Master of Strategic Studies (Advanced)
The Australian National University (ANU)
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00120C
This unique and highly regarded ANU graduate program opens the right doors for students seeking a successful career. The program offers advanced coursework and research opportunities in strategic studies. Students 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 Centres main research and teaching concentrations of Australian defence and security issues, Asia Pacific security and global strategic issues.
Structure
The Masters of Strategic Studies (Advanced) requires the completion of 96 units.
Subjects
- STST8001 Strategic Studies
- STST8010 Strategic Concepts and Asia Pacific Conflict
- STST8052 The Resort to Force: Understanding Military Power
- STST8004 Australian Strategic and Defence Policy
- STST8013 Chinas Defence and Strategic Challenges
- STST8021 Intelligence and Security
- STST8026 Nuclear Strategy in the Asian Century
- STST8053 Alliances in Asia: Theory, History and Practice
- STST8054 Building a Defence force: Defence Force Structure, Planning and Acquisition
- STST8066 Strategy, Statecraft and Diplomacy for the 21st Century
- STST8068 Asian Strategy and Security: History, Theory and Practice
- INTR8067 U.S. Security Policy in the Asia Pacific
- LAWS8013 Nuclear Weapons Law
- LAWS8178 International Law and the Use of Force
- LAWS8253 Law of the Sea
- LAWS8409 Strategic Issues in the Law of Armed Conflict
- NSPO8032 Geoeconomics and National Security
- INTR8053 Ethics of Peace and War
- LAWS8035 Cyber Warfare Law
- LAWS8178 International Law and the Use of Force
- LAWS8314 Post Conflict Situations and International Law
- LAWS8401 The Law of Weaponry and Targeting
- MEAS8111 Drivers of Violent Extremism: The Local and the Global in the Middle East
- MEAS8112 Dynamics of Israeli Palestinian Conflict
- MEAS8113 The Gulf Strategic Environment
Standard entry requirements
- Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a GPA 6/7
- Graduate Diploma or international equivalent with a GPA 5/7
- 48 units of courses in a postgraduate degree program with a GPA of 5/7
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Mid year intake | Attendance |
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| Canberra | International: $107,400 | No |
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