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Public Policy and Management

Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced)Specialisation (formal)Year: 2024

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Overview

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Please note there is no mid year entry for the Public Policy and Management Specialisation

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this specialisation, students should be able to:

  • Completed the equivalent of fourth year honours with a research component and obtain a recognised qualification
  • Obtained an adequate basis for pursuing advanced studies in public policy at masters or PhD level
  • Developed a specialist understanding of specific areas of study, showing an understanding of the latest research directions
  • Developed a capacity for an advanced level of analysis in relation to the specific issues in public policy.

Last updated: 5 July 2024

Structure

100 credit points

 

Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time

The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) in this area of specialisation requires:

  • two core subjects (37.5 points)
  • thesis (37.5 points)
  • elective subjects (25 points)

 

Total 100 points

 

Please note: Students must enrol in the thesis PPMN40006 Public Policy & Management Thesis Part 1 and PPMN40007 Public Policy & Management Thesis Part 2 over two consecutive semesters

Subject Options

Core Subjects

37.5 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
POLS40013 Social Science Research Seminar
February (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PPMN90037 Governance
February (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
 25

Thesis Subject

37.5 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
PPMN40006 Public Policy & Management Thesis Part 1
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 18.75
PPMN40007 Public Policy & Management Thesis Part 2
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 18.75

Elective Subjects

25 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ASIA90001 Human Rights in Southeast Asia
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
POLS90012 Trade Policy Politics & Governance
August (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
POLS90013 Politics and Business in post-Mao China Not available in 2024 12.5
POLS90034 International Policymaking in Practice
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PPMN90057 Strategic Political Communication Not available in 2024 12.5
POLS90063 Indigenous Social & Political Movements Not available in 2024 12.5
PPMN90030 Public Policy in the Asian Century
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PPMN90031 Public Policy Lobbying Strategies
March (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PPMN90032 Innovative Design and Service Delivery
April (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PPMN90033 Public Budgets and Financial Management
July (Online)
 12.5
PPMN90035 Public Consultation & Policy Negotiation
February (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PPMN90048 Crisis Management
August (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PPMN90056 Business and Government
February (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
SOCI90003 Comparative Social Policy
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
SOCI90020 Social Policy: Special Topics A Not available in 2024 12.5

Links

http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/ssps

Last updated: 5 July 2024