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The Department of Distance Education

Mission:

The Department of Distance Education provides a high-quality strategic level education as a premier thought leader on strategic landpower.

Program Overview:

The Department of Distance Education oversees two pathways of online strategic education: The Distance Education Program (DEP) and Defense Courses.

The DEP is a two-year program that results in the award of Military Education Level 1 and Master of Strategic Studies. It is designed to be provocative, demanding, and rigorous. You will be in a class of highly intelligent professionals who seek to hone their intellectual skills and professional competency. You will be challenged academically and supported by teams of trained professionals with decades of military or civilian academic service to assist you as you wrestle with many of the complex issues of today's global situation. You will need to devote on average about 15 hours each week to successfully complete this program, which is comparable to reputable distance programs of civilian academic institutions.

The department also offers a 16-week Defense Strategy Course (DSC) and a 12-week Defense Strategy Foundation Course (DSFC). DSC is designed for US Army majors and lieutenant colonels desiring to learn how the nation develops national security policy and strategy. DSFC is designed for GS 14 and 15 level civilians from the Defense Senior Leader Development Program (DSLDP) focusing on the National Security Strategy policymaking process and the relationship of the national instruments of power to defense strategy.