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2 Years
On-campus or 100% online
Full time / Part time / Online / On-campus
Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Summer Semester
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Danala - Education and Community Precinct, Charles Darwin University, Darwin NT
54-58 Cavenagh Street, DARWIN CITY, NT 0800
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
TEQSA
Accreditation Status
AccreditedCourse Content
Indigenous Policy Agendas in Federal and State Politics
Core unit
Theoretical Approaches to Public Policy
Core unit (unit title change 2023)
Public Policy Practice
Core unit
Evidence and Policy Evaluation
Core unit
Public Policy Research Project
Research unit, 20 credit points
Public Policy Research Project
Research unit, 20 credit points
Research Methodologies in Education
Research Methodologies elective
Real-World Statistics and Data Reasoning
Research Methodologies elective
Topics in Human Geography: A 'Remote' Perspective
Research Methodologies elective (no longer available 2025)
Research Methods 1
Research Methodologies elective, 20 credit points
Principles of Research in Indigenous Contexts
Research Methodologies elective
Indigenous Representation and Ethical Practice
Research Methodologies elective (not offered 2026)
Evidence-Based Policy Development in Northern and Indigenous Contexts
Research Methodologies elective (not offered 2026)
Realist Research and Evaluation
Research Methodologies elective (not offered 2026)
Ethnography and Policy
Research Methodologies elective
Research Design
Research Methodologies elective
Research, Ethics and Impact
Research Methodologies elective
Qualitative Research
Research Methodologies elective
Philosophies and Ethics
Education stream (not offered 2026)
Assessment and Quality Assurance in Learning and Teaching
Education stream
Leadership in Education
Education stream
Internship
Education stream, 20 credit points (no longer available from 2025)
Challenging Educational Paradigm
Education stream
Sustainability
Environment and Livelihoods stream
Tropical Invaders and Biosecurity
Environment and Livelihoods stream
Ecological Restoration and Conservation
Environment and Livelihoods stream
Fire Ecology and Management
Environment and Livelihoods stream
Ecology and Management of Tropical Forests and Savannas
Environment and Livelihoods stream
Environmental Planning and Policy
Environment and Livelihoods stream
Natural Resources and Indigenous Livelihoods
Environment and Livelihoods / Indigenous Contexts stream
Wildlife Management
Environment and Livelihoods stream
Community Engagement for Biosecurity and Natural Resource Management
Environment and Livelihoods stream
Indigenous Health
Health and Social Policy / Indigenous Contexts stream
Public Health Anthropology
Health and Social Policy stream
Health Promotion
Health and Social Policy stream
Indigenous Health Research
Health and Social Policy / Indigenous Contexts stream
Health Systems, Planning and Management
Health and Social Policy stream
Public Health Economics and Decision Making
Health and Social Policy stream
Health Policy
Health and Social Policy stream
Public Health
Health and Social Policy stream
Neocolonialism, Advocacy and the Critique of Development
Indigenous Contexts stream
Indigenous Knowledges, Property Rights and Economic Participation
Indigenous Contexts stream
Indigenous Knowledges and Epistemologies
Indigenous Contexts stream
Indigenous Sovereignty and the Challenges of Reconciliation
Indigenous Contexts stream
Organisational Change and Development
Public Management and Governance stream (replaces BUS504 from 2026)
Global Human Resources
Public Management and Governance stream (replaces BUS506 from 2026)
Business Analytics
Public Management and Governance stream
Entrepreneurship
Public Management and Governance stream (replaces ENT501 from 2026)
Strategic Management
Public Management and Governance stream (replaces MAN514 from 2026)
Project Management, Risk and Reliability
Public Management and Governance stream
Emergency and Disaster Management in Context
Secure and Safe Communities stream
Interdisciplinary Aspects of Emergency and Disaster Management
Secure and Safe Communities stream
Leadership in Emergency and Disaster Management
Secure and Safe Communities stream
Cultural, Social and Psychological Aspects of Emergency and Disaster Management
Secure and Safe Communities stream
Co-Creating Social Justice in Practice
Secure and Safe Communities stream (no longer available from 2025)
Communities, Social Change and Development
Secure and Safe Communities stream (no longer available from 2025)
Leadership in Social Policy
Secure and Safe Communities stream
Cultural Security in Child Protection Practice
Secure and Safe Communities stream
Common Questions
The course offers six specialist streams: Education; Environment and Livelihoods; Health and Social Policy; Indigenous Contexts; Public Management and Governance; and Secure and Safe Communities. Students can select elective units from one stream or spread across multiple streams to tailor their studies to their context and career interests.
Yes, the Master of Public Policy can be studied 100% online or on-campus at the Danala - Education and Community Precinct. Both domestic and international students can access online study, and intakes are available in Semester 1, Semester 2, and Summer Semester.
The course requires a total of 160 credit points, comprising: 4 core units (40 cp), 2 compulsory research project units totalling 40 credit points (MPP610 and MPP611, taken after completing a minimum of 80 credit points), a minimum of 20 credit points from Research Methodologies units, and the remainder as specialist electives from available streams. Up to 40 credit points may also be selected from other postgraduate units offered by the University.
Graduating with a Master of Public Policy may lead to career opportunities in government and private companies as a policy researcher, advisor, analyst or writer.
The annual tuition fee for full-time international students in 2026 is AUD $37,672.00, which equates to $4,709.00 per 10 credit point unit (0.125 EFTSL). These fees are subject to annual increases effective at the start of each calendar year. CDU also offers a number of scholarships to international students to assist with the cost of study.
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