Master of Public Policy and Management

Program Overview

The Master of Public Policy and Management equips students with analytical, strategic, and professional skills for careers in government, non-profit, and private sectors. Through a combination of core and elective courses, students analyze, design, and implement policy in complex environments. Program highlights include professional-based electives, policy-based specializations, and opportunities for internships and overseas study. Graduates are highly sought after for their expertise in public policy development and execution.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Master of Public Policy and Management is a postgraduate program designed to equip students with the strategic, analytical, and professional skills needed for careers in government, non-profit, and private sectors both domestically and internationally. The program aims to address the complex policy challenges of the contemporary world by providing students with the knowledge and skills to analyze, design, and implement policy in complex institutional and regulatory environments.

Outline:

The program is structured as follows:

• Total Credit Points: 48
• Course Core (48 credit points):
• Required Units (24 credit points):
• GOV515 Public Sector Management (6 credit points)
• GOV600 Policy Research: Themes, Strategies and Design (6 credit points)
• GOV601 Corruption and Anti-corruption (3 credit points)
• GOV613 Public Policy Perspectives (6 credit points)
• GRD503 Design Thinking Tools (3 credit points)
• Specified Elective Units (24 credit points):
• Option 1 - Supervised Research Thesis (24 credit points):
• Required Units (12 credit points):
• ART504 Research Proposal and Design (3 credit points)
• GOV6171 Supervised Research Thesis (9 credit points)
• Specified Elective Units (12 credit points):
• ART501 Honours Foundation (6 credit points) OR ART505 Literature Review (3 credit points) OR ART506 Advanced Writing for Research and Publication (3 credit points) OR ART600 Special Project (3 credit points) OR BIO688 Challenges in Food Security (6 credit points) OR COD504 Community, Policy and Change (3 credit points) OR COD5051 Community, Industry and Local Government (3 credit points) OR GOV511 Critical Approaches to Development (6 credit points) OR GOV611 Political Economy of Development and Public Policy (6 credit points) OR GOV612 Global Governance, Security and Economy (6 credit points) OR GOV635 Security, Conflict and Violence (6 credit points) OR LLM601 International Law (3 credit points) OR MCR603 Cybercrime and Digital Forensics (6 credit points) OR MCR607 Advanced Transnational Crime (6 credit points) OR MBS654 Industry Placement for Business (6 credit points) OR MBS684 Managing Strategic Risk and Projects (6 credit points) OR SUS6111 Resilient Regions: People and Practice (3 credit points) OR SUS6281 Development and Sustainability (3 credit points)
• Option 2 - Applied Research Practicum (24 credit points):
• Required Unit (6 credit points):
• MBS643 Industry Project for Business (6 credit points)
• Specified Elective Units (18 credit points):
• ART504 Research Proposal and Design (3 credit points) OR ART505 Literature Review (3 credit points) OR ART506 Advanced Writing for Research and Publication (3 credit points) OR ART600 Special Project (3 credit points) OR BIO688 Challenges in Food Security (6 credit points) OR COD504 Community, Policy and Change (3 credit points) OR COD5051 Community, Industry and Local Government (3 credit points) OR GOV511 Critical Approaches to Development (6 credit points) OR GOV612 Global Governance, Security and Economy (6 credit points) OR GOV635 Security, Conflict and Violence (6 credit points) OR LLM601 International Law (3 credit points) OR MBS654 Industry Placement for Business (6 credit points) OR MBS684 Managing Strategic Risk and Projects (6 credit points) OR MCR603 Cybercrime and Digital Forensics (6 credit points) OR MCR607 Advanced Transnational Crime (6 credit points) OR SUS6111 Resilient Regions: People and Practice (3 credit points) OR SUS6281 Development and Sustainability (3 credit points)
• Option 3 - Supervised Research Project (24 credit points):
• Required Unit (6 credit points):
• GOV620 Policy Report (6 credit points)
• Specified Elective Units (18 credit points):
• ART504 Research Proposal and Design (3 credit points) OR ART505 Literature Review (3 credit points) OR ART506 Advanced Writing for Research and Publication (3 credit points) OR ART600 Special Project (3 credit points) OR BIO688 Challenges in Food Security (6 credit points) OR COD504 Community, Policy and Change (3 credit points) OR COD5051 Community, Industry and Local Government (3 credit points) OR GOV511 Critical Approaches to Development (6 credit points) OR GOV611 Political Economy of Development and Public Policy (6 credit points) OR GOV612 Global Governance, Security and Economy (6 credit points) OR GOV635 Security, Conflict and Violence (6 credit points) OR LLM601 International Law (3 credit points) OR MBS654 Industry Placement for Business (6 credit points) OR MBS684 Managing Strategic Risk and Projects (6 credit points) OR MCR603 Cybercrime and Digital Forensics (6 credit points) OR MCR607 Advanced Transnational Crime (6 credit points) OR SUS6111 Resilient Regions: People and Practice (3 credit points) OR SUS6281 Development and Sustainability (3 credit points)

Careers:

Graduates of the Master of Public Policy and Management are highly sought after in various sectors, including:

• Government: Ministerial and Parliamentary Advisor, Environmental Policy Manager, Health Policy Development Manager, Evaluation and Performance Reporting Officer, Policy Data Analyst
• Public Sector: Roles at the intersection between government and business
• International Organizations:
• Corporations with Government Links:

Other:

• The program includes professional-based electives such as project management, ethics in government, and leading and managing non-government organizations.
• Students can choose policy-based electives to specialize in areas such as energy policy, environmental impact and management, health policy and law, or add a language unit.
• The program offers opportunities for professional internships or practical projects to gain academic credit and apply learning in real-world settings.
• Past students have interned with the WA State Parliament and public sector agencies, and researched real-world policy problems.
• The program includes a Study Indonesia Australian Consortium for 'In-Country' Indonesian Studies (ACICIS) program, allowing students to travel to Indonesia and earn credits towards their Master's degree.
• The program is taught by academics actively involved in research in areas such as public sector ethics, corruption, citizenship, public sector reform, and international public administration.