Graduate Diploma in Public Policy & Management - GradDipPubPol&Mgt

• General
• Course objectives
• Admission requirements
• Fees
• Duration
• Mode of offering
• Credit for work done previously
• Course structure
  • Core subjects
  • Elective subjects
• Progression to further studies

General

Course code: 1506

The Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management (GDPPM) is designed to cater for graduates who wish to undertake study in public policy and management at graduate level. The course aims to provide broad training in the range of disciplines important to public policy and public management. In all cases course content and semester assessment is geared to relating the material to current public sector issues and, where relevant, to workplace applications.

Course objectives

On completion of the course, students should:

• understand the conceptual framework of public policy and management in the public sector;
• be able to analyse the current major challenges in public policy and public management and the range of solutions being canvassed to address these by modern governments;
• be able to evaluate proposed public policies and strategies;
• be able to apply the knowledge and skills gained from the course to the workplace.

Admission requirements

Applicants require a pass degree or equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution plus a minimum of two years relevant employment experience, or an executive certificate from this faculty with a minimum grade of credit or above.

A candidate with a four-year honours degree of at least IIA (or equivalent) standard may be exempted from this provision.

Fees

This is a fee-paying course. Candidates should consult the Graduate School of Government as to the 1998 course fee. Course fees are set and reviewed annually and are therefore subject to change.

Duration

The Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management is normally completed in two semesters of full-time study or four semesters of part-time study.

Mode of offering

This course is mainly taught on-campus at 30 Collins Street, Melbourne. Note that this course is also available by distance education.

Credit for work done previously

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. Candidates should consult the Graduate School of Government 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.

Course structure

The course consists of six core subjects and two elective subjects.

Core subjects

• PPM9270 Public management
• PPM9280 Public sector finance
• PPM9230 Public policy
• PPM9330 Business and government

• PPM9290 Governing the modern state
• PPM9260 Public sector human resource management
• PPM9360 Strategic management in the public sector
• PPM9410 Public enterprise management
• PPM9440 Public sector financial management

Elective subjects

The remaining two subjects are to be chosen from the following electives:

• PPM9710 Financial management and management accounting issues in the not for profit sector
• PPM9720 Law and governance of not-for-profit organisations
• PPM9370 Public policy process
• PPM9950 International public administration
• PPM9970 Comparative public policy
• MGC9550 Health services law

Progression to further studies

Students who successfully complete the Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management with a minimum grade of credit or above may apply for admission to the Master of Public Policy and Management.