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Public Policy

Unit of study table

Master of Public Policy

Students complete 96 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points of core unit of study
(b) a minimum of 42 and a maximum of 66 credit points of selective units of study; and
(c) a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 credit points from capstone units of study; and
(d) a maximum of 24 credit points from elective units of study; and
(e) may elect to take an 18 credit point optional specialisation, from:
(i) Economic Policy
(ii) Social Policy
(iii) Political Economy
(f) Students may complete up to 12 credit points of elective units of study outside the Public Policy postgraduate Unit of ¸ßÇ帣ÀûƬ table, with permission of the relevant delegate.

Graduate Diploma in Public Policy

Students complete 48 credit points comprising:
(a) a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 24 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) a minimum of 24 and a maximum of 36 credit points from selective units of study and
(c) a maximum of 12 credit points from elective units of study.

Graduate Certificate in Public Policy

Students complete 24 credit points comprising:
(a) a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 24 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) a maximum of 12 credit points from selective units of study.
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Core units of study

GOVT6139
Research Design
6 Ìý
GOVT6311
Policy Problems in Turbulent Times
6 Ìý
GOVT6316
The Politics of Policy Making
6 Ìý
GOVT6331
Public Administration and Governance
6 Ìý

Selective units of study

GOVT6123
Globalisation and Governance
6 Ìý
GOVT6135
Global Environmental Politics
6 Ìý
GOVT6150
Challenges of Democratic Politics
6 Ìý
GOVT6156
Strategy and Civil Society
6 Ìý
GOVT6159
Emotions, Agenda Setting, and Public Policy
6 Ìý
GOVT6223
Topics in Environmental Politics
6 Ìý
GOVT6229
Campaigning: Data, Politics, Strategy
6 Ìý
GOVT6301
Public Sector Ethics and Corruption

6 Ìý
GOVT6313
Leadership in Theory and Practice
6 Ìý
GOVT6336
Media Politics

6 Ìý
GOVT6357
International Policy Making
6 Ìý
GOVT6358
Comparative Migration Policy
6 Ìý
SCLG6910
Comparative Welfare States
6 N SCWK6909
SCWK6949
Global Social Policy
6 Ìý

Capstone units of study

(1) Semester-long research project
GOVT6127
Research Project/Essay
6 Ìý
(2) Year-long dissertation project
Students wishing to complete the year-long dissertation project must have completed GOVT6139 Research Design
GOVT6340
Dissertation Part 1
6 P Completion of 4 postgraduate units - 75% or above average
GOVT6341
Dissertation Part 2
6 C GOVT6340

Elective units of study

ECMT5001
Principles of Econometrics
6 Ìý
ECON5001
Microeconomic Theory
6 N ECON5040
ECON5002
Macroeconomic Theory
6 N ECON5003
ECON5004
Communication in Economics
6 N BUSS5020
ECON5006
Economics of Law and Public Policy
6 P (ECON5001 or ECON5040) and ECMT5001
ECON6018
Environmental Economics
6 P ECON5001 or ECON5040 or ECON6701
ECON6029
Health Economics and Policy Evaluation
6 P (ECON5001 or ECON5040 or ECON6701) and (ECMT5001 or ECMT6702 or QBUS5001)
ECOP6012
Country Risk Analysis
6 Ìý
ECOP6016
China in the Global Economy
6 Ìý
ECOP6017
Global Inequality
6 Ìý
ECOP6018
Economic Development: Growth and Wellbeing
6 Ìý
ECOP6101
Political Economy: A Primer
6 Ìý
ECOP6103
Economic Policy
6 Ìý
ECOP6108
Economy-Environment Sustainability
6
ECOP6115
History of Australian Capitalism
6
ECOP6901
Finance and Economic Change
6
EDPA6018
Social Policy Process
6
EDPB5016
Global Education and Equity
6
FASS6001
Dimensions of Inequality
6 Ìý
GOVT6100
Foundations of Comparative Politics
6 Ìý
GOVT6138
Gender, Family and the State
6 Ìý
SCLG6903
Topics in Rights, Justice and Society
6 Ìý
SCLG6901
Citizenship Rights and Social Movements
6 N SCWK6901
SCLG6910
Comparative Welfare States
6 N SCWK6909
SCWK6052
Community and Environmental Change
6 Ìý
SSPS6001
Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences
6 Ìý
SSPS6002
Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences
6 Ìý
SSPS6003
Vocational Placement
6
Where appropriate, prior professional experience will be taken into account when assessing eligibility for this unit.
SSPS6004
Social Research Ethics
6 N SCLG6902 or SCLG3003
SSPS6008
Universal Basic Income
6 Ìý
WRIT6000
Professional Writing

6 Ìý
USSC6007
Intelligence Agencies and Emerging Tech
6 Ìý
USSC6205
Internship Project
6 Ìý
USSC6902
US Politics: The World of Washington
6 Ìý
USSC6903
US Foreign and National Security Policy
6 Ìý
USSC6910
Special Topics in US Studies
6 Ìý
USSC6922
The US in the Indo-Pacific
6 Ìý

Exchange units of study

Available to Master of Public Policy students only
FASS6901
Exchange and ¸ßÇ帣ÀûƬ Abroad
6 Ìý
FASS6902
Exchange and ¸ßÇ帣ÀûƬ Abroad
6 Ìý
FASS6903
Exchange and ¸ßÇ帣ÀûƬ Abroad
6 Ìý
FASS6904
Exchange and ¸ßÇ帣ÀûƬ Abroad
6 Ìý

Optional Specialisations

The Economic Policy specialisation is suitable for students with little or no background in economics; however, knowledge of mathematics (equivalent to HSC Mathematics Advanced) is assumed.
12 credit points from the following core units of study
ECON5001
Microeconomic Theory
6 NÌýECON5040
ECON5002
Macroeconomic Theory
6 NÌýECON5003
6 credit points from the following selective units of study
ECMT5001
Principles of Econometrics
6 Ìý
ECON5004
Communication in Economics
6 NÌýBUSS5020
ECON5006
Economics of Law and Public Policy
6 PÌýECON5001ÌýorÌýECON5040
ECON6018
Environmental Economics
6 PÌýECON5001ÌýorÌýECON5040ÌýorÌýECON6701
ECON6029
Health Economics and Policy Evaluation
6 PÌý(ECON5001ÌýorÌýECON5040ÌýorÌýECON6701) and (ECMT5001ÌýorÌýECMT6702ÌýorÌýQBUS5001)
12 credit points from the following core units of study:
EDPA6018
Social Policy Process
6 Ìý
SCWK6948
Social Policy Frameworks
6 Ìý
6 credit points from the following selective units of study:
EDPB5016
Global Education and Equity
6 Ìý
FASS6001
Dimensions of Inequality
6 Ìý
SCWK6052
CommunityÌýand Environmental Change
6 Ìý
SCLG6901
Citizenship Rights and Social Movements
6 NÌýSCWK6901
SCLG6903
Topics in Rights, Justice and Society
6 Ìý
18 credit points from the following selective units of study:
ECOP6012
Country Risk Analysis
6 Ìý
ECOP6016
China in the Global Economy
6 Ìý
ECOP6017
Global Inequality
6 Ìý
ECOP6018
Economic Development: Growth and Wellbeing
6 Ìý
ECOP6101
Political Economy: A Primer
6 Ìý
ECOP6103
Dynamics of Economic Change
6 Ìý
ECOP6108
Economy-Environment Sustainability

6 Ìý
ECOP6115
History of Australian Capitalism
6 Ìý
ECOP6901
Finance and Economic Change
6 Ìý