Course overview
If you would like to pursue roles in policymaking and research, this specialisation is for you. Regulation keeps us safe and protects our economies. With your critical understanding of regulation and governance in complex environments, you will be equipped to identify regulatory challenges and assess regulation performance.
The degree also equips students with important skills for analysing and researching public policy, and communicating persuasively on policy relevant matters. Through interactive and case-based teaching, students debate and reflect on the challenges of governing public policy in a dynamic, interconnected, global and increasingly digital world. Designed and taught by world-class public policy scholars from the Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU, this Masters degree equips graduates for successful and productive careers in public policy.
Starting dates
January, February, April, July, October
What you will learn
The program will immerse you in contemporary issues, including international investment law, trade policy, intellectual property rights, health equity, and restorative justice. You will graduate with cross-disciplinary engagement skills in criminology, international relations, law, political science, public health, and sociology.
Entry requirements
A Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5.0/7.0
Cognate Disciplines
- Anthropology, Demography, Development Studies, Economics, Geography, International Relations, Law, Policy Studies, Political Science, Public Administration, Sociology
English Language Requirements
Assessment of Qualifications
- Unless otherwise indicated, ANU will accept all Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualifications or international equivalents that meet or exceed the published admission requirements of our programs, provided all other admission requirements are also met.
- Where an applicant has more than one completed tertiary qualification, ANU will base assessment on the qualification that best meets the admission requirements for the program. Find out more about the Australian Qualifications Framework: www.aqf.edu.au
- ANU uses a 7-point Grade Point Average (GPA) scale. All qualifications submitted for admission at ANU will be converted to this common scale, which will determine if an applicant meets our published admission requirements. Find out more about how a 7-point GPA is calculated for Australian universities: www.uac.edu.au/future-applicants/admission-criteria/tertiary-qualificati... otherwise indicated, where an applicant has more than one completed tertiary qualification, ANU will calculate the GPA for each qualification separately. ANU will base assessment on the best GPA of all completed tertiary qualifications of the same level or higher.
How to apply
You can apply directly via ANU Application Manager
Tuition Fees
Australian Fee Paying (AFP): $27,312 per year full-time, $54,624 total course cost
International Students: $42,960 per year full-time
Duration
2 years full time,
Graduate Rating
Graduates of Humanities, Culture & Social Sciences postgraduate courses at Australian National University (ANU) rated their degrees as follows:
Teaching quality: 75.5% (national average 78.4%)
Improved skills: 82.8% (national average 79.0%)
Overall satisfaction: 88.5% (national average 87.2%)
The ratings above refer to the proportion of surveyed graduates who agreed with the statement about their postgraduate degree from Australian National University (ANU). You can find out more about these results here.
Employment Outcomes
Graduates of Humanities, Culture & Social Sciences postgraduate courses at Australian National University (ANU) had the following employment outcomes:
Employed full time: 86.1% (national average 80.6%)
Studying full time: 11.5% (national average 8.7%)
Median full time salary: $89,500 (national average $77,000)
The ratings above refer the proportion of surveyed Australian National University (ANU) graduates for which the statement was true. You can find out more about these results here.
Course codes
CRICOS Code: 082349C
