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N A T I O N A L S E C U R I T Y C O L L E G E

National Security CollegeCrawford School of Public PolicyANU College of Asia & the Pacific

A joint initiative of the Commonwealth Government and The Australian National University

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W A N T E D : T O M O R R O W ’ S L E A D E R S

Bringing together scholars from the humanities, the social sciences and the natural sciences, the NSC is unashamedly multidisciplinary. It can only be that way given that the security threats we explore are themselves multifaceted and complex.

We are also unapologetically challenging. We seek students who see themselves as explorers willing to push their own boundaries. Students who are curious, imaginative, creative, and academically ambitious.

This is a discipline we are building as we teach and research it; when you join us, you become a crucial part of an active project – an intellectual adventure of genuine importance to the future security of societies and nations.

In return for your thirst for discovery, you’ll receive unparalleled access to the leading security thinking currently available in Australia. Our team of experts and distinguished policy practitioners will provide you with a world-class education in a rich, stimulating and supportive environment.

It is rare that an organisation can say that it is ‘unique’ and truly mean it, but there is genuinely nothing in the world quite like the National Security College at the Australian National University.

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O U R O B J E C T I V E – D E V E L O P I N G E X P E R T I S E

Why?

Our objective is simple: to develop expertise in the area of national security. And to make sure those who possess it are working together, whether in government, international organisations or civil society.

We aim to deepen the evidence base for policy practitioners to develop options for decision-makers.

How?

We will achieve this through the world- class quality of our education, our research and our policy engagement, and by promoting collaborative leadership within government. We foster trusted networks of cooperation among experts and policymakers. Our academics are valued for the quality of their research and their independent perspectives.

The NSC’s vision is to build, through its activities and its graduates, better strategic understanding and critical thinking about national security.


O U R S T A F F

Professor Rory Medcalf is the Head of the National Security College. His professional background involves more than two decades of experience across diplomacy, intelligence analysis, think tanks and journalism. Most recently he was the Director of the International Security Program at the prestigious Lowy Institute for International Policy.

What makes the NSC unique is the way we combine professional education of many of the leading minds in the security community with cutting edge academic research and teaching. As a joint initiative of the Australian Government and the ANU, we are singularly placed at the nexus of policymaking and the advancement of knowledge.

Professor Rory Medcalf


Dr Adam HenschkeAreas of research interest:

Ethics of cyber-security; just war theory; ethics of technology; cross-cultural values and philosophy; and ethics of information technologies.

Professor Michael L’Estrange AOAreas of research interest:

Australian national security policymaking; challenges for Australia’s foreign policy priorities; new directions in diplomatic practice and purposes; multilateralism and minilateralism; and major power dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region.

Dr Tim LegrandAreas of research interest:

Comparative public administration; policy analysis; international policy transfer; the governance of security; evidence-based policy-making; elite transnational networks; cyber-security; emergency policy and crisis management.

Professor Roger BradburyAreas of research interest:

Agent-based modelling and simulation; multivariate analysis; complex adaptive systems; outbreaks in natural and social systems; cyberspace as a strategic domain; technological change; and public policy challenges in the anthropocene.

Dr Leszek BuszynskiAreas of research interest:

Asia-Pacific security; the China-US- Japan strategic triangle; the Korean Peninsula; the South China Sea; Asian regionalism; ASEAN.

Associate Professor Michael ClarkeAreas of research interest:

Chinese foreign policy; history and politics of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region; Uyghur separatism and terrorism; Central Asian geopolitics; nuclear proliferation and non-proliferation; US foreign and defence policy; Australian foreign and defence policy.


Professor Rory MedcalfAreas of research interest:

Australian security, defence and foreign policy; Asian strategic dynamics, including an Indo-Pacific concept of the Asian strategic environment; maritime security; nuclear issues; strategic implications of the rise of China and India; Australia- India relations.

Associate Professor Rodger ShanahanAreas of research interest:

Middle Eastern security issues and regional relations; Shi’a Islam and intra- & inter-religious conflict; Iran, the Gulf and Levant political and security issues; radical Islam and terrorism.

Associate Professor Matthew SussexAreas of research interest:

Russian foreign and security policy; Eurasian security architecture; politics of the former USSR; international conflict; strategic implications of great power foreign policies in Asia; Australian foreign and security policy; European security.

Dr Sue Thompson Areas of research interest:

Cold War Studies; Post-World War II security history; history of Southeast Asian regionalism.

Dr Stephanie WilliamsAreas of research interest:

Epidemiology and surveillance of communicable diseases; communicable disease prevention and control; emerging infectious diseases; global health security.

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O U R P R O G R A M S

Who our programs are aimed atIf you have an interest in how events, trends and problems affect the wellbeing of societies and nations, you will find something fascinating and challenging in our programs.

We define “security” in the 21st century in a broad and inclusive way – from the big questions of war and peace, right through to terrorism, espionage, economic coercion, pandemics, climate change, natural disasters, social cohesion and pervasive cyber threats.

More specifically our courses are designed for students:

> Seeking a career in policy

> Interested in making a difference

> Considering a research-focused path

> Aiming to develop skills applicable to the national security community, such as in research, analysis, policymaking, and leadership

> Wishing to be part of a world-class education and research institution in the field of national security studies

The knowledge we’ll help you develop The skills and knowledge you can acquire in our programs will prepare you for careers in public policy and national security, in Australia or internationally. This could include careers with government departments, intelligence agencies, international organisations, civil society or the many private sector entities involved with security issues.

Our courses aim to give you > A deeper understanding of the security

challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region and the world

> An insider appreciation of how national security architecture functions in Australia and the Indo-Pacific region

> An enhanced capacity to lead or contribute to policy development within government and beyond

> A deep awareness of the challenges and opportunities involved in effective policy responses to the contemporary and future security problems of nations, societies and the world

The NSC offers coursework and research programs to graduate students.


Admission into the programs

Master of National Security Policy

CRICOS Code: 082340A Program Code: 7870 MNSPO Units/Duration: 96 units / 1–2 years dependent on previous studies

Admission Requirements

> A Bachelor degree or international equivalent

> Applicants with a Bachelor degree or Graduate Certificate in a cognate discipline may be eligible for 24 units (one semester) of credit

> Applicants with a Graduate Diploma or Honours degree in a cognate discipline may be eligible for 48 units (one year) of credit

Master of National Security Policy (Advanced)

CRICOS Code: 082341M Program Code: 7870 VNSPO Units/Duration: 96 units / 1–2 years dependent on previous studies

Admission requirements

The admission requirements are the same as the Master of National Security Policy. However, students must achieve a minimum 70 per cent weighted average mark in the first 48 units of courses attempted to remain enrolled in the Master of National Security Policy (Advanced).

Students who do not achieve a minimum 70 per cent weighted average mark will be transferred to the Master of National Security Policy.

Executive and Professional Development ProgramsThe NSC also offers executive and professional development programs – short courses ranging from one day to four weeks – for national security practitioners.


O U R C O U R S E S

NSC Core Courses

NSPO8006 National Security Policy-making

NSPO8007 National Security: Concepts and Challenges

NSPO8020 Research Methods in National Security Policy

NSPO8022 Selected Topic in National Security Policy

NSC Electives

NSPO8004 National Security Leadership and Risk Management

NSPO8010 Civil-Military Relations

NSPO8012 Strategy Planning in National Security Crises

NSPO8013 Disease, Security and Biological Weapons

NSPO8014 Ethics and Technologies of War

NSPO8015 Asian Regionalism and Security: Implications for Australia

NSPO8016 Governance, State Weakness and Human Security in Asia

NSPO8017 Malicious Networks: Transnational Terrorism and Crime

NSPO8018 The Evolution of National Security Policy since 1945

NSPO8019 Sectarianism and Religiously Motivated Violence

NSPO8021 Statecraft and National Security in Cyberspace

NSPO8023 National Security in the Indo-Pacific

Research component

The Advanced program requires completion of a 24-unit sub-thesis.

NSPO8031 National Security Policy Sub-thesis


ANTH8032 Law, Order and Conflict in the Pacific

ANTH8043 Conflict and Development in the Pacific

CRWF8006 International Climate Change Policy and Economics

CRWF8016 Food Wars: Food Security and Agricultural Policy

DIPL8006 Diplomacy, Politics and the United Nations

INTR8032 Global Security 1

INTR8062 Humanitarianism in World Politics

INTR8065 Writing International Relations

INTR8067 U.S. Security Policy in the Asia-Pacific

MEAS8111 Islam, the West and International Terrorism

POGO8037 Writing Public Policy

POGO8045 International Policymaking in the shadow of the Future

STST8001 Strategic Studies

STST8002 Grand Strategies in the Asia-Pacific

STST8004 Australian Strategic and Defence Policy

STST8013 China’s Defence and Strategic Challenges

STST8021 Intelligence and Security

STST8026 Nuclear Strategy in the Asian Century

STST8027 Insurgency & Counterinsurgency in an Age of Terror

STST8051 Great and Powerful Friends: Strategic alliances and Australian security

Cross-campus Electives (with permission of the relevant Department)


T H E N S C C O U R S E D E S C R I P T I O N S

NSPO8004 National Security Leadership and Risk Management

This course examines questions concerning leadership for national security professionals and introduces the concepts of risk assessment and risk management in a national security context.

NSPO8006 National Security Policymaking

This course examines the structures, processes, actors and norms of Australia’s national security policymaking system.

NSPO8007 National Security: Concepts and Challenges

This core course aims to introduce students to the key concepts, debates and trade-offs that surround the concept of national security, as well as the major threats, vulnerabilities and policy responses.

NSPO8010 Civil- Military Relations

In this course students will examine the nexus between state-centric and human security, as well as the difficulties for military forces and civilian actors in navigating common ‘space’ such as peacekeeping operations, natural disasters and peace-building strategies.

NSPO8012 Strategy Planning in National Security Crises

This course provides participants with an understanding of, and experience in, strategy planning and implementation in the context of national security crisis situations. Participants will be expected to make a full and creative contribution to a simulation concerning a hypothetical national security crisis.

NSPO8013 Disease Security and Biological Weapons

This course assesses the political and security significance of infectious diseases and biological weapons – areas in which human health and security concerns intersect most closely.

NSPO8014 Ethics and Technologies of War

This course examines ethical norms on the use of armed force for political purposes and it includes a particular focus on the relationship between those norms and military technologies, exploring how, and the extent to which, ethical and/or technological considerations influence strategic and tactical decisions.


NSPO8015 Asian Regionalism and Security

This course examines political and security challenges in the Asia-Pacific and assesses the prospects for advancing ‘regionalism’ - the implementation of state-led policies for greater cooperation, institutionalisation and integration. The success of regionalist policies have significant implications for peace and stability.

NSPO8016 Governance, State Weakness and Human Security in Asia

This course examines the key challenges to good governance in Asia, investigates poor governance as generally interdependent with ‘state-weakness’ and the course demonstrates how this mix is evidenced by gaps in regime legitimacy, state capacity and/or human security.

NSPO8017 Malicious Networks: Transnational Terrorism and Crime

This course examines how globalisation and the communications revolution have empowered transnational networks of terrorists and criminals in their capacity to threaten national security.

NSPO8018 The Evolution of National Security Policy since 1945

This course provides an overview of post-war global security history and discusses the evolution of the concept of national security since 1945, examining how and why certain security threats and interests were perceived and how national security policies transformed over time.

NSPO8019 Sectarianism and Religiously Motivated Violence

This course examines the causes and dynamics of religious and sectarian violence, as well as the factors that cause it to spread between societies.

NSPO8020 Research Methods in National Security Policy

This course aims to develop an understanding of different research approaches and methodologies for students to prepare for their own research projects, assisting students in identifying their own research questions, select and identify research approaches and methods of inquiry, develop arguments and present their results.


NSPO8021 Statecraft and National Security in Cyberspace

The course examines the evolution of cyberspace as a domain where states project both hard and soft power and how states are adapting to the threats and opportunities of this new domain.

NSPO8022 Selected Topic in National Security Policy

This course is designed to showcase a new area of teaching for the GSNSP program, which allows students to learn from visiting specialists at the National Security College, or provide an introduction to research in national security.

NSPO8023 National Security in the Indo-Pacific

This course aims to familiarise students with the challenges and choices facing national security policy-makers in an era of increased connectivity between the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean regions. This is one of the first academic courses in the world to explore the emerging concept of the Indo-Pacific as a coherent strategic and economic system, along with its implications for the security interests of key regional powers, notably China, India, Japan, Indonesia, the United States and Australia.


The National Security College is very new, dynamic, and the faculty is very accessible. It’s got a real buzz about it.Rachael Falk, General Manager Cyber Influence at Telstra and studying Master of National Security Policy (Advanced)


The insights and capabilities you’ll gain from the programs are relevant to careers in government, civil society, the private sector and international organisations.

International students will have the opportunity to gain expertise and skills directly relevant to the work of their governments, and an appreciation of the national, regional and global security issues that will shape the 21st century.

Australian students will have the opportunity to gain expertise and abilities that relate directly to the work of Australian Government departments and agencies involved in national security policy, including:

> The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

> The Department of Defence

> The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

> The Attorney-General’s Department

> The Department of Immigration and Border Protection

> The Australian Federal Police

> The Australian Intelligence Community

> Other portfolios that have national security responsibilities

The NSC offers you the opportunity to meet like-minded individuals and other practitioners from industry and government at our courses, lectures, seminars and events. You will have access to top Australian and overseas officials and CEOs, as well as closed alumni-only events.

Y O U R C A R E E R

My studies at the National Security College have allowed me to think carefully and critically about some of the most important issues facing Australian policy-makers, and to test my ideas in a very stimulating intellectual setting. Engagement with the College has been professionally very satisfying.

Chris Holloway, Student and Capability analyst, Department of Defence


Domestic students

As a domestic student, you’ll need to apply through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC): www.uac.edu.au/postgraduate

Please use the following UAC codes when making your application:

> Master of National Security Policy: 830500

> Master of National Security Policy (Advanced): 830505

You can find application deadlines on the UAC website:

www.uac.edu.au/postgraduate

International students

As an international student, you’ll need to apply directly to the University.

An online application fee applies for international applicants, unless you’re applying through an ANU agent.

You can submit your application at: www.programsandcourses.anu.edu.au

Please use the following program codes when making your application:

> Master of National Security Policy: 7870 MNSPO

> Master of National Security Policy (Advanced): 7870 VNSPO

Application dates

If you’re applying to begin in the first semester, applications close on 15 December of the previous year.

If you’re applying to begin in the second semester, applications close on 31 May.

H O W T O A P P LY


All applicants must provide evidence that their English language ability meets the minimum requirements for admission.

ANU accepts either the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) to meet the English language requirement for admission.

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English Language Test Requirement

Academic IELTS Overall IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component of the test.

TOEFL Paper Based Test (PBT): At least a total score of 570, with Test of Written English score of 4.5.

TOEFL Internet Based Test (IBT) At least a total score of 80, with a minimum of 20 in Reading and Writing, and a minimum of 18 in Speaking and Listening.

The minimum requirements for all programs are as follows:


Kerry Peachey is about to complete her Master of National Security Policy, which she’s studying part-time while working for an organisation within the Australian national security sector.

Until receiving a sponsored scholarship through her work, she admits to having always leaned towards an academic interest in “more traditional notions of law enforcement”.

“In the past I had always avoided dipping my toe into this arena. However, the range and interest of subjects on offer, the fact that ANU has a very good reputation as a quality university, offering both academic rigour with first-class staff, fully sponsored by my employer was a chance too good to miss,” Kerry says.

Mother to a young family while working full time, Kerry has found the mixed mode of study – the ability to access study materials online at times convenient to her, and then attend lectures on campus – suits her situation ideally. The online element is perfect for her busy schedule, while the on-campus aspect gives her access to a community she’s come to love.

“The thing [I’ve] enjoyed most about the NSC and studying with ANU is the support provided at every step of the learning journey. From the faculty admin support, to

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the quality of the lecturers, the breadth and depth of the study material, to the friendly cadre of fellow students – all have been first rate,” Kerry says.

Since commencing the course, Kerry has moved areas with the organisation she works for and credits her studies at the NSC as being of vital assistance in this transition.

“The course has helped in particular with my understanding of the operating environment in which my agency works. It has enabled me to move far more easily into a policy role and I feel like I have a good grounding to speak with confidence about relevant issues. The NSC is well respected by my employer and the knowledge and skills I have developed in undertaking the program are seen as best practice,” Kerry says.

“I would recommend the ANU to anyone looking to undertake a well-considered blended learning program.”

The thing [I’ve] enjoyed most about the NSC and studying with ANU is the support provided at every step of the learning journey.Kerry Peachey


For Nathan Ryan, cybersecurity is much more than passwords on a laptop. Indeed, it involves the high politics of nation-states, something he soon learned after arriving in Canberra to study at ANU as a graduate student.

He had completed an undergraduate degree that gave him a broad academic and theoretical grounding and was looking for a postgraduate program that included real-world application but that wouldn’t take him away from the areas of studies he enjoyed.

Nathan Ryan

You are here, in Canberra, surrounded by government and all the security agencies – people live and breathe it.Nathan Ryan


“I majored in philosophy and the history and philosophy of science,” Nathan recalls. “I also enjoyed studying political economy, so I was looking for something that would take me from theory into practice, that threaded it all together – and that’s when national security came up.”

He discovered the National Security College at ANU and was swayed above all else by the quality of the programs offered.

“What clinched it for me was the calibre of the academics at the National Security College. I quickly realised that this isn’t just a day job for the people who work in this space. You are here, in Canberra, surrounded by government and all the security agencies – people live and breathe it. It gave the impression of getting a seat at the ‘big boys’ table’ – serious people doing serious things – that this is going to be a career. And I wasn’t disappointed.”

Less than three years later, after obtaining the Advanced Master in National Security Policy, Nathan is heading off to the RAND Corporation – one of the world’s pre-eminent think tanks – to take up a post in the United Kingdom as an Associate Analyst in Cyber Policy.

Along the way he encountered and seized opportunities in research, teaching and overseas study that he could never have imagined when first shopping around for a Master’s degree.

Most recently, Nathan won a scholarship to an intensive complex systems course delivered on the campus of MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and has been tutoring in the NSC’s new ‘Statecraft and National Security in Cyberspace’ course.

Nathan is now looking forward to putting the skills he acquired at the National Security College to practical use, representing RAND at various forums, providing strategic advice to governments and clients, and advocating for rigorous policy development in the cyber field.

“The biggest challenge in cyber is getting the technical and policy parts to work together,” Nathan says. “It’s the multidisciplinary approach to public policy making that I learned at the National Security College that will help me tackle the wicked problems it throws up.”


I am a Noongar woman from Perth with proud Aboriginal heritage on my mother’s side and Scottish heritage from my father’s family. I chose to study at the NSC and pursue a Master of National Security Policy because of the opportunity to gain a broad, multidisciplinary understanding of security and Australia’s place in the region at a world leading university. During my time at the NSC I am keen to explore strongly how concepts of identity and security intersect, which is also an enduring theme for Australia’s settler history.

Jessica Fortune Student, NSC scholarship recipient


The National Security College offers scholarships to high-performing students who receive an offer of admission to a Master of National Security Policy or a Master of National Security Policy (Advanced).

The ANU National Security Policy ScholarshipAwarded on the basis of academic merit, the National Security Policy Scholarship offers partial tuition to students who have received an offer of admission for the first time. The scholarships are offered under three divisions:

> New domestic students (citizens of Australia or New Zealand or permanent residents of Australia)

> New international students

> Employees of the Australian, State and Territory Public Services

The NSC Scholarship for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island StudentsEach year the National Security College may award the National Security College Scholarship for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Students.

You can find out more about National Security College Scholarships at the NSC website: nsc.anu.edu.au/scholarships-and-sponsorship.php

S C H O L A R S H I P S


The NSC PhD program aims to develop experts in security studies with excellent research skills. As a PhD candidate, you’ll have the benefit of a dedicated academic supervisor, and encouragement to undertake fieldwork.

Admission into the programTo gain admission to the PhD program you’ll need a Bachelor degree with an upper second class (H2A) honours degree (at minimum) or its equivalent in a discipline relevant to your proposed topic and the broad field of security studies or a discipline such as international relations, strategic studies or political science.

Admission is dependent on the availability of an appropriate NSC academic supervisor. For more information visit the PhD Study section of the ANU website: nsc.anu.edu.au/phd-study/

PhD ScholarshipsThe ANU offers scholarships for students wishing to pursue PhD study in the NSC. These include the Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) and the International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS).

Scholarship closing dates

If you wish to submit an application for a PhD scholarship application, you’ll need to do so in the year before you intend to commence your studies:

> For international applicants - 31 August

> For Australian citizens and permanent residents - 31 October

For further information on PhD scholarships visit the ANU website: www.anu.edu.au/study/information-for/postgrad-research-students

Sir Roland Wilson Foundation PhD ScholarshipsPermanent employees of the Australian Public Service may also apply for one of three prestigious Sir Roland Wilson Foundation PhD Scholarships awarded annually. For information on key dates in the application process, visit the Sir Roland Wilson Foundation website: srwfoundation.anu.edu.au/phd-scholarships

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Websites

NSC nsc.anu.edu.au

ANU anu.edu.au anu.edu.au/study/choose-anu

College of Asia and the Pacific asiapacific.anu.edu.au

Crawford School crawford.anu.edu.au

For future students studycbr.com.au anu.edu.au/study/accommodation

Social media

@NSC_ANU

@Rory_Medcalf

youtube.com/user/ANUchannel

facebook.com/TheAustralianNationalUniversity

facebook.com/ANUasiapacific

facebook.com/CrawfordSchool

U S E F U L L I N K S


The College of Asia and the PacificIn the Asian Century in which we’re living, the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific is one of the world’s leading centres for teaching and research on the region – a position we’ve been working on since the century before.

The College has its roots in the University’s Research School of Pacific Studies and the School of Oriental Languages, founded in 1946 and 1952 respectively. The Research School was a founding institution of ANU, established to drive Australia’s engagement and understanding of its neighbourhood, as well as establish the University as a global centre of excellence in research, teaching and influence on Asia and the Pacific. From these visionaries and strong foundations, the College has grown today to host the largest assembly of regional experts in the English-speaking world.

Reaching out to the region and the world, the College is the centre for Australia’s and intellectual engagement with the societies, cultures, economies and worlds of thought of Asia and the Pacific.

Crawford SchoolCrawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University is Asia and the Pacific’s leading graduate public policy school.

Crawford School offers graduate degrees and executive programs in areas that include public policy, applied economics, public administration, and environmental management and is home to some of the region’s most important researchers. Many staff are active on government committees and in key advisory roles across government, business and civil society.

Crawford School is home to influential publications including the journal Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies, and publications such as East Asia Forum, Dev Policy Blog, Policy Forum, Solutions, and Advance.

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The NSC is an academic unit within the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific.


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