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We’re building a portfolio of Security & Defence PLuS educational offerings including short courses, executive education, and advanced degrees using curriculum from all three partner universities: Arizona State University, King’s College London, and the University of New South Wales.
Short Course Offerings
Analytical Writing for National Security Professionals
This 4-course series demonstrates how to turn analytical ability into a demonstrable skill you can use in applications, resumes, and on the job.
Artificial Intelligence in National Security
This course explores the striking changes that AI is bringing to national security, including to military tactics and strategy, investigates the ways in which culture shapes the employment of AI, and considers some ethical implications of AI in national security affairs.
China-West Relations: Dilemmas and Lessons
This course seeks to explore the areas of ambiguity where Chinese actions are causing security dilemmas for Western citizens, administrators, policy-makers and the military and to expand knowledge on China but also to learn lessons that can be applied in other areas of foreign/security policy.
Chinese Politics and Strategy
This course explores the relationship between Chinese domestic politics and its international strategy. It examines how internal political dynamics influence China's strategic decisions on the global stage, moving beyond simplistic portrayals of strongman politics to uncover the intricate connections between governance and foreign policy.
Conflict in the Indo-Pacific
This course delves into foundational concepts and the historical roots and evolution of conflict in the Indo-Pacific region. Learners will gain insight into how conflicts have shaped the region's current geopolitical landscape, along with exploring current and emerging trends, potential scenarios, and the consequences of future conflicts in this strategically vital area.
Cyber Security Fundamentals
This micro-credential course covers the evolving cyber security threat landscape; the confidentiality, availability, integrity triad, attach surfaces & vectors; governance, risk & compliance frameworks; best practices and controls; and hands-on lab sessions.
Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) of Ex-Combatants
This course offers an overview of the disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) of ex-combatants in countries recovering from conflict. It outlines the concepts, definitions, and types of DDR approaches that are followed by various international, and national agencies to demobilise armed groups, and to return and reintegrate their rank and file into civilian society.
Foundations of Narrative Conflict
This course covers the basics of narrative theory and narrative conflict and introduces the concepts of cognitive security, weaponised narrative and narrative warfare. The course is geared for security and defence professionals and others dealing with large scale conflict.
International Criminal Justice
This course explores the foundational concepts of international crimes and examines how international law defines war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, and aggression. The course delves into the historical development of international criminal law, tracing key tribunals from the post-World War II Nuremberg tribunal to the creation of the International Criminal Court.
Introduction to Naval Combat and Weapons Systems
This one-day course familiarises participants, especially those with limited prior exposure to naval combat and weapon systems, with context necessary to more effectively support naval combat and weapons systems across all phases of capability management.
Introduction to Satellite Operations
Explore the fundamentals of satellite operations in this beginner-friendly course, gaining comprehensive insights into satellite systems and operational phases, and providing a foundational understanding for aspiring aerospace professionals.
Mission Engineering Integration
Discover the foundational concepts and frameworks related to mission engineering and introductory mission topics. This online course covers a range of topics including background on mission engineering and integration, defining the mission problem, mission characteristics, measures and metrics, architectures and how to optimise mission engineering.
Negotiation
Do you want the best strategies for building options in a negotiation? Do you need to learn about best alternatives and building a counteroffer? This Negotiation course will put the tools, knowledge and strategies for parleying directly into your hands.
Principles of Character-Driven Leadership
In this course learners have the opportunity to master the key concepts and interrelationships of values, ethics and leadership which lead to earning trust, which is the essence of leadership.
Quantum Technologies for Executives and Leaders
Through this course, learners will explore emerging applications of quantum information science and technology, or QIST, and its potential to revolutionise academia, government and industry.
Resolving and Transforming Conflict
This course will put the tools, knowledge and strategies for responding to conflict directly into your hands. Students will learn the fundamentals, get acquainted with the conflict resolution toolkit, then, directly apply them in hands-on scenarios.
Sanctions and Statecraft
This course seeks to provide learners with a general understanding of sanctions, defined as the restrictive measures imposed by states or groups of states to achieve coercive influence in the international system.
SciTech Space Leadership Certificate
In a series of three comprehensive courses from SciTech Space Leadership Program, learners will be equipped to assume leadership roles and effectively lead space missions and projects.
Strategic Communications
In this course, learners will be introduced to the core concepts of strategic communications, frameworks of analysis, and different perspectives on strategic communications around the world such as China, Russia, Brazil, and South Africa.
Strategic Foresight: Thinking About Security
This course delves into the concept of strategic foresight, exploring methodologies such as scenario planning and horizon scanning. By the end of the course, learners will posses a robust understanding of strategic foresight principles and the ability to anticipate, analyse, and respond to emerging security threats effectively.
Strategic Intelligence for Senior Executives
Designed to meet the growing demand for strategic foresight and intelligence in business, this course equips senior leaders with the practical skills to navigate geopolitical complexity, manage risk, integrate intelligence into decision-making, position intelligence as a strategic business function and influence decision-making at board-level.
Systems Thinking for a Complex World
Discover state-of-the-art concepts and tools of Systems Thinking (ST), their applications to complex decision making and problem-solving across a range of fields. The course modules provide modelling strategies and present applications from the field of complex system modelling.
The Indo-Pacific: Culture and Decision-Making
This course focuses on what is meant by the term "culture", how people embedded in different cultures think, make judgements and decisions and when, why, and how culture matters in engagement with the Indo-Pacific region.
The Process and Lifetime of a Space Mission
Learn the process and lifetime of a NASA space mission, from ideation to flight, in this course from ASU. Students will learn the behind-the-scenes work that goes into planning and conducting a space mission.
Wargaming and Strategy
Wargaming is undergoing a renaissance. The purpose of this course is to consider how wargaming might be used to analyse and develop strategy.