Executive Master of Public Administration
Unit outlines will be available through Find a unit outline two weeks before the first day of teaching for 1000-level and 5000-level units, or one week before the first day of teaching for all other units.
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Public Administration |
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Executive Master of Public Administration |
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| Students must complete 72 credit points, comprising: | |||
| (a) 42 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) 12 credit points of capstone units of study, and | |||
| (c) maximum 18 credit points of elective units of study selected from a list of recommended elective units of study. | |||
Core units of study |
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| ANZG6004 Public Financial Management |
6 |
ANZSOG EMPA students only are eligible for this unit. The unit is taught at another Institution. |
Intensive December |
| ANZG6006 Delivering Public Value |
6 |
ANZSOG EMPA students only eligible for this unit. The unit is taught at another Institution. |
Semester 1 |
| ANZG6007 Decision Making under Uncertainty |
6 |
ANZSOG EMPA students only eligible for this unit. The unit is taught at another Institution. |
Semester 2b |
| ANZG6008 Designing Public Policies and Programs |
6 |
ANZSOG EMPA students only eligible for this unit. The unit is taught at another Institution. |
Semester 2 |
| ANZG6009 Government and the Market Economy |
6 |
ANZSOG EMPA students only eligible for this unit. The unit is taught at another Institution. |
Semester 1 |
| ANZG6010 Leading Public Sector Change |
6 |
ANZSOG EMPA students only eligible for this unit. The unit is taught at another Institution. |
Semester 1b |
| ANZG6011 Governing by the Rules |
6 |
ANZSOG EMPA students only eligible for this unit. The unit is taught at another Institution. |
Semester 1 |
| ANZG6020 Managing Public Sector Organisations |
6 |
ANZSOG EMPA students only eligible for this unit. The unit is taught at another Institution. |
Semester 1 |
Capstone units of study |
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| All students must complete a capstone consisting of a 12 credit point Work Based Project. | |||
| ANZG6021 Work Based Project |
12 | P ANZG6006 and ANZG6008 N ANZG6012 |
Semester 1 |
Recommended elective units of study |
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| ACCT5001 Foundation in Accounting |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 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 Intervention and 'Fragile' States |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CLAW5001 Legal Environment of Business |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON5001 Microeconomic Theory |
6 | N ECON5040 |
Intensive February Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON5002 Macroeconomic Theory |
6 | N ECON5003 |
Intensive February Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON6001 Microeconomics Analysis 1 |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5040 N ECON6701 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON6002 Macroeconomics Analysis 1 |
6 | P ECON5002 N ECON6702 |
Semester 1 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 |
| ECOP6016 China in the International Economy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6103 Strategic Debates on Economic Change |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| EDPA5001 Leading organisations for social justice |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| EDPA6016 Middle Leadership |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| EDPA6018 Social Policy Process |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6116 International Organisations |
6 | Intensive March |
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| GOVT6119 International Security |
6 | Semester 2 |
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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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| GOVT6139 Research Design |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6156 Strategy and Civil Society This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
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 2 |
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| GOVT6331 Public Management and Governance |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| HPOL5000 Health Policy and Health Economics |
6 | N PUBH5032 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| HPOL5001 Health Systems and Financing |
6 | N GLOH5135 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| HPOL5003 Analysing Health Policy |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| HPOL5007 Global Health Policy |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| IBUS5002 Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | N IBUS5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| IBUS6001 International Business Strategy This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | C IBUS5003 N ECHS6008 |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| IBUS6002 Cross-Cultural Management |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| IBUS6016 Social Entrepreneurship This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | A IBUS5002, or completion of at least 24 credit points |
Semester 2 |
| IBUS6018 Business Negotiations This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 |
This unit is only available in the Semester 2 session to students enrolled in the Master of Management (CEMS) / MIM (CEMS) stream. |
Intensive September Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| IBUS6019 Strategy and Emerging Markets |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| INFO5990 Professional Practice in IT |
6 | A Students enrolled in INFO5990 are assumed to have previously completed a Bachelor's degree in some area of IT, or have completed a Graduate Diploma in some area of IT, or have many years experience as a practising IT professional. The main focus of the subject is to provide students with the necessary tools, basic skills, experience and adequate knowledge so they develop an awareness and an understanding of the responsibilities and issues associated with professional conduct and practice in the information technology sector. This unit is for MIT, MITM, MIT/MITM students only. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| INFO5991 Services Science Management and Engineering |
6 | A INFO5990. Students are expected to have a degree in computer science, engineering, information technology, information systems or business. |
Semester 2 |
| INFO5992 Understanding IT Innovations |
6 | P 24 credit points of units at 5000-level or above N PMGT5875 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| INFO6007 Project Management in IT |
6 | A Students enrolled in INFO6007 are assumed to have previously completed a Bachelor's degree in some area of IT, or have completed a Graduate Diploma in some area of IT, or have three years experience as a practising IT professional. Recent work experience, or recent postgraduate education, in software project management, software process improvement, or software quality assurance is an advantage. N PMGT5871 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| INFS5001 Project Management This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | N INFS6014 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6011 Administrative Law |
6 | A Undergraduate law degree or LAWS6252 (core unit for MALP students) Core unit for MALP students. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive April |
| LAWS6856 International Counter-Terrorism Law |
6 | A Students should have either completed LAWS6243 International Law I or have an understanding in at least one of the following areas: public or a specialised area of international law or criminal law or criminology or human rights or security and conflict studies acquired through university studies and/or relevant professional experience. N CISS6011 or LAWS3483 Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6044 Environmental Law and Policy |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common law jurisdiction N LAWS3430 or LAWS5130 Students who do not hold a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must either have completed or be concurrently enrolled in LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System before undertaking the environmental law units. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Session 1 Early Census |
| LAWS6112 Law of Tax Administration This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | A It is assumed that students undertaking this unit have an understanding of Australian income taxation law commensurate with that which would be obtained from completing undergraduate study in Australian taxation law or five years working with Australian tax law in a law or accounting practice in an industry role or in the Australian Taxation Office. For students who do not have such knowledge or work experience they first should undertake LAWS6825 Introduction to Australian Business Tax before enrolling in this unit. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/cpd/ |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6161 International Human Rights |
6 | N GOVT6117 Available to MLLR students who commenced after Jan 2015. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6167 International Law II This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | A LAWS6243 Compulsory core unit for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students who commenced prior to 1 January 2019. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6243 International Law I |
6 | N LAWS1023 or LAWS5005 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. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Semester 2 Session 1 Early Census |
| LAWS6032 Crime Research and Policy |
6 |
Core unit for MCrim and GradDipCrim students. Elective unit for GradDipCrim students who commenced on or after 1 Jan 2019. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6034 Gender, Violence and the Criminal Law |
6 |
The unit replaced LAWS6034 Criminal Liability. Core unit for MCrim students who commenced before 1 January 2019. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6066 Discretion in Criminal Justice |
6 |
Academic Profile https://www.sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6893 Environmental Criminology: Space and Place This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/cpd/ |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6048 Explaining Crime |
6 |
Core unit for MCrim and GradDipCrim students and co-requisite for other criminology elective units. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6970 Forensic Psychology |
6 | N PSYC1001 or PSYC3020 Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6877 Mental Illness: Law and Policy |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6197 Policing: Crime, Control and Security This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive March |
| MECO6901 Media Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6912 Political Public Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6913 Public Opinion, Policy and Public Sphere |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MKTG5001 Foundation in Marketing |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MKTG6003 Marketing Strategy |
6 | P MKTG5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| MKTG6005 Marketing Communications This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | P MKTG5001 |
Intensive March |
| PACS6913 Conflict in Organisations This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Summer Main |
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| PACS6928 Community Mediation: Theory and Practice This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Intensive April |
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| PMGT5871 Project Process Planning and Control |
6 | N PMGT6871 |
Intensive February Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PMGT5873 Project Economics and Finance |
6 | N PMGT6873 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PMGT5875 Project Innovation Management |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PMGT5876 Strategic Delivery of Change |
6 | N WORK6026 |
Semester 2 |
| PMGT5877 Management of Project Organisations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PMGT5879 Strategic Portfolio and Program Management |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PMGT5888 Global Project Management |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PMGT5889 Integrated Cost and Scheduling Control |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PMGT5891 Project Risk Management |
6 | N PMGT6891 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PUBH5416 Vaccines in Public Health This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
2 | P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or PUBH5018 Students who have not done the core units of study in epidemiology (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) or biostatistics (PUBH5018) but have previous demonstrable experience in these study areas will be required to request permission from the unit of study coordinator to enrol in this unit of study. Permission is required to ensure that students have a basic grounding in epidemiology and biostatistics. The coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit to advise whether or not the student has permission to enrol. |
Semester 2 |
| SCWK6902 Social Research |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SUST5001 Introduction to Sustainability |
6 |
Note: Students in the Graduate Certificate in Sustainability, Graduate Diploma in Sustainability or Master of Sustainability must take this unit in their first semester of study. This unit of study involves essay-writing. Academic writing skills equivalent to HSC Advanced English or significant consultation via the Writing Hub is assumed. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SUST5002 Food and Water Security |
6 |
This unit of study involves essay and blog writing and group work. Academic writing skills equivalent to HSC Advanced English or significant consultation via the Writing Hub is assumed. |
Semester 2 |
| SUST5003 Energy and Resources |
6 |
This unit of study involves essay-writing. Academic writing skills equivalent to HSC Advanced English or significant consultation via the Writing Hub is assumed. |
Semester 1 |
| SUST5004 Sustainable Development and Population Health |
6 |
This unit of study involves essay-writing. Academic writing skills equivalent to HSC Advanced English or significant consultation via the Writing Hub is assumed. |
Semester 2 |
| SUST5005 Law, Policy and Sustainability |
6 |
This unit of study involves essay-writing. Academic writing skills equivalent to HSC Advanced English or significant consultation via the Writing Hub is assumed. |
Intensive October |
| SUST5006 Sustainability: Business and Leadership |
6 |
This unit of study involves essay-writing. Academic writing skills equivalent to HSC Advanced English or significant consultation via the Writing Hub is assumed. |
Semester 1 |
| USSC6903 US Foreign and National Security Policy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| WORK5002 Foundations of HRM and IR |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| WORK5003 Management and Organisations |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| WORK6001 Organisational Analysis and Behaviour |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| WORK6002 Strategic Management This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 1a Semester 2 |
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| WORK6017 Human Resource Strategies |
6 | P WORK5002 or WORK5003 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| WORK6026 Organisational Change and Development |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| WORK6030 Performance and Rewards |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1b |
| WORK6111 Management Consulting This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | A Knowledge is assumed in the areas of basic business strategy and organisational change. It is recommended that students enrolling in this Unit will have completed either or both of the following or similar Units: WORK6026 Organisational Change and Development, WORK6002 Foundations of Strategic Management. |
Semester 2a |