Introduction

National Defence Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes for the NDC Defence Course and the Master’s in Strategic and Security Studies Program

The NDC Program Learning Outcomes for the NDC Defence Course and the Master’s in Strategic and Security Studies Program include:

Think critically and strategically in order to apply practical knowledge in collaborative ways and in complex circumstances with diverse partners.
Analyze how domestic, regional and international factors shape strategy and be able to evaluate strategic environments and their impact on national security at the national, regional and international levels.
Evaluate strategic threats and challenges in order to facilitate national decision-making.
Produce frameworks for formulating either specialized strategies (diplomatic/military/economic/informational) or a national comprehensive strategy.
Apply the fundamentals of sound strategic crisis-management to coordinate the use of national resources.
Evaluate the relationship between political objectives, strategy, and the use of instruments of national power (e.g., diplomacy, military, economic and information) to resource strategy in peace, crisis and war.
Serve as strategic leaders who can effectively shape and implement policy and develop appropriate strategies in support of national security objectives.
Design and conduct policy relevant and evidence-based research based on an advanced knowledge of applicable research principles and methods, to develop solutions to complex national security challenges.

The National Defence College grants the NDC Defence Course Certificate, A Postgraduate Diploma and/or a Master's Degree, or a Ph.D. Degree in Strategic and Security Studies, or any other certificate or academic qualification decided in the future.
The College may grant a certificate in strategic and security studies if the participant successfully completes the course requirements except the assessment requirements.