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Master of Public Administration
at Australian National University

Canberra, Australia

Tuition Fee AU$ 48,802
Country Rank#6
Duration18 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5

Program Overview

Crawford School's Master of Public Administration (MPA) is designed to equip public sector professionals with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in an environment increasingly characterised by complexity, digital transformation, politicization; and the “hollowing -out” of analytical capacity and historical knowledge. The MPA curriculum is built around three integrated components:

1. Professional Core: a professional ‘core’ of knowledge broadly recognised as essential to the institutional role of public sector managers

2. Applied Management Courses: a curated range of 3 unit courses providing access to emerging and/or specialised concepts and techniques relevant to contemporary professional practice.

3. Professional Experience: a capstone ‘work integrated learning’ experience that allows students to select a combination of organizational internship, research and elective coursework to suit their interests and professional development needs.

Course Content
Program Structure

The Master of Public Administration requires completion of 72 units which must consist of:

Completion of the following pre-sessional component courses:
- CRWF7900 Graduate Academic and Research Skills for Public Policy
- POGO7901 Graduate Preparatory Economic, Social and Political Analysis
30 Units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
- POGO8137 Public Administration Foundations
- POGO8062 Public Sector Management
- POGO8057 Managing Government Finances
- POGO8021 Public Sector Ethics
- POGO8096 Policy Research
A minimum of 12 units from completion of applied management courses (3 units each) from the following list :
- POGO8231 Leading in Public Administration
- POGO8236 Public Strategy
- POGO8232 Persuasion for Policymakers
- POGO8240 Evidence Based Thinking (EBT): Decision Making and Policy Development
- POGO8233 Policy Tools & Mixes
- POGO8234 Unpacking Policy Capacity
- POGO8235 Engaging China: Working with Policy in the PRC
- POGO8230 Gender Analysis in Public Policy
- POGO8237 Budgeting for Outcomes: Purposes, Programs and Performance
- POGO8238 Fundamentals of Intergovernmental Management
- POGO8239 Contemporary Challenges to Indigenous Policy
- POGO8132 Public Policy in Cities - Integrating and Governing Change
- NSPO8041 Borders, Migration and Security
- NSPO8044 Energy Security
- NSPO8043 Pandemics, Infectious Diseases and National Security
A minimum of 6 units from completion of applied project courses from the following list:
- POGO8140 Practice-Based Project
- CRWF8019 Public Policy and Professional Internship
- CRWF7000 Applied Policy Project
- CRWF7002 Policy Field School
- POGO8035 Research Project
A minimum of 18 units from completion of the following list:
- POGO8401 Foundations in Public Policy
- POGO8136 Participating in Public Policy: Citizen Engagement and Public Talk
- POGO8500 Evidence and Analysis in Public Policy
- POGO8402 The Political and Institutional Architecture of Public Policy
- POGO8083 Policy Advocacy
- POGO8076 Corruption and Anti-Corruption
- POGO8048 Public Finance
- POGO8045 International Policy Making in the Shadow of the Future
- POGO8138 Science, Technology and Public Policy
- POGO8016 The Economic Way of Thinking
- POGO8015 Foreign Direct Investment Policy
- POGO8213 The Global Trading System
- IDEC8025 Empirical Public Finance
- POGO8403 Cases in Contemporary Public Policy
- POLS8046 Interest Groups, Advocacy and Public Policy
- POLS8040 Comparative Federalism
- EMDV8018 Resources, Environment and Politics in Australia
- ANTH8028 Social Impact Assessment: Theory and Methods
- EMDV8007 Communicating for Environment and Climate Policy
- EMDV8081 Domestic Climate Change Policy and Economics
- EMDV8082 Food Wars: Food Security and Agricultural Policy
- EMDV8124 Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
- NSPO8006 National Security Policymaking
- NSPO8007 National Security: Concepts and Methods
- NSPO8028 History for Policymakers
- MGMT8003 Organisational Behaviour
- MGMT8022 Strategic Management
- MGMT7250 Evidence-Based Management
- MGMT7171 Strategic Human Resource Management
- SOCR8202 Using Data to Answer Policy Questions and Evaluate policy
- STAT7017 Big Data Statistics
- STAT7026 Graphical Data Analysis
- REGN8052 Regulation and Governance
- LAWS8229 International Law of World Trade
Entry Requirement
At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to most ANU programs is on a competitive basis. Therefore, meeting all admission requirements does not automatically guarantee entry.

Bachelor degree or international equivalent with GPA 5/7; or

Bachelor degree or international equivalent with GPA 4/7 and a minimum of 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program; or

Bachelor degree or international equivalent with GPA 4/7 and a Graduate Certificate or international equivalent with a GPA of 4/7;

or

Graduate Diploma or international equivalent with a GPA 4/7; or

48 units of courses in a postgraduate program with a GPA of 4/7; or

Graduate Certificate or international equivalent with a GPA of 4/7 and a minimum of 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program; or

Graduate Records Examination (GRE) General test, completed no more than 5 years before the time of application, with a minimum score of 155 for Verbal Reasoning, 155 for Quantitative Reasoning and 4.0 in Analytical Writing and a minimum of 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program; or

A minimum of 10 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program.

In line with the university's admissions policy and strategic plan, an assessment for admission may include competitively ranking applicants on the basis of specific academic achievement, English language proficiency and diversity factors.

Academic achievement & English language proficiency

The minimum academic requirement for full entry and enrolment is a Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5.0/7.0.

However, applicants will first be ranked on a GPA ('GPA1') that is calculated using all but the last semester (or equivalent) of the Bachelor degree used for admission purposes.

If required, ranking may further be confirmed on the basis of:
- a GPA ('GPA2') calculated on the penultimate and antepenultimate semesters (or equivalent) of the Bachelor degree used for admission purposes; and/or
- demonstrating higher-level English language proficiency.
Prior to enrolment in this ANU program, all students who gain entry will have their Bachelor degree reassessed, to confirm minimum requirements were met.
Fees & Scholarships
The annual indicative fee provides an estimate of the program tuition fees for international students and domestic students (where applicable). The annual indicative fee for a program is based on the standard full-time enrolment load of 48 units per year (unless the program duration is less than 48 units). Fees for courses vary by discipline meaning that the fees for a program can vary depending on the courses selected. Course fees are reviewed on an annual basis and typically will increase from year to year. The tuition fees payable are dependent on the year of commencement and the courses selected and are subject to increase during the period of study.

Annual indicative fee for international students

$48,802

Cost Of Studying At Australian National University

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Students Assisted

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Loan Amount Disbursed

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Master of Public Administration at Australian National University