Senior defence & security officers
Strategic-level education for experienced leaders nominated through their services.
Leadership,
knowledge and
integrity.
Developing transformational strategic leaders for high-level policy, command, staff responsibility, and national decision-making.
- Programme
- MSc in Strategic Studies
- Duration
- One academic year
- First intake
- 10 August 2026
- Entry route
- Institutional nomination
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One focused programme.
Strategic-level depth.
Strategic Studies & Leadership
The one-year MSc in Strategic Studies develops judgment, analytical range, and leadership capacity for the highest levels of national responsibility.
10Aug
Confirmed First Intake
01Year
Full-Time Duration
For leaders already carrying responsibility.
Bringing together distinct spheres of leadership to foster deep institutional understanding and collaborative national security strategy.
Senior public servants
A national-security learning environment for officials entrusted with strategic responsibility.
Partner-nation officers
Professional exchange with allied and international officers through authorised affiliations.
A dedicated teaching facility supporting the MScSS curriculum through simulation-based exercises and operations-room training.
Overview
A dedicated teaching facility supporting the MScSS curriculum through simulation-based exercises and operations-room training.
How it supports the curriculum
Operations-room style exercises give MScSS candidates practical experience applying strategic concepts.
Where strategy is tested, not just taught.
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Clear eligibility
Understand who can be nominated and how selection works.
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Student services
Find the portal, calendar, library, and registrar pathways.
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Applied learning
See how strategic exercises support the programme.