Monash University
Graduate Certificate of Public Policy
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 6 months
- Course Type: Graduate Certificate
Enhance your leadership skills to effectively collaborate with multicultural teams in diverse environments, utilizing advanced critical thinking and analytical abilities to provide innovative policy solutions for varied audiences.
Course overview
Discover how to make real change at a foundation level though this unique course sitting at the intersection of public policy and theory. Developed and led by internationally-renowned academics, you will learn the skills to be at the forefront of policy development challenges relevant to diverse business, professional and public policy communities.
Key facts
What you will study
The course comprises four units (24 credit points) which provide knowledge, skills, attitudes and values required of skilled practitioners working in a range of fields addressing public policy.
Core Units
You must complete 18 credit points from the following units.
Note: APG5103 is not available to students who have been approved by ANSZOG to progress into the Executive Master of Public Administration.
- Foundations of public policy
- Governance
- Policy analysis
- Public sector reform
- Evaluation
- Implementation and service delivery
Elective Unit
You must complete six credit points from the following elective list or from the core units listed above.
- Criminology
- Cultural and creative industries
- Diplomacy and international trade
- Family violence prevention
- Global Migration
- Health and Social Policy
- Organisational leadership
- Public finance
- Regulatory policy
- Sustainability and the Environment
- Transport
- Urban policy
- General electives
- ANZSOG pathway
Entry Requirements
- An Australian bachelor's degree with at least 50% average (or equivalent) or a minimum of three years of work experience in a relevant field.
Applicants are required to provide a Curriculum Vitae and a reference from their employer.
Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
- Identify and explain policy development challenges relevant to diverse business, professional and public policy communities.
- apply critical thinking, evaluation and research skills to real-world, policy-related challenges.
- Communicate policy-related matters and advocacy in a range of formats to professional and non-professional audiences;
- Recognise and develop leadership capacity in cross-cultural competence, effective team engagement, and ethical values.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Average 2025 first-year fee: $15,100 (domestic full-fee paying place)
All costs are calculated using current rates and are based on a study load of 24 credit points (normally four units) per semester or 48 credit points (normally eight units) per year.
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of units studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of units.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee-paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.