Master of Security and Defence Management

Program Overview

The Master of Security and Defence Management at UNSW Canberra equips students with a comprehensive understanding of contemporary security and defence issues. Through coursework in strategy, management, and policy, graduates develop the skills and knowledge to address complex challenges in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors, including Defence. The program emphasizes the local and global dimensions of security and defence, preparing students for leadership roles in a rapidly evolving strategic environment.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Overview:

The Master of Security and Defence Management at UNSW Canberra is designed for postgraduate students and public policy professionals who want to gain a more detailed understanding of the factors shaping the contemporary strategic and security environment, and the complex policy challenges they present. This program will develop your awareness of the local and global dimensions of strategy and management in the defence environment from a range of perspectives.

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Program Description:

Our world today has an ever-increasing range of security challenges. On top of traditional security concerns, human, societal, and economic security issues have added considerable complexity to our understanding of security and stability. In order to face these challenges, governments and international organisations increasingly need leaders who have the knowledge, skills, and experience to understand complex security and defence issues and the ability to engineer solutions.

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• Students undertaking the Master of Security and Defence Management are required to take 8 coursework courses (48 UOC) from the courses set out below.

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Potential Career Paths:

• International affairs, security and defence professionals in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors, including Defence.