You will build the necessary knowledge and skills to engage in effective and ethical research for policy development. This course strengthens your in-depth understanding of the unique challenges and characteristics of 'doing policy' in northern contexts. You explore a variety of political, cultural and social theory approaches to public policy and gain a solid understanding of evidence-based policy development, evaluation, and empirical research theories and methodologies. Choose from specialist electives that will develop your public policy knowledge in areas such as: Indigenous policy international education governance and management health emergency and disaster management environmental management.

Successful completion of a recognised Bachelor degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Masters degree or equivalent. Applicants who do not meet the entry requirements are advised to contact the College of Indigenous Futures, Arts and Society for further advice. IELTS: minimum score of 6.5, with no subscore less than 6.0 or Internet-based (IBT) TOEFL: a score of 79 (with minimum score of 21 in Writing) or Pearson Test of English (Academic): an overall score of 58 with no score less than 50