Master in National Security Administration

About this course

The Master in National Security Administration (MNSA) program is the main training program of NDCP. It is a one-year, full-time master’s degree course consisting of thirty-nine (39) units earned through various forms of classroom work, case studies, regional security and devel­opment studies and academic enhancement travels. The MNSA is open to military officers, government officials and private sector leaders. Students write a national security-oriented the­sis. Civilian graduates are commissioned Lieutenant Colonels or Commanders in the Reserve Force. The curriculum focuses on the differ­ent dimensions of national security management namely: the socio-cultural, political-legal, eco­nomic, techno-scientific, environmental and military dimension.

About the Provider

The National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP) (Filipino: Dalubhasaan ng Tanggulang Pambansa ng Pilipinas) is an educational, training, and research agency of the Philippine government located inside Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City. It is responsible for providing continued and intensive studies of the diverse problems relating to national defense and security. It is under the Department of National Defense.

The National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP) is committed to provide quality defense and security education services in accordance with the Quality Management System in the fulfillment of its mission.