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Graduate Certificate of Public Policy

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Key details

Duration

0.5 year/s full-time
1 year/s part-time

Intake

This course is only available as an Alternative Exit
Important Dates

Locations

Not available to international students.

Credit points required

40

Course code

UPPOL1

Overview



Credit transfers and advanced standing

Pathways


Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education

For information about credit transfer available to students with complete or incomplete study at this or other Institutions refer to Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education

Credit transfer

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Credit transfers and advanced standing

Credit transfer

For further information on credit transfer and how to apply visit ASK CDU

Fees

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International students Adele and Zarah

Why study business at CDU?

Learn from internationally-recognised academics when you study Business at CDU. Future-proof your career with accredited courses built on sustainable business practices and innovation. You'll graduate ready to make an impact on the global market.

  • #2 Australian university for postgraduate employment outcomes (GUG 2024)
  • Industry experts with experience in Australia, the Asia Pacific and beyond
International students Adele and Zarah

Why study business at CDU?

Learn from internationally-recognised academics when you study business at CDU. Future-proof your career with accredited courses built on sustainable business practices and innovation. You'll graduate ready to make an impact on the global market.

  • #2 Australian university for postgraduate employment outcomes (GUG 2024)
  • Choose to study online, on campus, part-time or full-time as it suits you
  • Industry experts with experience in Australia, the Asia Pacific and beyond
International students Adele and Zarah

Why study business at CDU?

Learn from internationally-recognised academics when you study Business at CDU. Future-proof your career with accredited courses built on sustainable business practices and innovation. You'll graduate ready to make an impact on the global market.

  • #2 Australian university for postgraduate employment outcomes (GUG 2024)
  • Industry experts with experience in Australia, the Asia Pacific and beyond

What will I study?

A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 80 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.

Course structure


Unit typeCredit PointsSpecific requirements
Core Units
(3 units)
30cp

Compulsory Core units totalling 30 credit points as detailed below.

MPP501 Theoretical Approaches to Public Policy in Northern Contexts
MPP502 Evidence-Based Policy Development in Northern Contexts

AND EITHER:

ATI502 Indigenous Policy Agendas in Federal and State Politics (no longer available from 2021) OR
HGE501 Topics in Human Geography: A Remote Perspective
 

Specialist Elective 
(1 unit)
10cp

Specialist Elective unit totalling 10 credit points as detailed below.

ATI501 Neocolonialism, Advocacy and the Critique of Development (no longer available from 2021)
ATI503 Indigenous Knowledges, Property Rights and Economic Participation (no longer available from 2021)
ATI504 Indigenous Knowledges and Epistemologies (no longer available from 2021)
BUS508 Business Analytics (replaces BUS501 from 2022)
ENT501 Sustainable Entrepreneurship (replaces BUS502 from 2022)
DEM511 Emergency and Disaster Management in Context
DEM512 Interdisciplinary Aspects of Emergency and Disaster Management
DEM513 Leadership in Emergency and Disaster Management
DEM514 Cultural, Social and Psychological Aspects of Emergency and Disaster Management
EMG502 Philosophies and Ethics in Education (unit title change 2022)
EMG503 Assessment and Quality Assurance in Learning and Teaching (unit title change 2022) 
EMG504 Leadership in Education (unit title change 2022)
EMG505 Research Methodologies in Education (unit title change 2022)
EMG506 Project in Global Learning 1
ENG519 Sustainability (replaces ENG417 from 2021)
ENV501 Tropical Invaders and Biosecurity
ENV502 Remote Sensing
ENV503 Ecological Restoration and Conservation
ENV507 Fire Ecology and Management
ENV508 Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Thinking (new title 2018)
ENV509 Ecology and Management of Tropical Forests and Savannas
ENV511 Real-World Statistics and Data Reasoning
ENV512 Tropical Wetland and Coastal Management (replaced by ENV519 Aquatic Resource Management from 2018) (next offered in 2022)
ENV513 Environmental Planning and Policy
ENV516 Ecosystem Function: Field Studies in North Australia
ENV517 Natural Resources and Indigenous Livelihoods
ENV518 Applied Spatial Analysis for Real-World Problems (title changed 2023)
ENV520 Wildlife Management
ENV521 Community Engagement for Biosecurity and Natural Resource Management
MAN501 Cross Cultural Management (not longer available)
BUS506 Global Megatrends (replaces MAN506 from 2022)
BUS504 Sustainable Enterprise (replaces MAN508 from 2022)
MAN514 Management for the Executive (replaces MAN509 from 2022)
MPP503 Realist Research and Evaluation
MPP505 Policy and Ethnography
PHM516 Indigenous Health (new title from 2018)
PHM517 Public Health Anthropology
PHM523 Health Promotion
PHM525 Indigenous Health Research
PHM526 Research Design
PHM527 Research, Ethics and Impact (new title 2021)
PHM528 Community Development and Public Health (no longer available)
PHM536 Health Systems Planning and Management
PHM554 Public Health Decision Making
PHM559 Health Policy
PHM567 Public Health
PHM588 Qualitative Research (new title 2021)
PRT551 Project Management, Risk and Reliability
SWK401 Building Safe Communities (replaced by SWK316 from 2019)
SWK404 Dynamics of Loss and Grief (replaced by SWK317 from 2019)

 40cpTotal Credit Points

Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure)

 

COURSE CHANGES - 2018

ENV508 Applied Geographic Information Systems is now Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Thinking.
ENV512 Tropical Wetland and Coastal Management has been replaced by ENV519 Aquatic Resource Management.
MAN505 Managing Innovation has been replaced by BUS502 Entrepreneurship.
PHM516 Indigenous Health and Social Change is now Indigenous Health.

Units added to Specialist ElectivesUnits removed from Specialist Electives
BUS501 Decisionmaking
BUS502 Entrepreneurship
ENV518 Analysing and Synthesising Spatial Data
MAN501 Cross Cultural Management
MAN509 Contemporary Management Issues
MPP503 Realist Research and Evaluation
MPP505 Policy and Ethnography
EMG609 Placement in Global Learning (20cp)
GOV501 Public Governance: Scope and Issues (no longer available)
GOV502 Government Finance and Economics (no longer available)
MAN505 Managing Innovation

 

Study plan

Recommended Study Plans are not required for this exit only award.

Entry requirements

Admission criteria

This course is not available for entry however is available as an alternative exit award from the Master of Public Policy.

Essential requirements

English language requirements

To gain entry into Charles Darwin University, all Higher Education applicants must satisfy the University's English Language Proficiency Requirements for their chosen course of study. International applicants will be required to supply evidence of this at the time of application.

The minimum English language requirement for this course is met by either undertaking previous education in an English-speaking country or undertaking one of the following English language tests and obtaining the minimum requirements listed below.

CDU English for Academic Purposes 4 (ZEAP40)Successful completion of EAP004 English for Academic Purposes 4
IELTS Academic ModuleA minimum overall score of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0.
Cambridge Advanced English (CAE)A minimum overall score of 176, with no skill below 169.
Common European Framework Certificate of English ProficiencyA minimum overall grade of C1, valid for three years from the date of the test to the date of commencement at CDU.
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic moduleA minimum overall score of 58 with no score lower than 50.
TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT)A minimum overall score of 79 with a minimum writing score of 21.

* All tests are valid for two years from the date of the test to the date of commencement at CDU, unless otherwise specified.

* Where applicable, international applicants must also satisfy the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) English language requirements for student visa applications.

Do you have a question regarding English requirements at CDU? Please email: international@cdu.edu.au.

 

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Course details

Australian qualification framework

This course is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 8.

Additional information

Can offers be deferred?
No
Award
Graduate Certificate of Public Policy
Faculty/College
Faculty of Arts and Society
Sector
HE
Area of study
Business, Indigenous Knowledges, Humanities and Social Sciences

Contact details

For further information about the course, enrolment procedures, closing dates and other administrative issues please contact Student Central on:

Email:Student.Central@cdu.edu.auPhone:1800 061 963 (free call)

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You make CDU

Together we are a positive force for change in our communities and the world.

Learn about business at CDU

Sushan is from Nepal studying a Master of Business Administration (Professional Practice) at CDU. Hear more about his experience of studying, living, working and playing in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

How to apply

There are many ways to apply to CDU. The method you use depends on your course type, where you live and whether you are a new or returning student to CDU.

Remember to apply early for your best chance at securing an offer to study with us.

This course is not available for entry however is available as an alternative exit award from the Master of Public Policy (SPPOL1).

Further Assistance

For information on applying for an exit award please contact Charles Darwin University Student Central for assistance.



E: student.central@cdu.edu.au

T: 1800 061 963 (freecall)

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