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Graduate Certificate in Public Policy and Management


Course code: 1505 + Course abbreviation: GradCertPubPolMgt + Course director: Professor Owen Hughes, Dr Ken Coghill + Offered on-campus in the Melbourne CBD and by off-campus learning

This four-unit course is designed to help people understand the conceptual framework of public policy and management in the public sector. The course will analyse the current major challenges in public policy and public management and the range of solutions being canvassed to address these by modern government.

The course will provide students with the opportunity to apply the skills gained from the program to work-related situations.
Applicants require a pass degree or equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution. Applicants without a first degree who have a minimum of six years appropriate employment experience should refer to the section on executive certificates. Candidates may be eligible for a maximum of two credit exemptions for units considered to be equivalent to particular units in the course of study. Credit is restricted to study completed in the last five years. Refer to the course director for further details.
This is a fee-paying course. Candidates should consult the Department of Management as to the 2003 course fee. Course fees are set and reviewed annually and are therefore subject to change.
Students who successfully complete the Graduate Certificate in Public Policy and Management may apply for admission to the Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management or Master in Public Policy and Management and would be eligible for exemption for four units.

Course structure

The course consists of the following two core units and two electives.
(a) Core units:

(b) Two electives chosen from the following units:

or graduate units taught by the Department of Management, other departments in the Faculty of Business and Economics, or other faculties of Monash University, with approval from the course director.

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