Overview | Summary of Courses

Offered By:	Crawford School of Economics and Government
Academic Contact:	Professor John Uhr (Program Director) and Maurette MacLeod (Program Administrator)

The Master of Public Policy specialising in Development Policy is designed for those professionally engaged in development agencies in government and other development-related organisations working with government. The degree provides students with a range of opportunities for advanced investigation of the analytical skills, public policies and organisational practices appropriate for advising on public policy in development and managing program outcomes.

Prerequisites

Applicants should normally hold:

(1) a Graduate Diploma in Public Administration awarded with Merit or Distinction; or

(2) qualifications equivalent to a degree of Bachelor with first or upper second class honours from an Australian University and suitable work experience, as determined by the Prescribed Authority; or

(3) qualifications equivalent to a degree of Bachelor from an Australian University and substantial relevant work experience, as determined by the Prescribed Authority; or

(4) an equivalent combination of postgraduate study in public policy and administration and relevant work experience, as determined by the Prescribed Authority.

Requirements

The program consists of 48 units, including at least 30 units of compulsory courses.  The electives are chosen in consultation with the Program Director.

Compulsory courses

6 units  CRWF 8000 Government, Markets and Global Change

6 units  POGO 8081 Economics for Government*

6 units  POGO 8082 Political Institutions and Policy Processes#

6 units  POGO 8095 Theories of Development**

 

and at least one of the following three:

6 units  POGO 8096 Research Methods (6) or

12 units POGO 8196 Research Methods (12) or

6 units  POGO 8083 Policy Advocacy

 

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 POGO 8016 Economic Way of Thinking I and/or POGO 8019 Economic Way of Thinking II may substitute another approved elective.

# Those who have been credited with POGO 8090 Making and Evaluating Policy or POGO 8012 Governance and Institutions must substitute another approved elective.

**Those who have been credited with POGO 8072 Development Theories and Themes must substitute another approved elective.

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