Doctor of Public Policy
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Coursework professional doctorate
The Doctor of Public
Policy course is a professionally oriented degree designed to enhance the
management and leadership capacity of members of policing and related
professions and to make significant contributions to these professions and the
community through original research.
The aim of the course
is to provide each candidate for the degree with substantial experience in
processes of research and the development and enhancement of high-level skills
in analysing management and leadership. Each subject is customised to allow the
student to address essential needs in the enhancement of their capacity to
undertake senior leadership and management responsibilities effectively under
the assumption of continual change and to experience the growth of high level
research related skills, understandings and knowledge.
Enrolment through
Manly Campus
Study mode
Distance education
Course completion
2 years minimum/8 years
maximum
Admission criteria
Admission to Part 1 (Master of Public Policy and Administration)
Candidates for admission to the master level component of the program shall:
1) hold a bachelor degree, or have qualified for an equivalent award; or
2) hold a graduate diploma with an average of credit, or hold a similar award; or
3) have demonstrated in study or professional performance the potential to undertake study successfully at a master degree level acceptable to the AGSP.
Admission to Part 2 (DPP)
Candidates for admission to the doctoral component of the program shall:
1) have completed a Master of Public Policy program at CSU or hold a qualification deemed to be equivalent in a related field; and
2) have achieved a credit average (or equivalent) in their master level study, which must have included at least one designated research subject; and
3) have a minimum of five years successful full-time equivalent professional experience in policing or a related profession, or in a related field; and
4) be working in a police, Public Service or justice organisation, or have access to an organisation, such that the practical requirements of the program and the research can be undertaken.
Candidates who have not
completed a research component in their master level studies may be required to
completeadditional subjects before commencing the doctoral component of the
program.
Graduation requirements
To graduate, students
must satisfactorily complete 192 points, comprising 64 points of credit awarded
for the Master degree, four advanced level subjects (16 points each, totalling
64 points) and a research dissertation (of 64 points).
Course structure
Coursework
Students must complete the following two (16 points) doctoral level subjects:
GPM701 Methods of Inquiry
GPM704 Advanced Research Specialisation
Two restricted
electives (each of 16 points) must also be completed. These may be chosen from
the subjects listed below, or students may select other relevant Level 7
subjects from those offered by other Schools across the University, by
negotiation with the Course Coordinator and the host Faculty.
GPM702 Analysis of Contemporary Issues in Public Sector Management
GPM703 Analysis of Contemporary Issues in Public Policy
Dissertation
The dissertation (GPM700) is an original and
significant contribution to professional practice that is result of a 64 point
program of research. The topic must be approved by the Faculty of Arts Higher
Degree Committee and the University’s Board of Graduate Studies.
The candidate, under
the direction of the appointed supervisors, will identify, analyse and propose solutions
to current problems confronting professional practice in policing and related
professions. The dissertation will be approximately 60,000 words in length.
Inquiries
Course Coordinator
Dr Margaret Mitchell
Australian Graduate School of Policing
Telephone: (02) 9934 4826
Facsimile: (02) 9934 4830
Email:
mmitchell@csu.edu.au