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Course in Resilience in Military Design and Sustainability

Online 300-hour course in resilience in military design and sustainability. 6 modules covering ISO 14001 (environmental management), ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 (life cycle assessment) and SimaPro. Personal tutor assigned and enrolment open.

Duration300 h
ModeOnline
Start datesSet by the faculty
AwardSEIUM Institute certificate
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Learning outcomes

What you will be able to do

01

Understand the relationship between resilience and sustainability in defence systems.

02

Apply resilient design principles to complex systems.

03

Evaluate lower-impact energy and propulsion alternatives.

04

Carry out life cycle assessments in accordance with ISO 14040 and ISO 14044.

05

Integrate circularity and eco-design criteria into product development.

06

Plan the adaptation of infrastructure to climate risks.

07

Develop a resilient and sustainable design project.

Profile

Who it's for

  • Sustainability engineer wishing to specialise in Resilience in Military Design and Sustainability.
  • Resilient design engineer wishing to specialise in Resilience in Military Design and Sustainability.
  • Life cycle analyst wishing to specialise in Resilience in Military Design and Sustainability.
  • Infrastructure manager wishing to specialise in Resilience in Military Design and Sustainability.
  • Circular economy consultant wishing to specialise in Resilience in Military Design and Sustainability.
  • Business continuity manager wishing to specialise in Resilience in Military Design and Sustainability.
  • Graduates in engineering or science seeking to enter the defence sector.
Standards & tools

What you'll work with

  • ISO 14001 (environmental management)
  • ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 (life cycle assessment)
  • ISO 22301 (business continuity)
  • IEC 60300-3-3 (life cycle costing)
  • ISO 15686-5 (life cycle costing in buildings)
  • Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 (eco-design for sustainable products)
  • Regulation (EU) 2020/852 (EU Taxonomy)
Syllabus

6 modules · 300 h

  1. 1.1The concept of system resilience
  2. 1.2Resilience in NATO strategy
  3. 1.3Seven basic resilience requirements
  4. 1.4Climate change as a threat multiplier
  5. 1.5NATO action plan on climate and security
  6. 1.6Carbon footprint of armed forces
  7. 1.7Energy consumption in operations
  8. 1.8EU roadmap on climate and defence
  9. 1.9Trade-offs between capability and sustainability
  10. 1.10Workshop: carbon footprint of a military base
  1. 2.1Resilient systems engineering
  2. 2.2Redundancy, diversity and controlled degradation
  3. 2.3Modularity and open architectures
  4. 2.4Survivability and field repairability
  5. 2.5Supply chain resilience
  6. 2.6Critical raw materials
  7. 2.7Obsolescence and DMSMS
  8. 2.8Cyber resilience of platforms
  9. 2.9Extended failure mode analysis
  10. 2.10Case study: MOSA architecture of a vehicle
  1. 3.1Operational energy and fuel logistics
  2. 3.2Sustainable fuels and HVO
  3. 3.3Electrification and hybridisation of vehicles
  4. 3.4Batteries in military environments
  5. 3.5Microgrids at deployed bases
  6. 3.6Solar energy and storage
  7. 3.7Fuel cells
  8. 3.8Efficiency in ships and aircraft
  9. 3.9Risks of the energy transition
  10. 3.10Practice: sizing a deployable microgrid
  1. 4.1Life cycle assessment under ISO 14040 and ISO 14044
  2. 4.2Eco-design of military equipment
  3. 4.3REACH and substances in defence
  4. 4.4Demilitarisation and recycling
  5. 4.5Life extension and modernisation
  6. 4.6Predictive maintenance and efficiency
  7. 4.7Additive manufacturing in the field
  8. 4.8Hazardous waste management
  9. 4.9Green public procurement
  10. 4.10Laboratory: comparative LCA of two materials
  1. 5.1Bases facing extreme events
  2. 5.2Sea-level rise and installations
  3. 5.3Extreme heat and operations
  4. 5.4Resilient critical infrastructure
  5. 5.5Water and self-sufficiency
  6. 5.6Climate emergency management
  7. 5.7NATO environmental protection standards
  8. 5.8Sustainability indicators
  9. 5.9Lessons from recent operations
  10. 5.10Case study: climate adaptation of a naval base
  1. 6.1System selection
  2. 6.2Threat and risk analysis
  3. 6.3Resilience requirements
  4. 6.4Sustainability requirements
  5. 6.5Design alternatives
  6. 6.6Life cycle assessment
  7. 6.7Multi-criteria evaluation
  8. 6.8Implementation roadmap
  9. 6.9Report and presentation
  10. 6.10Final review with the tutor
Methodology, software & labs

How you'll learn

100% online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. There are no fixed timetables: students progress at their own pace within the intake, which makes it possible to combine the course with work.

Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is SimaPro, openLCA, Sphera GaBi, MATLAB, Ansys Mechanical, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Practical work draws on real procedures for life cycle assessment of systems, climate resilience studies of infrastructure and life cycle cost assessments. Assessment is continuous, module by module, plus the final integrative project.

Accreditable laboratories(EN ISO/IEC 17025) with rotor test rig, EMC/Lightning pre-compliance, HIL/SIL, vibration/acoustics.
Evidence-driven Master's Thesis:safety case, test plan, compliance dossier and operational limits.
Industry mentoring:lecturers with experience in training, , eVTOL/UAM and flight test.
Flexible format(hybrid/online), international cohorts and support from SEIUM Career Services.
Ethics and safety:a safety-by-design approach, with cyber-OT, DIH and compliance as its pillars.
Capstone project

Build it end to end

Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.

System selection

Understand the relationship between resilience and sustainability in defence systems.

Threat and risk analysis

Apply resilient design principles to complex systems.

Resilience requirements

Evaluate lower-impact energy and propulsion alternatives.

Sustainability requirements

Carry out life cycle assessments in accordance with ISO 14040 and ISO 14044.

Design alternatives

Integrate circularity and eco-design criteria into product development.

Career opportunities

Where this takes you

Sustainability engineerResilient design engineerLife cycle analystInfrastructure managerCircular economy consultantBusiness continuity manager
Admissions & scholarships

Requirements

  • No prior qualification is required.
  • Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme's software.
  • Sufficient Spanish to follow technical regulatory texts.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The programme totals 300 hours, spread over 3 to 5 months. That is an average of 10 to 15 hours per week, compatible with a full-time job.

The course uses SimaPro, openLCA, Sphera GaBi, MATLAB and Ansys Mechanical. Free, academic or evaluation versions are used, and the tutor indicates the free alternative where one exists.

An SEIUM own diploma upon passing the continuous assessment and the integrative project. It is in-house training, not an official qualification from the Ministry.

Yes. Modules passed in a course or postgraduate diploma in the same area are credited towards the advanced programme. Please check the credit transfer policy when you enrol.

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