Degree
Specialisation
40 credit points
Specialisation in Defence and Strategy
Overview
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Degree/s offering this specialisation
Master of Strategy and Security
Summary
Key features
- Learn from leaders in defence and strategy
Connect with experts via guest lectures by Australian ambassadors, UN officials, NATO reps and other high-profile practitioners.
- Hone your skills in dynamic simulations with global experts
Participate in wargames, scenarios and decision-making exercises, working in multidisciplinary groups to tackle real challenges.
- Engage with critical debates and ethical dilemmas
Examine classical and modern strategic thinkers, defence policy and conflict management while tackling the ethical challenges of conflict.
- Apply strategic theory to practice
Balance conceptual thinking with applied problem solving through case studies, policy brief writing, discussion and practical assessment.
Career outcomes
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Studying at Macquarie
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Specialisation structure
What you’ll study
A specialisation allows you to focus on an area of study, such as Defence and Strategy, within more generalist degrees. It’s recorded on your testamur and academic transcript.
Specialisation requirements
40 credit points
Essential units
40 credit points
Complete each unit below
Essential units are units that you must complete to qualify for your degree.
How can I study this specialisation?
Defence and Strategy is available as a specialisation as part of the below degree/s:
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Career outcomes
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Professions
- Border security manager
- Counterintelligence officer
- Counterterrorism expert
- Crisis response specialist
- Defence capability planner
- Defence industry consultant
- Emergency management director
- Foreign affairs adviser
- Geospatial intelligence analyst
- Information warfare specialist
- Intelligence analyst
- Intelligence and security specialist
- International security adviser
- Military officer
- National security adviser
- Policy adviser
- Risk analyst
- Strategic planner
- Strategic wargaming specialist
- Threat assessment specialist
Employers
- Border protection and customs services
- Corrective services
- Counterterrorism agencies
- Critical infrastructure operators
- Defence agencies
- Defence forces
- Diplomatic and consular agencies
- Emergency management agencies
- Government agencies and departments
- Intelligence agencies
- International agencies and departments
- Multilateral development organisations
- National security agencies
- Police and law enforcement agencies
- Regulatory authorities
- Risk management groups
- Security firms
- Technology organisations
- Telecommunications companies
- Think tanks and policy research institutes
Career information
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