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Graduate coursework

The Strategic and Defence Studies Centre offers six graduate coursework qualifications on campus:


GRADUATE STUDIES IN STRATEGY & DEFENCE

Qualification
Name

Full
Time
(Yrs)

Part
Time
(Yrs)

Semester
Intake

Study
Type*

2013
Program fee
(indicative
only)

Admission
Requirement

Graduate Certificate in Strategic Studies (GCSS)*

0.5

1

1 or 2

CW only

10,710

Bachelor degree with at least a credit (60%) grade average, or equivalent.

Graduate Diploma in Strategic Studies (GDSS)**

1

2

1 or 2

CW only

21,420

Bachelor degree with at least a credit grade average and a major in a cognate area, or equivalent.

Master of Strategic Studies (MSS)

1

2

1 or 2

CW only

21,420

Bachelor degree with honours or relevant work experience; graduate certificate, or graduate diploma in the same discipline or cognate area

Master of Arts (Strategic Studies) (MA SS)

1.5

3

1 or 2

CW & R

32,130

Bachelor degree with at least upper second-class honours, or equivalent. (Pathway from MSS available with a distinction average)

*Upon successful completion of the GCSS students can apply to articulate to the MSS program

**Upon successful completion of the first semester of the GDSS students can apply to articulate to the MSS program

Updated:  20 October 2011/Responsible Officer:  Head, SDSC /Page Contact:  CAP Web Co-ordinator