Master of Public Policy MPP

Minimum programme requirements

Minimum requirements listed here are the likely grades required and do not guarantee entry. We assess each application individually and applicants may require a higher grade to be offered a place.

Select your study option:

You must have completed a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) or Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in a relevant discipline with GPA of 5.0 or higher and have equivalent prior study. You must also have completed POLICY 742 or an equivalent.

If you meet the above requirements but have not completed POLICY 742 or an equivalent, you must enrol and pass this course within one calendar year of your enrolment in the Master of Public Policy. If you do not pass this course within one year, you will not be able to progress through the Master of Public Policy.

In exceptional circumstances, these requirements may be waived by the relevant Associate Dean Academic, or nominee, if they determine that you have a Bachelors degree and relevant practical, professional or scholarly experience equivalent to one year of postgraduate study.

Relevant disciplines include anthropology, business, communication, economics, governance, law, media, organisational studies, political science, public administration, public health, public management, public policy, public relations, social geography, social sciences, and sociology.

You must have completed either

• a Bachelors degree in a relevant discipline with a GPA of at least 5.0, or equivalent prior study
• a Bachelors degree with a GPA of at least 5.0 in 60 points above stage II
• A Bachelors degree, or equivalent prior study, and passed 60 points of relevant courses towards the Postgraduate Certificate in Arts with a GPA of 5.0 or higher (provided that the postgraduate certificate has not been awarded)

In exceptional circumstances, these requirements may be waived by the relevant Associate Dean Academic, or nominee, if they determine that you have a Bachelors degree and relevant practical, professional or scholarly experience.

Relevant disciplines include anthropology, business, communication, economics, governance, law, media, organisational studies, political science, public administration, public health, public management, public policy, public relations, social geography, social sciences, and sociology.

You must have completed a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) or Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in a relevant discipline with GPA of 5 or higher. You must have also completed two of these courses: POLICY 701, POLICY 702, POLITICS 757 or POLITICS 742.

Relevant disciplines include business, communication, criminology, economics, education, governance, law, media, organisational studies, political sciences, public administration, public health, public management, public policy, public relations, sociology and social work.

Minimum programme requirements

Minimum requirements listed here are the likely grades required and do not guarantee entry. We assess each application individually and applicants may require a higher grade to be offered a place.

Select your study option:

You must have completed a one-year postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline, following an undergraduate degree, at a recognised university (or similar institution). Four-year undergraduate degrees will be considered where the final year consists of postgraduate-level study. You will need a GPE of 5.0.

Relevant disciplines include business, communication, criminology, economics, education, governance, law, media, organisational studies, political sciences public administration, public health, public management, public policy, public relations, sociology and social work.

You must have completed an undergraduate degree at a recognised university (or similar institution) in a relevant discipline. You will need a GPE of 5.0.

Relevant disciplines include business, communication, criminology, economics, education, governance, law, media, organisational studies, political sciences, public administration, public health, public management, public policy, public relations, sociology and social work.

You must have completed a one-year postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline, following an undergraduate degree, at a recognised university (or similar institution) and an introductory statistics course. You must also have completed two postgraduate courses in policy analysis, economics of policy, comparative public policy or advanced research skills. You will need a GPE of 5.0.

Four-year undergraduate degrees will be considered where the final year consists of postgraduate-level study.

Relevant disciplines include business, communication, criminology, economics, education, governance, law, media, organisational studies, political sciences, public administration, public health, public management, public policy, public relations, sociology and social work.