MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SECURITY AND STRATEGIC STUDIES

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Required results - A/L Any - A person is eligible for admission to the programme of study leading to the MSc in Security and Strategic Studies, provided he/she meets one of the following conditions: a. He / She is a commissioned officer / gazetted Police officer / public and private sector executive having a bachelor degree with 1st class from recognized university with minimum of one (01) year of service/work experience. b. He / She is a commissioned officer / gazetted Police officer / public and private sector executive having a bachelor degree with 2nd class from recognized university with minimum of two (02) years of service/work experience. c. He / She is a commissioned officer in the rank of Captain / Lieutenant / Flight Lieutenant and above or gazetted Police officer or public and private sector executive having a bachelor degree from a recognized university with minimum of three (03) years of service/work experience. d. He / She is a commissioned officer in the rank of Captain / Lieutenant / Flight Lieutenant and above or gazetted Police officer or public and private sector executive with minimum of seven (07) years of service/work experience.
Required results - O/L Any - A person is eligible for admission to the programme of study leading to the MSc in Security and Strategic Studies, provided he/she meets one of the following conditions: a. He / She is a commissioned officer / gazetted Police officer / public and private sector executive having a bachelor degree with 1st class from recognized university with minimum of one (01) year of service/work experience. b. He / She is a commissioned officer / gazetted Police officer / public and private sector executive having a bachelor degree with 2nd class from recognized university with minimum of two (02) years of service/work experience. c. He / She is a commissioned officer in the rank of Captain / Lieutenant / Flight Lieutenant and above or gazetted Police officer or public and private sector executive having a bachelor degree from a recognized university with minimum of three (03) years of service/work experience. d. He / She is a commissioned officer in the rank of Captain / Lieutenant / Flight Lieutenant and above or gazetted Police officer or public and private sector executive with minimum of seven (07) years of service/work experience.
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Time Duration 2 Years
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Qualification from (University/ Taff) GENERAL SIR JOHN KOTELAWALA DEFENCE UNIVERSITY
Fees informations a.Registration Fees for 3 years
Initial registration periods - Rs 5000.00

b. Library Fees - Rs 2000.00

c. Refundable Library Fees - Rs 4000.00

d. Refundable Mess Deposit - Rs 2000.00

e. Tuition Fees - Rs 180,000.00 (Police/Ministry Of Defence Officers)- Rs.220, 000.00 (Public/Private Sector Candidates)

f. Registration Renewal Fee - Rs.1500.00 per year (after completion of Initial Registration)

g. Repeat Thesis Defense Viva Voce fee - Rs. 11,500.00
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Locations Colombo
Subjects

Year 1 – Semester 1

* Evolution of the Modern International System
* Geopolitics and Strategy
* Defence Economics Strategy
* Intelligence and National Security Strategy
* Comparative Politics
* Maritime Security

Year 1 – Semester 2

* Research Methodology and Writing
* Introduction to Security & Strategic Studies
* Civil-Military Relations
* National and International Security
* Countering Terrorism : Theory & Practice

Year 2 – Semester 1

* Military History of Sri Lanka
* Concepts of Warfare & History of World Major Conflicts
* Defeating Terrorism : The Sri Lankan Experience Development, Peace and Security
* Contemporary Defence and Strategic Challenges to Sri Lanka

Year 2 – Semester 2

* Diplomacy and Strategic Communication
* The Second Nuclear Age: Nuclear Weapons & their Strategic use in 21st Century
* Humanitarian Intervention & Peace Support Operations

Award Msc.
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University
Kotelawala Defence University
KDU
Academic centers Kotelawala Defence University
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