To be read in conjunction with the program of study requirements for the degree in which you are enrolled:
A student may complete a major sequence of 36 units in Public Policy by completing two Year 1 topics (9 units), two Year 2 topics (9 units) and two Year 3 topics (9 units) plus two additional topics (9 units) from the Year 2 or Year 3 topics listed in the program of study below.
A student may complete a minor sequence of 22.5 units in Public Policy by completing two Year 1 topics (9 units), two Year 2 topics (9 units) plus and additional topic (4.5 units) from the Year 2 or Year 3 topics listed in the program of study below.
A minor in Public Policy is not available to students who commenced the Bachelor of Education (Primary R-7), Bachelor of Arts from 1 January 2019.
The minor sequence is not available to students who commenced the Bachelor of Arts, Master of Teaching (Primary R-7) from 1 January 2020
A student may complete an extended major sequence in Public Policy by completing the prescribed major topics (36 units), plus an additional two topics (9 units) from the Year 2 or Year 3 topics listed below.
An extended major in Public Policy is not available to students enrolled in the double Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Arts degrees.
The key educational aims of the Public Policy major are to:
Graduates with a major in Public Policy should be able to apply their professional knowledge to the formulation of policies, the provision of policy advice, the preparation of policy analyses, and the undertaking of policy research and evaluation. In particular they should have an understanding of:
They should also have an ability to:
The following is the program of study for a 36 unit major sequence in Public Policy and should be read in conjunction with the course rule for the degree in which you are enrolled.
POLI1003 An Introduction to Democracy and Government (4.5 units)
POLI1012 Introduction to Political Ideas and Public Policy (4.5 units)
Select 4.5 units from Group A plus a further 4.5 units from either Group A or Group B.
POLI2002 Government Business and Society (4.5 units)
POLI2011 Australian Public Policy: Applications, Issues and Dilemmas (4.5 units)
AMST2002 American Politics (4.5 units)
GEOG2030 Sustainable Development: Concepts and Principles (4.5 units)
INTR2003 The Asia-Pacific in the 20th Century (4.5 units)
PHIL2601 Ethics for Professionals (4.5 units)
POLI2005 Politics of the European Union (4.5 units)
POLI2012 Environmental Politics (4.5 units)
POLI2020 Australian Indigenous Politics (4.5 units)
POLI2025 The Politics of the Australian Welfare State (4.5 units)
POLI2026 Research Methods in Political Science (4.5 units)
SCME2100 Media Policy (4.5 units)
WMST2012 Sex, Gender and Identities in Australia (4.5 units)
POLI3010 Advanced Perspectives on Public Policy (4.5 units)
plus 4.5 units from the year 3 topics listed below
AMST3013 The Alliance and the Re-Emergence of China (4.5 units)
GEOG3702 Cities, Geography and Policy (4.5 units)
INTR3001 Australian Foreign Policy (4.5 units)
POLI3011 People and Politics: Australia, Canada and the United States (4.5 units)
POLI3067 Access and Equity: Social Issues in Public Policy (4.5 units)
POLI3103 Politics and the internet (4.5 units)
WORK3200 Social & Policy Studies Workplace Research Project (4.5 units)
plus an additional two topics (9 units) from the year 2 or 3 topics listed above or
POLI3007 South Australian Parliamentary Internship (9 units)
Every effort has been made to ensure the information published on the Course Rule pages is accurate at the time of publication. Flinders University reserves the right to amend its curriculum without prior notice, and will update the Course Rules to reflect any amendments at the earliest opportunity.
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