Master of Governance & Public Policy

Students enrolled in the GCGPP complete:

8 units from the MGPP Course List below, comprising:
8 units for Part A; or
8 units from Part B; or
6 units from Part B; and
2 units from Part C

Note: Students enrolling in the Graduate Certificate should seek advice from the Program Convenor about course selection before enrolling. Students who do not have a degree in the same discipline are recommended to select 8 units from Part A.


Students enrolled in the GDipGPP complete:

16 units from the MGPP Course List below, comprising:
8 units from Part B; and
8 units from Part C.

Note: Part C courses are grouped in study areas. Students can complete 8 units from one study area, however this will not appear on your testamur.


Students enrolled in the 16 unit MGPP complete:

16 units from the MGPP Course List below, comprising:
12 units for Part B; and
4 units from Part C.


Students enrolled in the 24 unit MGPP complete:

24 units from the MGPP Course List below, comprising:
12 units for Part B; and
4 units from Part C; and
8 units from Part C or from Part D or combination of both.

Note: Part C courses are grouped in study areas. Students can complete 8 units from one study area, however this will not appear on your testamur.


Students enrolled in the 32 unit MGPP complete:

32 units from the MGPP Course List below, comprising:
8 units for Part A; and
12 units for Part B; and
4 units from Part C; and
8 units from Part C or from Part D or combination of both.

Students enrolled in the 32 unit MGPP should take all the required Part A courses in their first semester of studies.

Note: Part C courses are grouped in study areas. Students can complete 8 units from one study area, however this will not appear on your testamur.

Part A

Course Code Units Course Title
POLS7000 4 Writing Politics
POLS7012 2 Foundations in Public Policy
POLS7100 2 Overview of Australian Political Institutions

Part B

Course Code Units Course Title
POLS7101 2 Dynamics of Governance
POLS7110 2 Law, Policy and Governance
POLS7111 2 Dynamics of Public Policy
POLS7113 2 Comparative Public Policy
POLS7114 2 Knowledge and Evidence in Public Policy
POLS7406 2 Economic Analysis & Public Policy

Part C

International Policy and Governance

Course Code Units Course Title
ENVM7505 2 International & National Conservation Policy
LAWS7710 2 Principles of International Law
POLS7107 2 Globalisation, International Political Economy and Development
POLS7190 2 Indigenous Politics within and beyond the state
POLS7229 2 Global Governance: Origins, Challenges and Trajectories
POLS7306 2 International Crisis Management
PUBH7645 2 Global Health Policy in Practice

Governance and Development

Course Code Units Course Title
ECON7560 2 Globalisation and Economic Development
PLAN7612 2 Global South Cities: Development planning theory and practice
POLS7302 2 Politics of Development
POLS7509 2 Gender and the Global Politics of Development
PUBH7113 2 Global Health & Development

Designing Social and Community Policy

Course Code Units Course Title
ECON7540 2 Economics of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
MGTS7308 2 Social Enterprises and Not for Profits
MGTS7601 2 Managing Organisational Behaviour
MGTS7963 2 Evaluation of Programs & Projects
POLY7002 2 Policy Development and Practice
TIMS7329 2 Social Entrepreneurship in Practice

Resource Management

Course Code Units Course Title
ENVM7100 2 Foundations of Sustainable Development
ENVM7123 2 Regulatory Frameworks for Environmental Management & Planning
ENVM7124 2 International Regulatory Frameworks for Climate Change & Environmental Management
ENVM7202 2 Resource Management & Environmental Planning
ENVM7511 2 Natural Resource Management
ENVM7512 2 Environmental Problem Solving
ENVM7513 2 Environment & Community

Part D*

Course Code Units Course Title
POLS7108 2 Independent Study (Master of Governance and Public Policy)
POLS7118 2 Special Studies Public Policy
POLS7120 6 Research Project (MGPP)
POLS7121 6 Research Project (MGPP) Part B
POLS7122 6 Research Project (MGPP) Part B
POLS7125 2 Internship (Master of Governance and Public Policy)
POLS7701 2 Research Methods