Executive Master of Public Administration - 2019

Postgraduate - Course

Commencement year

This course entry applies to students commencing this course in 2019 and should be read in conjunction with information provided in the 'Faculty information' section of this Handbook by the Faculty of Arts.

Other commencement years for this course: 2018 and 2017

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Course code

A6014

Credit points

72

Abbreviated title

EMPA

Managing faculty

Arts

Coordinator

Dr Zareh Ghazarian

Admission and fees

Australia

Course type

Specialist
Master by coursework

Standard duration

3 years PT

You have a maximum of 5 years to complete this course including any periods of intermission and suspension, and must be continuously enrolled throughout.

Mode and location

On-campus (Caulfield)

Award

Executive Master of Public Administration

Notes

  • This course is not available to international students who are holders of an Australian student visa, for study onshore in Australia. However holders of some other categories of Australian visas living in Australia, and students studying off-campus by distance learning (where this option is available) and living outside of Australia, may be eligible for this course.

    For information on how to apply visit the ANZOG webpageANZOG webpage (https://www.anzsog.edu.au/).

Description

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.

Outcomes

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.

Structure

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.

Requirements

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