Master of Public Policy & Administration

The Master of Public Policy and Administration course provides the opportunity for students to develop advanced knowledge and understandings of management and leadership for policing and related professions. There is the opportunity also to undertake specialised studies through the elective options.

Enrolment through

Manly Campus

Study mode

Distance education

Normal course duration

Part-time 3 years (six sessions)

Admission criteria

Candidates for admission to the Master of Public Policy & Administration degree program shall demonstrate the following:

Either hold a Bachelor degree, or have qualified for an equivalent award; or hold a Graduate Diploma with an average of credit or hold a similar award; or have demonstrated in study or professional performance the potential to undertake study successfully at a master degree level acceptable to the AGSPM.

Course requirements and structure

The Master of Public Policy and Administration degree program consists of 12 subjects, each of eight point value. Six of the subjects are core requirements and six are electives.

Course structure

Session 1 (Autumn)

  • GPM401 Management Theory & Police Practice
  • GPM402 Contemporary Issues in Policing
  • Session 2 (Spring)

  • GPM403 Policing & Organisational Change
  • GPM404 Applied Command Management
  • Session 3 (Autumn)

  • GPM405 Strategic Management: Approaches & Perspectives
  • GPM408 Financial Accountability in the Public Sector
  • Session 4 (Spring)

    Two of:

  • GPM406 Policing & Industrial Relations
  • GPM407 Government & Public Administration
  • GPM409 Applied Research in Policing & Related Professions
  • GPM410 Strategic Human Resource Management in Policing & Related Professions
  • Session 5 (Autumn)

    Two of:

  • GPM501 Leadership for Change
  • GPM502 Power, Politics & Public Policy
  • GPM506 Policy Development - An International Analysis
  • Session 6 (Spring)

    Two of:

  • GPM503 Future Directions in Policing
  • GPM504 Evaluating Paradigms in Public Sector Management
  • GPM505 Individual Research Project
  • Inquiries

    Course Coordinator

    Dr Michael O'Mullane
    Australian Graduate School of Police Management
    Telephone: (02) 9934 4833
    Facsimile: (02) 9934 4830
    Email: momullane@csu.edu.au