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Programme structure

The Master of Public Management (MPM) is integrated with the Postgraduate Certificate and the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Management, which provide stepping stones to the full MPM for those who are uncertain whether they can commit to the entire programme.

Thoughts and questions

• Graphic to show nested or stair-cased programmes
• Need one word/phrase to describe the stair-cased, integrated, stepping stones.
• Is it easier to get an entry requirement exemption for the PGCert than the PGDip? For the PGDip than the MPM?

Master of Public Management (MPM)

Entry requirements

• Before enrolment, a candidate for the MPM shall have:
  • completed a New Zealand Bachelor's degree or another degree approved by the Associate Dean (Students) of the Victoria Business School;
  • had a minimum of two years of relevant work experience; and
  • been accepted by the Head of the School of Government as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

Supplementary information

• Students who wish to enrol for the MPM but don't meet some the entry requirements should contact the Victoria Business School to discuss their suitability for a possible exemption.

Programme requirements

• Total of 180 points required.
• 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
  • Further three courses from GOVT, MAPP, MMPM 500-599.

Supplementary information

• Standard ones on Requirements of PG programmes
• With the permission of the  Head of the School of Government, a candidate may replace GOVT 562 with two additional electives from courses listed for the MPM.
• With the approval of the Head of the School of Government, a candidate may replace up to four elective courses with appropriate postgraduate Honours or Master’s courses of at least equivalent value taken at this or another university and not credited to another qualification.

Tool tips

• Standard ones on Requirements of PG programmes

Thoughts and questions

• 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).

• 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?