Master of Public Policy - Plan MC290

Master of Public Policy - Plan MC290

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Duration:
Full-time 2 years
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AU$30,720 (2027 annual)

Next intake:
February, July
Location:
Melbourne City
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Full-time 2 years
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Next intake:
February, July
Location:
Melbourne City
To graduate you must complete the following. All courses listed may not be available each semester.

You must complete a total of 192 credit points as follows:  

Year 1: Five (5) core courses (60 credit points) and 36 credit points from your chosen combination; and

Year 2: Five (5) core courses (48 credit points) and One (1) core option course (12 credit points) and 36 credit points from your chosen combination 


List of Combinations: 

Combination 1: Complete one (1) Minor (48 credit points) and two (2) Program option courses (24 credit points) 

Combination 2: Complete six (6) program option courses (72 credit points) 


Details of minors can be found at the end of the program structure.  

‘Program options’ include courses in the Program Options list and all courses listed within each minor.

NOTE: If you use a course toward the completion minor, you cannot use that same course again to count toward another minor.  

Complete 60 credit points from the following: 

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Systems and Policymaking 12 POLI1124 City Campus
Ethics and Public Policy 12 POLI1125 City Campus
Critical Thinking in the Age of AI 12 POLI1126 City Campus
Policy Analysis and Advice 12 POLI1127 City Campus
Policy Design and Implementation 12 POLI1108 City Campus

AND

Select and complete 36 credit points from your chosen combination.

Complete 48 credit points from the following: 

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Complexity and Innovation Seminar 1 6 POLI1128 City Campus
Complexity and Innovation Seminar 2 6 POLI1129 City Campus
Policy Lab 12 POLI1130 City Campus
Public Policy Capstone 12 POLI1131 City Campus
Research, Evidence and Policy 12 POLI1095 City Campus

AND

Complete 12 credit points from the following: 

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Leadership and Management 12 BUSM1530 City Campus
Leadership and Ethics 12 BUSM4131 City Campus

AND

Select and Complete 36 credit points from your chosen combination.

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Communication Management: Theory and Practice 12 COMM1123 City Campus
Communication for Social Change 12 COMM2083 City Campus
Leadership and Corporate Storytelling 12 COMM2679 City Campus
Wicked Problems: Innovative Solutions 12 SOCU2294 City Campus
Community and Civic Engagement 12 COMM2761 City Campus
Risk and Crisis Communication 12 COMM2318 City Campus
Stakeholder Relations and Emergent Media 12 COMM1107 City Campus
Change Communication 12 COMM2316 City Campus
Intercultural Knowledges and Practices 12 HUSO2378 City Campus
Introduction to Project Management 12 BUSM1269 City Campus
Evaluating and Managing Project Risk 12 BUSM1276 City Campus
Agile Project Management 12 BUSM4764 City Campus
Project Management Leadership 12 BUSM1282 City Campus
Public Sector Project Management 12 BUSM2654 City Campus
People and Organisations 12 BUSM3249 City Campus
Personal Branding and Authentic Leadership 12 BUSM2481 City Campus
Leading in the Age of Digital Disruption 12 BUSM2518 City Campus
Future Design Contexts 24 GRAP2623 City Campus
Design Strategy 12 GRAP2626 City Campus
Service Design 12 GRAP2494 City Campus
Future Design Impact 24 GRAP2997 City Campus
Future Design Leadership 24 GRAP2624 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Arts Management Fundamentals 12 OART1066 City Campus
Cultural Planning and Evaluation 12 VART3717 City Campus
Cultural Policy and Practice 24 PERF1029 City Campus
Principles of Arts Management 24 PERF1025 City Campus
The Law and Arts Management 24 PERF1034 City Campus

Complete 0 to 72 credit points from the following:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Planning Theory 12 ARCH1272 City Campus
Housing Policy 12 ARCH1270 City Campus
Housing and Health 12 BUIL1323 City Campus
Urban Economics and Spatial Development 12 ARCH1408 City Campus
Strategic Planning issues 12 ARCH1261 City Campus
International Human Rights and Law 12 POLI1121 City Campus
Social Policy 12 POLI1051 City Campus
Rights, Recognition and Social Justice 12 HWSS2208 City Campus
Policy Making and Indigenous Peoples 12 POLI1112 City Campus
Global Migrations: Mobility, Displacement and Refugees 12 HUSO2420 City Campus
Sex, Gender and Justice 12 JUST2335 City Campus
Preventing Violence Against Women. 12 JUST2344 City Campus
Responding to Family Violence: In Justice and Community Settings 12 JUST2342 City Campus
Global Governance 12 POLI1099 City Campus
Globally Ethical Decision Making 12 HUSO2347 City Campus
Urbanisation Issues in the Asia-Pacific Region 12 ARCH1265 City Campus
Global Development 12 HUSO2074 City Campus
International Project Management: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation 12 HUSO2159 City Campus
Peacebuilding and Reconciliation 12 POLI1114 City Campus
Environmental Policy and Governance 12 ENVI1127 City Campus
Climate Change Responses 12 ENVI1222 City Campus
Sustainability, Governance and Social Change 12 ENVI1169 City Campus
Natural Resource Management 12 ARCH1482 City Campus
Introduction to Criminology 12 SOCU2291 City Campus
Criminal Justice Systems 12 JUST2313 City Campus
Law and Justice Policy 12 SOCU2073 City Campus
Research Strategies - Social Sciences 12 HUSO2079 City Campus
Masters Minor Thesis 24 HUSO2350 City Campus

This course is not available for international students intending to study on a student visa.

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