Off-Campus Learning Guide 2005
Business and Economics

Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management

Course code: 1506 + Course abbreviation: GradDipPubPolMgt + Off-campus (Caulfield) + Normally two years part-time + Course director: Dr Robert Smith + Total credit points required: 48

The course is designed for graduates, both in Australia and internationally, who wish to contribute to valued outcomes in the government and community sectors. Participants may work in the public, not-for-profit, local government, private or other sectors. The course focuses on understanding changing expectations about government, changing modes of delivering public services, and the changing skills needed by effective leaders and managers.

Course structure

(a) Students must complete four core units (24 credit points):

• MGX9230 Public policy
• MGX9270 Public management
• MGX9300 Governance
• MGX9370 Policy analysis

(b) Students must complete four units
(24 credit points) from the following:

• MGX5301 e-Government
• MGX5360 Strategic management in the public sector
• MGX5440 Public sector financial management
• MGX5770 Business and government
• MGX9260 Public sector human resource management
• MGX9300 Governance
• MGX9330 Privatisation
• MGX9540 Governance of not-for-profit organisations*
• MGX9670 International public policy and management
• MGX9710 Financial management in the not-for-profit sector
• , 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 program coordinator. A maximum of two 5000-level units may be selected.

Students who successfully complete the Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management, including successful studies in two masters 5000-level units from the Department of Management, will be able to articulate directly into one of the Department of Management's masters courses.

* Offered on-campus only.

Further information

For more detailed information, contact the Student Services Office, Department of Management, telephone +61 3 9903 2807, fax +61 3 9903 2718, email enquiries.mgt@buseco.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/Courses/Mgt/.

Application procedures

Completed applications are to be forwarded to the Student Services Office, Department of Management, Monash University, PO Box 197, Caulfield East, Victoria 3145, Australia, by 19 November 2004 for semester one and 20 May 2005 for semester two.

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