Course Catalogue

Graduate Certificate of Public Policy (UPPOL2)

2026

Recommended Study Plan

STUDENTS COMMENCING IN SEMESTER 1

The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student enrolling in a part-time study load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.

When designing an individual study plan:

maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and
check the prerequisite and assumed knowledge for each unit as some units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the unit area at a lower level.

Legend:

CO = Core Unit

SE = Specialist Elective

E = General Elective

Part-Time Study Plan

Semester 1		Semester 2
Year 1
MPP501 Theoretical Approaches to Public Policy in Northern Contexts	CO	MPP506 Public Policy Practice	CO
Specialist Elective	SE	Specialist Elective OR Elective	SE/E

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Special Elective Availabilities

Semester 1	Semester 2	Summer Semester	Intensives
Research Methodologies
EMG505 Research Methodologies in Education ENV511 Real-World Statistics and Data Reasoning IAS501 Research Methods 1 (20cp) IAS521 Principles of Research in Indigenous Contexts MPP507 Evidence and Policy Evaluation PHM526 Research Design	EMG505 Research Methodologies in Education IAS501 Research Methods 1 (20cp) PHM527 Research, Ethics and Impact PHM588 Qualitative Research
Not Available IAS524 Indigenous Representation and Ethical Practice MPP502 Evidence-Based Policy Development in Northern and Indigenous Contexts MPP503 Realist Research and Evaluation MPP505 Ethnography and Policy MPP510 Minor Public Policy Project
Indigenous Contexts
IAS531 Indigenous Policy Agendas in Federal and State Politics IAS533 Indigenous Knowledges and Epistemologies PHM516 Indigenous Health	ENV517 Natural Resources and Indigenous Livelihoods IAS530 Neocolonialism, Advocacy and the Critique of Development IAS532 Indigenous Knowledges, Property Rights and Economic Participation IAS536 Indigenous Sovereignty and the Challenges of Reconciliation PHM525 Indigenous Health Research
Education
EMG503 Assessment and Quality Assurance in Learning and Teaching EMG504 Leadership in Education	IAS538 Challenging Educational Paradigm
Not Available EMG502 Philosophies and Ethics in Education EMG609 Internship
Public Management and Governance
MAN500 Strategic Management PRT551 Project Management, Risk and Reliability	HRM504 Organisational Change and Development HRM506 Global Human Resources BUS508 Business Analytics ENT502 Entrepreneurship MAN500 Strategic Management PRT551 Project Management, Risk and Reliability	MAN500 Strategic Management PRT551 Project Management, Risk and Reliability	HRM504 Organisational Change and Development (INT 2) HRM506 Global Human Resources (INT 1) BUS508 Business Analytics (INT 1) ENT502 Entrepreneurship (INT 6) MAN500 Strategic Management (INT 4)
Health
PHM516 Indigenous Health PHM523 Health Promotion PHM536 Health Systems, Planning and Management PHM554 Public Health Economics and Decision Making PHM567 Public Health	PHM517 Public Health Anthropology PHM525 Indigenous Health Research PHM559 Health Policy
Secure and Safe Communities
DEM511 Emergency and Disaster Management in Context DEM513 Leadership in Emergency and Disaster Management SWK558 Cultural Security in Child Protection Practice	DEM512 Interdisciplinary Aspects of Emergency and Disaster Management DEM514 Cultural, Social and Psychological Aspects of Emergency and Disaster Management SWK526 Leadership in Social Policy
Environment and Livelihoods
ENV501 Tropical Invaders and Biosecurity ENV509 Ecology and Management of Tropical Forests and Savannas ENV513 Environmental Planning and Policy ENV520 Wildlife Management	ENG519 Sustainability ENV503 Ecological Restoration and Conservation ENV507 Fire Ecology and Management ENV517 Natural Resources and Indigenous Livelihoods ENV521 Community Engagement for Biosecurity and Natural Resource Management	ENG519 Sustainability

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STUDENTS COMMENCING IN SEMESTER 2