Program overview
Strategic Studies is a graduate program under Military Science, focusing on national security, military strategy, the laws of war, and great power competition. Simply put, it teaches you how to analyze international conflicts from a holistic perspective and formulate defensive or offensive strategies. Core courses include strategic theory, national security strategy, history of military thought, geopolitical analysis, and crisis management. Chinese universities have unique advantages in this field—for example, the National Defense University and the Academy of Military Sciences have long tracked hot topics like Asia-Pacific security and Sino-US relations, and courses incorporate real-world cases (e.g., the South China Sea issue, Belt and Road security). This program suits students interested in international politics, military history, game theory, and those who enjoy logical deduction and macro-level thinking. If you love following international news and wondering “why a country acts the way it does,” this major will be right up your alley.