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100pt Program
Master of Public Policy and Management / Course Entry Point / Year: 2024

Overview

The Master of Public Policy and Management is one of the oldest graduate programs in
this field in Australia, with the University of Melbourne first bridging the needs of the
profession and the emerging discipline almost 90 years ago. It has remained at the
forefront of the discipline through consistent innovation in subject delivery and content and
is notably one of the few graduate degrees in the country to combine expert training in
public policy analysis and executive leadership and management. The course is structured
around working professionals (both current and aspiring) and therefore emphasises
flexibility and tailored options. While the focus is on the public sector, the private and
community sectors are also examined in order to prepare graduates for the widest possible
range of careers both in Australia and internationally. This international dimension is further
emphasised by the diversity of researchers and practitioners teaching into the program and
the unique subject offerings.

Last updated: 30 January 2024

Structure

100 credit points

100 point program

Duration: one year full-time/up to two years part-time.

two compulsory subjects (50 points)

and

Coursework Option

elective subjects (50 points)

or

Minor Thesis Option

minor thesis parts 1 and 2 (37.5 points total)

 POLS40013 Social Sciences Research Seminar (12.5 points)

Capstone Requirement:

All students are required to meet the Capstone Requirement for the program. There are
three Capstone streams offered in this course which satisfy the capstone requirements:

Capstone Stream 1: PPMN90039 Executive Internship

Purpose: An opportunity to apply knowledge and skills in policy making to solve problems
that arise in professional contexts and develop an integrated understanding of research
and practice

Capstone Stream 2: PPMN90049 Public/Social Policy Thesis Part 1 and PPMN90050

Public/Social Policy Thesis Part 2 (37.5 points total)

Purpose: An opportunity to integrate knowledge and research skills to address a research

question; Pathway to the PhD

Capstone Stream 3: PPMN90010 Professional Practice in Policy Research

Purpose: An opportunity to apply and integrate policy knowledge and research skills to
solve problems that arise in political and public sector contexts through a sustained piece
of scholarship.

For policies that govern this degree, see the Courses, Subjects, Awards and Programs
Policy (https://policy.unimelb.edu.au/MPF1327#section-4.15) in the University Melbourne Policy
Library (https://policy.unimelb.edu.au/). Students also should also refer to information in the
Enrolment and Timetabling Policy. (https://policy.unimelb.edu.au/MPF1294#section-4.1)

Subject Options

Compulsory Subjects

50 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points

PPMN90006 Public February (On 25

Management Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus -
Parkville)

PPMN90007 Public Policy April (On Campus - 25

Analysis Parkville)
August (On Campus
- Parkville)
Minor Thesis Subjects

Minor Thesis Option - 50 points

Please note the following prior to enrolling in the minor thesis –

students admitted into the 200 point program must have completed 50 points of
compulsory or core subjects within the program (at least one subject must be
compulsory), with an average of H1 (80%);
students admitted into the 150 point program must have completed 25 points of
compulsory subjects within the program, with an average of H1 (80%); and
to be eligible to enrol in the thesis, students must submit a 300 word thesis proposal
for approval by the course coordinator prior to the semester of enrolment in the thesis;
and
students enrolling in the minor thesis must also complete POLS40013 Social Sciences
Research Seminar; and
the minor thesis must be completed over two consecutive semesters (part 1 and 2).

Code Name Study period Credit Points

POLS40013 Social Science February (On 12.5

Research Seminar Campus - Parkville)

PPMN90049 Public /Social Semester 1 (On 18.75

Policy Thesis Part 1 Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On
Campus - Parkville)

PPMN90050 Public /Social Semester 1 (On 18.75

Policy Thesis Part 2 Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On
Campus - Parkville)

Elective Subjects

Coursework Option - 50 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points

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ABPL90135 Analytical Methods Semester 1 (On 12.5

Campus - Parkville)

DEVT90067 Migration and July (On Campus - 12.5

Development Parkville)

ASIA90018 Indonesia Rising? Semester 2 (On 12.5

Campus - Parkville)

CRIM90008 Sovereignty, Not available in 12.5

Justice, Indigenous 2024
Peoples

CRIM90017 Violence, Trauma August (On 12.5

and Reconciliation Campus - Parkville)

DEVT90035 Monitoring and July (On Campus - 12.5

Evaluation in Parkville)
Development

DEVT90039 Civil Society, NGOs Semester 2 (Dual- 12.5

and the State Delivery - Parkville)

DEVT90058 Disaster and July (On Campus - 12.5

Humanitarian Aid Parkville)

DEVT90061 Global Urban Semester 1 (On 12.5

Development Campus - Parkville)

GEND90006 Gender, February (Dual- 12.5

Globalisation and Delivery - Parkville)
Development

ECON90029 Economics For Not available in 12.5

Public Policy 2024

ENST90002 Social Impact Semester 2 (On 12.5

Assessment and Campus - Parkville)
Evaluation

ENST90004 Climate Change Semester 2 (On 12.5

Politics and Policy Campus - Parkville)

ENST90005 Environmental Semester 2 (On 12.5

Policy Campus - Parkville)

ENST90032 Sustainability and Semester 1 (On 12.5

Behaviour Change Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On
Campus - Parkville)
Code Name Study period Credit Points

FOOD90041 The Politics of Food Semester 1 (On 12.5

Campus - Parkville)

HPSC90012 Trust, Semester 2 (On 12.5

Communication Campus - Parkville)
and Expertise

HPSC90013 Science, Semester 1 (On 12.5

Controversy and Campus - Parkville)
Public Policy

PPMN90057 Strategic Political Not available in 12.5

Communication 2024

MULT90059 Social Enterprise March (On Campus 12.5

Incubator - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On
Campus - Parkville)

POLS90012 Trade Policy August (On 12.5

Politics & Campus - Parkville)
Governance

POLS90013 Politics and Not available in 12.5

Business in post- 2024
Mao China

PPMN90056 Business and February (On 12.5

Government Campus - Parkville)

POLS90034 International Semester 2 (On 12.5

Policymaking in Campus - Parkville)
Practice

POLS90045 Governing Money Not available in 12.5

and Finance 2024

DEVT90076 Social Policy and November (Off 12.5

Development Campus)

POPH90206 Health Policy March (Dual- 12.5

Delivery - Parkville)

POPH90267 Ageing Health & Term 4 (Online) 12.5

Human Services

PPMN90010 Professional September (On 25

Practice in Policy Campus - Parkville)
Research
Code Name Study period Credit Points

PPMN90030 Public Policy in the Semester 2 (On 12.5

Asian Century Campus - Parkville)

PPMN90031 Public Policy March (On Campus 12.5

Lobbying Strategies - Parkville)

PPMN90032 Innovative Design April (On Campus - 12.5

and Service Parkville)
Delivery

PPMN90033 Public Budgets and July (Online) 12.5

Financial
Management

PPMN90035 Public Consultation February (On 12.5

& Policy Campus - Parkville)
Negotiation

PPMN90039 Executive Semester 1 (Off 25

Internship Campus)
Semester 2 (Off
Campus)

PPMN90048 Crisis Management August (On 12.5

Campus - Parkville)

PPMN90054 Global Issues in June (Online) 12.5

Indigenous
Governance

SOCI90005 Social Research July (On Campus - 12.5

Design and Parkville)
Evaluation

SOCI90010 International Semester 1 (On 12.5

Migration Campus - Parkville)

SOCI90012 Inclusive Policy Semester 1 (On 12.5

Development Campus - Parkville)

SOCI90020 Social Policy: Not available in 12.5

Special Topics A 2024

SOCI90025 Social Justice and August (On 12.5

Social Welfare Campus - Parkville)

SOCI90018 Indigenous Policy Semester 2 (Dual- 12.5

Analysis Delivery - Parkville)
Note: Students can choose to take both capstone 1 and capstone 3 as electives

Links

http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/ssps (http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/ssps)

Last updated: 30 January 2024