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Crawford School of Public Policy · ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
The Policy Field School brings teams of graduate students together to jointly research real-world public policy problems in different parts of Australia and overseas. A Policy Field School (China) will launch in 2019 in partnership with Yunnan University. Research topics are assigned by a government agency, international organization, or other public sector body. Each student team will jointly produce a policy research report based on primary research collection. Their research projects will inform policy making and evaluation.
Reading summaries (determined per field school location)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Research plan/prospectus
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3
Research report
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
130 hours divided between field school activities, readings, and preparation of assessment items. Work Integrated Learning Fieldwork The WIL component of this course is an extended field experience allowing the application of concepts and skills in a real world setting. Other Information Limited number of placed. Completion of previous research coursework study is required.
NA Preliminary Reading Readings will be assigned in accordance with field school locations. For the Policy Field School - China students will be assigned readings on China's system of public administration and policy making institutions and processes.