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

Public Sector Management

Managing Government Finances

Public Sector Ethics

Policy Research

Persuasion for Policymakers

Evidence Based Thinking (EBT): Decision Making and Policy Development

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-30 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-02-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-31 00:00:00 , International

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National: You can apply at any time throughout the year

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

72 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Canberra, Australia

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

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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.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

56120 AUD / year

≈ 56120 AUD / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

39240 AUD / year

≈ 39240 AUD / year

Living costs

Canberra

Australia

1425 - 2504 AUD / month

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