Public Sector Management
Overview
Advance your career by completing a public sector management masters degree.
The public sector management master’s degree offers a solid grounding in management theory, the public sector management act, public sector expectations, culture, governance, policy and strategy enabling you to take a step up into more demanding roles as a senior executive. The courses are flexible and dynamic, offering mixed mode of delivery and a blend of work-based learning, workshops, and a virtual learning environment online.
Flinders University also offers the Master of Public Policy, which enables policy analysts and managers to become an expert on the fundamentals of public policy making, developing policy from start to finish, including analysing the problem, interpreting data, and undertaking professional research.
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Courses
Duration: 6 months
Delivery mode:
On campus
Online
Availability:
Full-time
Part-time
Start dates:
January
March
April
July
September
SATAC code: 2GC039
Annual indicative fees (2021):
$12,300 (Full fee paying)
Duration: 1 year
Delivery mode:
On campus
Online
Availability:
Full-time
Part-time
Start dates:
March
July
SATAC code: 2GD116
Annual indicative fees (2021):
$24,216 (Full fee paying)
Duration: 1 - 2 years (depending on prior academic experience)
Delivery mode:
On campus
Online
Availability:
Full-time
Part-time
Start dates:
January
March
April
July
September
SATAC code: 2CM256
Annual indicative fees (2021):
$24,280 (Full fee paying)
Courses
Duration: 6 months
Delivery mode:
On campus
External
Start dates:
March
July
CRICOS code: 024781A
Annual fees:
2022: $16,500
Duration: 1 year
Delivery mode:
On campus
External
Start dates:
March
July
CRICOS code: 096102M
Annual fees:
2022: $33,000
Duration: 1 - 2 years (depending on prior academic experience)
Delivery mode:
On campus
External
Start dates:
March
July
CRICOS code: 102684G
Annual fees
2022: $33,000
Your career
Graduates are suitable for careers in management or leadership roles in the public service, local and national government or in private and non-government organisations.
Potential occupations include:·
- Director General
- Chief Executive
- Secretary
- Executive Director
- Manager
- Department Head.
Study public sector management online
Online students undertake four 10-week study periods with 4 intakes per year.
This dynamic structure allows you to complete your studies faster, while keeping a lighter load at any given point in time.
I needed the flexibility of being able to study online and in my own time. Flinders staff are accessible, and they encourage and support you to engage with other students.
Jo Hargreaves, Master of Public Policy and Management Alumni
What you will study
The study program includes a mixture of compulsory and elective topics, as well as individual research.
Topics cover areas such as contemporary public sector management, organisational politics, culture and management in the public sector, strategic change management, public financial management and a professional research project.
Some electives can be incorporated from other graduate programs including international relations, international business, environmental management, social work, public health and educational management.
Masters students have the opportunity to undertake an internship. A Flinders’ internship helps you graduate work-ready and provides experience directly related to a specialist area in your degree.
Graduate work ready
How Flinders helps you graduate work-ready
With the future workplace rapidly changing, it’s hard to predict what competencies and skill sets will be in demand. One way to cut through the uncertainty? Work with current industry.
Entry requirements
Graduate Certificate
Applicants must normally hold a bachelor degree or equivalent qualification. Applicants who do not hold a bachelor degree or equivalent qualification but have several years' full-time equivalent work experience in the public sector or non-government organisation by the commencement date of the course will also be considered.
Graduate Diploma
Applicants must normally hold a bachelor degree or equivalent qualification; or hold either the Graduate Certificate in Development Administration or hold the Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Management or the Graduate Certificate in Public Policy or equivalent qualification and must have achieved a grade point average (GPA) of 4.00 or above in this postgraduate study.
Masters
Applicants must normally hold a bachelor degree or equivalent qualification; or hold the Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Management or the Graduate Certificate in Public Policy or the Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management from Flinders University or equivalent qualification and must have achieved a Flinders equivalent grade point average of 4.50 or above in this postgraduate study.
Entry requirements
Graduate Certificate
Applicants for the graduate certificates must normally hold a bachelor degree or equivalent from an approved tertiary institution.
Graduate Diploma
Applicants for the graduate diploma must normally hold a bachelor degree or equivalent from an approved tertiary institution.
Masters
The Master of Public Sector Management is normally available to applicants who hold an approved degree or an equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution.
Select your course.
Check entry requirements.
Check your eligibility for credit.
Obtain certified documents.
Submit your application and documents.
Frequently asked questions
The Master of Public Sector Management degree is for people who manage people, projects and resources in a wide variety of organisations including government departments, not for profits, international non-governmental organisations, and social enterprises. The course provides students with the skills in public sector management and knowledge to undertake professional research.
The Master of Public Policy enables policy analysts and managers to become an expert on the fundamentals of public policy making, developing policy from start to finish, including analysing the problem, interpreting data, and undertaking professional research.
The Master of International Relations degree is for managers and analysts working in foreign affairs, defence, international trade and related areas, and combines theory and practical analysis to examine global issues like war, poverty, security, economics, trade and diplomacy.
Both master’s degrees are for leaders working on the public sector or non-government or related organisations, and there is room for elective topic selection in both courses. The Master of Public Policy focuses more on formulating and evaluating public policy, whilst the Master of Public Sector Management degree focuses on the implementation of public policy.
You can complete the Master of Public Policy in two years, and you have the options of start with the Graduate Certificate in Public Policy, which takes as little as 6 months, and then take a break, and resume your studies down the track. Generally speaking, Graduate Certificates take six months full time, Graduate Diplomas take 12 months full time, and Masters degrees take two years full time.
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