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Major: Public Policy, Law and Governance

Major details:

Public Policy, Law and Governance

PUL01

Department:
Macquarie Law School
Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations
Faculty:
Faculty of Arts

This major must be completed as part of an award. The general requirements for the award must be satisfied in order to graduate.

Requirements for the Major:

Completion of a minimum of 24 credit points including the following prescribed units:

Credit points

100 level

Required
3
Australian Politics in Global Context (3)
 
Required
either
or
 
Law, Human Rights and Global Governance (3)
 
3
Sustainability, Science and the Law (3)
 

200 level

Required
3
Australian Governments and Public Policy (3)
 
Required
either
or
 
Crime, Policy and Governance (3)
 
3
Human Rights, Policy and the Law (3)
 

300 level

Required
either
or
 
Advanced Policy Development and Advocacy (3)
C
3
Advanced Policy Development and Advocacy (3)
C
Required
3 cp from
 
Business Project (3)
P
 
Professional Experience in the Primary School 2 (3)
P
 
Professional Experience in the Primary School 3 (3)
P
 
Access to Justice Placement Program (3)
P
 
Professional and Community Engagement (3)
P
 
Social Innovation, Governance and Professional Leadership (3)
P
 
Legal Governance and Professional Leadership (3)
P
 
International Participation and Community Engagement (3)
P
 
Legal Governance and Professional Leadership (3)
P
 
Access to Justice Placement Program (3)
P
 
Professional and Community Engagement (3)
P
 
International Participation and Community Engagement (3)
P
 
Animal Law (3)
P
 
Social Innovation, Governance and Professional Leadership (3)
P
 
Psychological Science: Putting Theory into Practice (3)
P
 
Objects of Passion: Topics in Cultural Sociology (3)
P
 
Internships in Social Research (6)
P
 
Social Change Placement (6)
P
 
Internships in Social Research (6)
P
 
Professional Experience in Secondary School I (3)
P
3
Professional Experience in Secondary School II (3)
P
Required
3
Policy Making in a Global Era (3)
 
Required
3cp from
 
Politics and the Constitution (3)
 
 
Local Government and Planning Law (3)
 
 
Politics and the Constitution (3)
 
 
Media Politics (3)
 
 
Religion and Politics (3)
 
 
Australian Foreign Policy (3)
 
 
American Politics (3)
 
3
Global Environmental Politics (3)
 

TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED TO SATISFY THIS MAJOR

24
Note:
Units marked with a C are Capstone units.
 
Units marked with a P are Participation units.