B6064 Master of Management and Master of Public Policy
Faculty of Business and Economics
Master of Management and Master of Public Policy (B6064) is a 2 years full-time, 96-credit-point, master's degree (coursework) course from the Faculty of Business and Economics, taught at Caulfield. Map your units semester by semester with the MonMap planner.
- Credit points
- 96
- Duration
- 2 years full time
- 4 years part time
- Campus
- Caulfield
- On campus
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
The Master of Management and Master of Public Policy offers you a multidisciplinary perspective on management and public policy. This double degree combines your knowledge of contemporary business and management leadership with practical knowledge and skills in policy-making and public sector management. By pursuing this double degree, you will develop into a leader capable of inspiring positive social and organisational change, as well as the effective delivery of public services and programs.
Course structure
Made up of
Management component48 credit points
Public Policy component48 credit points
The handbook's description of this structure
Double degree courses include all the features of the component degree courses, except that electives may be reduced or redirected.
Master of Management
The Master of Management is structured in two parts, Part A. Mastery knowledge and Part B. Electives. In the double degree course you complete:
Part A. Mastery knowledge
These units will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of core management principles, contemporary practice and leadership and their impact on multi-discipline decision-making in organisations. These units will develop your capacity as an innovative future-ready professional who is able to apply specialist knowledge to complex management issues.
Master of Public Policy
The Master of Public Policy is structured in four parts Part A. Principal study, Part B. Applied study, Part C. Professional enhancement and Part D. Specialist study. In the double degree course you complete:
Part A. Principal study
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. Applied study
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. Specialist study
The focus of these studies is to develop your expertise in a specialisation: Policy studies or Global studies. These will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed for the capacity to work and communicate across the borders of context or discipline.
Depending upon prior qualifications, students may receive credit for part of the course.
Course progression map
The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.
You must complete 96 points, of which 48 points are from the Master of Management (including all the requirements in Part A for the single degree) and 48 points from the Master of Public Policy (including Part A: APG5101 Foundations of public policy, APG5102 Governance, APG5103 Policy analysis and APG5129 Evaluation (24 credit points), Part B (12 credit points) and Part D (12 credit points) for the single degree).
Entry requirements
English language
Monash Level A that is: IELTS (Academic): 6.5 overall (no band lower than 6.0); or Pearson Test of English (Academic): score of 58 overall with no band lower than 50; or TOEFL Internet-based test: score of 79 overall with minimum scores: Writing: 21, Listening: 12, Reading: 13 and Speaking: 18; or Equivalent approved English test
Pathways
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Progression to further studies
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Professional accreditation
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Other information
The Master of Management and Master of Public Policy offers you a multidisciplinary perspective on management and public policy. This double degree combines your knowledge of contemporary business and management leadership with practical knowledge and skills in policy-making and public sector management. By pursuing this double degree, you will develop into a leader capable of inspiring positive social and organisational change, as well as the effective delivery of public services and programs.
Common questions
How long is Master of Management and Master of Public Policy?
2 years full time, 96 credit points. At 24 credit points a semester, that is 4 semesters of full-time study.
Where can I study Master of Management and Master of Public Policy?
At Caulfield.
How do I plan my Master of Management and Master of Public Policy units?
Open the course in the MonMap planner. It lays out your semesters, checks prerequisites as you drag units in, and tracks the credit points each requirement still needs.
Course details
- Qualification
- Master's Degree (Coursework)
- AQF level
- Level 9
- Credit points
- 96
- Full time
- 2 Years
- Part time
- 4 Years
- Maximum time
- 6 years
- Faculty
- Faculty of Business and Economics
- CRICOS code
- 116876F
- Abbreviation
- MMgt/MPubPol/MGlblPubPol
- Award titles
- Master of ManagementMaster of Public PolicyMaster of Global Public Policy