Overview

The MPA Public Administration curriculum at the Australian National University is built around three integrated components:

Professional Core: a professional ‘core’ of knowledge broadly recognised as essential to the institutional role of public sector managers
Applied Management Courses: a curated range of 3 unit courses providing access to emerging and/or specialised concepts and techniques relevant to contemporary professional practice.
Professional Experience: a capstone ‘work integrated learning’ experience that allows students to select a combination of organizational internship, research and elective coursework to suit their interests and professional development needs.

Learning Outcomes

Understand policy tools and capabilities and how they can be applied in an increasingly complex professional environment
Develop and apply new skills in ethical leadership, communication, teamwork, and self-management
Develop and apply rigorous analytical skills for organisational learning, evidence-based decision-making in response to the complexities and challenges of public administration, management and governance
Engage in contemporary debates about public value, public administration, public sector management and governance in Australia and globally
Develop and apply informed perspectives on politics, economics, law, organisations and regulation in the analysis of public sector problems

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Public Administration Foundations
Public Sector Management
Managing Government Finances
Public Sector Ethics
Policy Research
Leading in Public Administration
Public Strategy
Persuasion for Policymakers
Evidence Based Thinking (EBT): Decision Making and Policy Development

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-02-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2023-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

Credits

72 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Public Administration Public Policy Community Development View 12 other Masters in Public Administration in Australia

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS Code: 102923H

Bachelor degree or international equivalent with GPA 5/7; or
Bachelor degree or international equivalent with GPA 4/7 and a minimum of 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program; or
Bachelor degree and a Graduate Certificate with a GPA of 4/7; or
Graduate Diploma with a GPA 4/7; or
48 units of courses in a postgraduate program with a GPA of 4/7; or
Graduate Certificate with a GPA of 4/7 and a minimum of 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program; or
Graduate Records Examination (GRE) General test with a minimum score of 155 for Verbal Reasoning, 155 for Quantitative Reasoning and 4.0 in Analytical Writing and a minimum of 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a related field; or
A minimum of 10 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a related field.

Tuition Fee

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International

50760 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 50760 AUD per year during 18 months.

Living costs for Canberra

1425 - 2504 AUD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

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Scholarships Information

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