Executive Master of Public Administration - 2019

The Executive Master of Public Administration is designed to assist future leaders develop the management and policy skills needed in today's public sector. Developed in consultation with public sector CEOs across Australia and New Zealand, this course aims to produce world-class public sector managers. The course offers high-potential and aspiring leaders a thorough grounding in the theory and practice of public administration. The course draws on case studies and practical exercise with interactive teaching methods, delivered by leading academics and guest speakers with extensive government experience.

This course is only offered through ANZSOG and in partnership with other institutions.

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 9 and Monash Graduate AttributesAustralian Qualifications Framework level 9 and Monash Graduate Attributes (http://www.monash.edu/pubs/handbooks/alignmentofoutcomes.html).

Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that you will be able to:

1. demonstrate a crucial understanding of the central concepts relating to public administration, public management and public policy
2. articulate and apply an understanding of the different kinds of value created by public sector organisations
3. demonstrate a critical understanding of how the political environment affects organisational objectives
4. accurately use, interpret and draw inference from information gathered as evidence to support routine and strategic decision making.

The course is structured in three parts including a core curriculum of eight units, an applied research project and elective studies.

The elective studies enable you to select from across a range of areas including: global politics; international relations and development; politics and the environment, planning and sustainability; politics, policy and governance; and security, law, justice and human rights.

The course comprises of 72 credit points. All students complete eight core units, a research project and two elective units.

Units are 6 points unless otherwise stated.

You must complete:

a. The following units (48 points):

• APG5990 Managing public sector organisations
• ACL5011 Government in a market economy*
• ACL5012 Delivering public value*
• APG5993 Designing public policies and programs
• ACL5013 Decision making under uncertainty*
• APG5995 Governing by the rules
• ACL5014 Leading public sector change*
• APG5998Not offered in 2019 Public financial management

b. The following capstone unit (12 points)

• ACL5015 Work-based research project*

* These units are offered through partner universities, for more information visit the ANZOG webpageANZOG webpage (https://www.anzsog.edu.au/).

c. Two elective units (12 points) from the following:

Global politics

• APG5327 Wars of recognition: Terrorism and political violence
• APG5337 Governance and democratisation
• APG5805 Project planning and management in international development

International relations and development

• APG5054Not offered in 2019 Research methods for development practice and change
• APG5324 International political economy
• APG5668 Advanced seminar in international relations

Politics and the environment, planning and sustainability

• APG4554 Resource evaluation and management
• APG5426 Environmental analysis
• APG5428 Environmental governance and citizenship
• APG5433 Corporate sustainability management

Politics, policy and governance

• APG5180 Policy and political communication
• APG5181 Intergovernmental relations

Security, law, justice and human rights

• APG5064 Gender, security and conflict
• APG5078 Gender-based policy and planning
• APG5332 Contemporary security topics
• APG5666Not offered in 2019 Terrorism, counter-terrorism and intelligence
• APG5667Not offered in 2019 Terrorism, fringe politics and extremist violence