UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

ATI5021 Special issues in public policy

Faculty of Arts

ATI5021 Special issues in public policy is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2022. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2022
Other periods
Indonesia
Assessment
No exam
4 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before ATI5021

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After ATI5021

No unit lists ATI5021 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Co-requisite: Must be enrolled in A6033 Master of Public Policy and Management

Overview

In this unit, you will engage with critical and current issues in public policy. Focusing on a special topic of key policy interest confronting international, national and local communities, you will explore how contemporary public policy must address issues that are often large in scale and increasingly interconnected with other complex factors. By analysing a specific policy issue and its challenges, you will develop the skills required to address significant policy issues and will be encouraged to extend your ability to think critically about public policy issues and the policy responses applied to them. Learning in this unit will support students to broaden and deepen their understanding of contemporary public policy and its practice.

Offerings in 2022

Teaching periodCampusMode
Monash Indonesia term 1IndonesiaOn campus

Assessment

  • Policy brief
    20%
  • Case Study
    40%
  • Learning reflection
    15%
  • Online learning
    25%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Critically analyse a specific contemporary policy challenge, and the implications of policy choices related to this challenge; 

  2. 2

    Recognise and explain the linkages between policy and politics, and the broader political context in which policy choices are made;

  3. 3

    Apply theoretical lenses to analyse contemporary issues in public policy and discuss innovative public policy approaches to complex challenges;

  4. 4

    Critically reflect on public policy practice.

Workload and teaching

  • Tutorials18 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester 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 engages students in actively applying their knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities. 

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Associate Professor Deirdre O'Neill
Unit Coordinators
Dr John Vong

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for ATI5021?

ATI5021 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is ATI5021 offered?

ATI5021 has no offerings listed in the 2022 handbook.

How much work is ATI5021?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does ATI5021 have an exam?

No. ATI5021 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
School of Social Sciences
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
202220232024202520262027