Course code: 1065
The Master of Public Policy and Management (MPPM) is designed for a mix of Australian and international graduates who have experience as managers in the public and not for profit sectors. The program aims to provide students with the analytical skills to meet the challenges of public policy and management in an evolving economic, political and social world. The MPPM draws on subjects across a range of disciplines within the graduate management programs of the university. It provides specialist units in public management and public policy, particularly in the second year of study.
On completion of the course students should:
Applicants need to have completed either an honours degree in the discipline or the Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management with an average grade of credit or above; or equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution.
This is a fee-paying course. Candidates should consult the Graduate School of Government as to the 1997 course fee. Course fees are set and reviewed annually and are therefore subject to change.
This course is mainly taught at 30 Collins Street, Melbourne.
Candidates may be eligible for a maximum of four credit exemptions for subjects considered to be equivalent to particular subjects in the course of study. Please refer to the course director for further details.
Students who have previously studied similar subjects at the undergraduate level may be required to substitute subjects from the non-compulsory core subjects or from the list of electives provided.
One year full-time study, or two years part-time study.
Each candidate is required to have their course approved by the course coordinator.
The course consists of eight subjects made up as follows:
(i) four graduate subjects from the Graduate School of Government or the Department of Business Management;
(ii) two other subjects from the graduate offerings of the Graduate School of Government or the Department of Business Management, or up to two subjects taught by other departments of the Faculty or, in approved instances, from other faculties.
In the case of a student having completed one or more of the specified core units in their study of the Graduate Diploma of Public Policy and Management, elective subjects from (b)(i) above must be substituted.
MPPM thesis
The MPPM thesis is offered as an option in the second half of the program to stimulate, to develop and to test the candidate's ability to plan, to carry out and to report on a piece of research. It also provides an opportunity to apply new knowledge and skills to an empirical problem. The thesis normally must be within the area covered by a subject in the program and represent a substantial piece of work of up to 20,000 words. It will be supervised by a person lecturing in the subject to which it is attached or by another suitable member of staff of the faculty. The thesis is regarded as equivalent to four elective subjects and must be submitted within twelve months of its commencement.
Research paper
The research paper (or project) normally must be within the area covered by a subject in the program and represent a substantial piece of work of up to 10,000 words. It will be supervised by a person lecturing in the subject to which it is attached or by another suitable member of staff of the faculty. The research paper is regarded as equivalent to two elective subjects and must be submitted within twelve months of its commencement.
Corporate project
The corporate project requires three-way support from student, staff and host organisation, and concerns problems of strategic importance to the host or client organisation. Projects are to cover the areas of problem identification, problem analysis, problem solution, and implementation. It is equivalent to two elective subjects.
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