24 monthsProgramme duration
56,120 AUDTuition Fee/year
15 May, 2026Application Deadline
Feb, JulStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
International Relations/Studies/Affairs
Degree
Other
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
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.
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge and cognitive skills in strategic and defence studies;
- Demonstrate an integrated understanding of the conduct of strategy, military operations, and its relationship to policy;
- Undertake strategic and policy analysis and be able to analyse critically, reflect on and synthesise complex information relating to the conduct of strategy and military operations;
- Apply the technical skills needed to access the academic literature in the fields of study associated with strategic and defence studies;
- Demonstrate high levels of independent research and apply established theories and concepts and exercise expert judgement in military, defence or policy contexts as relevant to both Australian and international settings;
- Apply strategic concepts and knowledge to practical, contemporary problems using case studies from a range of global environments and circumstances;
- Demonstrate high levels of written and oral communication in the field of strategic and defence studies;
- Design and undertake a substantial research-based project in a way that makes a contribution to knowledge in the field of strategic and defence studies.
Programme overview
Main Subject
International Relations/Studies/Affairs
Degree
Other
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
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.
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge and cognitive skills in strategic and defence studies;
- Demonstrate an integrated understanding of the conduct of strategy, military operations, and its relationship to policy;
- Undertake strategic and policy analysis and be able to analyse critically, reflect on and synthesise complex information relating to the conduct of strategy and military operations;
- Apply the technical skills needed to access the academic literature in the fields of study associated with strategic and defence studies;
- Demonstrate high levels of independent research and apply established theories and concepts and exercise expert judgement in military, defence or policy contexts as relevant to both Australian and international settings;
- Apply strategic concepts and knowledge to practical, contemporary problems using case studies from a range of global environments and circumstances;
- Demonstrate high levels of written and oral communication in the field of strategic and defence studies;
- Design and undertake a substantial research-based project in a way that makes a contribution to knowledge in the field of strategic and defence studies.
Admission 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
The GPA for a Bachelor program will be calculated from (i) a completed Bachelor degree using all grades and/or (ii) a completed Bachelor degree using all grades other than those from the last semester (or equivalent study period) of the Bachelor degree. The higher of the two calculations will be used as the basis for admission.
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