Program Requirements
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.
Admission Requirements
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).
All applicants must meet the University’s English Language Admission Requirements for Students
Indicative fees
- Annual indicative fee for domestic students
- $27,312.00
For more information see: http://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/costs-fees
- Annual indicative fee for international students
- $39,024.00
For further information on International Tuition Fees see: https://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/fees-payments/international-tuition-fees
Scholarships
ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.
Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are. Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.
For further information see the Scholarships website.
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.
Career Options
Graduates from ANU have been rated as Australia's most employable graduates and among the most sought after by employers worldwide.
The latest Global Employability University Ranking, published by the Times Higher Education, rated ANU as Australia's top university for getting a job for the fourth year in a row.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will be able to:
- demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge and cognitive skills in strategic and defence studies;
- possess an integrated understanding of the conduct of strategy, military operations, and its relationship to policy;
- be capable of undertaking 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;
- possess the technical skills needed to access the academic literature in the fields of study associated with strategic and defence studies;
- demonstrative 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.
Cognate disciplines
International relations and diplomacy; Public policy and administration; Strategic and security studies; Political science; History; Sociology; Economics and development; Social science; Law; and Regional studies
