Bachelor of Public Policy
Townsville, Cairns
The local, regional and national need for trained policy analysts and public managers is growing as public policy problems become more complex and controversial. Special skills are required in designing government programs to address these problems. Professionals with training in policy analysis and policy management are able to break down highly complex problems into more manageable issues and to specify the objectives to be achieved. Trained policy analysts are also well suited for coordinating the contributions of specialised technicians into coherent and effective policy alternatives. Finally, individuals with professionally-oriented training in policy analysis and public management are ideally equipped to implement successful cost-effective programs.
level 1
| CORE SUBJECTS | |
| EC1005:03 | Economics for Business 1 (Sem 1 or 2) |
| LA1007:03 | Legal Systems and Methods (Sem 1) |
| PL1001:03 | Comparative Politics: Making Sense of a Puzzling World (Sem 1) |
| SY1001:03 | Introduction to Sociology (Sem 1 or Sem 2 External) |
| ELECTIVES | |
| Over levels 1 to 3, students, in consultation with the Course Coordinator, select an approved policy elective. These will include a range of options in selected policy arenas, disciplines, or other programs. Further details about subjects comprising these electives are available from the Course Coordinator, the Faculty Office in the Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences and at www.foss.jcu.edu.au/homepages/publicpolicy/index.htm. | |
| Students are expected to be confident in their basic communication, numeracy and information technology skills in order to undertake subsequent subjects in the program. Students not confident in these skills are encouraged to undertake the appropriate generic skills subject(s), preferably in their first year. | |
level 2
| CORE SUBJECTS | |
| CO1002:03 | Contemporary Accounting Principles and Systems 1 (Sem 1) |
| PL2002:03 | Policy Analysis and Management (Sem 1) |
| PL2003:03 | Governance, Democratisation and the State (Sem 1) |
| PL2294:03 | Public Administration and Intergovernment Relations (Sem 2) |
| WS2020:03 | Working Across Cultures (Sem 2) |
| ELECTIVES | |
| 9 units from an approved policy elective or from the Master Schedule. | |
level 3
| CORE SUBJECTS | |
| BU1010:03 | Business Statistics (Sem 2) |
| CO2611:03 | Applied Financial Management (Sem 1) |
| MG3774:04 | Strategic Management (Sem 2) |
| PL3153:03 | International Relations and Foreign Policy (Sem 2) |
| PL3291:03 | Australian Public Policy and Politics (Sem 1) |
| ELECTIVES | |
| Additional units from an approved policy elective or from the Master Schedule. | |
level 4
| CORE SUBJECTS | |
| PL4003:06 | Theory and Method in Public Policy (Sem 1) |
| PL4202:12 | Public Policy Honours Thesis (Full year) |
| or | |
| PL4203:12 | Public Policy Honours Internship (Full year) |
| ELECTIVES | |
| 6 level 4 Honours units from the Master Schedule in consultation with the Course Coordinator and relevant School(s) and approved by the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences. | |