University of Sydney / Faculty of Arts / Department of Government and International Relations / Public Policy / Master of Public Policy 2010

Master of Public Policy MPP
Postgraduate Coursework 2010

 

Application Closing Dates

 
Semester 1 Semester 2 Mid-Year Entry CRICOS
30 OCT 2009 30 APR 2010 Available 016228D
Late applications are considered, however priority will be given to applications received on time.

Duration

 
This qualification is normally completed in 1 year of full time study or 2 - 4 years part time.

Entry Requirements

 
A Bachelor degree from The University of Sydney or equivalent, with a minimum Credit average.

Completion Requirements

 
8 units of study (totalling 48 credit points). GOVT 6313 is compulsory with a minimum of 2 of the remaing 3 core units, plus upto 5 electives.

Units of Study

NB: 2010 Units of Study will be finalised in late September 2009 and available to view on this site in October. Any links below to the online Handbook are to 2009 listings and should be treated as a guide only. Please refer to the 2010 Handbook for additional units.
 
  SemPts
Core
GOVT 6156 Governance and Civil Society 1 6
GOVT 6313 Leadership in Theory and Practice 1 6
GOVT 6316 Policy Making, Power and Politics 1 6
GOVT 6331 International Public Management 2 6
Elective
ARTS 7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates 1, 2 6
GOVT 6116 International Organisations 2 6
GOVT 6117 International Politics and Human Rights 8 6
GOVT 6119 International Security 1 6
GOVT 6123 Globalisation and Governance 2 6
GOVT 6125 Politics of the World Economy 2 6
GOVT 6136 Asia Pacific Politics 1 6
GOVT 6139 Research Design 5 6
GOVT 6150 Comparative Democratic Politics 42 6
GOVT 6157 Corporate Citizenship 1 6
GOVT 6301 Government and Business Ethics 44 6
GOVT 6311 Issues in Public Policy 7 6
GOVT 6319 Governance and Public Policy Making 9 6
GOVT 6336 Media Politics 2 6
GOVT 6340 Honours Dissertation 1 1, 2 6
GOVT 6341 Honours Dissertation 2 1, 2 6
GOVT 6357 International Policy making 2 6
USSC 6903 US Foreign Policy and National Security 2 6
USSC 6906 US Constitution 1 6
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Semester
Start
End
 
42
Summer Early
08 Dec
27 Feb
2010
44
Summer Late
19 Jan
27 Feb
2010
1
Semester 1
02 Mar
10 Jun
2010
5
S2 Intensive
29 Jun
29 Nov
2010
2
Semester 2
27 Jul
08 Nov
2010
7
Semester 1a
01 Mar
25 Apr
2010
8
Semester 1b
19 Apr
06 Jun
2010
9
Semester 2a
26 Jul
12 Sep
2010
Notes:
 
Department permission required. Additional core units of study for Honours candidates
 
Department permission required. Highly recommended that this unit of study be completed during first semester of study by all non-English speaking background postgraduate students. Exceptions may be made by the relevant postgraduate coordinator and/or the unit coordinator for those NESB students who have fluent English and have completed their Bachelor award at a university where English was the medium of instruction. More Information
 
All enrolments for Postgraduate intensive units must be completed before the commencement of the first class/seminar. Enrolments will not be accepted after the commencement of the first class/seminar.