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Postgraduate MAQ-SOCX8080-2022

Making Public Policy in a Globalised World

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$2,650 $2,895

Your upfront cost: $0

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Duration

18 weeks

Study method

100% Online

Available loans

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Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Start dates

  • 25 Jul 2022
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This research-intensive university in north-western Sydney offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. With over 30,000 current students, Macquarie has a strong reputation for welcoming international students and embracing flexible and convenient study options, including its partnership with Open Universities Australia.

QS RANKING 2022

13

Times Higher Education Ranking 2022

11

  • 2022

Subject details

What you'll learn

On successful completion, you will be able to:

  1. Identify and critically analyse current theories of governance and apply them to several political systems around the world.
  2. Identify, critically analyse and discuss the major debates and controversies involved in issues such as populism, immigration, austerity, democratization.
  3. Engage in independent research showing the ability to build on international scholarship and international examples to address a public policy problem.
  4. Show competent knowledge of the theoretical literature as well as of the empirical cases covered in the readings.
  5. Evaluate the quality, validity and reliability of research relating to a specific policy problem.
  6. Communicate research findings and views accurately and effectively using a variety of techniques (written, spoken, visual).
Topics covered
    • A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
Entry requirements

Others

Admission to MPSP or MPASR or GradCertPASR or GradDipPASR (OUA) NCCW (2020 and onwards) SOCI8080 Making Public Policy in a Globalised World

Additional requirements

  • Other requirements -

    Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.

Description

This unit examines a range of issues relevant to the understanding of how policies are made in increasingly entwined national and international contexts, considering international and domestic institutions and actors. Assessment will be based on constructive and informed participation, tests on the readings and a research paper. The unit will be taught as a series of modules that may include: Select critical topics framing contemporary policy-making, such as migration flows, climate change, populism, national and global inequalities, austerity, liberalisation and digitalisation. International policy actors and institutions, contexts and modes of governance, including policy transfer processes. Policy-making in non-democracies and democratization processes, political economy of welfare states Varieties of capitalism

Assessments

  • Presentation on the draft essay (10%)
  • Peer learning exercise (10%)
  • Research essay (50%)
  • Quizzes on readings (20%)
  • participation (10%)
Textbooks

Current study term: 24 Jul 22 to 06 Nov 22

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

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