Overview
This thesis-based Military, Security and Strategic Studies degree at the University of Calgary is focused on interdisciplinary work and is designed to help students interact with military officers, government personnel, security-focused NGOs, and military scholars.
With flexible programs, leading scholars in a variety of disciplines, and highly competitive funding packages, we strive to ensure our PhD students achieve success in their strategic studies.
Outcomes
- Banking, Police Service, Government, Military Procurement, Oil and Gas, NATO, Advocacy Groups.
- A PhD in military and strategic studies is usually considered a final degree.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Classics of Strategy
- Advanced Analysis of International Relations
- Strategic Studies
- Military and Strategic Studies: Questions and Methods
- Arctic Security
- Canadian Military Studies
- U.S. Security
- Ethics and Morality
- Intelligence
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
Military Science Terrorism & SecurityAcademic requirements
English requirements
Student insurance
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- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
GPA
- A minimum of 3.70 on a four-point scale over all completed graduate courses in the master's program; 3.40 in the undergraduate program over the last 60 units or two years of study.
- A completed Master's degree.
- A representative piece of written work, normally a master's thesis chapter or major research paper.
- A detailed statement of the proposed thesis research
- A completed application to the Centre, along with supporting documentation
- All post-secondary transcripts
- Two
Tuition Fee
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International
5604 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2802 CAD per semester during 48 months. -
National
2402 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1201 CAD per semester during 48 months.
- fees per term
Living costs for Calgary
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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