Business of War and Terrorism Short Course

The Business of War and Terrorism course is one of the courses provided by Staffordshire University on the MOD Short Course portfolio.

This course is designed specifically for members of the Tri services who aim to learn more about the business principles of war and terrorism including the economics of the arms trade, war finance and a cost-benefit analysis of security.

Day 1

• Lectures: The Economics of War: The Arms Trade
• Discussion 1: European Defence Force

Day 2

• Lectures: Procurement; Case studies:
  • NATO/Kosovo 
  • Aircraft Carriers
• Discussion 2: Defence spending

Day 3

• Lectures: Transnational Terrorism; Case study: Afghanistan/Yemen
• Discussion 3: Terrorism

Overview of Elective Assessment

There is an opportunity to undertake an assessment following this three day intensive element of the Business of War and Terrorism course.  The assessment is at Masters level and is worth 15 credits.

• Analyse war and terrorism using economic theories of defence and security;
• Demonstrate an understanding of the defence literature e.g. war finance;
• Evaluate applications of defence policy e.g. procurement and arms trade.

• "The economics applies to everyday life and the Government decisions that affect us all."
• "Good interaction with military students."
• "I enjoyed the interaction between the three services and lecturers and look forward to attending more courses in the future."
• "The tutors are superb, constantly adapting to your 'needs'.  A brilliant job!"
• "Thoroughly enjoyed it.  It was a very good 'thinking' course.  Pitched at exactly the right level."
• "The whole three days was a positive experience.  Lots of new insights."
• The tutors were "Open, friendly, articulate, knowledgeable - they enjoy their topic! So did we."
• "Both the tutors were extremely knowledgeable and experienced.  They were open to feedback to enhance the learning experience for the students"
• The facilities are "Some of the best I've seen!"

From the feedback received for the first course, 89% of delegates rated the tutors good/excellent and 93% of delegates rated the overall course as good/excellent.