SPECIAL NOTE:
length of course - one academic year (or two semesters) full-time or up to two years (or four semesters) part-time
OFFERINGS
Unit
Sem 1
Sem 2
Full Yr
Spring
Summer
Winter
HSD400
H,L
H,L
Key Semester Dates
Semester
Note
Start Date
Census Date
Final WW Date*
End Date
Sem 1
22-FEB-2010
23-MAR-2010
12-APR-2010
28-MAY-2010
Sem 2
12-JUL-2010
10-AUG-2010
30-AUG-2010
15-OCT-2010
*The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see
Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
The full-time course (
HSD400) consists of two units normally taken in semester 1 and a dissertation of 15,000 words on a subject approved by the Head of School or Honours Coordinator in semester 2. Students commencing in semester 2 or undertaking the part-time course (
HSD401) should plan their course in consultation with the Honours Coordinator.
Plustwo of the following elective units: HSD412 Environmental Politics and Policy
HSD413 Special Reading Program
HSD415 Women and Public Policy
HSD416 Public Sector Internship
HSD417 Contemporary Policing
HSD418 Challenges to Governance
HSD421 Policy Development
HSD422 Leadership, Influence and Dispute Resolution
HSD423 Participation and Public Policy
HSD425 Policy Implementation and Evaluation
HSG402 Advanced Topics in IPE
HSG403 Third World Development
HSG404 Advanced Social and Political Research
HSG405 Strategy, Security and Statecraft
HSG406 Marine and Antarctic Politics
HSP402Advanced Policing Practices
Plusrelevant elective or dissertation unit based on their enrolment plan.
A relevant Honours level unit from another discipline may be substituted for one of the above electives, subject to the approval of the Head of the School of Government as to its suitability, weighting, and satisfaction of any prerequisites.
The number and pattern of elective units offered depends on staff loads and student numbers.
WEIGHT:
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REQUISITE INFO
Prereq
Major in Public Policy, with GPA of 6.5 or higher
TEXTS Information about any textbook requirements for Semester (Sem 1) will be available from mid November 2009
Information about any textbook requirements for Semester (Sem 2) will be available from mid April 2010
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, J Indonesia, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Z New Zealand.
Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units - campuses A, F, G, J, K, Q and Z click here for more information.
