Degree Structure

The degree consists of 30 units of compulsory courses plus 18 units of elective courses, as follows:

Compulsory courses

• CRWF8000 Government, Markets and Global Change
• POGO8081 Economics for Government*
• POGO8055 Case Studies in Public Sector Management
• POGO8056 People and Performance in Public Organisations and/or
• POGO8057 Managing Government Finances

On the basis of previous studies, candidates may be granted exemption from one or more courses and may substitute additional electives.

* Those who have been credited with POGO8016 Economic Way of Thinking I and/or POGO8019 Economic Way of Thinking II may substitute another approved elective.

Electives:

• CRWF8001 Economic Globalisation and the Environment
• CRWF8002 Federalism and Decentralisation
• CRWF8003 International Water Politics
• CRWF8004 Case Studies in Economic Policy
• CRWF8005 Comparative Economic Policy of APEC Countries
• CRWF8006 Climate Change Policy Economics
• CRWF8007 Australian Water Conflicts
• CRWF8008 China and the World
• CRWF8009 Energy Politics and Governance
• CRWF8011 The Global Trading System
• POGO8087 International Financial Institutions and Economic Governance 
• POGO8135 Research Project (12 units) 
• POGO8008 Participation and Program Management
• POGO8011 The Global Trading System  
• POGO8099 Community and Social Policy  
• POGO8085 Social Policy Implementation and Service Delivery
• POGO8076 Corruption and Anti-corruption  
• POGO8021 Ethics and Public Policy  
• POGO8282 Regulatory Strategy  
• POGO8004 Poverty Reduction 
• POGO8035 Research Project (6 units) 
• POGO8023 Empirical Political Analysis 1: Public Opinion  
• POGO8086 Democratisation in Asia  
• POGO8061 Gender and Policy 
• POGO8003 Conflict and Development 
• POGO8015 Services and Investment Policy 
• POGO8196 Research Methods (12 units)  
• POGO8095 Theories of Development  
• POGO8084 Principles of Social Policy  

 

 

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