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  • v3v2.1: Refined wording, exemptions, etc.
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Programme structure

The Master of Public Management (MPM) is integrated with the Postgraduate Diploma and the Postgraduate Certificate in Public Management. The requirements below show that some courses are required by, or recognised in, more than one of these three programmes.

Questions

  1. Should we have a graphic to show nested or stair-cased programmes e.g. see Master of Applied Finance programme)?
  2. What language do we use to describe describe the stair-cased, integrated, stepping stones?
  3. Can people move only one way (or a different way) or both between the programmes?

Master of Public Management (MPM)

Length and intensity

Intensity: Three trimesters of full-time study or six part-time.

Maximum length: Four years from date first enrolled.

Can be studied part-time

Entry requirements

To be accepted into this programme you'll need:

  • A Bachelor's degree
  • At least two years of relevant work experience and
  • Acceptance by the Programme Director as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

Important information

  • Students who wish to enrol for this programme but don't meet some the entry requirements should contact the Programme Director to discuss their suitability for a possible exemption.

Programme requirements

Complete at least 180 points.

Complete three foundation courses:

  • GOVT 501
  • GOVT 502
  • GOVT 503

Complete four core courses:

  • GOVT 511
  • GOVT 512
  • GOVT 513
  • GOVT 514

Complete four research and elective courses:

  • GOVT 562
  • Three further courses from GOVT, MAPP, MMPM 500-599

Important information

  • Students may, with the approval of theHead of School replace GOVT 562 with  two additional electives from courses listed for the MPM or MPP.
  • Students may, with the approval of the Head of School, replace up to four elective courses with appropriate postgraduate Honours or Master’s courses to the same value taken at this or another university and not credited to another qualification.

Questions

  1. Not sure that my course range for the last programme requirement will give the same result as the schedule (but I have no easy way of returning the courses in the schedule online so have tried this).

  2. There don't seem to be four optional (elective?) courses (as mentioned in the last bullet under supplementary information above). I seem to have three plus the research course. Is this also optional?

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