Program Requirements

• The minimum requirement is 48 units comprising:

Four Core courses: 

NSPO8001 Australia’s National Security Community	6 Units
NSPO8002 Australia’s National Security Challenges	6 Units
NSPO8003 National Security Challenges: Collaborative Strategy Development and Implementation	6 Units
NSPO8004 Leadership and Risk Management in the National Security Community	6 Units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 And up to twenty four units of elective courses, to be chosen including:

NSPO8022 Selected Topic in National Security Policymaking

6 Units

 

 

And/or:

Other electives relevant to national security or the candidate’s professional development which may be drawn from other ANU Colleges or Australian universities (Note 1). Given the wide range of electives that could be considered relevant, and the significant potential for overlap between these electives, candidates for the GradDipNatSecPol program will need to choose electives according to some broad rules and must be approved by the Delegated Authority before enrolment. These rules are contained in the Working Rules. The College will publish a list of ‘pre-approved’ electives for candidates to consider before enrolment commences each year. Candidates should not enrol in electives from outside the National Security College until they have formal approval from the Delegated Authority.

Note 1: Applicants for GradDipNatSecPol may seek advanced standing for no more than 12 units (at an equivalent standard of achievement to pass grade) taken at another institution. All requests for status need to be assessed and approved by the Delegated Authority

The information published on the Study at ANU 2011 website applies to the 2011 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2010 website.