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The Bachelor of Public Policy and Management is a professional degree for those who aspire to a successful managerial careers in the Commonwealth, State, Local Government or community sectors. The course concentrates on three core areas: policy design and evaluation, public sector management and public sector economics. In addition the program has an emphasis on practical skills in management of personnel and resources, communication and media liaison and policy research. Students are able to choose additional subjects in Political Science, Sociology, Economics, Social Work and other areas of study.
Those entering the course will have completed two years of a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent. They will then complete their third and fourth years in the Public Policy and Management course for a Bachelor of Public Policy and Management, or undertake combined study for the completion of both degrees.
The Bachelor of Public Policy and Management has as its objectives that graduates will be equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary for successful managerial careers in the Public Service or the Community Sector. In particular, graduates should be able to:
design, evaluate and provide professional advice on government policy;
understand and apply sound principles of public sector management;
successfully use the tools of public sector economics;
use appropriate analytical and practical skills in management of personnel and resources, communication and media management, public sector change and policy research methods.
Students may apply to enrol in the Bachelor of Public Policy and Management after the completion of two years of a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent. Selection will be based on academic merit, although professional work experience and work-based education and training may also be taken into account.
Please note that BPPM subjects are not usually available to students in the Bachelor of Arts, combined degree courses or the Bachelor of Letters.
In each of the Third and fourth years, students complete core subjects in policy design and evaluation, public sector management and public sector economics. There are additional skills subjects which focus on managing personnel and resources, managing communications and media, and policy research. Most students choose to undertake an Executive Internship in the public sector as part of the skills component of their degree, see 166-511 Executive Internship. Further elective subjects are available in Political Science, Economics, Sociology and Social Work.
Students complete eight subjects (totalling 100 points) which must include:
The following four core subjects
And a combination of four skills and elective subjects. See Skills subjects and Elective subjects.
Students must complete eight subjects (totalling 100 points) which must include:
The following three fourth year core subjects:
And a combination of five skills and elective subjects. Skills subjects and Elective subjects.
| Skills subjects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Available at Third and fourth year | Semester | |
| 166-072 Managing Communications and the Media | ||
| 166-071 Policy Research Skills | ||
| Available at fourth year only | ||
| 166-511 Executive Internship | 1 and 2 | |
| Elective subjects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Recommended elective subjects | Semester | |
| 166-073 Issues in Public Sector Change | 1 | |
| 166-058 Law and the Ethics of Government | 1 | |
| Other elective subjects | ||
| Suitable subjects from Political Science, Sociology, Social Work, Economics | ||
Please see the entries in the BA sections Can I do more than 50 points in a semester (overload)? to Resumption of course for information about other requirements of the degree (for example leave of absence, workload, study progress etc.). Unless stated otherwise above, all course requirements are the same for the BA and the BPPM.
Applicants for the Bachelor of Public Policy and Management degree will be awarded such credit as the Faculty considers appropriate at the time of their first enrolment in the degree. Credit will not normally be granted for any complete or incomplete undergraduate studies undertaken 10 or more years prior to admission to the degree.
No student is obliged to accept the credit that is awarded, but must notify the Faculty in writing of their intention to decline such credit within the year (full or part time) of credit being granted.
Students entering the degree (or transferring from other faculties or tertiary institutions) who have completed additional subjects which are considered to be equivalent to those available to students in the Bachelor of Public Policy and Management may be granted specified credit for those subjects. It may also be necessary for the relevant department to recommend such credit. The maximum amount of credit granted to a transferring student will be 100 points (i.e. you must complete at least 100 points as an enrolled student in the BPPM degree). No subject may be credited to more than one qualification.
For more information on credit, you should refer to the Credit Guidelines available from the Faculty of Arts Office.
Students who have completed subjects through the Community Access Program (CAP) to gain admission to the Bachelor of Public Policy and Management degree may be eligible for credit.
Where the subjects are used because academic performance in subsequent tertiary study was insufficient, or to demonstrate academic rehabilitation after suspension or termination, credit will only be given for BPPM subjects or approved optional subjects where a grade of H2B or higher is achieved.
The Bachelor of Public Policy and Management (Honours) degree requires a higher standard of performance in the final year of the BPPM program, and the completion of a thesis of 12,000 words. Entry into the Honours degree must be approved by the Centre for Public Policy and the Faculty of Arts Honours course adviser.
The prerequisites for entry to fourth year Honours in Public Policy and Management are:
Completion of all subjects for BPPM third year, and;
An average grade of H2B or higher in the BPPM third year.
Entry to Honours must be approved by the Centre for Public Policy and the Faculty of Arts Honours course adviser.
Students who believe that they meet the requirements may apply to enrol in the BPPM (Honours) degree by the beginning of December each year by completing the application forms available from the Centre.
Students undertaking BPPM Honours must complete:
166-079 Public Policy and Management Thesis, of 12,000 words, and;
The following three fourth year core subjects:
A combination of two skills and elective subjects. Skills subjects and Elective subjects.
A student's final examination grade will be calculated over the weighted average mark of the thesis and the final-year subjects. As in the Bachelor of Arts (Honours), students will be required to obtain an honours grade in each component of assessment, and an overall grade of at least H3, to be eligible for an Honours degree.
The Honours degree is usually taken full-time. In some circumstances (such as work commitments), and with the Centre's and faculty approval, you may be permitted to take Honours part-time over two years.
If you commence fourth year as a full-time student, you will usually be required to continue full-time. You need permission from the Faculty to withdraw from fourth-year subjects after the first two weeks of each semester.
In all cases, your thesis must be completed over two consecutive semesters within a twelve month period of enrolment. Withdrawal from the thesis will only be permitted in very exceptional circumstances.
It is possible for students accepted into Honours to take leave of absence for twelve months before starting their fourth year.
Once you have commenced Honours, leave of absence will only be approved with the support of the Centre in exceptional circumstances. The maximum leave that will be granted is two semesters (12 months).
Extensions of time for outstanding work during fourth year studies (i.e. as a result of illness) may be granted up to the last day of business in the calendar year (or the last day of the semester one teaching period) by the Honours coordinator. For all other extensions, you will require the prior written approval of the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies) as well as the written support of the Centre.
Masters and PhD options exist for BPPM graduates. The Masters degree requires an H2A average or higher in fourth year, and the PhD requires and H2A in the Honours year.
The Centre for Public Policy has extensive contacts in the Commonwealth, State and Local Governments and the community sector. It offers career guidance and planning for its students and graduates.
Contact the Arts Faculty Office on 9344 5235, or:
Associate Professor Bruce Headey
Centre for Public Policy
234 Queensberry Street
Carlton Victoria 3053
Tel: +61 3 9344 9480
Fax: +61 3 9349 4442
Email: PubPol@arts.unimelb.edu.au
Web: htpp://www.Public-Policy.unimelb.edu.au
166-079 Public Policy and Management Thesis
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