Master of Strategic Studies (Advanced)
Master
In Canberra (Australia)
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Canberra (Australia)
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Start date
Different dates available
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Credits
96
This unique and highly regarded ANU graduate program opens the right doors for students seeking a successful career. Our program offers advanced coursework and research opportunities in strategic studies.You will develop strong analytical frameworks and practical skills for understanding the leading challenges in strategy and security policy. These approaches are explored in the context of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre’s main research and teaching concentrations of Australian defence and security issues, Asia-Pacific security and global strategic issues.
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About this course
A Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 6/7.
Applicants with a Bachelor Degree or Graduate Certificate in a cognate discipline may be eligible for 24 units (one semester) of credit.
Applicants with a Graduate Diploma or Honours in a cognate discipline may be eligible for 48 units (one year) of credit.
Students must achieve a minimum 70% weighted average mark in the first 72 units of courses attempted in order to remain enrolled in the Master of Strategic Studies (Advanced).
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Subjects
- Conflict
- Diplomacy
- Politics
- Military
- Security
- Teaching
- International
- Global
- School
- IT Security
- Skills and Training
Course programme
The Masters of Strategic Studies (Advanced) requires the completion of 96 units which must consist of:
36 units from completion of the following initial component:
30 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
STST8001 Strategic Studies
STST8002 The New Power Politics of Asia
STST8052 Strategy in Action: Orchestrating the Elements of National Power
STST8010 Strategic Studies Concepts and Methods
6 units from completion of one of course from the following list:
STST8004 Australian Strategic and Defence Policy
STST8051 Great and Powerful Friends: Strategic alliances and Australian security
36 units from completion of the following concluding component:
36 units from completion of courses from the following list:
INTR8067 U.S. Security Policy in the Asia-Pacific
INTR8053 Ethics of Peace and War
MEAS8112 Dynamics of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
MEAS8113 The Gulf Strategic Environment
NSPO8010 Civil-Military Relations
NSPO8013 Disease, Security and Biological Weapons
NSPO8014 Ethics and Technologies of War
STST8004 Australian Strategic and Defence Policy
STST8013 China's Defence and Strategic Challenges
STST8017 Special Topics in Strategic Studies
STST8021 Intelligence and Security
STST8026 Nuclear Strategy in the Asian Century
STST8027 Insurgency & Counterinsurgency in an Age of Terror
STST8032 Why and How We Fight: Understanding War and Conflict
STST8033 Contemporary Issues in Australian Defence Policy
STST8051 Great and Powerful Friends: Strategic alliances and Australian security
24 units from the completion of following research component:
24 units from completion of courses from the following list:
STST7001 Strategic Studies Sub-thesis - Full-time
STST7002 Strategic Studies Sub-thesis - Part-time
Students must complete all courses in the initial component to continue to the concluding component.
Students must achieve a minimum of 70% weighted average mark in the initial and concluding coursework components to continue to the research component.
Students who do not achieve a minimum 70% weighted average mark in the initial and concluding coursework components will be transferred to the Master of Strategic Studies.
Master of Strategic Studies (Advanced)