Admission Requirements
PLEASE NOTE: Admissions to this program are currently suspended.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Thesis-based program
Our PhD program addresses a critical need for analysts who can study and assess the multitude of security threats that exist around the world, emphasizing the importance of both a theoretical and policy perspective. This thesis-based degree 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.
Core Courses: Classics of Strategy, Advanced Analysis of International Relations and Strategic Studies.
Block Week Course: Students will complete Military and Strategic Studies: Questions and Methods in the week preceding their first term.
Additional Courses: May include arctic security, Canadian military studies, U.S. security, ethics and morality, intelligence, and other topics.
Candidacy: Students will complete both oral and written candidacy exams.
Thesis: Students are required to submit and defend an original research thesis.
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Admissions to this program are currently suspended.
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.
Two
None
An applicant whose primary language is not English may fulfill the English language proficiency requirement in one of the following ways:
January 15 for all documentation
If you're not a Canadian or permanent resident, or if you have international credentials, make sure to learn about international requirements
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