Public Policy
Errata
| item | Change | Date |
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| 1. |
The following unit is not available in 2016: GOVT6318 Crises, Disasters and Public Management |
11/3/2016 |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Public Policy |
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| Candidates for the Graduate Certificate in Public Policy must complete 24 credit points, including 12 credit points of compulsory core units of study and 12 credit points of elective core units of study. | |||
| Candidates for the Graduate Diploma in Public Policy must complete 48 credit points, including 12 credit points of core units of study, 24 credit points of core elective units of study and 12 credit points of elective units of study. | |||
| Candidates for the Master of Public Policy must complete 96 credit points, including 12 credit points of core units of study, at least 30 credit points of core elective units of study, a maximum of 42 credit points of elective units of study which can include an optional major as listed in the unit of study table and a minimum of 6 credit points of capstone units of study. | |||
Core units of study |
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| GOVT6316 Policy Making, Power and Politics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6331 Public Management and Governance |
Semester 2 |
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Core elective units of study |
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| GOVT6123 Globalisation and Governance |
Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6150 Comparative Democratic Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6156 Governance and Civil Society |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6301 Public Sector Ethics and Corruption |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6311 Issues in Public Policy This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6313 Leadership in Theory and Practice |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6316 Policy Making, Power and Politics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6318 Crises, Disasters and Public Management |
6 | Semester 1b |
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| GOVT6319 Governance and Public Policy Making |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6357 International Policy Making |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6358 Comparative Migration Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Elective units of study |
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| CISS6002 Strategy and Security in the Asia-Pacific |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CISS6004 Health and Security |
Semester 1 |
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| CISS6006 Statebuilding and 'Fragile States' |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6008 Population and Security This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6011 Special Topic in International Security This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Summer Main |
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| CISS6013 Middle East Conflict and Security |
6 | N GOVT6154 |
Intensive December |
| CISS6015 Alliances and Coalition Warfare This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6100 Foundations of Comparative Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6108 Democracy and Development in SE Asia |
Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6116 International Organisations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6121 Northeast Asian Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6135 Global Environmental Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6138 Gender, Family and the State |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6001 New Security Challenges |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6016 Chinese Foreign and Security Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6017 Transnational Threats and Organised Crime |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6018 Nuclear Arms Control and Non-proliferation |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6022 Cybersecurity |
Semester 2 |
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| CISS6023 Special topics in International Security 2 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6109 Political Regimes and Regime Transition |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6111 Chinese Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6119 International Security |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6136 Asia Pacific Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6137 Forces of Change in Int Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6147 Foundations of International Relations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6222 Australian Enviro Politics and Policy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6225 Essential Readings in Int'l Relations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6304 Development and World Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6314 Terrorism and International Security |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6336 Media Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6359 US-China Relations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6158 Comparative Politics of Latin America |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| FASS7001 Academic English for Postgraduates |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| FASS7002 Academic Literacies for Postgraduates |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| WRIT6000 Professional Writing |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| WRIT6001 Professional Editing |
Semester 1 |
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| USSC6902 US Politics: Presidency and Congress This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Intensive May |
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| USSC6903 US Foreign and National Security Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| USSC6905 US Economic Policy and Regulation This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| USSC6910 Special Topics in US Studies |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
| USSC6205 Internship Project |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| USSC6914 Key Issues in American Culture This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PACS6901 United Nations, Peace and Security |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6911 Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies |
6 | N SCWK6930 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PACS6914 Conflict-Resolving Media |
N SCWK6935 |
Intensive August |
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| PACS6915 Human Rights, Peace and Justice |
6 | N SCWK6941 |
Semester 2 |
| PACS6921 Peace of Mind: The Psychology of Peace |
6 | Intensive March |
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| PACS6922 Peaceful Conflict Transformation |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6923 The Human Right to Food |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PACS6924 Democracy in the Developing World |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6925 Peace and the Global Compact |
Semester 2 |
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| PACS6931 Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive September |
| PACS6928 Community Mediation: Theory and Practice |
6 | Summer Early |
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| PACS6912 Nonviolence: Philosophy and Practice This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | C SCWK6930 N SCWK6933 |
Winter Main |
| PACS6934 Conflict-Sensitive Development Practice This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | P PACS6911 or DVST6901 N SCWK6930 |
Summer Early Winter Main |
| Students may take up to two units (12 credit points) as electives from outside the Department of Government and International Relations in a relevant discipline. Students must obtain approval from the Department of Government and International Relations in advance, as well as the approval of the Unit of Study coordinator. | |||
Exchange units of study |
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| Available to Master of Public Policy students only. | |||
| GOVT6400 Government Exchange |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6401 Government Exchange |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6402 Government Exchange |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6403 Government Exchange |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Capstone units of study |
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| (1) Semester-long research project | |||
| GOVT6127 Research Project/Essay |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| (2) Year-long dissertation project | |||
| GOVT6139 Research Design |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6340 Dissertation Part 1 |
6 | P Completion of 4 postgraduate units - 75% or above average Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GOVT6341 Dissertation Part 2 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Optional minor |
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Economics |
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| ECON6001 Microeconomics Analysis 1 |
6 | P ECON5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON6002 Macroeconomics Analysis 1 |
6 | P ECON5002 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON6006 Market Structure and Strategic Behaviour |
6 | P ECON6001 or ECOF6080 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6008 International Money and Finance |
6 | P ECON5002 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON6009 Economics of the Labour Market |
6 | P ECON6001 or ECON6002 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6010 Public Economics |
6 | P ECON6001 and ECON6002 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6016 Trade and Development |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5002 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6018 Environmental Economics |
6 | P ECON5001 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON6021 Financial Economics |
6 | P ECON6001 and ECON6002 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6023 International Trade |
6 | P ECON6001 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON6025 Strategic Decision Making |
6 | P ECON6001 or ECOF6080 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON6027 Experimental Economics This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | P ECON6001 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6101 Special Topic in Economics |
6 | P ECON5001 and ECON5002 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students must seek written permission from the School of Economics Postgraduate Coordinator to enrol in this unit. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Foreign Language |
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| ASNS6010 Asian Language Acquisition 1 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ASNS6011 Asian Language Acquisition 2 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ASNS6012 Asian Language Acquisition 3 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ASNS6013 Asian Language Acquisition 4 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| EUST7010 European Language Acquisition 1 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| EUST7011 European Language Acquisition 2 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| EUST7012 European Language Acquisition 3 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| EUST7013 European Language Acquisition 4 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
International Law |
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| LAWS6047 Law of the Sea |
6 | Intensive April |
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| LAWS6061 International Environmental Law |
6 |
Students seeking further study in international environmental law may undertake LAWS6922 Advanced International Environmental Law. |
Intensive April |
| LAWS6119 The State and Global Governance This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 |
Note: This unit replaced LAWS6119 Theories of International Law. Master of Law and International Development students may undertake this unit as an elective or capstone unit. |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6218 International Humanitarian Law |
6 | N LAWS3483 or LAWS5183 |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6243 International Law I |
6 | N LAWS5005 This unit replaced LAWS6243 Public International Law. This unit is compulsory for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students who have not completed any previous study in international law and must be taken during the first semester of candidature. This unit is not available to MLawIntDev students who have been granted a reduced volume of learning. This unit is available as one of the core units for GradDipIntBusLaw students. |
Intensive March Semester 2 |
| LAWS6856 Anti-Terrorism Law |
6 | N CISS6011 This unit replaced LAWS6856 Terrorism and Counterterrorism Policy and Law. |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6865 International Dispute Resolution This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | N LAWS6202 This unit replaced LAWS6865 International Dispute Resolution: Principles and LAWS6865 International Dispute Resolution: Theory & Practice. |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6916 International Investment Law |
6 | Intensive August |
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| LAWS6161 International Human Rights |
6 | N GOVT6117 Available to MLLR students who commence after Jan 2015. |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6846 Human Rights and the Global Economy |
6 | N LAWS5178 Master of Law and International Development students may undertake this unit as an elective or capstone unit |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6928 Law, Justice and Development |
6 | N LAWS3478 This unit is compulsory for MLawIntDev students and replaced LAWS6928 Law and Economic Development. |
Intensive April |
Sociology, Social Policy and Development |
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| SCLG6918 Introductory Quantitative Methods This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| HRTD6901 Human Rights: Norms and Mechanisms 1 |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| HRTD6904 Democratisation: Theory and Practices |
6 |
This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 2 |
| DVST6901 Development: Civil Society and Wellbeing |
6 | N SSCP6900 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 |
| DVST6902 Development: Communication and Education |
6 | N SSCP6901 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 2 |
| DVST6904 Rethinking Poverty |
6 |
This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| DVST6905 Development Project Evaluation |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| DVST6906 Culture and Politics of Health Development |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SCLG6902 Doing Social Research |
6 | N SCLG3003 |
Semester 1 |
| SCLG6903 New Debates in Social Theory |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| HRTD6906 The Philosophy of Human Rights |
6 | N PHIL7607 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 2 |
Political Economy |
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| ECOP6031 Research in Political Economy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6012 Country Risk Analysis |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6010 International Trade Regulation This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6011 USA-Europe-Japan: From Growth to Crisis |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6015 Global Employment and Migration |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6016 China in the World Economy This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6018 Economic Development: Growth and Wellbeing |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6101 Core Concepts in Political Economy |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6103 Strategic Debates on Economic Change |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6108 Economic Management for Sustainability |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6130 Human Rights and International Development |
6 | N SCLG6912 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 2 |
| ECOP6901 Finance and Economic Change |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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