Program Requirements
The Master of Public Administration requires the completion of 96 units, which must consist of:
Completion of the following pre-sessional component:
CRWF6900 Graduate Academic and Research Skills for Public Policy
POGO6900 Graduate Preparatory Economic, Social and Political Analysis
48 units from completion of the following initial component:
48 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
POGO8012 Governance and Institutions
POGO8016 The Economic Way of Thinking 1
POGO8019 The Economic Way of Thinking 2
POGO8024 Social Policy, Society and Change
POGO8062 Public Sector Management
POGO8072 Development Theories and Themes
POGO8090 Making and Evaluating Policy
POGO8117 Program Management
48 units from completion of the following concluding component:
24 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
CRWF8000 Government, Markets and Global Change
POGO8032 Comparative Public Sector Management
POGO8096 Research Methods
POGO8111 Leadership and Organisational Analysis
A minimum of 18 units from completion of courses from the following list:
ANTH8032 Law, Order and Conflict in the Pacific
EMDV8079 Water Conflicts
EMDV8080 International Climate Change Policy and Economics
EMDV8081 Domestic climate change policy and economics
EMDV8082 Food Wars: Food Security and Agricultural Policy
IDEC8088 Applied Economics: Cost-Benefit Analysis
LAWS8034 Law and Regulation
POGO8021 Public Sector Ethics
POGO8029 Health Policy in a Globalising World
POGO8037 Writing Public Policy
POGO8044 Global Social Policy
POGO8048 Public Finance
POGO8055 Case Studies in Decision Making
POGO8057 Managing Government Finances
POGO8076 Corruption and Anti-corruption
POGO8080 Organisational Finance and Budgeting
POGO8081 Economics for Government
POGO8082 Political Institutions and Policy Processes
POGO8083 Policy Advocacy
POGO8101 Policy Process and Analysis
POGO8115 International Negotiations
POGO8210 Case Studies in Economic Policy
POGO8213 The Global Trading System
A maximum of 6 units from completion of courses from the following list:
ANTH8009 Development in Practice
ANTH8028 Social Impact Assessment: Theory and Methods
EMDV8104 Environmental Governance
EURO8003 The European Union: Regional Integration in Comparative Perspective.
IDEC8007 Aid and Development Policy
LAWS8123 Water Resources Law
LAWS8180 International Climate Law
LAWS8189 Fundamentals of Environmental Law
NSPO8007 National Security: Concepts and Challenges
POGO8004 Poverty Reduction
POGO8015 Foreign Direct Investment Policy
POGO8025 Social Policy Analysis
POGO8035 Research Project (6 units)
POGO8049 Introduction to Planning and Policy
POGO8050 Empirical Political Analysis 2: Political Economy
POGO8084 Principles of Social Policy
POGO8085 Implementing Social Policy
POGO8088 New models for governance: strategy, innovation, decentralisation
POGO8095 Development Policy and Practice
POGO8102 Selected Themes in Public Policy
POPH8103 Introduction to Health Policy and Administration
SOCY8004 Interest Groups, Advocacy and Public Policy
Admission Requirements
A Bachelor degree or international equivalent, with at least three years' work experience in public administration.
All applicants must meet the University’s English Language Admission Requirements for Students
Applicants with a Bachelor Degree or Graduate Certificate in a cognate discipline may be eligible for 24 units (one semester) of credit.
Applicants with a Graduate Diploma or Honours in a cognate discipline may be eligible for 48 units (one year) of credit.
Credit may also be available for relevant work experience.
Students must complete the pre-sessional component to continue to the initial component.
Students must achieve a minimum 65% weighted average mark in the initial component to continue to the concluding component.
Students who do not achieve a minimum 65% mark in the initial component will be transferred to the Graduate Diploma of Public Policy
Cognate disciplines
Economic Policy, Economics, Law, International Politics, Political Economy, Political Sciences, Project Management, Sociology
Indicative fees
- Annual indicative fee for domestic students
- $26,016.00
For more information see: http://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/costs-fees
- Annual indicative fee for international students
- $37,104.00
For further information on International Tuition Fees see: https://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/fees-payments/international-tuition-fees
Scholarships
ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.
Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are. Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.
For further information see the Scholarships website.
The Master of Public Administration program is designed for future leaders of government, civil society and market organisations responsible for pursuing the public interest. It integrates theory and practice in enhancing understanding, knowledge and skills essential to the management and leadership of public organisations. It does this through various analytical lens that structure, guide and inform an assessment of the complexities and challenges of organising public action within and across the state, market and civil society.
The compulsory and core subjects explore contemporary public issues and dilemmas locally, regionally and globally. The emphasis is on key disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives on public administration, management and governance, which can be clustered as government institutions and processes, law and regulation, public sector finance, economic policy and management, environment and agriculture, and international governance and policy. The aim throughout is to foster debate and provide comparative insights in addressing the dynamics of continuity and change in government and governance.
The MPA is a professional degree which is aimed at early career individuals. This ensures an educational experience in which current work experience can be used to bring life to issues in policy, administration, management and governance.
Career Options
Graduates from ANU have been rated as Australia's most employable graduates and among the most sought after by employers worldwide.
The latest Global Employability University Ranking, published by the Times Higher Education, rated ANU as Australia's top university for getting a job for the fourth year in a row.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate considerable knowledge of historical, comparative and theoretical perspectives on public administration, management and governance;
- Demonstrate considerable knowledge of key debates and thinking in public administration, management and governance in Australia and globally;
- Demonstrate considerable knowledge of research principles and methods relevant to public administration, management and governance;
- Apply theories, concepts and research methods in investigating and analysing the complexities and challenges of public administration, management and governance; and
- Apply knowledge and skills in self-management, communication and teamwork activity in responding to the complexities and challenges of public administration, management and governance.