RMIT UNIVERSITYCOURSES AND PROGRAMSMASTERS BY COURSEWORKMaster of Public Policy Plan: MC216 - Master of Public PolicyCampus: City CampusPROGRAM DETAILSAward title: Master of Public PolicyAward abbreviation: MPubPolTotal credit points: 192Career: PGRDDuration: Full-time 2 years, Eligible for advanced standingCampus: Melbourne CityOwning school: Global, Urban and Social Studies (365H)Owning school URL: www.rmit.edu.au/socialhumanities ASCED code: 090100CRICOS code: 079593FPURPOSE OF THE PROGRAMThis program has been specifcally designed for policy actors and managers working in government, community sector organizations. With a focus on public policy making and development, the program has been designed to enable you to develop specialised theoretical and practical knowledge/skills in all facets of public policy.You will engage in critical enquiry in regard to global, national and local policy practice and be conversant with key concepts, debates and processes that underpin contemporary policy making activities.While acquiring critical thinking and research skills, you will also learn to how to explore the links between evidence, policy and practice and develop the capacity to determine the ways in which contemporary ideas and practices enable, shape and limit public policy reform.On completion of the program you will be able to engage in professional practice across a range of diferent contexts (private sector, government and non government organizations). You will be able to make sense of critical issues in society, confdently argue about the nature of policy problems and engagein policy development/implementation practices that contribute to positive policy outcomes.You will also be able to work independently and collaboratively in teams.As a life-long learner and refective practitioner, you will have gained skill sets that are transferable and able to be practised in a global context.These skills relate to research, policy analysis, professional communication and problem solving.A capstone experience based on an individually negotiated professional practice project will enable you to synthesize and integrate your knowledge, connect theory and practice as well as demonstrate your achievement of all the program learning outcomes.INTAKESFebruary 2015, July 2015, February 2016, July 2016, February 2017, July 2017ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: INTERNATIONAL STUDENTSYou must have successfully completed an Australian Bachelor degree (or equivalent overseas qualifcation) in any discipline.You may also be considered if you have signifcant work experience or professional practice.PrerequisitesNoneSelection tasksStatement and CV: If you are applying on the basis of work experience, you must provide a CV and direct applicant statement detailing your experience.English language requirementsTo study this program you will need to complete one of the following English profciency tests: IELTS (Academic): minimum overall band of 6.5 (with no individual band below 6.0) TOEFL (Paper based): minimum score of 580 (TWE 4.5) TOEFL (Internet Based Test - IBT): minimum overall score of 92 (with minimum of 20 in all sections) Pearson Test of English (Academic) (PTE A)): minimum score of 58 (with no band less than 50) Cambridge English Advanced (CAE): CAE Grade B (with no band less than Good)For detailed information on English language requirements and other profciency tests recognised by RMIT, visit English language requirements and equivalency information.Don't meet the English language test scores? Complete an Advanced Plus Certifcate at RMIT English Worldwide.STEPS TO APPLY1. Check program entry requirements and confrm you're eligible.2. Ensure you have your supporting documents ready - this includes certifed copies of all academic transcripts.3. You can either submit your application using iApply online or use a registered RMIT representative in your country.There are no application deadlines for international students; however, we encourage you to apply early as acceptance into programs is subject to the availability of places. An application fee may apply.Learn more about the International application process.LEARNING OUTCOMESAs a graduate of this program you will be able to: Use strategic thinking and planning to develop creative evidence-based solutions for contemporary social problems/policy issues Critically analyse, synthesise and refect on complex theories, evidence and modes of reasoning, and recent developments both local and international, to extend and challenge knowledge and practice inpublic policy Analyse policy research, develop efective arguments for policy change and successfully scope, produce and disseminate policy evidence, using these skills to plan and execute a substantial research-based project Engage in high level logical and persuasive written communication and public presentations, and confdently debate, prepare and critique policy documents and proposals Critically analyse the social, political, organisational, economic and environmental drivers that both enable and limit public policy reform and apply to professional practice Use appropriate ethical ideas and refective practice skills to engage in professional policy practice and scholarshipPROGRAM DELIVERY AND STRUCTUREApproach to learning and assessmentThe program is designed to ofer a degree of fexibility, ofering courses with face-to-face weekly lectures,intensive weekend workshops, summer school electives and some distance mode courses. Core courses are generally ofered as face-to-face classes in the evening as two hour intensives.Courses will use a variety of teaching approaches including workshops, seminars, studios, lectures and tutorials and use methods such as case studies, collaborative group work, negotiated learning, peer review, presentations and discussion. Learning experiences will include guest seminars from eminent scholars and development professionals and extend to opportunities to learn explicit feld research and vocational skills from experienced researchers and development professionals.The program ofers a wide range of modes of teaching, learning and assessment approaches and activities. These teaching modes involve a mix of formal input from lecturers and guest lecturers, class activities and discussion. Classes encourage your engagement with other students as central to your learning. Teaching staf recognise and support the very rich policy and management experiences which you and other students bring to the program and will seek to incorporate this expertise in the program whenever possible.You will experience a range of activities including Work Integrated Learning (WIL) which are designed to expose you to the challenges of working with development professionals. You will be able to undertake internships and feld projects, and design, implement and evaluate your own projects as well as simulated activities representing real work place scenarios.Assessment Assessment activities take a variety of formats (eg policy briefs, syndicate presentations, research-based essays, policy briefng papers, submissions inquiries) and are fully described and specifed in course guides. There are a number of common features of assessment in courses across the program including : close alignment with stated course graduate capabilities and learning objectives; opportunities for you to review and discuss assessment requirements and standards; the provision of timely, written feedback on assessment tasks.Most of the assessment you undertake will be designed so that your lecturer and peers can provide you with ongoing feedback on strengths and areas for improvement in your learning. This approach will enable you to improve on your performance during the program, as well as continue to refne capabilities for your future professional practice and learning after graduation.The project in your fnal semester will be a capstone experience designed as a culmination of your learning throughout the program.If you have a long term medical condition, disability or other form of disadvantage it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to fnd out more.If you have already developed areas of skill and knowledge included in this program (for example, through prior studies or work experience), you can apply for credit once you have enrolled in this program. There is information on the RMIT website about how to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/enrolment/credit/heWORK INTEGRATED LEARNINGRMIT University is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with professional or vocational practice. As a student enrolled in this RMIT University program you will: undertake and be assessed on structured activities that allow you to learn, apply and demonstrate your professional or vocational practice; interact with industry and community when undertaking these activities; complete these activities in real work contexts or situations; and in addition: these interactions and the work contexts provide distinctive sources of feedback to you to assist your learning.Any or all of these aspects of a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) experience may be simulated.The specifc WIL courses in this program are: POLI1052 Policy Making POLI1100 Integrated Policy and Research ProjectThese courses will bring together understanding of theoretical perspectives and the use, scoping and critique of applied policy research by community and public sector agencies. You can expect to receive feedback from industry in a number of forms.PROGRAM STRUCTURETo graduate you must complete the following:All courses listed may not be available each semester.Year One of ProgramComplete the following Six (6) Courses:Course Title Credit Points Course Code CampusSocial Policy 12 POLI1051 City CampusGlobal Governance 12 POLI1099 City CampusSociology of Social Problems 12 HUSO2344 City CampusSocial and Political Theory 12 HUSO2075 City CampusPolicy Economics 12 POLI1050 City CampusPolicy Making 12 POLI1052 City CampusAND Select and Complete Two (2) Courses (24 credit points) from any the following Program Elective areas: Research StreamCourse Title Credit PointsCourse CodeCampusResearch Strategies - Social Sciences 12 HUSO2079 City CampusMasters Minor Thesis 1 12 HUSO2351 City CampusSocial Planning 12 ARCH1321 City CampusSocial Impact Assessment and Community Engagement12 ARCH1323 City CampusInternational Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation12 HUSO2168 City CampusCommunity Economic Analysis 12 ECON1280 City CampusORPublic Policy and Management StreamCourse Title Credit Points Course Code CampusPolicy Governance 12 POLI1097 City CampusIndigenous Policy 12 POLI1101 City CampusPolicy Futures 12 POLI1096 City CampusPolicy Communication 12 POLI1091 City CampusManagement Issues 12 HUSO2082 City CampusTransforming Organisations 12 HUSO2160 City CampusInnovative Local Government 12 ENVI1149 City CampusLaw and Justice Policy 12 SOCU2073 City CampusSustainable Energy Policy and Practice 12 ARCH1269 City CampusField Project 12 HUSO2170 City CampusEnvironmental Policy 12 ENVI1127 City CampusPlanning Systems and Public Policy 12 ARCH1295 City CampusORHuman Services StreamCourse Title Credit PointsCourse CodeCampusMental Health 12 HUSO2271 City CampusCommunity Development Strategies (Social Work Theory and Practice IV)12 HUSO2068 City CampusAdvanced Advocacy and Social Action 12 HUSO2069 City CampusConfict Resolution and Mediation 12 ARCH1271 City CampusSocial Work with Groups ( Social Work Theory and12 HWSS2112 City CampusPractice III)Working with Violence and Abuse 12 HWSS2159 City CampusCultural Diference and Human Service Practice 12 HWSS2190 City CampusORUrban and Regional Planning StreamCourse Title CreditPointsCourse CodeCampusProject Planning and Implementation for Change12 ARCH1260 City CampusManaging Contemporary Urban Environments12 ARCH1261 City CampusStrategic Plan Preparation 12 ARCH1263 City CampusPlanning for Community Development 12 ARCH1268 City CampusSustainable Regional Development 12 ENVI1151 City CampusRural and Regional Planning 12 ARCH1283 City CampusInternational Project Planning and Design12 HUSO2159 City CampusIntegrated Transport Planning 12 ARCH1311 City CampusIntegrating Health and Planning 12 ARCH1312 City CampusOREnvironmental Management StreamCourse Title Credit PointsCourse Code CampusIndigenous Land Use (Voc Conf) 12 HUSO2066 City CampusParks and Public Land Management 12 ARCH1262 City CampusEnvironmental Management - EIA and EMS 12 ENVI1128 City CampusHeritage and Environmental Design 12 ARCH1264 City CampusCoastal and Catchment Management 12 ARCH1266 City CampusEnvironmental Theory 12 ENVI1129 City CampusGreen Cities 12 ARCH1287 City CampusEcological Economics 12 ENVI1160 City CampusEcosystems and Human Impact 12 ENVI1162 City CampusStrategies for Sustainability 12 ENVI1169 City CampusWater Policy and Management 12 ENVI1173 City CampusORInternational Development and Global Studies StreamCourse Title Credit PointsCourse CodeCampusMicrofnance and Development 12 HUSO2067 City CampusUrbanisation Issues in the Developing World 12 ARCH1265 City CampusHealth Issues in Development 12 HUSO2072 City CampusAid, Adjustment and Development 12 HUSO2078 City CampusAssessing Progress in Developing Countries 12 HUSO2080 City CampusGender Issues in Development 12 HUSO2085 City CampusInternational Disaster Relief and Humanitarian Assistance12 SOCU2234 City CampusGovernance and Democracy in Developing Countries 12 HUSO2073 City CampusThe Ethics of Intervention 12 SOCU2238 City CampusHuman Trafcking 12 HUSO2197 City CampusGlobal Trade and Sustainable Development: Discourse, Politics and Practice12 HUSO2171 City CampusPractical Ethics for International Development 12 HUSO2347 City CampusORJustice Studies StreamCourse Title Credit Points Course CodeCampusAdvanced Criminal Justice Theory andApplication12 JUST2264 City CampusComparative Criminal Justice Systems 12 HUSO2224 City CampusSecurity and Criminal Intelligence 12 JUST2259 City CampusCriminal Law 12 LAW2394 City CampusORHuman Rights StreamCourse Title Credit PointsCourse CodeCampusIntroduction to Applied Human Rights 12 HUSO2286 City CampusEthics, Practice and Applied Human Rights 12 HUSO2287 City CampusHuman Rights as Applied Communication 12 HUSO2291 City CampusApplied Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples 12 HUSO2295 City CampusTransforming Organisations and Applied Human Rights I12 HUSO2288 City CampusEducation for Human Rights 12 HUSO2290 City CampusANDYear Two of ProgramComplete the following Four (4) Courses:Course Title Credit Points Course Code CampusProgram Management and Evaluation 12 HWSS2203 City CampusEthics, Values and Public Policy 12 POLI1065 City CampusEvidence, Policy and Practice 12 POLI1095 City CampusIntegrated Policy and Research Project 24 POLI1100 City CampusANDSelect and Complete Three (3) Courses (36 credit points) from any of the following Program Elective areas: Research StreamCourse Title Credit PointsCourse Code CampusResearch Strategies - Social Sciences 12 HUSO2079 City CampusMasters Minor Thesis 24 HUSO2350 City CampusMasters Minor Thesis 1 12 HUSO2351 City CampusMasters Minor Thesis 2 12 HUSO2352 City CampusSocial Planning 12 ARCH1321 City CampusSocial Impact Assessment and Community Engagement12 ARCH1323 City CampusInternational Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation12 HUSO2168 City CampusCommunity Economic Analysis 12 ECON1280 City CampusORPublic Policy and Management StreamCourse Title Credit Points Course Code CampusPolicy Governance 12 POLI1097 City CampusIndigenous Policy 12 POLI1101 City CampusPolicy Futures 12 POLI1096 City CampusPolicy Communication 12 POLI1091 City CampusManagement Issues 12 HUSO2082 City CampusTransforming Organisations 12 HUSO2160 City CampusInnovative Local Government 12 ENVI1149 City CampusLaw and Justice Policy 12 SOCU2073 City CampusSustainable Energy Policy and Practice 12 ARCH1269 City CampusField Project 12 HUSO2170 City CampusEnvironmental Policy 12 ENVI1127 City CampusPlanning Systems and Public Policy 12 ARCH1295 City CampusORHuman Services StreamCourse Title Credit Points Course Code CampusMental Health 12 HUSO2271 City CampusCommunity Development Strategies (SocialWork Theory and Practice IV)12 HUSO2068 City CampusAdvanced Advocacy and Social Action 12 HUSO2069 City CampusConfict Resolution and Mediation 12 ARCH1271 City CampusSocial Work with Groups ( Social Work Theory and Practice III)12 HWSS2112 City CampusWorking with Violence and Abuse 12 HWSS2159 City CampusCultural Diference and Human Service Practice12 HWSS2190 City CampusORUrban and Regional Planning StreamCourse Title Credit Points Course Code CampusProject Planning and Implementation for Change12 ARCH1260 City CampusManaging Contemporary Urban Environments12 ARCH1261 City CampusStrategic Plan Preparation 12 ARCH1263 City CampusPlanning for Community Development 12 ARCH1268 City CampusSustainable Regional Development 12 ENVI1151 City CampusRural and Regional Planning 12 ARCH1283 City CampusInternational Project Planning and Design 12 HUSO2159 City CampusIntegrated Transport Planning 12 ARCH1311 City CampusIntegrating Health and Planning 12 ARCH1312 City CampusOREnvironmental Management StreamCourse Title Credit Points Course Code CampusIndigenous Land Use (Voc Conf) 12 HUSO2066 City CampusParks and Public Land Management 12 ARCH1262 City CampusEnvironmental Management - EIA and EMS12 ENVI1128 City CampusHeritage and Environmental Design 12 ARCH1264 City CampusCoastal and Catchment Management 12 ARCH1266 City CampusEnvironmental Theory 12 ENVI1129 City CampusGreen Cities 12 ARCH1287 City CampusEcological Economics 12 ENVI1160 City CampusEcosystems and Human Impact 12 ENVI1162 City CampusStrategies for Sustainability 12 ENVI1169 City CampusWater Policy and Management 12 ENVI1173 City CampusORInternational Development and Global Studies StreamCourse Title Credit Points Course Code CampusMicrofnance and Development 12 HUSO2067 City CampusUrbanisation Issues in the Developing World12 ARCH1265 City CampusHealth Issues in Development 12 HUSO2072 City CampusAid, Adjustment and Development 12 HUSO2078 City CampusAssessing Progress in Developing Countries12 HUSO2080 City CampusGender Issues in Development 12 HUSO2085 City CampusInternational Disaster Relief and Humanitarian Assistance12 SOCU2234 City CampusGovernance and Democracy in Developing Countries12 HUSO2073 City CampusThe Ethics of Intervention 12 SOCU2238 City CampusHuman Trafcking 12 HUSO2197 City CampusGlobal Trade and Sustainable Development:Discourse, Politics and Practice12 HUSO2171 City CampusPractical Ethics for International12 HUSO2347 City CampusDevelopmentORJustice Studies StreamCourse Title Credit Points Course Code CampusAdvanced Criminal Justice Theory and Application12 JUST2264 City CampusComparative Criminal Justice Systems 12 HUSO2224 City CampusSecurity and Criminal Intelligence 12 JUST2259 City CampusCriminal Law 12 LAW2394 City CampusORHuman Rights StreamCourse Title Credit Points Course Code CampusIntroduction to Applied Human Rights 12 HUSO2286 City CampusEthics, Practice and Applied Human Rights 12 HUSO2287 City CampusHuman Rights as Applied Communication 12 HUSO2291 City CampusApplied Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples12 HUSO2295 City CampusTransforming Organisations and Applied Human Rights I12 HUSO2288 City CampusEducation for Human Rights 12 HUSO2290 City Campus