Program Overview

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Executive Master of Public Administration

The Executive Master of Public Administration is a postgraduate program designed to equip students with the necessary knowledge, skills, and experience to excel in public administration. The program is offered by the University of Sydney and is tailored to meet the needs of professionals seeking to advance their careers in the public sector.

Program Structure

The program consists of 72 credit points, comprising:

• 6 credit points of core units of study
• 36 credit points of selective units of study
• 12 credit points of capstone units of study
• A maximum of 18 credit points of elective units of study

Core Units of Study

The core units of study are designed to provide students with a solid foundation in public administration. The core units include:

• ANZG6006 Delivering Public Value: This unit is taught at another institution and is only available to ANZSOG EMPA students.

Selective Units of Study

The selective units of study are designed to provide students with specialized knowledge and skills in public administration. The selective units include:

• ANZG6004 Public Financial Management: This unit is taught at another institution and is only available to ANZSOG EMPA students.
• ANZG6007 Decision Making Under Uncertainty: This unit is taught at another institution and is only available to ANZSOG EMPA students.
• ANZG6008 Designing Public Policies and Programs: This unit is taught at another institution and is only available to ANZSOG EMPA students.
• ANZG6009 Government in a Market Economy: This unit is taught at another institution and is only available to ANZSOG EMPA students.
• ANZG6010 Leading Public Sector Change: This unit is taught at another institution and is only available to ANZSOG EMPA students.
• ANZG6011 Governing by the Rules: This unit is taught at another institution and is only available to ANZSOG EMPA students.
• ANZG6020 Managing Public Sector Organisations: This unit is taught at another institution and is only available to ANZSOG EMPA students.

Capstone Units of Study

The capstone units of study are designed to provide students with the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills in a practical setting. The capstone units include:

• ANZG6021 Work Based Project: This unit is a 12 credit point project that requires students to apply their knowledge and skills in a work-based setting.

Recommended Elective Units of Study

The recommended elective units of study are designed to provide students with additional knowledge and skills in public administration. The recommended elective units include:

• ACCT5001 Foundation in Accounting
• CISS6001 New Security Challenges
• CISS6002 Strategy and Security in the Asia-Pacific
• CISS6006 Intervention and 'Fragile' States
• CISS6022 Cybersecurity
• CLAW5001 Legal Environment of Business
• ECON5001 Microeconomic Theory
• ECON5002 Macroeconomic Theory
• ECON6001 Microeconomic Analysis
• ECON6002 Macroeconomic Analysis
• ECON6016 Trade and Development
• ECON6018 Environmental Economics
• ECOP6016 China in the Global Economy
• ECOP6017 Global Inequality
• ECOP6018 Economic Development: Growth and Wellbeing
• ECOP6101 Political Economy: A Primer
• ECOP6103 Economic Policy
• ECOP6108 Economy-Environment Sustainability
• ECOP6115 History of Australian Capitalism
• ECOP6601 Economic Cycles and Instability
• ECOP6901 Finance and Economic Change
• EDPA5001 Leading Organisations for Social Justice
• EDPA6016 Middle Leadership
• EDPA6018 Social Policy Process
• GOVT6116 International Organisations
• GOVT6119 International Security
• GOVT6123 Globalisation and Governance
• GOVT6135 Global Environmental Politics
• GOVT6150 Challenges of Democratic Politics
• GOVT6156 Strategy and Civil Society
• GOVT6138 Gender, Family and the State
• GOVT6139 Research Design
• GOVT6223 Topics in Environmental Politics
• GOVT6301 Public Sector Ethics and Corruption
• GOVT6357 International Policy Making
• GOVT6358 Comparative Migration Policy
• HPOL5000 Health Policy and Health Economics
• HPOL5001 Health Systems and Financing
• HPOL5003 Analysing Health Policy
• HPOL5007 Global Health Policy
• IBUS5002 Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• IBUS6001 International Business Strategy
• INFO5990 Professional Practice in IT
• INFO5991 Services Science Management and Engineering
• INFO5992 Understanding IT Innovations
• INFO6007 Project Management in IT
• LAWS6062 International Law-the Use of Armed Force
• LAWS6119 The State and Global Governance
• LAWS6161 International Human Rights
• LAWS6165 Biodiversity Law and Heritage Law
• MECO6901 Media Relations
• MECO6912 Political Public Relations
• MECO6913 Public Opinion, Policy and Public Sphere
• MKTG5001 Foundation in Marketing
• PMGT5871 Project Planning
• PMGT5873 Project Economics and Procurement
• PMGT5875 Project Innovation Management
• PMGT5876 Change Implementation
• PMGT5877 Governance and Organisational PM
• PMGT5879 Program and Portfolio Management
• PMGT5888 Global Project Management
• PMGT5889 Project Controls
• PMGT5891 Strategic Risk Management
• SCLG6901 Citizenship Rights and Social Movements
• SCLG6910 Comparative Welfare States
• SCLG6916 Indigenous Rights - Global Issues
• SCWK6902 Social Research
• SSPS6001 Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences
• SSPS6002 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences
• SSPS6004 Social Research Ethics
• SSPS6008 Universal Basic Income
• SUST5001 Introduction to Sustainability
• SUST5002 Food and Water Security
• SUST5003 Energy and Resources
• SUST5004 Sustainable Development and Population Health
• SUST5005 Law, Policy and Sustainability
• SUST5006 Sustainability: Business and Leadership
• USSC6903 US Foreign and National Security Policy
• WORK5002 Foundations of HRM and IR
• WORK5003 Management and Organisations
• WORK6001 Organisational Analysis and Behaviour
• WORK6017 Human Resource Strategies
• WORK6026 Organisational Change and Development
• WORK6030 Performance and Rewards