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Course
code: 1506
City campus
Fee paying course: course fee $10,000; subject fee $1250
Overseas student fee: course fee $15,500
Attendance not required
The
course will equip students to understand the conceptual framework of public
policy and management in the public sector, to be able to analyse the current
major challenges in public policy and public management along with a range of
solutions being canvassed by modern governments to address them, to be able to
evaluate proposed public policies and strategies, and to be able to apply the
knowledge and skills gained from the course to the workplace.
The course is available to public sector managers, from Federal, State and
local government, non-profit organisations and statutory authorities, and
private sector managers working in government relations areas. Completion of
the course provides the opportunity to articulate into the Master in Public
Policy and Management.
Applicants should possess a pass degree or equivalent qualification from a registered tertiary institution and should have a minimum of two years work experience after completion of that degree. A candidate with a four-year honours degree of at least 2A (or equivalent) may be exempted from this provision. Where students have had substantial managerial work experience for at least five years prior to or during the acquiring of an undergraduate degree, the requirement of two years work experience after completion of that degree may be waived. Non-graduates should have completed an Executive Certificate in Public Policy and Management attaining a minimum grade of credit.
Overseas qualifications must be assessed by the National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (NOOSR) to be considered. In addition, overseas students are required to possess English language proficiency of either IELTS 6.5+ or TOEFL 575 + and TWE 5+ as described in the Postgraduate Guide for International Students.
Applicants should note that there are two intakes per year to this course, one to commence in first semester, and the second to commence in second semester.
It is strongly recommended that students have access to a personal computer and a modem to facilitate email communication with their lecturer, other participants, and electronic access to library services.
The
course of study is one year full time, two years part time. Part-time students
should enrol in two subjects per semester. Full-time students should enrol in
four subjects per semester.
Students must complete four compulsory core subjects:
Plus at least two further core subjects from the following:
Plus two elective subjects are to be chosen from either the following electives, or from elsewhere in the university, subject to the approval of the Centre for Public Management:
Assessment varies from subject to subject, but will normally be a combination of assignments and final examination. Generally a pass is required in the final examination to pass the subject.
Completing the Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management with at least a credit average will allow direct entry into the Master in Public Policy and Management.
Students who have credit for graduate studies which are equivalent in content to those prescribed for the Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management, and which would fall within the time limits prescribed, may apply for equivalent credit towards the Diploma to a maximum of four subjects. Students may also be required to substitute subjects where they have studied them previously at the undergraduate level.
For more detailed information contact Ms Jean Lyon, Programs Manager, Centre for Public Management, telephone (03) 9903 8754, fax (03) 9903 8701, email jean.lyon@buseco.monash.edu.au or Mr Alex Owen, Director, Centre for Public Management telephone (03) 9903 8752, fax (03) 9903 8701, email alex.owen@buseco.monash.edu.au.
Completed applications are to be forwarded to Jean Lyon, programs manager, Centre for Public Management, Monash Mount Eliza Business School, Level 8, 30 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, by 20 November 1998.
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