Graduate · Political Science & International Relations
Master of Public Policy
University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
The Master of Public Policy at the University of Sydney is a 2-year postgraduate coursework master's degree. Students complete units of study in the following categories: Core: fundamentals of public policy and public administration; Selective: choice of study in a range of specialist areas; Elective (optional): choice of study in related disciplines; Specialisation (optional): choice of Economic Policy, Political Economy, or Social Policy; and Capstone: application of the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the master’s to an independent research project, culminating in the submission of either a 5,000-word project/essay or a 10,000-word supervised dissertation. The dissertation provides a pathway to higher degree by research (e.g.
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