Public Policy
| 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 core elective 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 a minimum of 12 credit points of core units of study, a minimum of 30 credit points of core elective units of study, a maximum of 48 credit points of elective units of study which can include an optional specialisation (18 credit points from one area of study) 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 |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Core elective units of study |
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| GOVT6123 Globalisation and Governance |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6135 Global Environmental Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6150 Challenges of Democratic Politics |
6 | Intensive February |
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| GOVT6156 Governance and Civil Society |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6159 Emotions, Agenda Setting, and Public Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6163 Critical Challenges of Governing Cities |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6223 Topics in Environmental Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6301 Public Sector Ethics and Corruption |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6311 Issues in Public Policy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6313 Leadership in Theory and Practice |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6319 Governance and Public Policy Making |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6336 Media Politics This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6357 International Policy Making |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6358 Comparative Migration Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Capstone units of study |
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(1) Semester-long research project |
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| GOVT6127 Research Project/Essay |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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(2) Year-long dissertation project |
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| Students wishing to complete the year-long dissertation project must have completed GOVT6139 Research Design | |||
| 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 | C Recommended Co-requisites: GOVT6340 (if enrolled full-time). Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Elective units of study |
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| Students who complete the credit requirements within a single cognate discipline with relevance to Public Policy will have a Specialisation recorded. Students must satisfy any prerequisite requirements set by the offering Department or Centre, as well as any prerequisites set by individual units of study, before they enrol in any unit of study. Students may complete up to two units (12 credit points) as electives from outside the Public Policy Postgraduate Unit of Study table 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. | |||
| BETH5209 Medicines Policy, Economics and Ethics |
6 | A A degree in science, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, allied health, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, law, communications, public policy, business, economics, commerce, organisation studies, or other relevant field, or by special permission. |
Semester 2 |
| CISS6001 New Security Challenges |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6002 Strategy and Security in the Asia-Pacific |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CISS6004 Health and Security |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6006 Statebuilding and 'Fragile States' |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6009 Research Essay 1 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CISS6010 Research Essay 2 |
6 | P Completion of a minimum of 4 units with an average of 75% C CISS6009 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CISS6012 Civil-Military Relations |
6 |
Students must not undertake this unit if they took CISS6011 (Special Topic in International Security) when the special topic was Civil-Military Relations |
Semester 2 |
| CISS6013 Middle East Conflict and Security This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 | N GOVT6154 |
Intensive December |
| CISS6015 Alliances and Coalition Warfare |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6016 Chinese Foreign and Security Policy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CISS6018 Nuclear Arms Control and Non-proliferation |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CISS6019 War and Strategy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6022 Cybersecurity |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6023 Special topics in International Security 2 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| FASS7001 Academic English for Postgraduates |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| FASS7002 Critical Thinking and Persuasive Writing |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6100 Foundations of Comparative Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6108 Democracy, Development and Rights in SE Asia |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6109 Political Regimes and Regime Transition |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6111 Chinese Politics |
6 | C Recommended Co-requisites: CHSC6901 for Master of China Public Administration and Master of China Studies |
Semester 2 |
| GOVT6116 International Organisations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6119 International Security |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6121 Northeast Asian Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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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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| GOVT6138 Gender, Family and the State |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6139 Research Design |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6147 Foundations of International Relations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6148 Dissertation Part 1 |
6 | C GOVT6139 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GOVT6149 Dissertation Part 2 |
6 | C GOVT6148 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GOVT6164 The Dual Use Dilemma and Research Policy This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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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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| GOVT6359 US-China Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PLAN9061 Planning Principles, Systems and Practice |
6 | N PLAN9020 or PLAN9044 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2a |
| SCLG6913 Social Justice Vocational Placement |
6 | P 24 credit points at 6000 level, including SCLG6923 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SCLG6923 Social Justice Vocational Project Design |
6 | N SCLG6914 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SSPS6001 Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SSPS6002 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| WRIT6000 Professional Writing |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| WRIT6001 Professional Editing |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Optional specialisation |
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Economics specialisation |
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| 18 credit points from the following | |||
| ECON6001 Microeconomics Analysis 1 |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5040 |
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 2 |
| ECON6009 Economics of the Labour Market |
6 | P ECON6001 or ECON6002 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON6010 Public Economics |
6 | P ECON6001 and ECON6002 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6016 Trade and Development |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5002 or ECON5040 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6018 Environmental Economics |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5040 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON6021 Financial Economics |
6 | P ECON6001 and ECON6002 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON6023 International Trade |
6 | P ECON6001 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON6025 Strategic Decision Making |
6 | P ECON6001 or ECOF6080 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6101 Special Topics in Economics 1 |
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. |
Intensive May Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Economic Policy specialisation |
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| 12 credit points from the following | |||
| ECON5001 Microeconomic Theory |
6 | N ECON5040 |
Intensive February Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON5002 Macroeconomic Theory |
6 | N ECON5003 |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| 12 credit points from the following | |||
| ECMT5001 Principles of Econometrics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECON5004 Communication in Economics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECON5006 Economics of Law and Public Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECON6016 Trade and Development |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5002 or ECON5040 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6018 Environmental Economics |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5040 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON6029 Health Economics and Policy Evaluation |
6 | P (ECON5001 or ECON5040) and ECMT5001 |
Semester 2 |
Foreign language specialisation |
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| 18 credit points from the following | |||
| 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 specialisation |
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| 18 credit points from the following | |||
| LAWS6047 Law of the Sea |
6 | Intensive October |
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| LAWS6061 International Environmental Law |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6062 International Law-the Use of Armed Force |
6 | N LAWS3483 or LAWS5183 |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6119 The State and Global Governance |
6 |
Master of Law and International Development students may undertake this unit as an elective or capstone unit. |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6161 International Human Rights |
6 | N GOVT6117 Available to MLLR students who commenced after Jan 2015. |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6218 International Humanitarian Law |
6 | N LAWS3483 or LAWS5183 |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6243 International Law I |
6 | N LAWS1023, 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 |
| LAWS6846 Human Rights and the Global Economy |
6 | N LAWS5178 or LAWS3478 Master of Law and International Development students may undertake this unit as an elective or capstone unit |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6856 Anti-Terrorism Law This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 | N CISS6011 or LAWS3483 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6865 International Dispute Resolution This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 | N LAWS6202 |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6916 International Investment Law |
6 | Intensive March |
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| LAWS6928 Law, Justice and Development |
6 | N LAWS3478, LAWS5178 This unit is compulsory for MLawIntDev students. |
Intensive April |
International Policy specialisation |
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| 24 credit points from the following | |||
| CISS6001 New Security Challenges |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6116 International Organisations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6123 Globalisation and Governance |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6135 Global Environmental Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6357 International Policy Making |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6358 Comparative Migration Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Media and Cultural Policy specialisation |
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| 24 credit points from the following | |||
| ARCH9081 Heritage Law and Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ARHT6930 Film Theory: Art, Industry, Culture |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ARIN6902 Internet Cultures and Governance |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GCST6901 Cultural Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6913 Public Opinion, Policy and Public Sphere |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MHST6901 Museum and Heritage: History and Theory |
6 | N MUSM7033 |
Semester 1 |
| MUSM7032 Museum and Gallery Administration |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MUSM7035 Ethics of Cultural Property This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| WMST6903 Gender, Media and Consumer Societies |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Peace and Conflict Studies specialisation |
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| 18 credit points from the following | |||
| PACS6901 United Nations, Peace and Security |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6902 Reconciliation and Conflict Transformation This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 | Intensive May |
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| PACS6911 Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies |
6 | N SCWK6930 |
Semester 1 |
| PACS6912 Nonviolence: Philosophy and Practice This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 | N SCWK6933 |
Intensive March |
| PACS6913 Conflict in Organisations |
6 | Summer Main |
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| PACS6914 Conflict-Resolving Media |
6 | N SCWK6935 |
Intensive August |
| PACS6915 Human Rights, Peace and Justice |
6 | N SCWK6941 |
Semester 2 |
| PACS6917 Religion, War and Peace |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PACS6921 Peace of Mind: The Psychology of Peace |
6 | Intensive March |
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| PACS6922 Peaceful Conflict Transformation This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6923 The Human Right to Food |
6 | Semester 2b |
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| PACS6924 Democracy in the Developing World |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6925 Peace and the Global Compact |
6 | Semester 2b |
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| PACS6928 Community Mediation: Theory and Practice |
6 | Summer Main |
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| PACS6931 Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice |
6 | Intensive February Intensive September |
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| PACS6934 Conflict-Sensitive Development Practice |
6 | P PACS6911 or DVST6901 |
Intensive May |
Social Policy specialisation |
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| 12 credit points from the following | |||
| EDPA6018 Social Policy Process |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SCWK6948 Social Policy Frameworks |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| 12 credit points from the following | |||
| EDPB5016 Global Poverty, Social Policy and Ed |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SCWK6910 Working with Communities |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SCWK6949 Global Social Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SCLG6901 Citizenship Rights and Social Movements |
6 | N SCWK6901 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 |
| SCLG6903 New Debates in Social Theory |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Sociology, Social Policy and Development specialisation |
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| ANTH6916 Culture and Development: Key Concepts |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| DVST6901 Development: Civil Society and Wellbeing |
6 | N SSCP6900 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| 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 2 |
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| DVST6906 Culture and Politics of Health Development |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| HRTD6901 Human Rights: Norms and Mechanisms |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| HRTD6903 Dynamics of Human Rights Violations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| HRTD6904 Democratisation: Theory and Practices This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| HRTD6906 The Philosophy of Human Rights |
6 | N PHIL7607 |
Semester 2 |
| SCLG6901 Citizenship Rights and Social Movements |
6 | N SCWK6901 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 |
| SCLG6902 Doing Social Research |
6 | N SCLG3003 |
Semester 1 |
| SCLG6903 New Debates in Social Theory |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SCLG6905 Independent Research Project |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SCLG6916 Indigenous Rights - Global Issues |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Political Economy specialisation |
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| 18 credit points from the following | |||
| ECOP6011 USA-Europe-Japan: From Growth to Crisis |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6012 Country Risk Analysis |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6015 Global Employment and Migration |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6016 China in the World Economy This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 | Summer Main |
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| ECOP6018 Economic Development: Growth and Wellbeing |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6031 Research in Political Economy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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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 2 |
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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 1 |
| ECOP6901 Finance and Economic Change |
6 | Semester 1 |
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US Studies specialisation |
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| 18 credit points from the following | |||
| USSC6901 Fundamentals of US Studies |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| USSC6902 US Politics: Presidency and Congress |
6 | Intensive July Semester 1 Winter Main |
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| USSC6903 US Foreign and National Security Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| USSC6905 The Politics of Money in America |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| USSC6906 US Constitution |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| USSC6907 American Exceptionalism |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| USSC6910 Special Topics in US Studies |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| USSC6914 Key Issues in American Culture |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| USSC6920 US Media: Politics, Culture, Technology |
6 | Intensive July Winter Main |
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| USSC6205 Internship Project |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Exchange units of study |
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| Available to Master of Public Policy students only. | |||
| FASS6901 Exchange and Study Abroad |
6 | Intensive January Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| FASS6902 Exchange and Study Abroad |
6 | Intensive January Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| FASS6903 Exchange and Study Abroad |
6 | Intensive January Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| FASS6904 Exchange and Study Abroad |
6 | Intensive January Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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