Bachelor of Public Policy (Honours)

The Australian National University (ANU)

Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Undergraduate
CRICOS: 00120C

The Bachelor of Public Policy (Honours) degree exemplifies the ANU commitment to research led education. Building on the Bachelor of Public Policy, it gives you high level preparation for professional life or a higher degree by research through the development of an advanced knowledge of the research principles and methods and theoretical concepts of public policy, and through the design and implementation of a research project, typically a 20,000 word thesis, that leads to the development of new understandings or that provides solutions to complex problems.

Structure

The Bachelor of Public Policy (Honours) requires the completion of 48 units

Subjects

  • POLS4011 Research Training: Scope and Methods
  • THES4103 Thesis
  • POLS4038 Comparative Political Institutions
  • POLS4039 Comparative Political Behaviour
  • POLS4041 Special Topics in Comparative Politics
  • POLS4047 Interpretation, Method, Critique: Interpretivist Methods in the Social Sciences

Standard entry requirements

  • An AQF Level 7 Bachelor Public Policy degree or equivalent, completed within the last two years:
  • With a weighted average mark equivalent to an ANU 70 per cent calculated from the 36 units (i.e. 0.75 EFTSL) of courses from the Bachelor of Public Policy requirements listed as compulsory, excluding 1000 level courses (i.e. introductory undergraduate courses), with the highest marks.
  • With the written approval of an identified supervisor for THES4103 Thesis.

Study information

CampusFeesMid year intakeAttendance
Canberra International: $50,500 No
  • Full-time : 1 year

Fee comments

Campuses: Canberra.

Available also for Domestic, Please Contact Australian National University for more information about tuition fees.

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