Course in Ethics in International Military Cooperation
Online 300 h course in ethics in international military cooperation. 6 modules covering the 1949 Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols, the Arms Trade Treaty (2013) and NVivo. Assigned tutor and open enrolment.
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What you will be able to do
Describe the legal and political framework of international military cooperation.
Apply human rights due diligence to security assistance programmes.
Analyse risk assessment criteria in arms transfers.
Integrate a gender perspective and civilian protection into cooperation programmes.
Evaluate codes of conduct and abuse prevention mechanisms.
Design evaluation and learning indicators for cooperation programmes.
Develop a responsible cooperation proposal with verifiable safeguards.
Who it's for
- International humanitarian law adviser who wants to specialise in Ethics in International Military Cooperation.
- Security cooperation analyst who wants to specialise in Ethics in International Military Cooperation.
- Gender adviser in operations who wants to specialise in Ethics in International Military Cooperation.
- Evaluator of cooperation programmes who wants to specialise in Ethics in International Military Cooperation.
- Compliance officer in arms transfers who wants to specialise in Ethics in International Military Cooperation.
- Researcher in peace and security studies who wants to specialise in Ethics in International Military Cooperation.
- Engineering or science graduates seeking to join international organisations.
What you'll work with
- Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Additional Protocols
- Arms Trade Treaty (2013)
- Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP (export of military technology and equipment)
- UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (women, peace and security)
- UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
- Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/509 (European Peace Facility)
- UN Bulletin ST/SGB/2003/13 (protection against sexual exploitation and abuse)
6 modules · 300 h
1.1Typologies: assistance, training, equipment and advisory support1.2Bilateral cooperation, NATO, EU and United Nations1.3Defence diplomacy and its objectives1.4NATO Defence Capacity Building (DCB)1.5EU training missions: EUTM Mali and Somalia1.6European Peace Facility1.7Sovereignty of the recipient state and local ownership1.8Strategic interests versus declared values1.9Cooperation with non-democratic regimes1.10Case study: assessment of an EUTM mission
2.1Leahy Laws and vetting of receiving units2.2UN human rights due diligence policy2.3Risk of complicity in serious violations2.4State responsibility for aid or assistance2.5Background checks on trained personnel2.6Monitoring the end use of delivered equipment2.7Suspension and conditionality mechanisms2.8Open sources for assessing partners2.9Human rights risk matrix2.10Practice: due diligence assessment of a partner
3.1Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)3.2Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP and its eight criteria3.3End-user and re-export certificates3.4Arms diversion and Conflict Armament Research studies3.5Transparency: national reports and the UN register3.6Small arms and light weapons: UN Programme of Action3.7Debate on exports to conflict zones3.8Parliamentary oversight of exports3.9Risk indicators for criterion two3.10Case study: analysis of an export licence
4.1Resolution 1325 and the Women, Peace and Security agenda4.2Sexual violence in conflict and Resolution 18204.3Sexual exploitation and abuse in missions4.4Child protection and child soldiers4.5Codes of conduct for contingents4.6Cultural sensitivity and relations with the population4.7Gender advisers in operations4.8Complaint mechanisms for the local population4.9Pre-deployment training4.10Workshop: designing a conduct module for instructors
5.1Theory of change in security sector reform5.2Outcome and impact indicators for cooperation5.3Documented failures: Afghanistan and Iraq5.4Sustainability of transferred capabilities5.5Dependency and unintended effects5.6Ex ante and ex post ethical evaluation5.7Accountability to donor parliaments5.8Lessons identified and learned5.9Coordination among donors5.10Case study: evaluation of a military training programme
6.1Defining the cooperation programme6.2Analysis of the partner country context6.3Human rights risk assessment6.4Design of safeguards and conditionality6.5Monitoring and verification plan6.6Impact indicators and evaluation6.7Communication and transparency strategy6.8Exit and sustainability plan6.9Report and presentation6.10Final review with the tutor
How you'll learn
Training 100 % online on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. No fixed timetables: students progress at their own pace within the intake, which makes it possible to combine it with work.
Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is NVivo, KoboToolbox, Power BI, QGIS, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Assignments are based on real procedures for human rights risk assessments, analysis of training mission cases and due diligence audits. Assessment is continuous per module plus the final integrating project.
Build it end to end
Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.
Describe the legal and political framework of international military cooperation.
Apply human rights due diligence to security assistance programmes.
Analyse risk assessment criteria in arms transfers.
Integrate a gender perspective and civilian protection into cooperation programmes.
Evaluate codes of conduct and abuse prevention mechanisms.
Where this takes you
Requirements
- No prior degree required.
- Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme's software.
- Sufficient Spanish to follow technical regulatory reading.
Ready to start?
Send your application today. Our admissions team replies within 72 hours with your study plan and funding options.
Frequently asked questions
The programme is 300 hours in total, spread over 3 to 5 months. That is between 10 and 15 hours a week on average, compatible with a full-time job.
Work is carried out with NVivo, KoboToolbox, Power BI and QGIS. Free, academic or evaluation versions are used, and the tutor indicates the free alternative where one exists.
A SEIUM own diploma upon passing continuous assessment and the integrating project. It is in-house training, not an official Ministry qualification.
Yes. Modules passed in a course or postgraduate diploma in the same area are recognised in the higher programme. Check the recognition policy when enrolling.
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