Who is Carnegie Mellon?
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Private, co-educational university granting approximately 2,800
bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees each year.
Why Carnegie Mellon?
Master of Science in Public
Policy and Management
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Students, Faculty and Alumni
Approximately 11,000 students, 4,000 faculty and staff and 75,000
active alumni
Master of Science in
Information Technology
Beyond the Classroom
16 alumnus or faculty members have won the Nobel Prize
How to Apply for Admission
Cost of Attendance
Financial Aid Options
 Colleges and Schools
Carnegie Institute of Technology (Engineering)
College of Fine Arts
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Mellon College of Science
School of Computer Science
Tepper School of Business
H. John Heinz III College
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Research
World-class research centres, including:
The Robotics Institute
CyLab
Software Engineering Institute (SEI)
Institute for Social Innovation
Our Rankings
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Consistently ranked among the world’s top universities
Why Carnegie Mellon?
Master of Science in Public
Policy and Management
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Ranked #21 in the world in Times Higher Education
Supplement
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Heinz College in U.S. News & World Report
Rankings
Master of Science in
Information Technology
Beyond the Classroom
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8th overall among schools of Public Administration
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1st in Information and Technology Management
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4th in Public Policy Analysis
Where is Heinz College
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Why Carnegie Mellon?
Master of Science in Public
Policy and Management
Master of Science in
Information Technology
Beyond the Classroom
How to Apply for Admission
Cost of Attendance
Financial Aid Options
Heinz College Australia
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Launched in 2006 in partnership with the South
Australia government
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First overseas university in Australia
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MSPPM and MSIT degrees
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Quality and Consistency
Why Carnegie Mellon?
Master of Science in Public
Policy and Management
Master of Science in
Information Technology
Beyond the Classroom
How to Apply for Admission
Cost of Attendance
Financial Aid Options
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Admissions
Curriculum
Faculty
Exchange program
Degrees conferred
MSPPM: Core Curriculum
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Why Carnegie Mellon?
Master of Science in Public
Policy and Management
Master of Science in
Information Technology
Beyond the Classroom
How to Apply for Admission
Cost of Attendance
Policy Analysis
Technology & Management
Applied Economic Analysis I (micro)
Empirical Methods for Public Policy
Policy Analysis I
Policy Seminar
Convocation (not required)
Economic Analysis II (macro)
Methods of Policy Analysis
IT for Managers
Management
Elective Courses
Organizational Management
Decision Making Under Uncertainty
Cost Benefit Analysis
Strategic Planning
Program Evaluation
Project Management
Ethics and Public Policy
Financial Management
Economic Development
Strategic writing skills
Introduction to Geographic
Information Systems
Any offerings
Finance
Financial Analysis
Project Application
Systems Synthesis
Financial Aid Options
Employers of MSPPM Grads
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Why Carnegie Mellon?
Master of Science in Public
Policy and Management
Master of Science in
Information Technology
Beyond the Classroom
How to Apply for Admission
Cost of Attendance
Financial Aid Options
Public Sector
Private Sector
South Australia State Government
Coffey International
Board of Governor's of the Federal
Bureau of the Census
Federal Reserve Bank
US Department of Justice
US Department of State
US Environmental Protection Agency
US Federal Bureau of Investigation
E & Y Australia
PWC Australia
AT&T
Citibank
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
GE Capital Corporation
Goldman Sachs & Co.
H.J. Heinz Co.
IBM
Intel
Non-Profit Sector
Interface (Consulting) Sector
Asian Development Bank
United Nations
Green Building Alliance
Memorial Child Guidance Clinic
National Council on Crime &
Delinquency
IMF
World Bank
Deloitte Consulting Australia
KPMG, Australia
American Management Systems
Andersen Consulting
ICF Incorporated
Information Management Consultants
PricewaterhouseCoopers
MSIT: Core Curriculum
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Why Carnegie Mellon?
Master of Science in Public
Policy and Management
Master of Science in
Information Technology
Beyond the Classroom
How to Apply for Admission
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Core Classes
Elective Classes
• Database Management
• Statistics for IT Managers
• Telecommunications
Management
• Introduction to Information
Security Management
• Object-oriented Analysis and
Design
• Decision Making Under
Uncertainty
• Object-Oriented Programming
(Java)
• Decision Support Systems
• Data Structures and Algorithms
• Project Management for IT
• E-technologies
• Internet Technologies
• Organizational Management
• E-Business Technology and
Management
• Enterprise Architecture
• Many more…
Employers of MSIT Grads
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Why Carnegie Mellon?
Master of Science in Public
Policy and Management
Master of Science in
Information Technology
Beyond the Classroom
How to Apply for Admission
Cost of Attendance
Financial Aid Options
High Technology
Consulting
Google Australia
One Steel
Adobe
AT&T
Bell Atlantic
Cisco Systems
Dell
Hewlett Packard
IBM
Intel Corporation
Lucent
Oracle
Accenture
Deloitte Consulting
American Management Systems
Booz Allen & Hamilton
Diamond Technology Partners
Ernst & Young LLP
IBM Global Services
KPMG
McKinsey & Co.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Radiant Systems
Finance and Industry
Fujitsu
ETSA
Bloomberg Financial Services
Capital One
Citibank
Credit Suisse First Boston
Merck & Co.
Morgan Stanley
Solomon Smith Barney
Vanguard
Beyond the Classroom
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 Convocation
Why Carnegie Mellon?
Master of Science in Public
Policy and Management
Master of Science in
Information Technology
Beyond the Classroom
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 Australian Foreign Minister
 Premier of South Australia
 U.S. Ambassador to Australia
 Australia’s representative to United Nations
 Head Google Australia (Engineering)
 Other Government Officials, Industry Execs, CEOs of
NGOs, leading academics…
 Internships and Special Projects
 Heinz College Review
 First club formed: Heinz Energy and Climate Group.
Student “Capstone” Projects
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Why Carnegie Mellon?
Master of Science in Public
Policy and Management
Master of Science in
Information Technology
Beyond the Classroom
How to Apply for Admission
Cost of Attendance
Financial Aid Options
 SANDORA - Live public transport timetables in mobile
phones
 CLICKPARTY – less hassle and more party time with the
kids
 Community Leadership is Not for Profit Organisations
 Home and Community Care Northern Collaborative
Project Social Isolation Project
 An Investigation into the Program Assessment Rating Tool
 GP Plus Centres Project
 Strategic Plan for Northern Volunteering SA
 Perspective on Ageing in the City of Mitcham
Applying for Admission
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Why Carnegie Mellon?
Master of Science in Public
Policy and Management
Master of Science in
Information Technology
Online Application Form
Free to apply online
Upload resume or curriculum vitae
Upload essay or statement of purpose
 Transcripts
Beyond the Classroom
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How to Apply for
Admission
One official transcript is required from all colleges and universities attended,
regardless of whether credit or a degree was obtained
Cost of Attendance
Financial Aid Options
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Recommendations
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Three letters required
Recommendations can be submitted electronically
Individuals who can evaluate your intellectual, academic or professional capacity
Exams
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GRE or GMAT
IELTS 7.0 or TOEFL 100 (for students whose native language is not English)
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Estimated Expenses
(Not Including Scholarships)
Semester One
Semester Two
Semester Three
Why Carnegie Mellon?
Master of Science in Public
Policy and Management
Master of Science in
Information Technology
Estimated Full-Time Tuition AUD$21,806* AUD$21,806*
AUD$21,806*
(assumes 60 units in semesters one
and two, 48 units in semester three)
Beyond the Classroom
How to Apply for Admission
Cost of Attendance
Books/Supplies
$200
$200
$200
Overseas Student Health
Cover (OSHC)**
$150
$150
$150
Living Expenses (room, board,
$6,000
$6,000
$6,000
$28,156
$28,156
$28,156
Financial Aid Options
transportation, miscellaneous)
Totals Per Semester
*Students earn 12 units toward the degree for a full semester length class. Students earn 6 units toward the degree for a half semester length class..
** All non-Australian students and the families that accompany them to Australia are required to obtain Overseas Student Health Cover as part of their visa requirements.
Contact Us
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• Monica Ruston – application process,
general questions:
Phone: +61 8 8110 9900
Hnzadmit-australia@andrew.cmu.edu
• www.heinz.cmu.edu.au