Master of Strategic Studies

Master

In Canberra (Australia)

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Canberra (Australia)

  • Start date

    Different dates available

  • Credits

    96

The Strategic and Defence Studies Centre combines the theoretical and practical expertise of leading academics and policy-makers to deliver Australia’s foremost strategic studies program.Develop the analytical frameworks you need to tackle the regional and global strategic and security challenges of your career, and graduate a leader in your field.

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Location

Start date

Canberra (Australia)
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The Australian National University, ACT 0200

Start date

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About this course

A Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5/7.
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.
All applicants must meet the University’s English Language Admission Requirements for Students

Cognate disciplines

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Subjects

  • Military
  • Security
  • International
  • Global
  • IT Security

Course programme

The Masters of Strategic Studies requires the completion of 96 units which must consist of:

12 units from completion of STST8001 Strategic Studies

6 units from completion of Australian strategic policy courses from the following list:

STST8004 Australian Strategic and Defence Policy

STST8051 Great and Powerful Friends: Strategic alliances and Australian security

6 units from completion of graduate strategy courses, listed below

18 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:

STST8002 The New Power Politics of Asia

STST8010 Strategic Studies Concepts and Methods

STST8052 Strategy in Action: Orchestrating the Elements of National Power

30 units from completion of graduate strategy courses from the following list:

INTR8053 Ethics of Peace and War

INTR8067 U.S. Security Policy in the Asia-Pacific

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

STST7003 Strategic Studies Internship

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 completion of further graduate strategy courses listed above

Master of Strategic Studies

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