Course entry requirements

The UTS Institute for Public Policy and Governance (UTS:IPPG) postgraduate courses are open to:

  • applicants with a relevant first degree (Bachelor’s degree) or equivalent or higher qualification and relevant work experience; or
  • applicants who do not hold a first degree but can demonstrate substantial relevant work experience and the ability to succeed in an academic context.

Applicants must also meet the English language proficiency requirements to be eligible for an offer to study at UTS.

Please see detailed information under each course (under 'Additional information' and 'Admission requirements'):

Applied Policy

Master of Applied Policy

Graduate Diploma in Applied Policy

Graduate Certificate in Applied Policy

Local Government

Master of Local Government

Graduate Diploma in Local Government

Graduate Certificate in Local Government

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.