Master of Public Policy and Management

In the Master of Public Policy and Management you'll refine a high-level analytic skill-set that meets the demands of complex public policy-making. Use the theoretical and analytical perspectives and debates you learn in public policy, governance and management to generate understandings of the institutions, processes and practices of contemporary government and policy.

With over 30 years of teaching and learning, the Master of Public Policy and Management is the premier degree of its kind in Australia. Understand the challenges and opportunities of interdependence, national and local institutions, diversity and dynamics of global, and appreciate the potential and limits of public policy action.

This is our most popular program for those who have completed undergraduate study. No experience is necessary.

• 100 points of Compulsory subjects
• 25 points of Core subjects

AND

• 75 points of Elective subjects (Coursework option)

OR

• 37.5 points of Minor Thesis Subjects (Thesis option)
• 12.5 point Compulsory subject (Thesis option)
• 25 points of Elective subjects (Thesis option)

On graduation from the Master of Public Policy and Management, you will be ready for work in professional fields including:

• Senior policy and arts officer
• Manager of policy and international relations
• Policy and planning manager
• Investment advisor for government
• Policy analyst
• Government communications advisor

Graduates have also gone on to work in global organisations including:

• Australia Bureau of Statistics
• Bangladesh Ministry of Finance
• Department of Justice
• Embassy of Nepal (Beijing)
• Royal Women's Hospital
• The Australian Agency for International Development Toshiba Television (Beijing)
• University of Essex
• Victoria Police