Security Studies

Features

An interdisciplinary Exam Committee of KSU Security Studies faculty, which may vary from year to year, will determine the precise format and administer the written general field exam. The student will be allowed to consult the history and political science reading lists in hardcopy form but will not be permitted to have any notes or other resources available during the examination.

Students should regard the reading lists as indispensable tools to help prepare them to be knowledgeable and independent thinkers. However, examiners also may pose questions on important Security Studies issues not specifically included in the readings.

A successful exam does not merely summarize the findings of other scholars; it presents clear and well-argued theoretical arguments supported by the literature but rooted in the student's own ideas.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

• Historical Approaches to Security
• Historical Methods in Security Studies
• Advanced Research Methods
• Readings in History

Admission requirements

Academic requirements

• GPA: 3

English requirements

• TOEFL iBT: 79
• PTE Academic: 58
• IELTS: 6.5

Other requirements

General requirements

• All international students admitted to the Graduate School must demonstrate the same level of achievement as U.S. students. That is, they must hold a degree from an established institution comparable to a college or university in the United States, have an outstanding undergraduate record, have the demonstrated ability to do graduate work, and provide evidence of language proficiency sufficient for the pursuit of a graduate degree.
• Admission may be denied to students from technical schools, which may provide excellent training in special areas, but do not offer degrees equivalent to those of colleges and universities. As a rule, students from abroad are not admitted to nondegree status (that is, as special students). Questions about the qualifications of international students should be directed to the Graduate School.

Fees and funding

Tuition Fees

• International: 45,119 AUD / year (≈ 32,130 USD / year)
• Out-of-State: 45,119 AUD / year (≈ 32,130 USD / year)
• Domestic (In-State): 20,179 AUD / year (≈ 14,370 USD / year)

Living costs

Manhattan, United States: 1,264-1,966 AUD / month. The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.