This degree examines the processes, institutions and practices of public policy. It is designed for graduates interested in pursuing a career in, or currently working in, public policy within or outside of government. Core courses provide students with a solid foundation in policy processes, governance institutions, policy analysis and research.

The degree also equips students with important skills for analysing and researching public policy, and communicating persuasively on policy relevant matters. Through interactive and case-based teaching, students debate and reflect on the challenges of governing public policy in a dynamic, interconnected, global and increasingly digital world. Designed and taught by world-class public policy scholars from the Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU, this Masters degree equips graduates for successful and productive careers in public policy.

Graduates from ANU have been rated as Australia's most employable graduates and among the most sought after by employers worldwide.

The latest Global Employability University Ranking, published by the Times Higher Education, rated ANU as Australia's top university for getting a job for the fourth year in a row.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate deep understanding of public policy and its key challenges and issues, in Australia and globally
2. Understand processes and challenges of agenda-setting, formulation, implementation, management and evaluation of public policy
3. Reflect critically on key theoretical debates in the field of public policy including its practical application across cultural, developmental and institutional contexts
4. Demonstrate understanding of methods for policy research and analysis and identify and apply them with appropriate tools to public policy issues
5. Analyse, synthesise and communicate complex, political and institutional policy problems from multiple perspectives