Offered By	ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Minimum	48 units
Academic Contact	Military Studies
Academic Plan	6828XGDMDS
CRICOS Code	NO CRICOS

The Graduate Diploma of Military and Defence Studies draws from the courses integrated into the Australian Command and Staff Course (Joint) of the Australian Command and Staff College. It is designed to give students a thorough understanding of two of the following arears of practice:

• Australia and the use of force;
• Australian defence policy;
• Military operations; or
• The development and sustainment of military capability.

Entry is restricted to students who are posted as course members to the Australian Command and Staff College.

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for admission to the GradDipMDS, applicants must be posted as course members to the Australian Command and Staff College.

Admission to the GradDipMDS requires a prior bachelor, graduate certificate or higher degree.

Prior learning will be recognised for admission in accordance with the ANU Policy: Credit Policy. Prior learning (formal, non-formal and in-formal) must be documented as part of the application. Candidates are eligible for admission if, in the judgement of the Delegated Authority, the totality of documented prior learning equates to the learning outcomes of a program sufficient for regular admission.

To be eligible for admission to the GradDipMDS, students must fulfil the English language requirements as set out in ANU Policy: English Language Admission Requirements for Students (2010) or any future policy that replaces it.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2013 website applies to the 2013 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2012 website.