Minor Thesis - Public /Social Policy

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2015:

PPMN90002 Minor Thesis - Public / Social Policy is available to students enrolled in the 100 point program of the Master of Public Policy and Management or the Master of Social Policy. Students are required to submit a 300 word thesis proposal for approval by the course coordinator prior to the semester of enrolment in the thesis.

PPMN90002 Minor Thesis - Public / Social Policy is also available to students enrolled in the final 100 points in the 200 point program of the Master of Public Policy and Management or the Master of Social Policy. To be eligible to enrol in the thesis, students must have completed at least 50 points of Compulsory subjects within the program, with an average of H1 (80%) and have submitted a 300 word thesis proposal for approval by the course coordinator prior to the semester of enrolment in the thesis.

Master of Public Policy and Management students only: POLS40013 Social Science Research Seminar

Public Policy or Sociology at Undergraduate level

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

This subject involves a supervised thesis of 12 000 words, embodying the results of the student's own research.

On completion of this subject students should:

• be able to demonstrate a specialist understanding of the subject being studied;
• be able to show advanced skills of analysis pertinent to the subject;
• be able to show a detailed sense of the theoretical debates in the subject area;
• be able to demonstrate an ability to undertake critical independent research;
• be able to show a good capacity to communicate research in written form.

A thesis of 12,000 words, due at the end of the second semester of enrolment.

The following Hurdle Requirements must be met in order for students to be eligible to submit the final Thesis:

1. Supervision: Regular supervisory meetings

2. Topic Proposal Form: To be submitted by the first week of the Semester of thesis enrolment

3. Progress Report: To be submitted half way through the thesis year

4. Thesis Draft: A full draft of the thesis is to be submitted approximately 5 weeks prior to the final thesis submission date.

Final Theses submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per working day.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

On completion of this subject students should:

• be able to conceptualise and plan a substantial project of original research;
• be able to present material in draft form and engage productively with a supervisor;
• be able to consolidate and enhance established skills in engaging creatively with a critical field;
• be able to synthesise critical arguments and debates;
• be able to test and develop new research methods in relation to ongoing debates;
• be able to enhance drafting and writing skills, in both a critical and creative manner;
• be able to manage time and study resources over a sustained period of time.

Students are required to enrol in the thesis subject over two consecutive semesters.