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About the course
Deakin’s Graduate Certificate of Politics and Policy builds foundation knowledge of contemporary democratic systems and the challenges they face, combining theory with industry-relevant policy skills. You’ll learn how to develop, implement and evaluate public policy across key sectors, and tackle real-world tasks such as policy briefing papers and political communication strategies. The course is delivered online for flexible, supported postgraduate study in politics and policy.
Career outcome
Graduates can pursue roles supporting policy development and political communication across government, business and community sectors. The course prepares you for work contributing to policy analysis, research and briefing, stakeholder engagement and program evaluation in areas such as education, employment and other public-interest portfolios. It also provides a pathway to broaden opportunities in politics- and governance-related roles through a Graduate Certificate in politics and policy. Preparing graduates for advanced professional, specialist, and leadership roles in the discipline.
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