Course description
The Graduate Diploma in Public Administration is a 36-unit program which is part of the Graduate Program in Public Administration offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences on a fee-paying basis.
It is available on campus, by flexible delivery or in mixed mode, on campus/flexible delivery mode. The graduate diploma requires one year of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time).
It articulates with:
* Graduate Certificate in Public Policy
* Master of Public Administration
* Master of Public Administration (Management)
* Master of Public Administration (Policy).
Sequentially developed topics allow progression through the three levels.
Students who have completed the graduate certificate or an approved equivalent normally receive credit for 18 units of topics towards the graduate diploma. In turn, those who complete the graduate diploma normally receive 36 units of credit should they wish to proceed with a masters degree.
Alternatively, students who enrol directly in the graduate diploma may choose to complete only the requirements for the graduate certificate and exit with that award.
PROGRAM OF STUDY [November, 2008]
To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Public Administration, students must complete 36 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.
Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.
Except with permission of the Faculty Board:
* no topic may be attempted more than twice;
* the program must be completed within six consecutive semesters or, where credit has been granted for previous work, a period determined by the Board.
The award of a grade of Fail (F) in 12 or more units may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.
Students must complete the following topics:
POAD9010
Public Policy
6
POAD9039
Public Management
6
and either
POAD9038
Contemporary Issues in Public Policy, or
6
POAD9124
Governance and Public Policy
6
Plus either
POAD9127
Toolkit for Public Management, or
6
POAD9123
Ethics in Public Administration
6
Plus 12 units selected from the following:
EDES9609
Strategic Planning and Management
6
EDES9625
Knowledge Management for Organisational Learning
6
HMAN8001
Housing Policy
6
HMAN8002
Housing Management
6
HMAN9001
Applied Issues in Housing Management
6
POAD8102
Management in Non-Government Organisations
6
POAD8201
Program Evaluation
6
POAD8202
Risk Management Principles and Practice
6
POAD9027
Economics and Public Policy
6
POAD9033
Urban Policy and Governance
6
POAD9041
Financial and Resource Management
6
POAD9109
Action Learning Project (Policy)
6
POAD9110
Project Management
6
POAD9113
Managing Human Resources in the Public Sector
6
POAD9114
Critical Systems Thinking and Practice
6
POAD9116
Regionalism, Decentralisation and Governance
6
POAD9120
Action Learning Project (Management)
6
POAD9121
Culture and Public Policy
6
POAD9122
Environmental Governance
6
POAD9125
Organisational Politics, Culture and Management
6
POAD9128
Development Administration
6
SOAD9054
Social Policy M
6
Selected topics from other graduate programs including International Development, International Relations, International Business Administration, Environmental Management, Social Administration and Social Work, Asian Governance, Population Studies and Public Health may be approved by the Director of Studies.
