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Crawford School of Public Policy
Master of Public Administration
Full time: 1-2 years Semester intake: 1 or 2 CRICOS Code: 082345G Program Code: 7832
The Master of Public Administration (MPA) is designed for future leaders of government,
civil society and market organisations responsible for pursuing the public interest. The
graduate degree integrates theory and practice in enhancing understanding, knowledge and
skills essential to the management and leadership of public organisations. The MPA
approach uses various analytical lens that structure, guide and inform an assessment of the
complexities and challenges of organising public action within and across the state, market
and civil society.
The MPA is designed to establish your career as an effective manager and leader in public
administration, giving you the relevant knowledge and skills to succeed amidst the
complexities and challenges of administration, management and governance in public
organisations.
The MPA is an essential professional degree for those pursuing career advancement in
public administration, management or governance, providing you with the opportunity to
align your postgraduate study with your specific work context and career aspirations.
The compulsory and elective subjects explore contemporary public issues and dilemmas
locally, regionally and globally. The emphasis is on key disciplinary and interdisciplinary
perspectives on public administration, management and governance.
The MPA coursework structure is designed to enable you to select a professional focus to
define and tailor your degree based on a range of key contemporary areas of public affairs,
including:
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government institutions and processes
law and regulation
public sector finance
economic policy and management
environment and agriculture, and
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international governance and policy.
The MPA is a professional degree and requires work experience in a public sector or related
environment. This ensures an educational experience in which work experience can be used
to bring life to issues in policy, administration, management and governance. The MPA will
immerse you in a rich learning environment that fosters professional engagement with your
peers and provides comparative insights in addressing the dynamics of continuity and
change in government and governance in the public arena.
The MPA offers you a flexible program for course sequencing to balance your graduate
study with your career. The MPA may be completed in 1-2 years full-time or part-time
equivalent (subject to eligibility) with access to a range of timetable options to best suit your
work commitments.
Enhance your capacity to manage and lead public organisations
On successful completion of the degree, you will have an extensive knowledge of theoretical
and practical perspectives on public administration, management and governance, informed
by contemporary and comparative experience. You will have the proven competency to
demonstrate this extensive theoretical and practical knowledge through advanced political,
economic and social analysis to ensure best possible outcomes in public administration,
management and governance.
This degree will equip you with a sound knowledge of research principles and methods
relevant to public administration, management and governance. It will give you the
competitive edge to readily apply theories, concepts and research methods in investigating
and analysing the complexities and challenges of public administration, management and
governance. All areas of prior study are relevant to public affairs, including economics, law,
arts and humanities, social sciences, science and engineering.
The MPA will prepare you for a career as a leader in public administration, giving you the relevant
knowledge and skills in self-management, communication and teamwork necessary to respond to
the complexities and challenges of public administration, management and governance.
Admission requirements
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A Bachelor degree or international equivalent with work experience in a public
sector or related environment.
o Applicants with a Bachelor Degree or Graduate Certificate in a cognate
discipline may be eligible for 24 units (one semester) of credit.
o Applicants with a Graduate Diploma or Honours in a cognate discipline may
be eligible for 48 units (one year) of credit.
Credit may also be available for relevant work experience.
Students must complete the pre-sessional component to continue to the initial
component.
Students must achieve a minimum 65% weighted average mark in the initial
component to continue to the concluding component.
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Students who do not achieve a minimum 65% mark in the initial component will be
transferred to the Graduate Diploma of Public Policy.
All applicants must meet the University's English Language Admission Requirements
for Students.
Cognate disciplines
Economic Policy, Economics, Law, International Politics, Political Economy, Political Sciences,
Project Management, Sociology
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Master of Public Administration – 2 years (96 units)
Program Structure and Requirements
The degree requires the completion of 96 units (16 courses)1, which must consist of presessional component, 48 units (8 courses) from the initial component and 48 units (8
courses) from the concluding component.
Students must achieve a minimum 65 per cent weighted average mark in the initial
component to continue to the concluding component.
Completion of the following pre-sessional component:
CRWF6900 Graduate Academic and Research Skills for Public Policy
POGO6900 Graduate Preparatory Economic, Social and Political Analysis
48 units (8 courses) from the following initial component:
POGO8012 Governance and Institutions
POGO8016 The Economic Way of Thinking 1
POGO8019 The Economic Way of Thinking 2
POGO8024 Social Policy, Society and Change
POGO8062 Public Sector Management
POGO8072 Development Theories and Themes
POGO8090 Making and Evaluating Policy
POGO8117 Program Management
48 units (8 courses) from the concluding component in accordance with the following
requirements:
(a) 24 units comprising the following four compulsory courses:
CRWF8000 Government, Markets and Global Change
POGO8032 Comparative Public Sector Management
POGO8096 Research Methods
POGO8111 Leadership and Organisational Analysis
(b) 18 units or 24 units comprising three or four courses, respectively, from one or more of
the following professional focus:
Government institutions and processes
POGO8082 Political Institutions and Policy Processes
POGO8055 Case Studies in Decision Making
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A course is generally equivalent to 6 units value. Please refer to the course page for further information
http://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/
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POGO8083 Policy Advocacy
POGO8101 Policy Process and Analysis
POGO8037 Writing Public Policy
Law and regulation
LAWS8034 Law and Regulation
POGO8021 Public Sector Ethics
POGO8076 Corruption and Anti-Corruption
ANTH8032 Law, Order and Conflict in the Pacific
Public sector finance
POGO8057 Managing Government Finances
POGO8048 Public Finance: Fiscal Policy, Globalisation and Development
POGO8080 Organisational Finance and Budgeting
Economic policy and management
POGO8081 Economics for Government
POGO8210 Case Studies in Economic Policy
IDEC8088 Applied Economics: Cost/Benefit Analysis
Environment and agriculture
EMDV8080 International Climate Change Policy and Economics
EMDV8081 Domestic Climate Change Policy and Economics
EMDV8082 Food Wars: Food Security and Agricultural Policy
International governance and policy
POGO8001 International Dimensions of Public Administration
POGO8029 Health Policy in a Globalising World
POGO8044 Global Social Policy
POGO8115 International Negotiations: Challenging the Global Food Trading Regime
POGO8213 The Global Trading System
EMDV8079 International Water Politics
(c) 6 units comprising one of the following elective courses (if 18 units rather than 24 units were
completed from the above clusters of courses):
POGO8004 Poverty Reduction
POGO8015 Services and Investment Policy
POGO8025 Social Policy Analysis
POGO8035 Research Project
POGO8049 Planning and Policy (Population Policy)
POGO8050 Empirical Political Analysis 2: Political Economy
POGO8084 Principles of Social Policy
POGO8085 Implementing Social Policy
POGO8088 New Models for Governance: Strategy, Innovation, Decentralisation
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POGO8095 Development Policy and Practice
POGO8102 Selected Themes in Public Policy: Urbanisation and Human Settlement
EMDV8104 Environmental Governance
IDEC8007 Aid and Development Policy
ANTH8009 Development in Practice
ANTH8028 Introduction to Social Impact Studies
EURO8003 The European Union: Regional Integrations in Comparative Perspective
LAWS8123 Water Resources Law
LAWS8180 International Climate Law
LAWS8189 Fundamentals of Environmental Law
NSPO8007 National Security: Concepts and Challenges
POPH8103 Introduction to Health Policy and Administration
SOCY8004 Interest Groups, Advocacy and Public Policy
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Master of Public Administration – 1.5
years (72 units)
Program Structure and Requirements
The degree requires the completion of 72 units (12 courses), which must consist of presessional component, 24 units (4 courses) from the initial component and 48 units (8
courses) from the concluding component.
Students must achieve a minimum 65% weighted average mark in the initial component to
continue to the concluding component.
Completion of the following pre-sessional component:
CRWF6900 Graduate Academic and Research Skills for Public Policy
POGO6900 Graduate Preparatory Economic, Social and Political Analysis
24 units 2 (4 courses) from the following initial component:
POGO8012 Governance and Institutions
POGO8016 The Economic Way of Thinking 1
POGO8019 The Economic Way of Thinking 2
POGO8024 Social Policy, Society and Change
POGO8062 Public Sector Management
POGO8072 Development Theories and Themes
POGO8090 Making and Evaluating Policy
POGO8117 Program Management
48 units (8 courses) from the concluding component in accordance with the following
requirements:
(a) 24 units comprising the following four compulsory courses:
CRWF8000 Government, Markets and Global Change
POGO8032 Comparative Public Sector Management
POGO8096 Research Methods
POGO8111 Leadership and Organisational Analysis
(b) 18 units or 24 units comprising three or four courses, respectively, from one or more of
the following professional focus:
Government institutions and processes
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Course selection will be advised at admission.
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POGO8082 Political Institutions and Policy Processes
POGO8055 Case Studies in Decision Making
POGO8083 Policy Advocacy
POGO8101 Policy Process and Analysis
POGO8037 Writing Public Policy
Law and regulation
LAWS8034 Law and Regulation
POGO8021 Public Sector Ethics
POGO8076 Corruption and Anti-Corruption
ANTH8032 Law, Order and Conflict in the Pacific
Public sector finance
POGO8057 Managing Government Finances
POGO8048 Public Finance: Fiscal Policy, Globalisation and Development
POGO8080 Organisational Finance and Budgeting
Economic policy and management
POGO8081 Economics for Government
POGO8210 Case Studies in Economic Policy
IDEC8088 Applied Economics: Cost/Benefit Analysis
Environment and agriculture
EMDV8080 International Climate Change Policy and Economics
EMDV8081 Domestic Climate Change Policy and Economics
EMDV8082 Food Wars: Food Security and Agricultural Policy
International governance and policy
POGO8001 International Dimensions of Public Administration
POGO8029 Health Policy in a Globalising World
POGO8044 Global Social Policy
POGO8115 International Negotiations: Challenging the Global Food Trading Regime
POGO8213 The Global Trading System
EMDV8079 International Water Politics
(c) 6 units comprising one of the following elective courses (if 18 units rather than 24 units were
completed from the above clusters of courses):
POGO8004 Poverty Reduction
POGO8015 Services and Investment Policy
POGO8025 Social Policy Analysis
POGO8035 Research Project
POGO8049 Planning and Policy (Population Policy)
POGO8050 Empirical Political Analysis 2: Political Economy
POGO8084 Principles of Social Policy
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POGO8085 Implementing Social Policy
POGO8088 New Models for Governance: Strategy, Innovation, Decentralisation
POGO8095 Development Policy and Practice
POGO8102 Selected Themes in Public Policy: Urbanisation and Human Settlement
EMDV8104 Environmental Governance
IDEC8007 Aid and Development Policy
ANTH8009 Development in Practice
ANTH8028 Introduction to Social Impact Studies
EURO8003 The European Union: Regional Integrations in Comparative Perspective
LAWS8123 Water Resources Law
LAWS8180 International Climate Law
LAWS8189 Fundamentals of Environmental Law
NSPO8007 National Security: Concepts and Challenges
POPH8103 Introduction to Health Policy and Administration
SOCY8004 Interest Groups, Advocacy and Public Policy
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Master of Public Administration – 1 year
(48 units)
Program Structure and Requirements
The degree requires the completion of 48 units (8 courses), which must consist of presessional component, 24 units (4 courses) of compulsory courses and 24 units (4 courses) of
elective courses from the concluding component.
Completion of the following pre-sessional component:
CRWF6900 Graduate Academic and Research Skills for Public Policy
POGO6900 Graduate Preparatory Economic, Social and Political Analysis
48 units (8 courses) from the concluding component in accordance with the following
requirements:
(a) 24 units comprising the following four compulsory courses:
CRWF8000 Government, Markets and Global Change
POGO8032 Comparative Public Sector Management
POGO8096 Research Methods
POGO8111 Leadership and Organisational Analysis
(b) 18 units or 24 units comprising three or four courses, respectively, from one or more of
the following professional focus:
Government institutions and processes
POGO8082 Political Institutions and Policy Processes
POGO8055 Case Studies in Decision Making
POGO8083 Policy Advocacy
POGO8101 Policy Process and Analysis
POGO8037 Writing Public Policy
Law and regulation
LAWS8034 Law and Regulation
POGO8021 Public Sector Ethics
POGO8076 Corruption and Anti-Corruption
ANTH8032 Law, Order and Conflict in the Pacific
Public sector finance
POGO8057 Managing Government Finances
POGO8048 Public Finance: Fiscal Policy, Globalisation and Development
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POGO8080 Organisational Finance and Budgeting
Economic policy and management
POGO8081 Economics for Government
POGO8210 Case Studies in Economic Policy
IDEC8088 Applied Economics: Cost/Benefit Analysis
Environment and agriculture
EMDV8080 International Climate Change Policy and Economics
EMDV8081 Domestic Climate Change Policy and Economics
EMDV8082 Food Wars: Food Security and Agricultural Policy
International governance and policy
POGO8001 International Dimensions of Public Administration
POGO8029 Health Policy in a Globalising World
POGO8044 Global Social Policy
POGO8115 International Negotiations: Challenging the Global Food Trading Regime
POGO8213 The Global Trading System
EMDV8079 International Water Politics
(c) 6 units comprising one of the following elective courses (if 18 units rather than 24 units were
completed from the above clusters of courses):
POGO8004 Poverty Reduction
POGO8015 Services and Investment Policy
POGO8025 Social Policy Analysis
POGO8035 Research Project
POGO8049 Planning and Policy (Population Policy)
POGO8050 Empirical Political Analysis 2: Political Economy
POGO8084 Principles of Social Policy
POGO8085 Implementing Social Policy
POGO8088 New Models for Governance: Strategy, Innovation, Decentralisation
POGO8095 Development Policy and Practice
POGO8102 Selected Themes in Public Policy: Urbanisation and Human Settlement
EMDV8104 Environmental Governance
IDEC8007 Aid and Development Policy
ANTH8009 Development in Practice
ANTH8028 Introduction to Social Impact Studies
EURO8003 The European Union: Regional Integrations in Comparative Perspective
LAWS8123 Water Resources Law
LAWS8180 International Climate Law
LAWS8189 Fundamentals of Environmental Law
NSPO8007 National Security: Concepts and Challenges
POPH8103 Introduction to Health Policy and Administration
SOCY8004 Interest Groups, Advocacy and Public Policy
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