Master of Public Leadership & Policy

Program not accepting new admissions effective of Semester 2 2022

S1 2022 admission offer won't be allowed to defer to S2 2022 and onwards.

Developing Future Global Leaders

Modern societies demand that those in positions of power protect the public interest and pursue the common good. The primary expectation is effective leadership, particularly in the development and delivery of public policy. Despite the substantial premium placed on public leadership, few theorists and even fewer practitioners have closely examined the challenges of exercising public leadership in a range of contexts or the relationship between public leadership and policy formulation.

The Master of Public Leadership and Policy at UNSW Canberra uniquely addresses this gap by offering students a combination of courses focused specifically on public leadership. The program combines this with a rich selection of electives that address broader issues related to local, national and global policy and its implementation. The Master of Public Leadership and Policy has been developed to serve those occupying or aspiring to positions of public leadership, as well as postgraduate scholars seeking to develop research competence in this highly significant emerging field.

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Program Structure

Students undertaking this program are required to take 8 courses (48 UOC) comprising 12 UOC of core courses, with the remaining 6 courses selected from the elective courses listed below in Course Availability.

Note:
- Students who obtain at least a Distinction average across four courses may take a 12 UOC research thesis, ZHSS8401 Research Thesis A (6 UOC) and ZHSS8402 Research Thesis B (6 UOC). You must enrol in both units to fulfill the requirements. You may enrol in the two units concurrently to do the thesis in a single semester, or consecutively to complete it over two semesters. Enrolment is subject to approval by the Postgraduate Coordinator

- Students may, with the approval of the Postgraduate Coordinator, take up to two courses (12 UOC) from other courses offered in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Business or related coursework programs.

Course Availability

Students are required to complete 12 UOC of the following core courses:

Core Courses		Semester 1 - 2023	Semester 2 - 2023
ZBUS8201	Leadership	Distance Mode	Not Offered
ZHSS8460	Power and Australian Government Policy	Not Offered	Distance Mode
ZHSS8501	Principles Public Leadership	Not Offered	Not Offered

Students are required to complete 36 UOC of the following courses:

Elective Courses		Semester 1 - 2023	Semester 2 - 2023
ZBUS8101	Strategic Management	Distance Mode	Distance Mode
ZBUS8203	Change Management	Distance Mode	Not Offered
ZBUS8314	People and Systems	Distance Mode	Not Offered
ZBUS8318	Cross Cultural Management	Not Offered	Not Offered
ZHSS8125	Strategic Communication	Distance Mode	Not Offered
ZHSS8410	Australian Defence Policy: Concepts and Challenges	Not Offered	Distance Mode
ZHSS8437	Global Justice and World Politics	Not Offered	Not Offered
ZHSS8441	Cyber-Security and World Politics	Distance Mode	Not Offered

Note - Students who obtain at least a Distinction average across four courses may take a 12 UOC research thesis, ZHSS8401 Research Thesis A 6 UOC and ZHSS8402 Research Thesis B 6 UOC. You must enrol in both units to fulfil the requirements. You may enrol in the two units concurrently to do the thesis in a single semester, or consecutively to complete it over two semesters. Enrolment is subject to approval by the Postgraduate Coordinator.