GraduateLaw
Master of Governance (Advanced)
Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
About this program
The Master of Governance (Advanced) is a graduate program at the Australian National University in Canberra, taken over 1.5 years full-time (72 Units). Coursework includes 12 units from completion of the following foundational courses. Graduates are expected to apply advanced concepts and theoretical debates to practical governance challenges in Australia, Asia and the Pacific, and globally. ANU is a research-intensive, Group of Eight university based in Australia's capital, and international students in this program study alongside a large Canberra-based policy, research and public-service community.
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Course structure
97 terms of coursework
- The Master of Governance (Advanced) requires completion of 72 units, which must consist of:
- 12 units from completion of the following foundational courses:
- REGN8050
- The Policy and Practice of Regulation
- REGN8052
- Regulation and Governance
- 12 units from completion of the following research training courses:
- REGN8001
- Methods in Interdisciplinary Research
- REGN8002
- Governance and Social Theory
- A minimum of 12 units from completion of the following master classes on contemporary governance:
- REGN8005
- Restorative Justice in the World
- REGN8014
- Contemporary Issues in Technology Governance
- REGN8022
- Governance in a Complex and Uncertain World
- REGN8023
- Global Governance Regimes
- REGN8049
- Regulating Disruptive Technologies
- REGN8054
- Governance Beyond the State
- A minimum of 24 units from completion of a research Thesis:
- REGN8008
- Thesis
- REGN8025
- Thesis - Part-Time
- A maximum 12 units from completion of the following courses:
- Regulatory Governance
- REGN8012
- Special Topics in Regulation and Governance
- REGN8024
- Regulating Nuclear Capabilities
- Public Policy
- NSPO8006
- National Security Policymaking
- POGO8062
- Public Sector Management
- POGO8076
- Corruption and Anti-Corruption
- POGO8401
- Foundations in Public Policy
- POGO8402
- The Political and Institutional Architecture of Public Policy
- POGO8500
- Evidence and Analysis in Public Policy
- Public Law
- LAWS8001
- Introduction to Law, Governance and Development
- LAWS8586
- Law and Legal Institutions
- Research Foundations
- SOCR8001
- Statistics for Social Scientists
- SCOR8003
- Qualitative Research Analysis
- SOCR8006
- Online Research Methods
- SOCR8008
- Qualitative Data Collection
- SOCR8011
- Mixed Methods Social Research
- SOCR8082
- Social Research Practice
- SOCR8201
- Introduction to Social Science Methods and Types of Data
- SOCR8202
- Using Data to Answer Policy Questions and Evaluate Policy
- Corporate Governance
- BUSN8045
- Corporate Governance
- LAWS8125
- The Law of Corporate Governance
- LAWS8254
- Business, Human Rights and Corporate Responsibility
- Environmental Governance
- EMDV8104
- Environmental Governance
- EMDV8079
- Water Justice, Management and Governance
- LAWS8189
- Environmental and Sustainability Law
- POGO8212
- Governing the Energy Transition
- Technology Law and Governance
- LAWS8077
- Cyber Law
- LAWS8405
- Artificial Intelligence, Law & Society
- LAWS8407
- Digital Economies and the Law
- LAWS8445
- Information Technology Law
- NSPO8009
- Cyber and Emerging Technologies in National Security
Admissions
At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to most ANU programs is on a competitive basis. Therefore, meeting all admission requirements does not automatically guarantee entry. A Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 6/7. Applicants with a Bachelor Degree or Graduate Certificate in a cognate discipline may be eligible for 24 units (one semester) of credit. Applicants with a Graduate Diploma or Honours in a cognate discipline may be eligible for 48 units (one year) of credit. All applicants must meet the University’s English Language Admission Requirements for Students
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