Entry Requirements
Pathways are available for those who do not meet the entry criteria.
Duration
Next Start Dates
- 3 March 2025 (Applications close 17 February)
Full Programme Fees
Programme Overview
The online Master of Public Policy (MPP) will provide you with a foundation of the core principles, concepts and methods of public policy research and analysis, and teach you how to develop the skills to solve real-world policy problems. The courses cover Politics, Economics, Sociology and the Quantitative Social Sciences.
After graduating, I have moved to New York City and having the MPP on my resume has made me a strong candidate in a competitive market.
Who, What, Why
Professor Jennifer Curtin is a Professor of Politics at the University of Auckland and contributed to the academic direction of Auckland Online’s Master of Public Policy.
Watch our video to see why this programme could be ideal for you.
Course Code |
Course |
Description |
Points |
| POLICY 740 | Policy Design, Analysis and Implementation | Provides a critical overview of the policy process including problem definition, co-design as well as focusing on a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to policy analysis, including cost-benefit analysis, regulatory impact analysis and gender and diversity impact assessments. | 30 |
| POLICY 741 | Government and Policy: New Zealand Compared | An examination of the composition, functions and rules associated with New Zealand’s machinery of government at both central and local level. Analyses the relative impact of institutions, interests and ideas on public policy outcomes in New Zealand and internationally. Applies these understandings to the methods and processes associated with policy transfer and lesson drawing cross-nationally. | 30 |
| POLICY 742 | Statistics and Data Analysis for Policy | Provides an advanced introduction to statistical analysis and examines the use of different types of data used in evidence-based policy making, as well as the issues associated with the advent, use and governance of big data. Covers research design choices and quantitative methods for policy analysis. | 30 |
| POLICY 743 | Economics, Budgets and Bureaucrats | Applies key concepts and tools of economic analysis to contemporary policy problems. Focuses on the allocation of the economy’s resources, the budget process and the role of public finance agencies, rationales for government intervention in a market economy, and the impact of expenditure and taxation on the economy and citizens’ wellbeing. | 30 |
| POLICY 744 | Policy in Practice | Provides a practical opportunity for participants to work with a policy agency in an advisory capacity to develop evidence-informed recommendations addressing a complex policy problem. Engages students in a team-based exercise that applies the knowledge and skills gained from completing the core courses in a way that informs “real world” policy decisions. | 15 |
| POLICY 793 | Dissertation | Develops students’ ability to design and undertake a policy related independent academic research project under supervision and to present a dissertation of 15,000 words. | 45 |
- Deep knowledge in a relevant discipline
- Knowledge of political and policy processes
- Acquaintance with issues in governance
- Experience using tools of policy analysis and evaluation
- Ability to apply economic and statistical analysis in policy development
- Research and project management skills
- Communication and teamwork skills
- Understanding of the historical, social, political, economic and cultural significance of tangata whenua, and the ongoing significance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi to contemporary New Zealand
- Recognition of the cultural, linguistic, and historical diversity and global connectedness of New Zealand as a Pacific nation.
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