Master of Public Policy
RMIT University
Program Overview
Taught by leading policy academics and industry professionals, the course reflects the latest debates, issues, and approaches to global, national, and local policy making and development.
You'll explore and develop frameworks for issues, such as:
- evidence-based policy and practice
- global governance
- equity
- public sector reform
Graduates work as policymakers, advocates, and managers in human service, government, and non-government organisations, and, increasingly, in the private and corporate sectors.
Melbourne, Australia
24 Months
AU$ 35,520
IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 79
Course structure
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Year One of Program
- Introduction to Policy: Concepts, Debates and Practices
- Global Governance
- Social and Political Theory
- Policy Making
- Social Policy
- Research Strategies - Social Sciences
- Policy Design and Implementation
- Policy Making and Indigenous Peoples
Year Two of Program
- Policy Impact: Monitoring and Evaluating
- Evidence, Policy and Practice
- Ethics, Values and Public Policy
- Integrated Policy and Research Project
Academic requirements
- You must have successfully completed an Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent overseas qualification) with a minimum GPA of 2.5 (out of 4.0).
- You may also be considered if you have significant work experience or professional practice.
Prerequisites
- There are no prerequisite subjects required for entry into this qualification.
Selection tasks
If you are applying on the basis of work experience or professional practice, you must include with your application:
- A curriculum vitae (CV)
- A personal statement that details your experience.
The annual tuition fee is AU$35,520.
Graduates often work as policymakers, advisors, managers, and advocates.
You’ll be able to work independently and collaboratively in teams as a lifelong learner and reflective practitioner. You will have gained skills that are transferable and relevant in a global context. These skills relate to research, policy analysis, professional communication, and problem-solving.
Graduates are highly employable in human services organisations, community-based agencies, various levels of government, and increasingly, in corporate and private enterprise.
Relevant organisations include:
- federal, state and local government
- trade unions
- large community sector organisations (like the Salvation Army, the Brotherhood of St Laurence and the Victorian Council of Social Service)
- specialist research and policy centres
- other organisations such as the Council to Homeless Persons and the Youth Affairs Council of Victoria Inc.