Postgraduate handbook 2005 - Business and Economics

Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management

Course code: 1506 + Course abbreviation: GradDipPubPolMgt + Total credit points required: 48+ 2 semesters full-time, 4 semesters part-time + On-campus (Caulfield), off-campus (Caulfield; Singapore)
Program coordinator: Dr Bob Smith

Course description

This course is designed for graduates, 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 units:

• MGX5301 e-Government, services, agencies and technology
• MGX5360 Strategic management in the public sector
• MGX5440 Public sector financial management
• MGX5770 Business and government
• MGX9260 Public sector human resource management
• MGX9330 Privatisation
• MGX9540 Governance for not-for-profit organisations*
• MGX9670 International public policy and management
• MGX9710 Financial management in the not-for-profit sector*
• 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. To complete a masters course, students will be required to complete a minimum of four masters 5000-level units.

* Offered on-campus only.

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