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Public /Social Policy Thesis Part 1 (PPMN90049)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 18.75On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
MPPM Program Director
Dr Mhamed Biygautane mhamed.biygautane@unimelb.edu.au
MSP Program Director
Dr Max Holleran max.holleran@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
MPPM Program Director
Dr Mhamed Biygautane mhamed.biygautane@unimelb.edu.au
MSP Program Director
Dr Max Holleran max.holleran@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject involves a supervised thesis of 12 000 words, embodying the results of the student's own research.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Demonstrate a specialist understanding of the subject being studied
- Show advanced skills of analysis pertinent to the subject
- Show a detailed sense of the theoretical debates in the subject area
- Demonstrate an ability to undertake critical independent research
- Show a good capacity to communicate research in written form.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Conceptualise and plan a substantial project of original research
- Present material in draft form and engage productively with a supervisor
- Consolidate and enhance established skills in engaging creatively with a critical field
- Synthesise critical arguments and debates
- Test and develop new research methods in relation to ongoing debates
- Enhance drafting and writing skills, in both a critical and creative manner
- Manage time and study resources over a sustained period of time.
Last updated: 7 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Note: the following subject/s can also be taken concurrently (at the same time)
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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POLS40013 | Social Science Research Seminar | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AND
All students must submit a 300 word thesis proposal for approval by the course coordinator prior to the semester of enrolment in the thesis.
For Master of Public Policy and Management students:
Admission into the 344AB Master of Public Policy and Management
Students admitted into the 200 point program must be in their final 100 points and must have completed 50 points of compulsory and/or core subjects within the program, with an average of H1 (80%), prior to enrolment in the thesis.
Students admitted into the 150 point program must have completed at least 25 points of compulsory and/or core subjects within the program with an average of H1 (80%) prior to enrolment in the thesis.
Students admitted into the 100 point program must achieved an average of H1 (80%) from the last one hundred points of previous study (or equivalent) prior to enrolment in the thesis.
For Master of Social Policy students:
Admission into the 706AA Master of Social Policy
Students admitted into the 200 point program must be in their final 100 points and must be completing 37.5 points (have completed 25 points and concurrently enrol in 12.5 points) of compulsory subjects within the program, with an average of H1 (80%), prior to enrolment in the thesis.
Students admitted into the 150 point program must have completed at least 25 points of compulsory subjects within the program with an average of H1 (80%) prior to enrolment in the thesis.
Students admitted into the 100 point program must achieved an average of H1 (80%) from the last one hundred points of previous study (or equivalent) prior to enrolment in the thesis.
Students completing the thesis must enrol in Thesis Part 1 and Part 2 in consecutive semesters.
This subject is a capstone in the Master of Public Policy and Management or Master of Social Policy programs and is not available to Community Access Program (CAP), Inbound Exchange/Study Abroad or Incoming Cross-institutional students.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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No longer available |
Recommended background knowledge
Public Policy or Sociology at Undergraduate level
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 7 February 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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A thesis
| Due at the end of the second semester of enrolment | 100% |
Hurdle requirement: Students are required to attend regular supervision meetings. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Additional details
Please note: This assessment statement applies to the entire enrolment across parts 1 and 2 of the subject (i.e. PPMN90049 and PPMN90050 together)
*Hurdle statement: the following requirements must be met in order for students to be eligible to submit the final thesis:
- Supervision: Regular supervisory meetings
- Topic Proposal Form: To be submitted by the first week of the semester of thesis enrolment
- Progress Report: To be submitted halfway through the thesis year
- Thesis Draft: A full draft of the thesis is to be submitted approximately 5 weeks prior to the final thesis submission date.
Last updated: 7 February 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinators Mhamed Biygautane and Max Holleran Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Regular meetings with the supervisor over two consecutive semesters of enrolment. Total time commitment 510 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
MPPM Program Director
Dr Mhamed Biygautane mhamed.biygautane@unimelb.edu.au
MSP Program Director
Dr Max Holleran max.holleran@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 2
Principal coordinators Max Holleran and Mhamed Biygautane Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Regular meetings with the supervisor over two consecutive semesters of enrolment. Total time commitment 510 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
MPPM Program Director
Dr Mhamed Biygautane mhamed.biygautane@unimelb.edu.au
MSP Program Director
Dr Max Holleran max.holleran@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
510 hours total - inclusive of two semesters (thesis Part 1 and Part 2)
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Additional delivery details
This subject continues over two consecutive study periods, with students first enrolling in PPMN90049 Public / Social Policy Thesis Part 1 and then subsequently enrolling in PPMN90050 Public / Social Policy Thesis Part 2, for a total enrolment of 37.5 credit points. Students will receive an overall result for the subject following completion of the two-subject sequence.
Last updated: 7 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Subject notes
Please note: Information in this Handbook entry refers to both Part 1 and Part 2 of this subject (PPMN90049 Public/Social Policy Thesis Part 1 and PPMN90050 Public/Social Policy Thesis Part 2)
- Links to additional information
Last updated: 7 February 2024