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M A S T E R O F N AT I O N A L
         SECURITY POLICY 2021

The National Security College is a joint initiative of the Commonwealth Government and The Australian National University.
CONTENTS

Message from the Head of College     1
Master of National Security Policy   2
Program details                      3
Message from the Vice-Chancellor     5
Messages from NSC Board members      6
Course descriptions                  7
NSC Students11
NSC Alumni12
NSC Head16
NSC Academic Conveners               17
The NSC network                      18
How to apply                         22
Doctoral studies                     24
MESSAGE FROM
THE HEAD OF COLLEGE

Welcome to our new degree, a world-class
offering to equip you for a career in security
and policy.
As we move into a decade of uncertainty and
risk, there has never been a more important
time to study national security.
To meet that need, the National Security
College (NSC) at The Australian National
University has fully redesigned the Master
of National Security Policy degree.
Like our degree, the College is unique.            compressed timeframe with assessment
It fuses specialist academic knowledge with        items focused on the thinking, decision-
the skills of experienced policy practitioners.    making and communications skills that
The College, our own NSC, is a joint initiative    government and other employers demand.
between the Australian Government and the          The content is contemporary and forward-
University.                                        looking. Here at the NSC, national security
Our mission is about engaging minds for            is more than the military dimension. You will
a secure Australia. We are entrusted by            gain a dynamic sense of how aspects such
Government with building the human                 as politics, law, diplomacy, economics, new
capability to face a new era of disruption         technologies, intelligence, human factors,
and risk.                                          pandemics and environmental risk all play
                                                   their part in the threats and responses that
Much of our work involves executive training,      matter. And why history remains important
policy workshops, futures analysis and public      in the 21st century.
outreach, and bringing together officials
and experts.                                       The new reality of national security is
                                                   inclusive, and so are we. With this degree,
I am proud to say our Masters degree goes          we will challenge you. With the support of
deeper still. It combines the academic rigour      the renowned Crawford School of Public
and multidisciplinary expertise of a leading       Policy, and in partnership with the Australian
research university with the real-world insights   Government, we will also work to empower
of government decision-makers. We offer a          you in careers that make a difference.
signature teaching model, with an emphasis
on interactive exercises and policy simulations
alongside more traditional methods of
research and argument.
Many of our new courses are designed as            Professor Rory Medcalf
3-unit intensives, co-taught and co-designed       Head, National Security College
by policy leaders. These are delivered in a        The Australian National University

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M A S T E R O F N AT I O N A L
SECURITY POLICY

In a disrupted world, there has                 In recognition of the multidisciplinary and
                                                dynamic nature of contemporary national
never been a more critical time                 security, we also allow a wide range of
to understand security.                         electives elsewhere at ANU: our students
                                                shape their own security journey.
The Master of National Security Policy degree
offers a world-class and policy-oriented        This Master’s degree offers a signature
qualification in national security, in line     teaching model: each course integrates
with the vision of the National Security        academic expertise from NSC, the Crawford
College (NSC) as a joint initiative between     School of Public Policy and across ANU with
The Australian National University and the      the insights of leading policy practitioners
Australian Government.                          from Australia and internationally, drawing on
                                                the NSC’s trusted networks. Scenario and
Our students learn about policy analysis,       simulation exercises apply your knowledge
policy making and policy leadership.            to real policy challenges. This policy-oriented
Core courses provide foundations in             teaching provides our students with direct
concepts and practical policy skills, with a    access to the world of government, enabling
focus on navigating the national security       informed career choices. Our students
landscape in Australia and the wider world.     become part of a supportive community of
                                                national security alumni, with opportunities
Electives examine the horizon of present        to get involved in the wider public policy
and future risks, from pandemics,               activities of the National Security College
foreign interference, terrorism and             in Australia’s capital.
cyber-attacks through to Indo-Pacific
geopolitics, geoeconomics, US-China             This degree equips graduates for careers
tensions, information warfare, technological    in government — across the full spectrum
disruption, energy and environmental            of policy departments and intelligence
concerns. To address these challenges,          agencies. It also prepares students for
students may develop a policy grounding         the many other professional pathways —
in security-related aspects of such             in academia, the private sector, international
areas as bureaucracy, politics, ethics,         organisations, media and civil society —
history, risk-management, leadership            where it matters to understand 21st century
and civil-military relations.                   security.

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P R O G R A M D E TA I L S

CRICOS Code: 0101473                            NSPO8034	China, America and
Program Code: 7871 MNSEP                                  National Security
Units/Duration:	72 Units / 1 – 1.5 years       NSPO8035	Australia’s Strategic
                 dependent on previous                    Environment and Future
                 studies                                  Security Challenges
                                                NSPO8036	Australian National Security
Admission requirements
                                                          Law: An introduction for
A Bachelor degree or international equivalent             policymakers
with a minimum GPA of 5.0/7.0.
                                                A minimum of 6 units from completion of any
Program requirements                            of the following 3-unit national security issues
The Master of National Security Policy          courses:
requires the completion of 72 units which
                                                NSPO8040	Gender and Security
must consist of:
                                                NSPO8041	Borders, Migration and Security
12 units from completion of the                 NSPO8042	Civil Military-Relations
following compulsory courses:                   NSPO8043	Pandemics, Infectious Diseases
NSPO8006	National Security Policymaking                  and National Security
NSPO8007	National Security: Concepts           NSPO8044	Energy Security
          and Methods                           NSPO8045	Propaganda and
                                                          Information War
A minimum of 18 units from completion
                                                NSPO8046	Terrorism and National Security
of any of the following national security
                                                NSPO8047	How Canberra Works: a guide
policy courses:
                                                          for security policymakers
NSPO8008	Ethical Challenges                    NSPO8048 The Future of Intelligence
          for National Security                 NSPO8049 Security in the Indo-Pacific
NSPO8009	Cyber and Emerging
                                                A minimum of 6 units from the following
          Technologies in
                                                experiential courses:
          National Security
NSPO8012	Leadership, Risk and National         ANIP6503	Australian National Internships
          Security Crisis Management                      Program Internship A (Graduate)
NSPO8028	History for Policymakers              POGO8140 Practice-Based Project
NSPO8032	Geoeconomics and                      CRWF7000 Applied Policy Project
          National Security                     CRWF8019	Public Policy and
NSPO8033	Climate, the Environment                        Professional Internship
          and National Security                 NSPO8037 Research Project

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Further specialisation                        POGO8138	Science, Technology and
                                                        Public Policy
Students can choose from approved
                                              POGO8235	Engaging China: Working with
security, strategy and policy courses:
                                                        Policymakers in the PRC
Cyber Studies                                 POGO8233 Policy Tools & Mixes
LAWS8035 Cyber Warfare Law                    POGO8234 Unpacking Policy Capacity
LAWS8077 Cyber Law                            POGO8231 Leading in Public Administration
SOCY6064 Surveillance and Society             POGO8021 Public Sector Ethics
SOCY6066	Social Science of the Internet      POGO8062 Public Sector Management
                                              REGN8052 Regulation and Governance
Global Security
DIPL8006	Diplomacy, Politics and the
                                              Strategy and Defence
           United Nations                     STST8001 Strategic Studies
INTR8062	Humanitarianism in World            STST8004	Australian Strategic and
           Politics                                     Defence Policy
INTR8065 Writing International Relations      STST8013	China’s Defence and Strategic
INTR8067 	U.S. Security Policy in the                  Challenges
           Asia-Pacific                       STST8021 Intelligence and Security
MEAS8115 Islam in World Politics              STST8026	Nuclear Strategy in the Asian
REGN8007 	Violence Against Women in                    Century
           Australia, Asia and the Pacific    STST8027	Insurgency & Counterinsurgency
STST8002 The New Power Politics of Asia                 in Modern Warfare
                                              STST8056	Strategy and Southeast Asia:
Public Policy                                           Defence and Security Dynamics
IDEC8021 The Chinese Economy                  STST8068	Asian Strategy and Security:
INTR8017	Issues in Australian Foreign                  History, Theory, and Practice
          Policy
                                              Resources and the Environment
INTR8068 Foreign Policy Analysis
                                              EMDV8009	Asia Pacific Environmental
POGO8402	Political and Institutional
                                                        Conflicts: Causes and Solutions
          Architecture of Public Policy
                                              EMDV8079	Water Politics on a Modified
POGO8401 Foundations in Public Policy
                                                        Planet
POGO8136	Participating in Public Policy:
                                              EMDV8080	International Climate Change
          Citizen Engagement and
                                                        Policy and Economics
          Public Talk
                                              EMDV8081	Domestic Climate Change
POGO8083 Policy Advocacy
                                                        Policy and Economics
POGO8076 Corruption and Anti-Corruption
                                              EMDV8124	Disaster Risk Reduction and
POGO8045	International Policymaking in the
                                                        Management
          Shadow of the Future
                                              IDEC8089 Energy Economics

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MESSAGE FROM
THE VICE-CHANCELLOR

Since 1946, the Australian
National University’s mission has
been to make a profound
difference for Australia as it
makes its way in the world.
In that spirit, the National Security College
was established at ANU as a unique
institution to advance the national interest —
engaging minds for a secure Australia.            insights across such diverse fields as policy,
                                                  history, economics, technology and law, to
The College has proven itself an essential        generate new thinking about security for the
part of Australia’s security and policy story.    2020s and beyond.

The NSC ethos is of thinking holistically         Each course integrates academic expertise
about the security of state and society to        from National Security College, the Crawford
manage the challenges of a disrupted world,       School and across the University with the
an approach ideally suited to the era of          insights of leading policy practitioners from
COVID-19 and beyond.                              Australia, and across the globe, drawing on
                                                  the NSC’s trusted networks.
The NSC convenes vital discussion between
government, academia, industry and civil          The Master of National Security
society, in a trusted and independent             Policy degree offers a world-class
environment. And most importantly, the            and policy-oriented qualification in
College prepares the next generation of           national security.
security practitioners — thinkers and doers.
                                                  This degree embodies the vision of the
Alumni of the National Security College           National Security College as a joint initiative
already perform key roles in government           between The Australian National University
departments and agencies, in Australia and        and the Australian Government.
internationally.
                                                  The National Security College is an
The skills and knowledge developed at the         exceptional place to start — or advance
ANU National Security College will be vital for   — your career in making a difference for a
Australia in the uncertain years ahead.           secure and resilient future.

Multidisciplinary learning is a core value        Professor Brian P. Schmidt AC FAA FRS
of the University, and the fully redesigned       Vice-Chancellor & President
Master of National Security Policy degree         The Australian National University
typifies this. We bring together leading
academics and policymakers to combine

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MESSAGES FROM
NSC BOARD MEMBERS

                      Australia is facing                           Recent events have
                      one of the most                               highlighted that
                      challenging                                   effective public
                      security                                      policy is not only
                      environments                                  necessary, but vital,
                      in its history.                               to democratic life.
National security is no longer about only        The wellbeing of both citizens and nations
military matters or international relations,     rests heavily on its successful practice.
but the whole spectrum from economics
to geopolitics, technology to law, and the       Nowhere is its value more conspicuous than
challenges of managing risk in crisis            in the field of national security — the primary
and complexity.                                  responsibly of Governments the world over.

The National Security College is a joint         Elected officials need guidance through this
initiative of the Commonwealth Government        increasingly contested world — presented
and The Australian National University,          with a complex menu of risk, often with scant
uniquely placed to develop the future leaders    time to deliberate. Policymakers are under
who will respond to these challenges.            increasing pressure to step up to address
                                                 this need.
For a decade the College has been engaging
minds for a secure Australia, and its mission    I am delighted that the National Security
is now more pressing than ever.                  College, in partnership with the Crawford
                                                 School of Public Policy, is adapting to
The College has recently updated its Master      these disrupted times to prepare the next
of National Security Policy degree to ensure     generation of national security policymakers.
students are equipped with the skills and
foresight they need to deal with the difficult   We are making certain they are up to the
policy choices ahead.                            challenge with the fully redesigned Master of
                                                 National Security Policy. This degree is more
There’s never been a more consequential          practical, immersive and flexible than ever
time to become a security professional.          before.
The National Security College will help
you get there.                                   Professor Helen Sullivan
                                                 Director, Crawford School of Public Policy
Caroline Millar                                  The Australian National University
Deputy Secretary, National Security
Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet

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COURSE
DESCRIPTIONS

The Master of National Security Policy             on translating conceptual analysis into
requires the completion of 72 units                making policy.
which must consist of:
                                                   A minimum of 18 units from completion of
12 units from completion of the                    any of the following national security policy
following compulsory courses:                      courses:

National Security Policymaking                     Ethical Challenges for National
(NSPO8006)                                         Security (NSPO8008)
This course examines the structures,               This course examines the ethical norms that
processes, actors and norms of national            both underpin and limit national security.
security policymaking, with reference to           It has a particular focus on the way that
the Australian experience.                         the relationships between those ethical
                                                   norms pose challenges for national security
In line with the College’s signature pedagogy,     policy and practice. It explores how, and
this course is delivered as a collaboration        the extent to which, ethical considerations
between an academic convener and a                 can and should influence decisions about
policy practitioner. Guest presentations           national security.
are included, both from other national
security academics and from current and
former senior policymakers.                        Cyber and Emerging
                                                   Technologies in National
A highlight of the course is a fully-fledged
                                                   Security(NSPO8009)
exercise simulating whole-of-government
national security policymaking in a                This course examines cyber and other
crisis scenario.                                   emerging technologies as a domain where
                                                   states project power and protect their
National Security: Concepts                        interests. It considers the interaction of state
                                                   and non-state actors, cyber enabled conflict
and Methods (NSPO8007)
                                                   and cooperation, as well as cyber-enhanced
This course equips students with conceptual        tools of statecraft including espionage and
and analytical skills and frameworks to            information operations. It also considers
address these core questions surrounding           how states are adapting to the threats and
national security.                                 opportunities in this new domain, including
                                                   those presented by emerging technologies
Students will interact with policy practitioners
                                                   such as the Internet of Things (IoT), drones
to understand how conceptual frameworks
                                                   and artificial intelligence. Throughout,
help explain the ways in which contemporary
                                                   it explores the future of cyberspace and
security challenges are understood by
                                                   emerging technologies and the potential
government. The course concludes by
                                                   to disrupt ideas of national security.
setting the scene for a subsequent course

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Leadership, Risk and National                    at how history can be relied on to enhance
Security Crisis Management                       an understanding of the present as well
(NSPO8012)                                       as raise awareness of the dangers of the
                                                 negative abuse of history. It will encourage
Crises are endemic to national security          innovative ways to use historical knowledge
policymaking. The modern era is punctuated       to address present and future policy issues.
by crises emanating from the natural and
social worlds that threaten local, national
                                                 Geoeconomics and National
and international security.
                                                 Security (NSPO8032)
This course considers this backdrop of
                                                 This course introduces students to the
threats alongside changing notions of
                                                 intersection of economics and security,
‘threat’, ‘risk’ and ‘crisis’ and challenges
                                                 captured in the concept of ‘geoeconomics’.
participants to determine how leadership
                                                 It focuses on the uses — and limitations
and policymaking can reconcile the
                                                 — of economic relations as an instrument
competing imperatives of national security
                                                 of state power. Students are introduced
and the public interest in the midst of
                                                 to the longstanding connection
crisis. The course involves (1) exploration
                                                 between economics and national
of definitions and theories of national
                                                 security; basic principles of economic
security and approaches to leadership,
                                                 theory; the mechanisms/instruments of
risk assessment/mitigation and crisis
                                                 geoeconomic statecraft (such as trade,
management; and (2) the application of this
                                                 finance and institutions); contemporary
conceptual material to empirical cases of
                                                 geoeconomic challenges, such as economic
domestic, international and transnational
                                                 coercion, critical infrastructure and critical
crises from bushfires to pandemic,
                                                 technologies; and the policy challenges
confrontation to conflict.
                                                 involved in developing national responses
                                                 that integrate security and economic
History for Policymakers                         considerations.
(NSPO8028)
Contemporary policy issues often have            Climate, the Environment and
long historical precedents. History can          National Security (NSPO8033)
therefore provide policymakers with some
                                                 Climate change is one of the most
perspective through the knowledge of past
                                                 defining — and contested — issues of the
patterns, and when used responsibly, it can
                                                 21st century. While catastrophic weather
have a constructive influence on policy.
                                                 events such as fires, cyclones, and droughts
Historical evidence can benefit policymakers
                                                 increasingly tax state capacity, the political,
as it provides not merely insight into the
                                                 economic and social consequences pose
past, but also a basis for informed decisions,
                                                 potentially grave risks for state stability
which can be drawn through the examination
                                                 and global order. This course examines
of continuity and change. This course looks

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climate change and environmental security        as new and emerging ‘black swan’ events
from a national security lens, examining         that will require swift action from the national
the potential for conflict, confrontation and    security community to protect Australian
cooperation. Students will closely examine       interests. Students taking this course will
the securitisation and politicisation of         gain an understanding of both conceptual
climate change issues, the flow on effects       and applied knowledge, as well as key
for national security, and policy options        debates on how to situate Australian national
for adaptation.                                  security policy in an uncertain Indo-Pacific
                                                 and global order. As a result they will develop
China, America and National                      the ability to make informed policy-focused
                                                 evaluations of the subject matter.
Security (NSPO8034)
This course examines the relationship            Australian National Security
between the United States and the People’s       Law: An introduction for
Republic of China (PRC), which will likely
                                                 policymakers (NSPO8036)
shape international security — and heavily
influence Australia’s interests — for the        This course is designed specifically
foreseeable future. It is organised around       for students of national security policy
four core questions: how do the United           — including serving and prospective
States and China respectively understand         policymakers. It will examine the intersections
national security; how have changing power       between Australian laws and legal systems
dynamics between the two affected their          and national security issues. After setting out
geopolitical, geoecominc and institutional       the foundations and basic legal architecture
preferences; how might this impact their         of Australia’s national security institutions and
handling of potential flashpoints in their       agencies, this course will focus on specific
relationship; and what are the implications      areas where the law has been used as a
for the security interests of third countries,   key mechanism for implementing national
notably Australia?                               security policy. Students will gain in-depth
                                                 understanding of the process by which
Australia’s Strategic                            Australian national security law is made,
Environment and Future                           and how (and why) the use of this body
                                                 of law is oversighted.
Security Challenges
(NSPO8035)
The core focus of this course is the horizon
of risk facing Australia’s national security
policy planners in the context of a changing
regional and global strategic environment.
The course draws on established scholarship
on ‘traditional’ security challenges, as well

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A minimum of 6 units from completion             Civil Military-Relations
of any of the following national security        (NSPO8042)
issues courses:
                                                 In this course students will examine the
Gender and Security                              difficulties for military forces, civilian agencies
(NSPO8040)                                       and humanitarian actors in navigating
                                                 the ‘space’ in which they are co-located.
This course will address the importance of       Policies, principles and practices of the
analysing gender perspectives in national        Australian Government, the United Nations,
security-related policy and decision making,     and other key international actors and non-
implementation and practice. Students will       government organisations will be considered.
gain an enhanced understanding of                Attention will also be given to disaster risk
gendered policies in national security           reduction and peace-building strategies
communities in government, the private           to help minimise the severity of natural
sector, non-government organisations and         disasters and the reversion of fragile states
the media. Students will engage with critical    into conflict. The overall aim of the course is
gender theory and empirical research from        for students to gain a better understanding
a range of interdisciplinary sources and         of the boundaries and complexities of
perspectives.                                    civil-military relations in disaster, stabilisation
                                                 and conflict situations, and to consider
Borders, Migration and Security                  initiatives relevant to Australia and its region.
(NSPO8041)
This course examines a theme frequently
                                                 Pandemics, Infectious
identified as a significant security challenge   Diseases and National Security
for policymakers: the role of borders and        (NSPO8043)
migration in security. The course draws
                                                 This course assesses the political and
from the interdisciplinary nature of scholarly
                                                 security significance of infectious diseases,
writing on this topic to provide students with
                                                 pandemics and public health. From the
the conceptual and empirical knowledge
                                                 historical experiences with smallpox, plague
to make informed and policy-focused
                                                 and cholera, to the contemporary challenges
analyses. The course will consider human
                                                 posed by new diseases like HIV/AIDS and
movement, territory, citizenship and borders
                                                 SARS or the COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear
through critical, practical and national
                                                 that pathogenic micro-organisms exercise
security lenses. Students will be provided
                                                 a powerful influence over the security of
frameworks for understanding contemporary
                                                 people, societies and states. The aim of the
events and evolving issues. Alongside
                                                 course is to provide students with a stronger
academic teaching, engagement with policy
                                                 understanding of the scientific and political
practitioners will underscore the challenges
                                                 nature of these problems, why and how they
in formulating and implementing border and
                                                 might threaten security, and the conceptual
migration policy in an Australian context.
                                                 and empirical connections between them.

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NSC STUDENTS

              As a correspondent                              Studying the Master
              of CNN Philippines,                             of National Security
              I reported on                                   Policy degree at the
              security issues                                 Australian National
              concerning the                                  University has been
              Philippines and                                 a fascinating and
Southeast Asia.                                singular experience.
My reporting on the policy gaps and their      I began the degree as Australia faced
impact on vulnerable populations motivated     unprecedented threats to its national security
me to pursue the Master of National Security   — the widespread bushfires across Australia,
Policy degree.                                 the health crisis of COVID-19, and the
                                               economic crisis that followed.
I want to have a deeper understanding of,
and keep up with, the evolving meaning and     The Master of National Security Policy
landscape of national security to help me      degree has taught me how to analyse and
make sense of my practical experiences.        understand these complicated national
What impressed me the most about the           security concerns for our region, which
Master of National Security Policy degree      includes everything from terrorism, to cyber
is the students’ ability to customise their    security, to climate change, to energy
program. I was allowed to cross-enrol in       security, to threats from rising powers.
courses on climate change, cyber security      I’ve had the opportunity to learn from some of
and law. The program allowed me to align       Australia’s leading policy practitioners, such
my interests with my desired specialisation.   as former heads of intelligence agencies,
Makoi Popioco                                  members of parliament, and journalists.
Student, Master of National Security Policy    I’ve also been surrounded by a diverse,
                                               inspiring and supportive cohort of fellow
                                               students, who come from a wide range
                                               of backgrounds and experiences.

                                               Louisa Bochner
                                               Student, Master of National Security Policy
                                               Inaugural recipient, Office of National
                                               Intelligence and National Security College
                                               Scholarship for Women

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NSC ALUMNI

                     It may seem strange                           Australia’s security
                     but making the leap                           environment is
                     from corporate                                volatile — and we
                     counsel to cyber                              face historic tipping
                     security seemed like                          points — meaning
                     the most natural                              the decisions
thing for me.                                     policymakers take in coming years
I started my career as a lawyer and worked
                                                  will be pivotal to Australia’s security
in the private sector for more than a decade.     for the remainder of the century.
My interest in national security — and cyber      The complex security challenges confronting
security specifically — began while I was at      Australia — at home and abroad — demand
Telstra, where I advised on data breaches         that the next generation of security
and the rise of cyber-related issues, which       professionals be bold critical thinkers,
were rapidly emerging.                            with a capacity to advocate creative solutions
The area was fascinating and new. It ultimately   to wicked problems.
led me to undertake the Master of National        Due to its flexible structure and unparalleled
Security Policy because I wanted to think less    access to international thought-leaders, the
like a lawyer and have a broader perspective      Masters of National Security Policy presents
of threat, risk and national security. I wanted   an essential opportunity for you to be among
to be part of the conversation surrounding        this next generation of practitioners, leaders,
the evolving area of cyber security and its       and scholars.
relationship to national security.
                                                  Not only did the degree introduce me to
At the time, the telecommunications               traditional national security problems,
sector was one of only a handful that             but it also helped me engage with emerging
regularly engaged with the national security      national security issues like those relating
community. But times have changed and so          to the environment, economics, and
has the threat landscape — now security           human security. The program has therefore
experts are commonplace throughout the            equipped me to engage with a diverse
private sector.                                   range of public policy problems throughout
And as industry continues to adapt to             my career.
legislative changes — driven by constantly        Dr. William Stoltz
changing threat vectors — private sector          NSC Visiting Fellow
opportunities for students of the Master of
National Security Policy degree will continue
to grow.
Rachael Falk
CEO, Cyber Security Cooperative
Research Centre

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Energy Security (NSPO8044)                          We begin by examining the historical
                                                    evolution of terrorism, its causes/rationales,
This course provides a critical understanding       and the major theoretical and conceptual
of energy security — its various                    approaches to help understand it. We then
conceptualisations, its relationship to other       explore the development of historical and
forms of security, and its embeddedness             contemporary terrorist groups. The final
in the structures of the modern state. In the       part of the course focuses explicitly
format of an intensive unit, this course            on counter-terrorism responses and
examines energy security in terms of supply,        counter-terrorism policies in the context
demand, critical infrastructure, environment,       of national security policy formulation.
as well as the flow on effects for the political,
economic, commercial and military realms.
It considers a range of potential threats from
                                                    How Canberra Works: a guide
geostrategic tensions to the destabilising          for security policymakers
consequences of global climate change.              (NSPO8047)
                                                    How is security policy in Australia really
Propaganda and Information                          made? This course is a primer on the
War (NSPO8045)                                      institutions, actors and their interaction
                                                    – sometimes outside formal structures –
This course examines a theme frequently             that shape decision-making in Canberra
identified as a difficult security challenge        on key issues related to national security.
for policymakers: the rise of propaganda,           The course takes advantage of the National
populism, and information war, especially           Security College’s privileged access to the
in the digital age. The course draws from           policy community. Policy practitioners will
the interdisciplinary nature of writing on this     guide students through the intersection
topic in order to provide students with the         of politics, bureaucracy, intelligence and
conceptual and empirical knowledge to               external influences, tying together this
make informed policy-focused assessments            foundational knowledge in a policy simulation
and analyses of the subject material.               exercise in which students will formulate, and
                                                    afterwards critique, a government response
Terrorism and National Security                     to a hypothetical national security problem.
(NSPO8046)
This course explores the nature and causes
of terrorism as well as individual (state) and
collective (international) responses. It does
so through an explicitly multi-disciplinary
approach that incorporates historical;
conceptual; and geographical frameworks.

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The Future of Intelligence                        management, pandemics and piracy
(NSPO8048)                                        connect with interstate competition.

Knowledge is integral to security, but the        A minimum of 6 units from the following
value of intelligence — access to scarce          experiential courses:
and protected information — is under
                                                  Australian National Internships
challenge. In an era of disruption, complexity
and information saturation, the changing
                                                  Program Internship A (Graduate)
role of intelligence is a central concern for     (ANIP6503)
national security policymakers and analysts.      The Australian National Internships Program
This course provides students with sufficient     provides students from any discipline with
foundational awareness of intelligence issues     the opportunity to undertake a significant
to enable them to critically evaluate the         research project within a work place.
utility of 21st century espionage and thus        Academic credit will be awarded towards
anticipate its evolution. The course will focus   the students’ degrees. Placements are
heavily on future-oriented intelligence issues,   in national institutions peak industry
notably the rise of open source intelligence      bodies, large industry organisations, public
and big data analytics, the ubiquity of           policy-focussed NGOs, or international
cyber, the collapsing distinction between         organisations. As part of a real-world
domestic and foreign intelligence, growing        experience, students will have the
public transparency expectations, and the         opportunity to work in an office environment,
challenge to 20th century intelligence-sharing    learn to prioritise tasks and deadlines,
alignments, especially the Five Eyes.             develop the skills to express themselves
                                                  concisely and provide a succinct précis
Security in the Indo-Pacific                      of a complex topic.
(NSPO8049)
This course introduces students to the
                                                  Practice-Based Project
challenges and choices facing national            (POGO8140)
security policymakers in an era of                The Experiential Research Project is part of
connectivity and contestation across the          a range of ‘capstone experience’ courses
Pacific and Indian oceans. The debate about       from which students can select to complete
the Indo-Pacific as a coherent regional           requirements for the Master of Public
framework will be introduced, along with          Administration (MPA) degree. The course is
implications for the security interests of key    designed principally for students currently in
regional powers, notably China, India, Japan,     the workforce, and bridges classroom and
Indonesia, the United States and Australia.       practice environments by having students
The interstate and transnational dimensions       undertake an applied research project
of Indo-Pacific security challenges will be       — on a policy or administration topic of
considered, including how risks related           relevance to their current employer.
to climate change, maritime resource

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Applied Policy Project                            Regular supervisory sessions will help
(CRWF7000)                                        facilitate and support the completion of
                                                  the research project. Research projects
The APP involves small groups of students         will be supervised by the course convenor
undertaking applied research for real-world       and supported by class and supervisory
policy organisations. Each project is initiated   discussions. Students will identify their own
by clients from the public or non-government      research topic in discussion with the course
sectors, for example government                   convenor, present their research questions
departments, think tanks, peak bodies,            to the rest of the class and write an academic
advocacy groups, and advisory institutions.       research paper.
The course is designed to give students
an opportunity to extend their academic           A maximum of 24 units from completion of a
skills into the professional world. Working in    research thesis:
groups, students learn about the inner
                                                  Thesis (24 units) (NSPO8031)
workings of policy organisations through
the process of designing and conducting           Thesis is a 24-unit course available in the
research on their behalf. In each project,        Master of National Security Policy program.
students are required to understand client        In relation to relevant thesis topics, the notion
research needs, define research problems,         of national security (together with any policies
formulate research questions, gather and          related to it) is understood in broad terms
analyse policy relevant data, and structure       and students are therefore welcome to
and produce a research report for the client.     investigate traditional and/or non-traditional
                                                  security issues. The completion of this thesis
Public Policy and Professional                    will demonstrate an advanced aptitude
Internship (CRWF8019)                             for conducting innovative research and
                                                  producing high quality writing with minimal
This course provides students with an             supervision. This program is also equally
opportunity to gain credit towards their          suitable for students who may be interested
degree in the Crawford School of Public           in continuing with further research work or
Policy by undertaking a self-sourced              as a PhD candidate.
internship.

Research Project (NSPO8037)
As an individual research project, this course
provides students with an opportunity to
acquire an advanced level of knowledge
concerning their own choice of a national
security issue and build the student’s
skills in research and complex writing.

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NSC HEAD

                               Professor        His earlier work in journalism was
                               Rory Medcalf     commended in Australia’s leading
                                                media awards, the Walkleys, in 1991.
                               has been Head
                               of the NSC at    Professor Medcalf and the NSC convene
                               the ANU since    strategic dialogues to develop Australia’s
                                                relations with Indo-Pacific powers. He has
                               January 2015.    been recognised as a thought leader
                         He has led the         internationally for his work on the Indo-Pacific
                         expansion of the       concept of the strategic environment, as
College into policy engagement and futures      articulated in his acclaimed 2020 book
analysis, as well as executive development,     Contest for the Indo-Pacific (released
education and research. This has positioned     internationally as Indo-Pacific Empire).
the College as ‘more than a think tank’
                                                Professor Medcalf was a member of the
and a widely-trusted institution bridging
                                                expert panel providing independent advice
academia and government to foster a more
                                                on the Australian Government’s 2016
inclusive and holistic approach to Australian
                                                Defence White Paper. He is chief investigator
national security.
                                                in a 2018–2021 research project funded
His professional background involves three      by the Carnegie Corporation of New York,
decades of experience across diplomacy,         examining the risks to nuclear stability from
intelligence analysis, think tanks, academia    new submarine-detection technologies.
and journalism, including as founding           He is also chief investigator in a 2019–2021
Director of the International Security          research project on Indo-Pacific strategy in
Program at the Lowy Institute.                  the Indian Ocean, funded by the Australian
                                                Department of Defence.
In government, Professor Medcalf worked
as a senior strategic analyst with the Office   He is a member of the editorial boards
of National Assessments (now the Office         of the Australian Journal of International
of National Intelligence), Canberra’s peak      Affairs and Asia Policy. He has been
intelligence agency. He was also an             a Nonresident Senior Fellow with the
Australian diplomat, with wide experience       Brookings Institution and retains affiliations
including a posting to New Delhi,               as a Nonresident Fellow with the Lowy
a secondment to the Japanese Ministry           Institute and the Seapower Centre of the
of Foreign Affairs, truce monitoring after      Royal Australian Navy. His is a serving
the civil conflict in Bougainville and policy   board member of the National Foundation
development on Asian security institutions.     for Australia-China Relations, and an
He has contributed to three landmark            Australian representative on the ASEAN
reports on nuclear arms control: the 1996       Regional Forum Register of Experts and
Canberra Commission, 1999 Tokyo Forum           Eminent Persons. He is also a member of
and 2009 International Commission on            the Scientific Advisory Council of the Finnish
Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament.      Institute of International Affairs.

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NSC ACADEMIC
CONVENERS

                          Dr. Sue                                            Dr. Michael
                          Thompson                                           Cohen is
                          is the convenor                                    convenor of the
                          of the academic                                    NSC’s
                          program at                                         PhD program.
                          the NSC.                                            He has expertise
                        Associate                                             in International
                        Professor Sue                                         Security with an
Thompson has extensive experience in                empirical focus on the Indo-Pacific and, more
academia, government, the media and the             specifically, the causes and implications for
non-government sector. She previously               armed interstate conflict of nuclear weapons
worked for the Department of Defence as             proliferation and international alliance
research coordinator for the Australian Civil       dynamics, the role of political leaders and
Military Centre.                                    how their foreign policy decision-making can
                                                    be improved and the efficacy of signalling
Prior to completing a PhD at the University         and coercion in National Security affairs.
of London, Sue worked for a minister in
the Australian Government and then as               Dr. Cohen has over a decade of teaching
an international news journalist for the            experience in Australia, Canada and
Associated Press. She also worked in                Denmark. Prior to joining the National
the non-government sector, notably as a             Security College in 2018, he was Senior
corporate affairs officer for the Royal Institute   Lecturer and Coordinator of the Bachelor of
of International Affairs (Chatham House) and        Security Studies program at the Department
as a communications and policy officer for          of Security Studies and Criminology at
the Mental Health Council of Australia.             Macquarie University (2015–2017) and
                                                    Assistant Professor in the Department of
                                                    Political Science and Center for War Studies
                                                    at the University of Southern Denmark
                                                    (2012–2015). He was also a visiting scholar
                                                    at the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace
                                                    Studies at Columbia University (2014).

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THE NSC NETWORK

The Master of National Security Policy degree incorporates unique access to a combination of
multidisciplinary academic experts and policy leaders with extensive practical experience —
the following is just a sample.

                  Laura Rosenberger is                            Alastair MacGibbon is
                  director of the Alliance for                    Chief Strategy Officer, Cyber
                  Securing Democracy at the                       CX. He was recently National
                  German Marshall Fund of                         Cyber Security Adviser,
                  the United States. She was                      Head of the Australian Cyber
                  foreign policy advisor for                      Security Centre and Special
Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and      Adviser to the Prime Minister on
a Distinguished Visitor to NSC in 2019.          Cyber Security.

                 Richard Maude is                                 Michelle Price is the
                 Executive Director Policy at                     inaugural CEO of AustCyber,
                 Asia Society Australia. He                       the Australian Cyber
                 was Deputy Secretary,                            Security Growth
                 Department of Foreign                            Network Ltd. She was the
                 Affairs and Trade and                            first Senior Adviser for Cyber
Director-General, Office of National             Security at the National Security College.
Assessments. He led development of
Australia’s 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper.                      Meru Sheel is an infectious
                                                                  disease epidemiologist at
                 Kerri Hartland is a former                       the ANU Research School of
                 senior public servant with                       Population Health. Her
                 posts across eight federal                       speciality is in health
                 departments and agencies,                        emergencies,
                 including as Secretary of the   vaccine-preventable and emerging
                 Department of Employment.       infectious diseases.
She was the first female Deputy Director-
General of ASIO.                                               Gai Brodtmann is a
                                                               member of the ASPI council
                 Jane Halton AO PSM is a                       and Sapien Cyber advisory
                 member of the National                        board. She served as the
                 Covid-19 Advisory Board                       federal Member for Canberra
                 and Chair, Coalition for                      (2010–19) and as the
                 Epidemic Preparedness           Shadow Assistant Minister for Cyber Security
                 Innovations. She is a former    and Defence.
Secretary of the Department of Health and
Department of Finance.

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Allan Behm is head of the                           Dominique Dalla-Pozza is
               international and security                          a Senior Lecturer at the ANU
               affairs program at the                              College of Law specialising
               Australia Institute. He was                         in Australian Public Law.
               Chief of Staff to Minister for
               Climate Change and
Industry Greg Combet and senior advisor to
the Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs,                            Nicholas Rasmussen is
Senator Penny Wong.                                                 Executive Director of the
                                                                    Global Internet Forum to
                 Duncan Lewis AO DSC                                Counter Terrorism. He held
                 CSC is the recently retired                        senior counterterrorism
                 Director-General of Security                       posts in the White House
                 and was Australia’s inaugural    and U.S. intelligence community from
                 National Security Adviser.       2001–17, including as Director of the National
                 Previously he was Secretary      Counterterrorism Center. He is a
of the Department of Defence and retired          Distinguished Visitor to NSC
from the Australian Defence Force as
Major General.                                                    Katherine Mansted is
                                                                  Senior Adviser for Public
                 Tanvi Madan is a senior                          Policy at the NSC and a
                 fellow in the Project on                         non-resident fellow at the
                 International Order and                          Alliance for Securing
                 Strategy in the Foreign Policy                   Democracy at the German
                 program — and directs The        Marshall Fund of the United States.
                 India Project — at the
Brookings Institution in Washington, DC.                           James Renwick CSC SC
                                                                   is a barrister and was
                  Anthea Roberts is a                              Australia’s 3rd Independent
                  Professor at the School of                       National Security Legislation
                  Regulation and Global                            Monitor.
                  Governance (RegNet). She
                  specialises in public
                  international law,
international economic law, comparative
international law, and the effect of
geopolitical change on global governance.

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Dirk van der Kley is a                              Darren Lim is a Senior
                 Research Fellow at the                              Lecturer in the School of
                 School of Regulation and                            Politics and International
                 Global Governance                                   Relations at the ANU,
                 (RegNet). He specialises in                         focusing on geo- economics
                 the theory of geoeconomics,                         and grand strategy.
international economic sanctions,                    He co-hosts the Australia in the
PRC international economic policy.                   World podcast.

                   Adam Henschke is a                                Mark Crosweller AFSM is
                   Senior Lecturer at the                            an expert in crisis leadership
                   Crawford School of Public                         and emergency
                   Policy. He specialises in the                     management. He was
                   ethics and technology of                          Director-General of
                   national security.                                Emergency Management
                                                     Australia and Head of the National
                   Jennifer Hunt is a lecturer       Resilience Taskforce.
                   at the Crawford School of
                   Public Policy. She specialises                    James Goldrick AO CSC
                   in the national security of                       is an Adjunct Professor at
                   critical systems including                        the ANU Strategic and
                   energy and cyber.                                 Defence Studies Centre, a
                                                                     Fellow at the Sea Power
                   Natasha Kassam is a                               Centre and a retired Rear
                   Research Fellow in the            Admiral in the Royal Australian Navy.
                   Diplomacy and Public
                   Opinion Program at the Lowy                        Stephanie Koorey is a
                   Institute, where she directs                       Research Fellow at the ANU
                   the annual Lowy Institute Poll.                    College of Law. Her research
                                                                      interests include human
                 Allan Gyngell AO is the                              rights, leaderless resistance,
                 National President of the                            future conflict, and emerging
                 Australian Institute of             security challenges in the Indo-Pacific.
                 International Affairs. He was
                 the Director-General of the
                 Office of National
Assessments and the founding Executive
Director of the Lowy Institute.

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The National Security College hosts a broad range of security leaders, practitioners
and experts.

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H O W T O A P P LY

Apply directly to us!                         Important
1.     For all Crawford School of Public      Please include the following documents
       Policy degrees apply directly to us.   with your application:

2.     Find a degree program you are          > An up-to-date detailed resume
       interested in at www.programsand
                                              > Colour copy of original/certified
       courses.anu.edu.au or Crawford
                                                academic transcript and testamur.
       School webpage (crawford.anu.edu.
       au/study/graduate-degrees).            An online application fee applies for
                                              international applicants, unless you are
3.     Submit your online application
                                              applying through an ANU agent.
       via the ‘Apply now’ button or via
       programsandcourses.anu.edu.au          All applicants must provide evidence that
                                              their English language ability meets the
4.     We’ll assess your application
                                              minimum requirements for admission.
       and will contact you if we need
       any further details.                   To enquire:
                                              crawford.degrees@anu.edu.au
5.     You will be issued a Full Offer or a
       Conditional Offer, depending on any    Phone: +61 2 6125 6261
       requirements that are pending.

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Scholarships
The NSC offers a range of scholarships to students.

For more information, please contact crawford.degrees@anu.edu.au or call +61 2 6125 6261.

English language requirements
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.

The minimum requirements for all programs are:

   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.

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DOCTORAL STUDIES

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

Admission into the program
To gain admission to the PhD program you will need a Bachelor degree with an upper
second class (H2A) honours degree (at minimum) or its equivalent in a relevant discipline.
However, to be competitive for a place in the program, we encourage a first class honours
degree, or a master’s degree equivalent with a research component in a cognate discipline
such as international relations, strategic studies or political science.

Your admission will be dependent on the strength of your research proposal and the availability
of an NSC academic supervisor. For more information, visit the PhD Study section of the ANU
website nsc.crawford.anu.edu.au/study/ graduate-degrees/phd-programs

PhD Scholarships
The ANU offers scholarships for students wishing to pursue PhD study at the NSC.
More information on these is available at www.anu.edu.au/study/scholarships

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