Master of Public Policy

The Master of Public Policy requires the completion of 96 units, which must consist of:

Completion of the following pre-sessional component

CRWF7900 Graduate Academic and Research Skills for Public Policy

POGO7901 Graduate Preparatory Economic, Social and Political Analysis

24 units from completion of the following compulsory courses

POGO8016 The Economic Way of Thinking

POGO8062 Public Sector Management

POGO8401 Foundations in Public Policy

POGO8402 The Political and Institutional Architecture of Public Policy

24 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:

POGO8081 Economics for Government

POGO8096 Policy Research

POGO8403 Cases in Contemporary Public Policy

POGO8500 Evidence and Analysis in Public Policy

24 units from completion of public policy courses from the following list and courses in any of the following public policy specialisations:

ANIP6503 Australian National Internships Program Internship A (Graduate)

CRWF7000 Applied Policy Project

CRWF8019 Public Policy and Professional Internship

POGO8035 Research Project (6 units)

Economic Policy specialisation

Environment and Public Policy specialisation

Foreign and Defence Policy specialisation

Global Development Policy specialisation

Health Policy specialisation

Indigenous Policy specialisation

International Policy specialisation

Policy Analysis specialisation

Policy Communication specialisation

Population Change specialisation

Public Finance specialisation

Regulation: National and International Regimes specialisation

Social Policy specialisation

Social Research Methods specialisation

A Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5.0/7.0

Applicants with a Bachelor Degree or Graduate Certificate in a cognate discipline may be eligible for up to 24 units (one semester) of credit. Applicants with a Graduate Diploma or Bachelor degree with Honours in a cognate discipline may be eligible for up to 48 units (one year) of credit.

Cognate Disciplines
Anthropology, Demography, Development Studies, Economics, Geography, International Relations, Law, Policy Studies, Political Science, Public Administration, Sociology

English Language Requirements
All applicants must meet the University’s English Language Admission Requirements for Students.

Assessment of Qualifications
Unless otherwise indicated, ANU will accept all Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualifications or international equivalents that meet or exceed the published admission requirements of our programs, provided all other admission requirements are also met. Where an applicant has more than one completed tertiary qualification, ANU will base assessment on the qualification that best meets the admission requirements for the program. Find out more about the Australian Qualifications Framework: uses a 7-point Grade Point Average (GPA) scale. All qualifications submitted for admission at ANU will be converted to this common scale, which will determine if an applicant meets our published admission requirements. Find out more about how a 7-point GPA is calculated for Australian universities: otherwise indicated, where an applicant has more than one completed tertiary qualification, ANU will calculate the GPA for each qualification separately. ANU will base assessment on the best GPA of all completed tertiary qualifications of the same level or higher.