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Public Policy

Course learning outcomes

On successful completion of the program, students will be able to:

No. Course learning outcome
1 Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the disciplinary or practice developments in public policy. 
2 Develop detailed understanding of processes of public policy making and implementation, and the different methods of analysis that can be applied to the study of public policy.
3 Evaluate the capacities, strengths, and limits of theoretical models to explain and understand specific policy processes and issues.
4 Synthesise competing primary and secondary source materials to articulate the existing state of knowledge in a given topic area. 
5 Analyse and apply creative thought to complex problems in both written and oral assessment tasks, including collaborative group work. 
6 Formulate feasible solutions based upon empirical research to identified policy problems.