Graduate Certificate
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.
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Welcome to the Graduate Certificate of Strategic Studies. This section for new students will help you to choose which courses you should enrol in for your first semester as well as general information to assist you throughout your degree.
The Graduate Certificate of Strategic Studies is a 24 unit program. This consists of 4 x 6 unit courses and can be completed full time in one semester or taken part time over a longer period. (Note: International students must study a full time load)
After you have accepted your offer online you will be emailed your password and Student ID. Please follow all the instructions in the matriculation email you receive to activate your Interactive Student Information System (ISIS) account. You must then follow the instructions provided here and enrol online in your courses through ISIS. Enrolment is managed through ISIS while the online learning platform is known as Wattle. These two websites will be some of the most common sites used throughout your degree. It is a good idea to familiarise yourself with them as soon as possible.