Overview

Course Details

Explore strategic military operations in peace and conflict with the Military Studies MA course from the American Public University.

APU’s online master’s degree in military studies provides a thorough examination of the laws of war and the emerging defense and security challenges facing the United States. You will also learn to identify viable courses of action when doctrine or revolutionary changes in strategy and operation occur.

Academic professionals, senior military leaders, and those serving in the national security arena provided input in developing APU’s curriculum. Designed to help you publish scholarly works, the Master of Arts in Military Studies sharpens your capacities for effective research, analysis, methodological, and presentation skills relevant to military studies.

Students must choose a concentration for this degree program:

Irregular Warfare
Joint Warfare
Strategic Leadership

What You Will Do

Analyze the origins, development, capabilities, and vulnerabilities of friendly and hostile military forces
Assess major trends, theories, laws of war, events, and people that have shaped military studies in historical and modern contexts
Evaluate the variables and influences affecting military forces in terms of leadership, doctrine, strategy, tactics, operations, joint operations and integrated systems, technology, cultures, and the multidimensional battle space
Judge examples of successful and unsuccessful military and strategic leadership based on past and current events

Programme Structure

Courses include:

The Making of Strategy

Research Design and Methods

Great Military Leaders

Strategy, Tactics, & the Operational Art

Insurgency and Revolution

The Non-State Soldier

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months
Part-time
- 84 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

More details

Courses Start Monthly

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

36 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Military Science Management Studies Terrorism & Security View 940 other Masters in Management Studies in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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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/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 370 USD per credit during 24 months.
National

6660 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 370 USD per credit during 24 months.

$250 with military grant

Funding

Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and win up to €10000 to cover your tuition fees.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and win up to €10000 to cover your tuition fees.

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Military Studies.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

226 countries / Need-based

Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria

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