公共政策研究旨在帮助您全面解决现代治理中的问题和争议，尤其是公共政策的机构和过程。该领域的研究重点是塑造澳大利亚治理和公共政策的政治，制度，经济，社会和意识形态力量。完成该计划的学生应具备进行决策和为公共，私营和社区部门内的职业提供咨询所需的分析能力。
The major in public policy will give students in-depth understanding of how society uses power, institutions and ideas to solve collective problems. It will provide students with in-depth understanding of the role of individual and collective action in solving complex problems, components of the policy process, the role of evidence in the production and dissemination of knowledge, and institutions and institutional landscapes and how they provide context for public policy. It will give students in-depth knowledge of the ethics of public service and how governments work. Graduates of this major will be able to apply different analytical lenses to decision making in public policy, lead and innovate in public policy development and delivery, assess and evaluate policy and the feasibility of policy alternatives, model decision making and policy change, demonstrate excellent communication and presentation skills, and translate learning into policy, engagement and impact. Graduates of this major will be adaptive, committed to public service broadly defined, active, engaged and participatory citizens, and able to appreciate and value diversity.