From Semester 2 2025 delivery of this course will move from Casuarina campus to Danala | Education and Community Precinct in Darwin City. Depending on your selected subject areas (specialisations/majors), some discipline units may be offered at Casuarina campus.
The Master of Public Policy gives you in-depth knowledge in political, cultural and social theory approaches to public policy and solid understanding of evidence-based policy development and evaluation imbedded within practical research theories and methodologies.
Challenge yourself by taking on Masters' level study and gain transferrable skills to advance your career.
The course is designed to uniquely focus on northern Australia and its relation to South-East Asia.
You'll explore policy issues in remote contexts, the significance of First Nations peoples and cultures, and the regions proximity to South-East Asia.
Streams include:
- Education
- Environment and livelihoods
- Health and social policy
- Indigenous contexts
- Public management and governance
- Secure and safe communities
The 2 year (full-time) or 4 year (part-time) course, can be studied 100% online or on-campus and culminates in a research project that explores issues of research in policy related fields.
Whilst the structure is mostly prescriptive, there is scope within the course to conceptualise new thinking in an important public policy research project of your choice.
We welcome the opportunity to discuss your ideas and to tailor a course to suit. During course engagement you will receive one-on-one supervision and support from university research, public policy researchers, policy developers and evaluators, and teaching staff.
