Master of Public Policy - Plan MC216

Master of Public Policy - Plan MC216

Student type:
Entry score:

Not applicable

Duration:
Full-time 2 years
Part-time 4 years
Reduced duration available
Fees:

AU$28,800 (2025 annual)

Next intake:
February, July
Location:
Melbourne City
Entry score:

See admissions

Duration:
Full-time 2 years
Eligible for advanced standing
Fees:

AU$37,440 (2025 annual)

Next intake:
February, July
Location:
Melbourne City

CRICOS code: 079593F

To graduate you must complete the following: All courses listed may not be available each semester.
Year One of Program
Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Introduction to Policy: Concepts, Debates and Practices12POLI1107City Campus
Global Governance12POLI1099City Campus
Social and Political Theory12HUSO2075City Campus
Policy Making12POLI1052City Campus
Social Policy12POLI1051City Campus
Research Strategies - Social Sciences12HUSO2079City Campus
Policy Design and Implementation12POLI1108City Campus
Policy Making and Indigenous Peoples12POLI1112City Campus
AND
Year Two of Program
Complete the following Four (4) Courses:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Policy Impact: Monitoring and Evaluating12POLI1109City Campus
Evidence, Policy and Practice12POLI1095City Campus
Ethics, Values and Public Policy12POLI1065City Campus
Integrated Policy and Research Project24POLI1100City Campus
AND{Select and Complete Thirty Six (36) credit points from any of the following Option Clusters: Research:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Masters Minor Thesis 112HUSO2351City Campus
Masters Minor Thesis 212HUSO2352City Campus
Masters Minor Thesis24HUSO2350City Campus
ORPublic Policy
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Policy Futures12POLI1096City Campus
Policy Communication12POLI1091City Campus
Environmental Policy and Governance12ENVI1127City Campus
ORHuman Services
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Advanced Advocacy and Social Action12HUSO2069City Campus
Conflict Resolution and Mediation12ARCH1271City Campus
Discourses of Care, Control and Protection12HWSS2211City Campus
Working with Violence and Abuse12HWSS2248City Campus
Group and Community Work Strategies12HWSS2213City Campus
ORUrban and Regional Planning
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Strategic Planning issues12ARCH1261City Campus
Planning for Community Development12ARCH1268City Campus
Natural Resource Management12ARCH1482City Campus
Statutory Planning12ENVI1134City Campus
Indigenous Sovereignty and Contemporary Land Policy12HUSO2066City Campus
Social Planning12ARCH1321City Campus
OREnvironment
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Climate Change Responses12ENVI1222City Campus
Sustainable water management12ARCH1266City Campus
Ecosystems and Human Impact12ENVI1162City Campus
Sustainability, Governance and Social Change12ENVI1169City Campus
ORInternational Development and Global Studies
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Gender in a Global Context12HUSO2085City Campus
Disasters and Humanitarian Assistance12SOCU2234City Campus
Governance and Democracy in Development12HUSO2073City Campus
Humanitarian Intervention in an Age of Crisis12POLI1113City Campus
Human Trafficking12HUSO2197City Campus
ORJustice and Legal Studies
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Comparative Criminal Justice Systems12HUSO2447City Campus
Criminal Law12HUSO2371City Campus
Introduction to Applied Human Rights12HUSO2286City Campus
Applied Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples12HUSO2449City Campus
Introduction to Criminology12SOCU2291City Campus
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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.