Graduate Certificate in Public Policy
The Graduate Certificate in Public Policy is designed to give graduate students an understanding of the role of the government in economic activity and public policy decision making. It focuses on how the government interacts with the economy through, for example: economic growth, stability, taxation, infrastructure provision, regulation, health, defence, education, and social security.
Course overview
- Course title
- Graduate Certificate in Public Policy
- Award abbreviation
- GradCertPP
- Course code
- 42280
- Course type
- postgraduate certificate
- Status
- current / 2019
- Administered by
- Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education
Course details
- Intake periods
- Beginning of year and mid-year
- Attendance type
- part-time only
- Credit points required
- 24
A standard full-time load is 24 points per semester. - Standard course duration
- 1 year
- Time limit
- 2 years
- Delivery mode
- internal
- Locations offered
- UWA (Perth)
- Domestic fee type
- Postgraduate fee-paying/FEE-HELP
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Dr Andrew Williams and Associate Professor Jeannette Taylor
- Fees
- Visit the fees calculator.
Prospective students should see the Future Students website for details on admission requirements, intake periods, fees, availability to international students, careers information etc.
Course structure
| Key to availability of units: |
|---|
| S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2; N/A = not available in 2019; NS = non-standard teaching period |
All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.
Note: Units that are indicated as N/A may be available in 2020 or 2021.
Take all units (12 points):
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | ECON5516 | The Economics of Public Policy | |
| NS | POLS5501 | Public Policy |
|
Take unit(s) to the value of 12 points:
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | ECON5514 | Economic Research and Evaluation Methods | |
| S2 | ECON5515 | Economic Growth and Institutions | |
| N/A | ECON5518 | Economics of Global Health and Policy | |
| S1 | ECON5540 | Economic Analysis and Policy |
|
| NS | POLS5503 | Public Administration | |
| NS | POLS5505 | Regulation and Governance | |
| NS | SOCS5010 | NGOs, Governance and Development | |
| NS | SOCS5501 | Evaluation |
See also the rules for the course and the Student Rules.
Rules
Applicability of the Student Rules, policies and procedures
1.(1) The http://handbooks.uwa.edu.au/postgraduate/student-procedures'>student procedures apply, except as otherwise indicated in the rules for this course.
Academic Conduct Essentials module
2.(1) Except as stated in (2), a student who enrols in this course for the first time irrespective of whether they have previously been enrolled in another course of the University, must undertake the Academic Conduct Essentials module (the ACE module).
(2) A student who has previously achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the ACE module is not required to repeat the module.
English Language competency requirements
3. To be considered eligible for consideration for admission to this course an applicant must satisfy the University's English language competence requirement as set out in the University Policy on Admission: Coursework.
Admission requirements
4. To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—a bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; and either:
(a) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 60 per cent;
or
(b) a valid Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score of at least 550; or
(c) at least five years of relevant, documented professional experience considered by UWA (following an interview and assessment process) to be sufficient to permit satisfactory completion of the course.
1 GMAT is valid for 5 years.
Admission ranking and selection
5. Where relevant, admission will be awarded to the highest ranked applicants or applicants selected based on the relevant requirements.
Articulations and exit awards
6. The following courses form part of an articulated sequence:
- 42280 Graduate Certificate in Public Policy (24 points)
- 42580 Master of Public Policy (96 points)
Course structure
7.(1) The course consists of units to a total value of 24 points.
(2) Units must be selected in accordance with the course structure, as set out in these rules.
Satisfactory progress
8. To make satisfactory progress in a calendar year a student must pass units to a value of at least half the total value of units in which they remain enrolled after the final date for withdrawal without academic penalty.
9. A student who has not achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the ACE module when their progress status is assessed will not have made satisfactory progress even if they have met the other requirements for satisfactory progress in Rule 8.
Progress status
10.(1) A student who makes satisfactory progress is assigned the status of 'Good Standing'.
(2) Unless the relevant board determines otherwise because of exceptional circumstances—
(a) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the first time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'On Probation';
(b) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the second time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'Suspended';
(c) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the third time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'Excluded';
11. A student who does not make satisfactory progress in terms of Rule 8 is assigned the progress status of 'On Probation', unless they have been assigned a progress status of 'Suspended' or 'Excluded' for failure to meet other satisfactory progress requirements in Rule 8.