The Graduate Certificate of Strategic Studies is designed for students seeking to launch or advance their careers in national defence, international security, counterterrorism, strategic policy, foreign affairs, intelligence, and more.

This program equips you with the analytical skills necessary to advance your professional career as you develop an understanding of the regional and global strategic and security challenges.

Taught out of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University, this program combines the theoretical and practical expertise of leading academics and policy-makers to deliver a world-class strategic studies program.

Learning Outcomes

1. Develop knowledge of and in strategic and defence studies

2. Undertake strategic and policy analysis and be able to critically analyse, reflect on and synthesise complex information relating to the conduct of strategy and military operations

3. Apply strategic concepts and knowledge to practical, contemporary problems using case studies from Australia, Asia and global environments

4. Express ideas and construct evidence-based arguments in both written and oral form.