Master of Public Administration

To be eligible for the award of Master of Public Administration (MPA), a student must acquire 120 credit points including:

• 70 credit points for core courses; and
• 50 credit points for listed electives or dissertation courses.

To be eligible for the award of Master of Public Administration (MPA), students admitted with 40 credit points of advanced standing must acquire 80 credit points including:

• 80 credit points from the listed courses.

This degree may be awarded with Distinction where a student achieves a minimum program GPA of 6.5 with no failed courses. The words "This award was achieved with Distinction" will be recorded on the testamur.

Exit point

To be eligible to exit this Masters program with the Graduate Diploma of Public Administration award, a student must acquire 70 credit points of core courses and 10 credit points of electives. Note: Students who exit with the Graduate Diploma will not be eligible for re-admission to complete the Master of Public Administration.

To exit, a student should apply for a program transfer.

Program Learning Outcomes communicate to the community the value of the Griffith educational experience as benchmarked against national qualification standards.

Program Learning Outcomes for this award describe the knowledge, skills and the application of knowledge and skills you will acquire through studying the Griffith program of your choice.