Please note: No new enrollments will be accepted into the Master of Population Studies from Semester 1, 2008. 

This degree will only continue for those currently enrolled.  Students will be given the option of continuing in their current degrees or transferring to the Master of Social Research. 

Master of Population Studies (MPopStudies)

CRICOS No: 029080A
Program Code: 7807

Contact: Program Administrator or Masters Program Coordinator

Usual Duration: 2 semesters

2007 International Student Fee: $21,120 (Indicative Annual Rate)
2007 Graduate Tuition Fee (for Australian citizens and permanent residents): $13,200 (Indicative Annual Rate)
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The Master of Population Studies is a professional degree designed to provide the skills and expertise required of the practising demographer. It offers a firm technical foundation in demographic analysis, a knowledge of modern population trends, and an appreciation of the main current issues of public policy concerned with population. More broadly, the course provides a major emphasis on training in social science research methods. Students attaining a high level of performance in the MPS degree will have a strong foundation for PhD studies in Demography or a related discipline. The coursework covers both industrialised and developing countries, and seeks a balance between demographic analysis and the economic, sociological, anthropological, political and other dimensions of the field. The Ruzicka Prize is awarded annually for the best performance in the MPS.

Admission criteria

The usual minimum entrance requirement is an undergraduate pass degree of an acceptable standard, adequate skill in mathematics and a satisfactory English proficiency score. Unless exempted by means of a test or documented qualification, students should undertake the Preparatory Program beginning in January before enrolling in the MPS program in February. Pre-course English training can be undertaken via ANU College, if required.

Program structure

The program comprises 48 units. There are 18 units of compulsory courses and 30 units of elective courses.

Compulsory

Students in the Master of Population Studies program are required to take compulsory courses to attain a professional level of skills in Demography. Students who have already completed courses in other universities covering the same material may petition the Head, Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute, to be granted standing in the compulsory courses. They would then need to substitute elective courses of equal unit value to make up the 24 unit minimum semester load.

Course code	Course title	Units	Semester
DEMO8007	Statistics for Social Scientists	6	1
DEMO8008	Principles of Population Analysis	6	1
DEMO8024	Population and Society	6	1

Electives

Course code	Course title	Units	Semester
DEMO8061	Social Research Design	6	1
DEMO8014	Survey Data Analysis	6	2
DEMO8045	Education and Labour Force	6	2
DEMO8047	International Migration	6	2
DEMO8048	Gender and Population	6	2
DEMO8079	Health Demography	6	2
DEMO8081	Reading Course	6	1 & 2