Course results for Master of Public Policy

Earn a globally recognised qualification in public sector and policy leadership. Tailor your degree to your career goals by specialising in policy analysis and impact, management and administration, regulation and integrity, or strategy and change.

Become a public policy expert and pursue executive career opportunities. Within the context of current challenges in the economy and society, you’ll build your research and analysis skills, and develop policy that contributes to the public good.

Take a dual focus towards policy and social research. Learn how policy is shaped, before gaining skills to design and deliver your own. Use research to address sustainable communities, welfare, immigration, population health and more.

Bolster your governance skills and grow your global regulatory network. You’ll delve into special topics and complete a research project. Navigate complex social problems, manage risk, anticipate catastrophe. Take the next step in career progression.

Equip yourself with the tools and confidence to create change. Build ethical workplace cultures and manage sustainable trade in an international context. Specialise for your career goals, choosing from public policy, public administration, and more.

Tackle complex questions around disruptive technology. You’ll study frameworks to govern big issues like machine learning and synthetic biology. Explore the landscape across government and business. Work towards equitable solutions.

Lead and excel in today’s rapidly changing policy environment. Build your capability to implement public policy and manage people and resources. You’ll gain confidence in governance and develop skills to design and undertake research.

Choose from six public health specialisations, including health promotion and Indigenous health. Then work on an advanced research project in that field, which could help you influence future policy. Complete an industry placement to further your experience. 

Deepen your knowledge of current global and environmental health issues. You’ll explore ethics, health policy, systems, and economics. Accredited by the Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia.

Discover how you can help society become more resilient in the face of climate change. Examine issues such as infrastructure planning, sustainability measures and public wellbeing. Understand government policy processes and what needs to be prioritised.