Overview
Course Details
Explore defense policies of nations dealing with Europe and Asia after the fall of the Soviet state and strategic leadership in the information age by enrolling in the Strategic Leadership Postgrad. Cert. at the American Public University.
This online certificate provides a comprehensive study of the strategic developments and geopolitical concerns influencing military planning and execution. APU’s strategic leadership graduate certificate covers the history of strategic developments that have influenced military planning and execution from the mid-20th century through the modern era.
Additionally, you’ll investigate the characteristics of leadership common to great military leaders and examine conventional and unconventional joint warfare of the future.
What You Will Do
- Assess domestic and international contexts that shape the behavior of state and non-state actors causing the development of national security policies
- Trace the history of strategic developments and geopolitical concerns that have influenced military planning from the mid-20th century through the modern era
- Compare defense policies of European and Asian nations that have faced enormous changes following the East Bloc's collapse
- Analyze the characteristics of leadership common to great military leaders
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Strategic Geography and Geopolitics
- Strategic Military Leadership
- Great Military Leaders
- The Making of Strategy
- Studies in Future War
- National Security and Globalization
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 2 months
Start dates & application deadlines
Courses Start Monthly
Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Leadership View 256 other Masters in Leadership in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- All APU graduate programs require you to have earned a minimum of a bachelor’s degree from an institution whose accreditation is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
- Please read all graduate admission requirements before applying to this program and be prepared to submit the required documentation.
- If you have a non-U.S. transcript, please view our International Admissions page for more information.
- There is no fee to complete the APU admission application.
Tuition Fee
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International
6660 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 370 USD per credit during 2 months. -
National
6660 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 370 USD per credit during 2 months.
$250 with military grant
Funding
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