Master of Public Administration

The Australian National University (ANU)

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

The Master of Public Administration (MPA) is designed to equip public sector professionals with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in an environment increasingly characterised by complexity and digital transformation, and concerns about politicisation and the hollowing out of analytical capacity and historical knowledge.

Structure

The Master of Public Administration requires the completion of 72 units

Subjects

CRWF7900 Graduate Academic and Research Skills for Public Policy
POGO7901 Graduate Preparatory Social, Political and Policy Analysis
POGO7901 Graduate Preparatory Social, Political and Policy Analysis
POGO8137 Public Administration Foundations
POGO8062 Public Sector Management
POGO8057 Managing Government Finances
POGO8021 Public Sector Ethics
POGO8096 Policy Research

Standard entry requirements

Bachelor degree or international equivalent with GPA 5/7
Bachelor degree or international equivalent with GPA 4/7 and a minimum of 3 years full time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program
Bachelor degree or international equivalent with GPA 4/7 and a Graduate Certificate or international equivalent with a GPA of 4/7
Graduate Diploma or international equivalent with a GPA 4/7
48 units of courses in a postgraduate program with a GPA of 4/7
Graduate Certificate or international equivalent with a GPA of 4/7 and a minimum of 3 years full time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program
Graduate Records Examination (GRE) General test, completed no more than 5 years before the time of application, with a minimum score of 155 for Verbal Reasoning, 155 for Quantitative Reasoning and 4.0 in Analytical Writing and a minimum of 3 years full time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program
A minimum of 10 years full time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program