Degrees

  • Master of National Security Policy

    Master of National Security Policy

    Learn from world-leading scholars at the cutting edge of national security. The course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to take your career to the next level.

  • Master of National Security Policy (Advanced)

    Take further your studies and challenge yourself with an Advanced Degree. Be part of the next generation of leading professionals in national security.

  • PhD Studies

    Discover and research with one of the world’s leading universities. Join our awarded PhD program with an outstanding experience and collaborative environment.

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Upcoming courses

  • Risk for National Security Practitioners: likelihood and consequence in a complex environment

    Professional course

    April 2021 program fully subscribed. Please contact to register your interest for the next available program.

    Risk judgements are vital in informing effective policies and decisions in the national security community. This is amplified in an era of rapid change and a...

  • SES National Security Development Program: Leading in Complexity

    Executive program

    Please note the 2021 program is fully subscribed.

    The National Security College’s premium program provides exceptional depth of insight across the full spectrum of Australia’s national security challenges and opportunities. Participants will leave the program with up-to-...

  • Introduction to National Security: Critical Conversations

    Executive program

    July 2021 program fully subscribed. Please contact to register your interest for the next available program.

    This engaging three-day program introduces participants to the central issues, threats, challenges and opportunities that underpin Australia’s national security...

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Events

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Adapting Australia to an era of geoeconomic competition

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Nov
2020

EL1 National Security Development Program: Framing the Future

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Oct
2020

EL1 National Security Development Program: Framing the Future

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About us

  • About us

    About us

    As a joint initiative of the Australian Government and ANU, we are singularly placed at the nexus of policymaking and the advancement of knowledge.

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    National Security College Board

    The Board includes four representatives from The Australian National University (including the Vice-Chancellor of the University) and four representatives from the Commonwealth (including the National Security Adviser).

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  • National Security College

    National Security College

    The NSC is a specialist graduate studies school, offering academic programs and professional courses aimed at enhancing the functioning of the national security community.

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Latest publications

Protecting Education Exports: Minimising the damage of China’s future economic coercion

Clever Country in a Changed World: Re-Thinking Australian Science Policy

Agalega: A glimpse of India’s remote island military base

The Mozambique Channel is the next security hotspot

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