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100 Point Master of Public Policy and Management
Informal specialisationYear: 2017
100 Point Master of Public Policy and Management
Contact information
Coordinator
Dr. Erik Baekkeskov
Email: erik.baekkeskov@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
- Contact Stop 1
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- Further information: http://government.unimelb.edu.au/
- Contact: 'Make an enquiry' at http://government.unimelb.edu.au/degrees/23-master-of-public-policy-and-management
Overview
The Master of Public Policy and Management is the premier public policy program in Australia. For more than 30 years it has prepared students for leadership roles in Australia and internationally. It is designed for current and aspiring public, private and community sector leaders and managers, who seek to develop their public policy expertise. The program draws upon the expertise of academics and practitioners engaged in researching and practising public policy and management.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete the Master of Public Policy and Management should:
- understand the dilemmas posed by the interdependence, diversity and dynamics of global, national and local institutions and actors and appreciate the potential and limits of public policy action;
- become familiar with the key theoretical and analytical perspectives and debates in public policy, governance and management;
- gain broad and deep knowledge of the institutions, actors, processes and practices of contemporary government and policy making;
- develop high level analytic skills to meet the demands of complex contemporary public policy making and an ability to locate the evidential and other resources needed to apply these skills;
- acquire a critical appreciation of the role of leadership (and followership) in policy making and public service delivery; and
- develop advanced management skills appropriate to complex public service systems.
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Structure
100 point program
Duration: 1 year full-time/up to 2 years part-time.
- two compulsory subjects (50 points)
and
Coursework Option
- elective subjects (50 points)
or
Minor Thesis Option
-
minor thesis parts 1 and 2 (37.5 points total)
-
POLS40013 Social Sciences Research Seminar (12.5 points)
Capstone Requirement:
All students are required to complete the Capstone Requirement for the program (at least 25 points). Students must complete one capstone option:
Capstone Stream 1: PPMN90039 Executive Internship
Purpose: An opportunity to apply knowledge and skills in policy making to solve problems that arise in professional contexts and develop an integrated understanding of research and practice
Capstone Stream 2 - PPMN90031 Public Policy Lobbying Strategies and PPMN90033 Public Budgets and Financial Management
Purpose: An opportunity to integrate knowledge and skills in policy and management to practical issues associated with professional practices.
Capstone Stream 3: PPMN90049 Public/Social Policy Thesis Part 1 and PPMN90050 Public/Social Policy Thesis Part 2 (37.5 points total)
Purpose: An opportunity to integrate knowledge and research skills to address a research question; Pathway to the PhD
For policies that govern this degree, see Academic Services Policy in the University Melbourne Policy Framework.
Subject Options
Compulsory Subjects
50 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PPMN90006 | Public Management |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
PPMN90007 | Policy Design and Implementation |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
Minor Thesis Subjects
Minor Thesis Option - 50 points
Please note the following prior to enrolling in the minor thesis -
- to be eligible to enrol in the thesis, students must submit a 300 word thesis proposal for approval by the course coordinator prior to the semester of enrolment in the thesis; and
- students enrolling in the minor thesis must also complete POLS40013 Social Sciences Research Seminar; and
- the minor thesis must be completed over two consecutive semesters (part 1 and 2).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POLS40013 | Social Science Research Seminar | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PPMN90049 | Public /Social Policy Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
PPMN90050 | Public /Social Policy Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
Elective Subjects
Coursework Option - 50 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ABPL90135 | Analytical Methods | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90377 | Design for Ageing | Term 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
CRIM40002 | Qualitative Research Methods | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90004 | Taming Business? Crime, Law and Politics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90035 | Monitoring and Evaluation in Development | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90049 | Politics & Contested Development: Africa | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON90029 | Economics For Public Policy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90002 | Social Impact Assessment and Evaluation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90004 | Climate Change Politics and Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90005 | Environmental Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90017 | Environmental Policy Instruments | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90032 | Sustainability and Behaviour Change | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ESLA90001 | Professional Speaking Communication | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ESLA90002 | Advanced Self-Editing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ESLA90003 | Professional Literacies | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ESLA90004 | Intercultural Professional Communication | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90026 | The Politics of Food | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90027 | Nutrition Politics and Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FNCE90065 | Fundamentals of Finance |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
HPSC90012 | Trust, Communication and Expertise | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HPSC90013 | Science, Controversy and Public Policy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM90010 | Strategic Political Communication | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MULT50002 | Indigenous Peoples in Global Context | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MULT90059 | Social Enterprise Incubator | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PADM90011 | Governing Challenges 1 | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PADM90012 | Governing Challenges 2 | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
PHIL90004 | Ethical Theory and Practice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL90010 | Global Justice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL90027 | The Moral Limits of Markets | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL90029 | Sustainability and Environmental Ethics | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
PHIL90032 | Inequality and Public Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90012 | Trade Policy Politics & Governance | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90013 | Politics and Business in post-Mao China | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90015 | Business and Government | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90034 | International Policymaking in Practice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90037 | Corruption in Today's World | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90038 | Human Rights | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90045 | Governing Money and Finance | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
POLS90056 | Social Policy and Development |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
November (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
POPH90256 | Ageing in Society | Term 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90257 | Body of Ageing | Term 3 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90258 | Economics of Ageing | Term 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90259 | End of Life Issues | Term 3 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90260 | Ethics of Ageing | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90263 | Technology and Ageing | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90264 | Global Population Ageing | Term 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90267 | Ageing Health & Human Services | Term 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
PPMN90003 | Social Policy: Special Topics A | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PPMN90010 | Professional Practice in Policy | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PPMN90030 | Public Policy in the Asian Century | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PPMN90031 | Public Policy Lobbying Strategies | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PPMN90032 | Leading Innovation | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PPMN90033 | Public Budgets and Financial Management | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
PPMN90035 | Publics, Policy and Public Services | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PPMN90039 | Executive Internship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
PPMN90045 | Government Today 1 | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
PPMN90046 | Government Today 2 | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PPMN90048 | Crisis Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PPMN90051 | International Public Management | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI90005 | Social Research Design and Evaluation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI90006 | Ageing, Society And Social Policy | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI90009 | A Century of Australian Social Policy | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
SOTH90006 | Social Inclusion Policy and Practice | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/sspsLast updated: 30 January 2024