Degrees
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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.
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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.
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Discover and research with one of the world’s leading universities. Join our awarded PhD program with an outstanding experience and collaborative environment.
Upcoming courses
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National security and crisis management
Professional course
Crises are endemic to national security policymaking. The modern era is punctuated by crises emanating from the natural and social worlds that threaten local, national and international security. Recent events have brought into sharp focus the interconnectedness between national security and...
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Positioning for strategic recovery post-COVID-19 - Online Professional Development
Professional course
While Australia focuses on overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic, policy and decision makers have already turned their mind to what a strategic recovery looks like post-COVID-19. This recording hears from eminent thinkers on where the focus should be, and what this means for national security
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Introduction to National Security: Critical Conversations
Executive program
This engaging three-day program introduces participants to the central issues, threats, challenges and opportunities that underpin Australia’s national security environment. Participants will improve their understanding of Australia’s national security environment; hear from a range of thought...
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Risk for National Security Practitioners: likelihood and consequence in a complex environment
Professional course
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 shifting threat environment.
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Breakfast Series: The Indo-Pacific - Strategic Challenges and Opportunities: COVID, and After
Professional course
Join us for this exciting breakfast series on the Indo-Pacific. Running over four consecutive Wednesdays, this series examines the Indo-Pacific’s strategic challenges and opportunities, both during the COVID pandemic and further beyond the horizon. The series will allow participants to deep dive...
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About us
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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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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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