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Questions of how societies manage common policy problems such as how to encourage economic growth, how to ensure the sustainability of natural resources, how to design institutions to ensure good governance, now and into the future, occupy the minds of policy makers worldwide. In this course, we investigate such challenges from a disciplinary and cross-disciplinary perspective.
In this course students will not only learn about the key analytic frameworks derived from economics, political science, and environmental management used to consider these challenges, they will also participate in multidisciplinary workshops to consider their application to a series of case studies. This offers students a unique cross disciplinary opportunity to apply theory to practice and develop their applied policy skills.
Drawing on the expertise of staff in the Crawford School of Public Policy, the course also offers students a comparative perspective on these challenging policy problems and points to similarity and difference in how countries cope with common global issues.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
On successful completion of the course students will have:
- Developed disciplinary and cross-disciplinary understanding of major challenges facing policymakers;
- Understood key analytic frameworks, techniques and insights from economics, environmental management, and political science; and
- Worked effectively in multidisciplinary teams to analyse major policy problems
Other Information
Delivery Mode: The course involves a mixture of lectures (10) and case study workshops (3). Lectures will provide students with the opportunity to learn about key analytic models from subject experts. Smaller case workshops provide the opportunity to apply these to practice. All students will be assigned to a case workshop and a smaller cross-disciplinary syndicate group.
Enrolment Information: This course is compulsory for nearly all Crawford School master degree students and is offered every semester to cater for the high demand. It is the only Crawford School course with a limit on available places, to stop it growing too large in any given semester. As a result, new students may find that they are unable to gain a place when they register for their first semester and may have to wait until a later semester. Early registration for a later semester is strongly recommended to guarantee a place before the class fills up for that semester.
Places may not be available for students not taking a Crawford School master degree.
Indicative Assessment
Students must complete three (3) case study papers - one per workshop. These papers provide a link between theory and practice allowing students to demonstrate not only an understanding of key frameworks, techniques and insights, and key challenges facing policy makers, but also how they might go about addressing them. Each paper is worth one-third of the overall grade for this course.
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Workload
Students will have a 3 hour lecture per week and three 2 hour case workshops throughout the semester. Students should expect to spend 10 hours per week related to the course (including class time).
Requisite and Incompatibility
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $2412 | |
| 2014 | $3582 | |
| 2013 | $3582 | |
| 2012 | $3582 | |
| 2011 | $3576 | |
| 2010 | $3570 | |
| 2009 | $3570 | |
| 2008 | $3402 | |
| 2007 | $3132 | |
| 2006 | $3084 | |
| 2005 | $2988 | |
| 2004 | $2412 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $3606 |
| 2014 | $4146 |
| 2013 | $4140 |
| 2012 | $4140 |
| 2011 | $4134 |
| 2010 | $4134 |
| 2009 | $4002 |
| 2008 | $4002 |
| 2007 | $3864 |
| 2006 | $3864 |
| 2005 | $3864 |
| 2004 | $3864 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3704 | 17 Feb 2014 | 07 Mar 2014 | 31 Mar 2014 | 30 May 2014 | In Person | N/A |
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7955 | 21 Jul 2014 | 08 Aug 2014 | 31 Aug 2014 | 30 Oct 2014 | In Person | N/A |