Courses offered in Public Policy

The School of Political Science, Criminology & Sociology hosts the Centre for Public Policy. The Centre offers courses intended for public and community sector leaders and managers, or those wishing to pursue such a career. The courses are designed to encourage deep thinking about policy issues, to challenge conventional ideas about the process of government and public sector management and to develop the student's capacity for high quality policy work and best practice management. The Centre aims to provide professional qualifications for people involved in the public sector, for people with a professional interest in public policy and management, and those interested in the analysis of government policy.

Coursework Programs

Postgraduate Certificate in Arts (Public Policy and Management)
The certificate provides an entry point to an articulated structure of higher degree study and may qualify graduates for entry to the postgraduate diploma.

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Public Policy and Management)
This Diploma equates to a BPPM(Hons) year, and is designed to qualify students for entry to higher degree research programs.

Master of Public Policy and Management (Coursework only)
The Master of Public Policy and Management provides specialist training for professional qualification purposes, for graduates working in the field and for general interest purposes.

Master of Social Policy (Coursework only)
The program provides specialist training for professional qualification purposes, usually to graduates working in the field of social policy, but may also be taken for general interest. Students will gain an advanced understanding of major trends in comparative social policy and policy organsations, and develop their own specialised knowledge in one or more areas of study. This is a new degree and full details will be posted shortly.

Research Programs

Master of Arts in Policy Studies (Advanced Seminars and Shorter Thesis)
The program allows students to combine coursework with extensive independent research in policy studies. Students will produce a work of original research that reveals an awareness of the latest research and theoretical directions within their chosen sub-discipline of policy studies. This is a new degree and full details will be posted shortly.

Doctor of Philosophy
The University's major research degree.