate level. Throughout these studies, you will gain practical knowledge and skills that will provide a solid foundation for the specialist studies units undertaken in the program.  

Part B. Professional practice studies

Designed in association with industry experts, select from this suite of professional enhancement offerings to build essential competencies for your career pathway

Part C. Applied studies

The focus of these studies is professional and project work, focused locally or globally, that can contribute to a portfolio of professional development. In this part of the program you can also undertake higher level research.

Part D. Specified elective studies

These studies will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed for the capacity to work and communicate across the borders of context or discipline.

Part E. Partner studies
On transferring to the partner institution (JGU), students will complete studies equivalent to 48 credit points of units in the Monash Master of Public Policy as per the requirements of the JGU course.

Course progression map 

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

The course is structured in five parts. Part A. Core studies, Part B. Professional practice studies, Part C. Applied studies and Part D. Specified elective studies and Part E. Partner studies .

Unless otherwise stated units are 6 points.

PART A: Core studies (JGU 24 points - Monash 36 points)

You must complete the following units (36 credit points).

Note 1: JGU students complete 24 credit points because units equivalent to APG5101 and APG5102 are studied at JGU and are not required.

Note 2: Monash students commencing semester 2 replace APG5129 with an additional elective from Part. D. Specialist elective studies.

• APG5101 Foundations of public policy
• APG5102 Governance
• APG5103 Policy analysis 
• APG5104 Public sector reform 
• APG5195 Implementation and service delivery 
• APG5129 Evaluation

Part B. Professional practice studies (6 points)

You must complete one unit from the list below (6 points)

Note: If you intend to enrol in APG5856 in Part C, you must complete APG5084 as it is a prerequisite.

• APG5084 Designing research

• APG5136 Mindfulness for workplace wellbeing and productivity

• APG5140 Principles and practices for disaster management, humanitarian action and climate change adaptation

• APG5170 Social enterprise challenge in the Indo-Pacific
• APG5393 Ethical theory
• APG5457 Digital cultures and platforms

• APG5966 Academic and professional presentation skills
• APG5470 Managing multicultural teams
• APG5471 Leadership in intercultural environments

• APG5652 Language and intercultural communication

• APG5805 Project planning and management in international development

• APG5967 Professional enhancement A
• MON5750 Monash Innovation Guarantee

Part C. Applied studies (JGU students only 12 points)

You must complete one capstone unit from the list below (12 points)

Note 1. Monash students are not required to complete this section as equivalent units are studied at JGU.
Note 2. APG5084 Designing research is a pre-requisite for APG5856.

• APG5856 Research project (12 points)
• APG5044 Professional internship (12 points)
• APG5969 Advanced simulation (12 points)

Part D. Specified elective studies (6 points)

You must complete one elective unit from one of the following electives lists (6 points). 

Note: if you are a Monash student commencing in semester 2 you complete two elective units from the following electives lists.

Criminology electives

• APG4224 Gender, family violence and criminal justice system responses

• APG5106 Developing criminal justice policy

• APG5153 Gender and family violence
• APG5667 Right-wing terrorism, extremism and fringe politics
• LAW5353 Cybercrime
• LAW5451 Indigenous people and the law
• LAW5424 Human trafficking, modern slavery and the law
• LAW5356 Corporate and white collar crime
• SWM5121 Criminology and social work

Cultural and creative industries electives

• APG5067 Sustainable cultural development 
• APG5068 Creative cities (12 points)
• APG5082 Creative entrepreneurship in cultural industries (12 points)
• APG5662 Cultural and creative industries (12 points)

Diplomacy and international trade electives

• BTF5905 Global trade governance
• MGF5730 International trade policy
• MGF5760 International institutions and organisations
• MGF5911 Geo-politics and business globalisation

Family violence prevention electives

• APG4224 Gender, family violence and criminal justice system responses
• APG5075 Using data to understand family violence
• APG5076 Health and family violence
• APG5153 Gender and family violence
• LAW5469 Family violence, gender and law
• SWM5127 Family violence and social work practice 

Global migration electives

• APG5156 Human rights in global politics 
• LAW5454 Climate change and displacement
• LAW5465 Migration and human rights
• LAW5424 Human trafficking, modern slavery and the law
• MPH5214 Demographic methods 

Health and social policy electives

• APG4224 Gender, family violence and criminal justice system responses
• APG5045 Gender and development 
• APG5153 Gender and family violence
• APG5158 Pandemics and social justice 
• APG5164 Global health 
• APG5730 Bioethics, public policy and the law (12 points)
• HEC5980 Health economics
• MPH5269 Foundations of health policy
• MPH5272 Principles of health systems
• MPH5266 Clinical leadership and management
• MPH5267 Principles of health care quality improvement
• SWM5132 AOD (drug and alcohol) and social work
• SWM5124 Social work practice in post disaster sites
• SWM5126 Longevity and social work practice
• SWM5127 Family violence and social work practice
• SWM5133 The Australian welfare state and social policy

Organisational leadership electives

• APG5470 Managing multicultural teams
• APG5471 Leadership in intercultural environments
• APG5652 Language and intercultural communication
• EDF5625 Educational organisations, culture and change (12 points)
• EDF5626 Ethical leadership and decision making in education
• EDF5627 Relationships and wellbeing in educational leadership
• MGF5130 Managing diversity and inclusion
• MGF5630 Principles of negotiation

Public finance electives

• ACX5903 Accounting for business
• APG5229 Prosperity, poverty and sustainability in a globalised world
• ECF5921 International economics
• HEC5980 Health economics
• MPH5268 Financial management in health care

Regulatory policy electives

• ECX5470 Competition, regulation and policy
• LAW5312 Competition law
• LAW5315 Commercial alternative dispute resolution
• LAW5344 Negotiation: Essential skills for dispute resolution
• LAW5358 Current issues in workplace law
• LAW5370 Discrimination law and human rights at work
• LAW5411 Mediation A: Foundations of mediation
• LAW5412 Mediation B: Essential skills for practice and accreditation

Sustainability and the environment electives

• APG5122 Corporate sustainability management
• APG5426 Environmental analysis
• APG5434 Sustainability measurement
• APG5428 Environmental governance and citizenship
• BTF5910 Corporate sustainability regulation
• ENS5020 Perspectives on sustainability (12 points)
• ENS5510 Innovation to influence system change
• ENS5520 Understanding human behaviour to influence change
• ENS5530 Leading change for sustainable development

Transport electives

• CIV5314 Planning urban mobility futures
• CIV5302 Traffic engineering and management
• CIV5301 Advanced traffic engineering
• CIV5305 Travel demand modelling
• CIV5309 Transport and traffic data
• CIV5316 Fundamentals of urban public transport

Urban policy electives

Note: Students must complete the unit OHS 1000 prior to enrolling in 'UPD' coded Urban policy units.  OHS1000  is a 'not for credit' unit which involves online modules. 

• APG5068 Creative cities (12 points)
• UPD5301 Economics and the city
• UPD5302 Democratic city

Part E. Partner studies (48 points)

While at JGU, Monash students will be enrolled in the following Monash units (48 points):

ASA5006 Arts Study Abroad
ASA5007 Arts Study Abroad
ASA5008 Arts Study Abroad
ASA5009 Arts Study Abroad