APG5209 Policy Studio: Collaboration for social policy
Faculty of Arts
APG5209 Policy Studio: Collaboration for social policy is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2027 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2027
- Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
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Requisites
Before APG5209
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After APG5209
No unit lists APG5209 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Co-requisite: Must be enrolled in A6010 or A6028 or A6037
Prohibited: Unit cannot be taken in the first or second semester of 72 credit point or 96 credit point graduate coursework degree
Overview
In this unit, you will gain experience in undertaking policy development activities that closely reflect the work undertaken in professional roles within and around government. This unit focuses on integrating citizen voice and lived experience into social policy design, drawing on approaches from participatory governance, deliberative democracy, design thinking, and qualitative policy analysis.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus, block |
Assessment
- Feasibility StudyWritten15%
- Case StudyWritten20%
- Oral PresentationPresentation40%
- Reflective writingWritten25%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Rigorously plan and execute initiatives to explore client experiences of current service provision and service gaps in the social policy area;
- 2
Conduct stakeholder mapping exercises with the purpose of ensuring representation of a diversity of voices in a policy forum;
- 3
Work effectively with others to design and conduct a deliberative forum where diverse viewpoints are heard and documented;
- 4
Facilitate a co-design activity where participants are encouraged to anticipate positive future outcomes and explore how they could be achieved;
- 5
Identify the skills and strategies routinely deployed by policy entrepreneurs and critically reflect on your current capabilities and areas where you could most effectively build your capabilities going forward.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where students engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Michael Mintrom
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Michael Mintrom
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5209?
APG5209 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is APG5209 offered?
In 2027, APG5209 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.
How much work is APG5209?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does APG5209 have an exam?
No. APG5209 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
More details
- Credit points
- 12
- Level
- 5
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts
- Organisational unit
- Politics and International Relations
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.250
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 4
- Study abroad
- Available
- Handbook years
- 2027