Policy Ideas in Focus: Framing Policy Problems

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion, you will be able to

  1. Demonstrate understanding of theory and debates about the role of ideas in shaping policy.
  2. Demonstrate understanding of the history, contours and impacts of some important policy ideas.
  3. Develop a critical appreciation of alternative ways policy problems can be framed.
  4. Apply theoretical and substantive knowledge to analyse policy documents.
  5. Communicate research findings and views accurately and effectively using a variety of written techniques.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Macquarie University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• MAQ-PSP-MAS-2024 - Master of Public and Social Policy

Prior study

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or enrol in the following subject(s) to study at the same time or prior to this subject:

one of

• MAQ-SOCX8080-Making Public Policy in a Globalised World
• MAQ-POIX8090-Advanced Introduction to Policy

Others

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 Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.