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The operational challenges for policing, justice, regulatory and security agencies across Australia, Asia and the Pacific, and globally, are increasing in our networked world. These challenges are exacerbated by the compounding effects of systemic crises, for example, the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change. These crises generate significant disruptions and uncertainties which stretch the capabilities of traditional governing actors and institutions. They also give rise to novel governance landscapes and arrangements, which traditional justice and security actors must navigate and adapt to as part of coordinated and collaborative responses to systemic risks and harms.Combatting harmful and illicit activities in the face of disruptions, crises, and poly-crises necessitates innovative and holistic strategies for conceptualising and addressing crime, risk and resilience. Enhancing the resilience of established crime control and policing institutions and security governance networks in-turn requires a new generation of working professionals and recent graduates with: a rich understanding of established crime control concepts, processes, models and practices; expert knowledge of the core regulatory principles and practices; and the ability to recognise and adapt to opportunities and risks across domains, using recent advances in systems-level thinking. The Graduate Certificate in Crime, Risk &amp; Resilience has been developed with this cohort in mind.Taught by experts based at the world-renowned School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet), the Graduate Certificate of Crime, Risk &amp; Resilience is a rich interdisciplinary training experience. The curriculum has been developed to ensure that graduates develop knowledge and skills which will enable them to gain professional recognition as change agents and thought leaders across multiple sectors and domains that are working to prevent and reduce criminal harms in the face of growing complexity.

Address the challenges of regulating illegal activity which stretch the capabilities of traditional governing actors and institutions. You’ll consider crime in complex scenarios like global pandemics and climate change. Mitigate risk. Enhance resilience.

Graduate Certificate of Crime, Risk and Resilience

This specialisation provides students with deep and comprehensive understanding of the nature and challenges of social policy within nations and globally. Multidisciplinary in nature, this specialisation will provide insight into key theories, principles and approaches, providing a foundation for social policy analysis, development and implementation across a range of contexts. The social policy specialisation equips students with an understanding of the key actors engaged in social policy making – including the growing influence of ‘non-traditional’ actors. Through electives, students in this specialisation can explore a wide range of issues relevant to social policy development and implementation, such as the boundaries of social policy; influences on social policy, including demographic and labour force trends; how social policy intersects with other aspects of government policy; and debates about financing of welfare programmes, inequality and income distribution, wellbeing and social justice, in Australia and internationally. This specialisation offers opportunities for advanced investigation of the analytical skills, public policies and organisational practices appropriate for advising on social policy and managing program outcomes. It is well-suited for those in social policy development and/or implementation in government and non-government sectors.

Would you like to advise on social policy-making for the government and NGOs? This specialisation may be for you. Explore social policy including challenges in financing of welfare programs, inequality, social justice and more.  

Master of Public Policy: Social Policy Specialisation

The Graduate Certificate of Public Policy provides knowledge and professional skills for those who wish to broaden and deepen their general or technical skills in public policy. The Graduate Certificate provides students with a wide menu of choice of Crawford School master degree courses. Students who are thinking of later proceeding on to a Master degree should consider the course-selection requirements appropriate to the various Master degrees. Course advising is available to help with these choices.

Discover the concepts and tools for designing and implementing public policy. You’ll explore policy approaches to complex challenges like public health, immigration, and education. Get to know the key players in policy making—and what your role might be.

Graduate Certificate of Public Policy

Do you want to tackle one of the most important and complex environmental problems encountered by humankind? The ANU Master of Climate Change program offers significant breadth and depth of study in climate change science and policy, including economics, law, policy and governance aspects. You can develop a unique program of advanced learning suited to your individual background, interests, and career goals.This degree covers a core syllabus of climate impacts, adaptation, mitigation, climate change economics and policy including methodological approaches and practical application to current issues. It is taught by some of Australia’s leading experts in climate change analysis. A wide range of elective courses from across ANU is also available. Credit and exemptions may be given for prior study and work experience, including to the pre-sessional program.

Solve environmental problems as a climate change expert or policymaker. Prepare for a career spanning climate change risk assessment, adaptation and mitigation strategy development, as well as regional, national and international policy formulation.

Master of Climate Change

The Master of Regulation and Governance (MREGG) is a unique degree that equips students and their organisations to navigate environments where complexity, catastrophic risk, and transformative technologies are reshaping the ways in which we govern and regulate. Graduates from this program will be working in - or will join - government or private sector organisations charged with designing and applying regulatory policy solutions to pressing social problems, often in partnership with diverse stakeholders. Core courses provide students with a solid foundation in the concepts, processes, institutions and practice of regulation and governance. Elective courses provide case-studies, simulations and clinics in which to examine domains such as climate, crime, environment, health, Indigenous Australia, justice, safety, technology and urban design. All the courses are interactive and ask how regulation and governance is created and by whom - and for what purpose, with an emphasis on how to better anticipate catastrophe, manage risk and provide equitable social outcomes. It draws on the evidence-based research and the ‘big ideas’ in regulation and governance for which the ANU&#39;s RegNet academics are world famous. MREGG students join an education program at the School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet) that emphasizes interdisciplinary skills-building, our place in Asia and the Pacific, a stimulating curriculum, master classes with distinguished practitioners, global networks and multiple career pathways.

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.

Master of Regulation and Governance

This program is designed to help individual professionals and their organisations understand and apply contemporary Australian and international approaches to effective regulation and governance. Thematic issues covered include regulatory complexity, risk assessment, responsiveness, compliance, technology and regulation, and managing stakeholders. It is designed for people who manage regulatory portfolios and projects in government, business or NGO settings -- or who will do so in future. It supports professionals who work with regulatory stakeholders, including business and industry, Territory, State and Federal government agencies, the legislature, community actors and the media. Adopting an applied approach, the program uses case studies, hands-on assessments and examples of regulatory excellence from Australia, Europe, North America and Asia and the Pacific. This degree comprises 24 units which can be completed part-time over a year.

Formalise your skills and explore academic options in regulation and governance. First, study the policy and practice of regulation. Then explore contemporary challenges including technology governance and regulating nuclear capabilities.

Graduate Certificate of Regulation and Governance

This degree prepares new generations of national security policymakers, analysts, researchers and leaders, in line with the vision of the National Security College as a unique joint initiative between The Australian National University and the Australian Government.The program offers a world-class qualification in national security. Core courses provide foundations in concepts and practical policy skills, with a focus on navigating the Australian security landscape. Electives examine the horizon of present and future risks, from pandemics, climate change, terrorism and cyber attacks through to Indo-Pacific geopolitical crises, US-China tensions, foreign interference and information warfare. To address these challenges, students may choose a policy grounding in security-related aspects of such areas as law, bureaucracy, politics, ethics, history, intelligence, geoeconomics, risk-management, civil-military relations, migration, gender, energy and critical technologies.This Masters degree is designed around a signature teaching model: each course integrates academic expertise from NSC, Crawford and across ANU with the direct insights of leading policy practitioners from Australia and internationally, drawing on the NSC’s exceptional networks. This degree equips graduates equally for careers in government agencies or for the many other professional pathways where it matters to understand 21st century security.

Join ANU Crawford School of Public Policy as you learn about policy analysis, policy making and policy leadership. Evaluate future risks including pandemics, interference, terrorism and more. 

Master of National Security Policy

The Graduate Certificate of National Security Policy offers a world-class qualification for national security professionals. This program provides an introduction to National Security concepts and practical policy skills, with a focus on navigating the Australian security landscape. Students will gain an in-depth understanding of the security challenges that confront countries in our region and the world and enhance their capacity to lead or contribute to policy development and security practice in government and related sectors. Elective courses examine a wide range of present and future risks, such as pandemics, climate change, terrorism and cyber attacks.The National Security College is a unique joint initiative between the Australian National University and the Australian Government. Join a network of experienced national security practitioners and policy-makers at the National Security College and graduate with a world-class qualification.

Gain a broad overview of current approaches to Australian national security policy. You’ll explore contemporary and emerging national security challenges in the region. Learn about the structures and processes of national security policymaking.

Graduate Certificate of National Security Policy

This Graduate Certificate of International and Development Economics will equip you with tools in economic analysis and the skills to apply them to key issues in international and development economics. You will gain an understanding of markets, policies, and how to analyse international development challenges. Join an internationally-renowned network of leading economic practitioners and researchers at Crawford School of Public Policy.

Explore how policy makers use economics to tackle real world problems of developing nations. Cover fundamental economic concepts and methods. You’ll start thinking about the connections between economic growth, inequality and sustainability.

Graduate Certificate of International and Development Economics

The Master of Environmental Management and Development will boost your career in natural resource management and environmental policy, and improve your professional ability to respond to the complex challenges of sustainable development.Offered by the internationally-renowned Crawford School, the program will equip you with the theoretical understanding and practical skills you need to contribute to the goals of economic viability, social acceptability and environmental sustainability in different social and political contexts.Focus areas include biodiversity conservation, food security, climate change, social impacts, environmental governance, and management of primary resources such as water, fisheries, forests, and minerals. A wide range of elective courses from across ANU is also available. Credit and exemptions may be given for prior study and work experience, including to the pre-sessional program.

Take your existing knowledge in natural resource management to the next level in this course. Expand your career opportunities with advanced coursework covering biodiversity conservation, climate change, social impacts and environmental governance.

Master of Environmental Management and Development

Introductory Portuguese I

Continuing Gamilaraay

Speaking Gamilaraay 1

Introductory Arabic 1

Thai 1

Sanskrit 1

Literary Chinese 1

Tetum 1

Tok Pisin 1

Vietnamese 1

Sanskrit, the classical language of India, has long been renowned for its beauty, subtlety and complexity. It is the key to the civilisational treasures of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, and provides direct access to a vast repository of literary, scientific and philosophical wisdom. At the ANU we seek to balance the traditional practice of textual reception—reading and grammar—with language production—speaking, chanting and singing—to provide a truly balanced curriculum. In Sanskrit 3, students will hone their understanding of Sanskrit grammar and begin reading selections from Sanskrit literature.Via face-to-face video at a set time prescribed by the University. Please be aware of potential time zone differences.

Continue your study of the classical language of India. Balance learning hard skills – like reading and grammar – with more cultural experiences of the language, such as chanting and singing. Start reading Sanskrit texts. 

Sanskrit 3

This course continues the work undertaken in Introductory Arabic 2. It includes oral, listening and written practices as well as translation tasks and the study of Arabic morphology and syntax. Negotiation and debating techniques will be practised on a range of topics as well as weekly supervised conversational tutorials to increase students&#39; oral fluency and cultural awareness.

Intermediate Arabic 1

This course continues on from Elementary Turkish A and corresponds to the A2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Students will be able to communicate in familiar situations and about topics of direct relevance to their daily lives, such as shopping, employment and travelling. They will be able to exchange information on familiar matters. The students will be expected to complete online study modules weekly before attending the online live session. This course will further develop students&#39; reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.

Elementary Turkish B

The four-year Sanskrit program is designed to introduce students to the broadest possible range of literary genres, including epic, courtly poetry, drama, Upaniadic verse and Vedic. In this course students will engage with a selection of readings from Kālidāda’s Abhijñānaśākuntala or a similar text.
Via face-to-face video at a set time prescribed by the University. Please be aware of potential time zone differences.

Sanskrit 5

The course focuses on academic Vietnamese at an advanced level on major topics related to Vietnamese society, culture, and history. The course builds up language skills to enable students to conduct independent research on a Vietnam-related topic of their choice. Students are also introduced to Vietnamese literature through excerpts of the most prominent classic works as well as works by contemporary Vietnamese authors. Via face-to-face video at a set time prescribed by the University. Please be aware of potential time zone differences. ﻿Each week students are expected to study for at least 10 hours as follows:<ol><li>90 minutes studying the written and audio materials for the week e.g. dialogues/ conversations, oral practice and vocabulary, and preparing for the next lesson. </li><li>80 minutes participating in two 90-minute online sessions. </li><li>120 minutes reviewing the online lessons e.g. reviewing the class recordings, organising their notes and studying new grammar and vocabulary introduced in class. </li><li>90 minutes completing regular exercises and self-practice, and reviewing feedback on their work.  </li><li>120 minutes of independent study.</li></ol>Students are expected to study for at least 10 hours for the exams.

Vietnamese 6

This course builds on Introductory Portuguese I, and develops further the students&#39; reading, writing and conversational skills at an advanced beginner&#39;s level with Portuguese as the medium of instruction. Teaching is based on a communicative approach to language learning simulating real-life situations in the classroom and beyond. The course also continues to introduce and expands on cultural aspects and traditional knowledge related the Portuguese speaking world through the language classes.This is a fast paced academic course at a University level.

Introductory Portuguese II

This subject extends from Introductory Persian A. Students will develop their skills in reading, writing and conversation and undertake translation from and into Persian at a higher introductory level. Students will develop a larger vocabulary relating to a wider range of topics, building on their studies in Introductory Persian A.

Further your Persian skills in this higher introductory level course. Review your existing knowledge of the simple present tense, before moving onto the negative imperative, comparative adjectives, the future tense and more.

Introductory Persian B

Burmese is the official language of Myanmar and is also the main lingua-franca in the country as well as in Burmese communities worldwide. Myanmar embraces many ethnic groups and a diversity of cultures while being a Buddhist country. Burmese also has a long history of use in literary works and music, and now the language is a key medium that connects the Myanmar communities domestically and internationally via the internet. Students will develop an understanding of basic cultural practice in Myanmar societies through this course. In this course, students will be introduced to the spoken-style Burmese language and gain communicative commands at an introductory level. The course will emphasise conversations in everyday situations such as greetings, shopping, and family gatherings. Students will also learn how to use the language appropriately in different social situations as well as familiarise themselves with reading and writing Burmese script. Students will study short conversations and scripts, learning the main aspects of phonology, pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary of Burmese. Students are given opportunities to practice their Burmese listening, speaking, writing, reading, and translation skills with the help of a dictionary.  Throughout the semester, students will role-play conversations and occasionally interact with Burmese guest speakers sharing their lived experiences of their own places and cultures to enhance their receptive, interactive, and productive skills.This is a fast paced academic course at a University level via face-to-face video at a set time prescribed by the University. Please be aware of potential time zone differences.

Burmese 1

In this subject, students will build on the skills learned in Tok Pisin 1. As in the preceding course, students will gain a practical command of basic spoken Tok Pisin and a capacity to read and write in the language, while developing their cultural knowledge of the diverse societies of Papua New Guinea. By the end of this course, students should have a vocabulary of around 2000 of the most frequently used and useful Tok Pisin words. By the end of the course students will be able to conduct a simple conversation and find their way around in Papua New Guinea. Students will deepen their command of the main features of Tok Pisin, and learn how to discuss topics such as geography, politics and climate change.

Tok Pisin 2

Thai 2 continues from Thai 1. In this course, students further develop their receptive, interactive, and productive skills. This course covers comparison, more conjunctions and sentence structures, and various day-to-day conversations. Students complete translation exercises, increase language exposure through audio-visual media and converse on selected topics in class. They will learn about Thai ways of life, geography, and neighbouring countries.Via face-to-face video at a set time prescribed by the University. Please be aware of potential time zone differences.

Develop your spoken and written Thai, and get a deeper understanding of Thailand’s complex and diverse society. Begin translation exercises, and to recognise and use Thai phonemes, and engage with the associated etiquette implications. 

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