This qualification offers students graduate coursework opportunities in strategic studies. Students are encouraged to develop frameworks for understanding the leading challenges in strategy and security policy and these approaches are explored in the context of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre's main research and teaching concentrations: Australian defence and security issues, Asia-Pacific security and global strategic issues. The GDSA is suitable for students wishing to pursue careers in security, defence and foreign policy; intelligence ; journalism; international organisations and related fields.

Admission Requirements

Applicants for the GDSA should have obtained minimally a very good three year bachelor degree (distinction average).

Applicants are required to submit a current Curriculum Vitae and the name and contact details of two academic referees to the Program Administrator.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2009 website applies to the 2009 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2008 website.