Entry requirements
Bachelor's degree
Resume
Standardised Test Scores
Professional Work Experience ≥ 3 years
English Language Test
Personal Statement
Two Letters of Recommendations
English requirements
Applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit scores from the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Academic or Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
Citizens of the following countries who have undertaken secondary and/or tertiary study in English in the national education system (or equivalent) and/or at a recognised, local university in any of the countries listed below:
| Australia | Botswana | Canada | Ghana | Ireland |
| Kenya | Lesotho | Malawi | Namibia | New Zealand |
| Nigeria | South Africa | Swaziland | Tanzania | Uganda |
| United Kingdom | United States | Zambia |
It is strongly recommended for applicants to take the TOEFL or IELTS at least one month prior to the application deadline..
If your test date is within one month of the application deadline, please be sure to email the scores to the office of admissions
You may submit scores from up to 4 valid TOEFL or IELTS exam dates. CMU Australia will use the highest score verified in each section if you have taken the exam more than one time. For every score you wish to include with your application, you must report the exam date(s) and submit the official score report(s). We will not accept exam scores for test dates that are not listed on the application.
TOEFL
IELTS
If you took either of these tests more than two years ago, you MUST take it again. The testing agency will not verify scores more than two years old.
If your score is below the minimum on either exam, you should consider retaking the TOEFL/IELTS before applying.
Carnegie Mellon University in Australia can arrange English tuition at either the Intensive English Language Institute (IELI) or at the South Australian College of English (SACE) in Adelaide for students who need to improve their English language skills to enter their chosen program (except global programs). For more information please contact our Admissions Office.
Is it possible to anticipate the consumer reaction to new modes of delivery of health services? Can forecasting of emergency events be made more reliably? How much use will be made of new public infrastructure? Can predictive models be relied upon for early intervention in family services?
Welcome to the future of public policy practice, a future where long-standing techniques of policy analysis meet the power of big data and new capabilities in policy analytics.
Carnegie Mellon University in Australia has designed a new program that combines its rigorous public policy syllabus with its leading-edge courses in information technology and management.
The availability of massive data sets and of new capabilities for analysing that data will change the face of public policy formulation and analysis. The winners will be the professionals capable of understanding the generation of big data, its potential and limitations and how to utilise it. These professionals will be capable of using this data to generate evidence-based and predictive policy options; know how to communicate those options; and be able to implement and evaluate them.
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Public managers working at senior levels in service delivery agencies, particularly health, social welfare, infrastructure provision, education, energy and resource development
Policy analysts working in central agencies responsible for developing and analysing cross-government policy solutions
Public managers working in service delivery roles such as asset management, IT development and data processing
Private sector consultants to government on public policy generally and modes of service delivery in particular
Managers in private sector organisations with significant interfaces with government
University graduates with relevant backgrounds and quantitative skills
Students studying the Digital Transformation and Analytics Specialisation graduate with a Master of Science in Public Policy and Management (MSPPM) with a specialisation in Digital Transformation and Analytics.
Learning outcomes
Students who complete this course will be able to:
Apply analytical techniques to assessing public policy initiatives
Use the tools available to public managers for assembling and processing data
Develop evidenced-based policy options using big data sets
Communicate the outcomes of that analysis to both experts and lay people
Apply concepts of commercial analysis to public policy problems
Understand and use concepts of public value in managing policy implementation
Use established techniques of public finance management to program costing and evaluation.
Degree Structure
12-Month Track
The program comprises 180 units*: 138 units of core courses and 42 units of digital transformation and analytics courses.
Full-time students complete the program over three study periods (12 months). Part-time students have up to five years to complete their program, however most complete the program in two to three years.
For successful completion, you must complete the requisite coursework and achieve a cumulative quality point average (QPA) of at least 3.0.
*Please note this is above the minimum units required for the normal 12-month MSPPM track.
Core Courses
| Code | Course | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 90-710 | Applied Economic Analysis | 12 |
| 90-738 | Applied Economics Analysis II | 12 |
| 94-728 | Business Intelligence and Analytics | 6 |
| 90-747 | Cost-Benefit Analysis | 6 |
| 95-760 | Decision Making Under Uncertainty | 6 |
| 90-724 | Financial Analysis | 12 |
| 90-728 | Introduction to Database Management | 6 |
| 94-700 | Organisational Design And Implementation | 6 |
| 90-705 | Policy Analysis I | 12 |
| 90-706 | Policy Analysis II (Public Finance) | 12 |
| 94-702 | Professional Writing | 6 |
| 90-711 | Statistical Methods | 12 |
| 91-820 | Strategic Planning | 12 |
| 94-718 | Strategic Presentation Skills | 6 |
| 90-740 | Systems Synthesis II | 12 |
| 138 | ||
Course requirements for specialisation in Digital Transformation and Analytics
Students wishing to complete a specialization in Digital Transformation and Analytics must complete the following 42 units of coursework:
AND
At least 12 units from the following list:
| Policy Analyst | Senior Policy Officer | Investment Manager |
| Management Analyst/Consultant | Regulatory Officer | Project Manager |
| Program Manager | Business Analyst | Economist |
| Strategy and Planning Manager | Senior Associate | Strategy and Economic Adviser |
| Senior Social Innovator | Chief Technology / Scientific Officer | Head, Public Private Partnership |
