The manifold faces of War
About the Course
The course The manifold faces of war is a journey in the complex reality of armed conflicts through the ages, which touches all their main aspects, from the root-causes of belligerence to the experiences of those who actually fight and die in combat, up to the future of warfare, in order to to gain a better knowledge of this terrible but pivotal feature of our history.Social Science
Training hours36
LevelBeginner
Course ModeTutored
Italiano
Duration4 weeks
TypeOnline
Course StatusSoft Tutoring
Course Agenda
Enrollments Start
Course Opens
Tutoring Starts
Tutoring Stops
Soft Tutoring
Course Closes
Learning outcomes
The expected learning outcomes are:Background and Requirements
This course is aimed at anyone who is interested in the history of armed conflicts and their main features through the ages. No specific prerequisites are required to take advantage of the course content.Textbooks
Breccia, G., La grande storia della guerra, Roma, Newton Compton, 2020.
Course Format
The course is made up of video lessons (10’/12’), introducing various main issues. Each video lesson will be backed by short written notes made available by the teacher (in PDF format), an essential bibliography and a set of questions that can be used by the students to assess the amount and quality of the knowledge acquired at the end of any section, and will be followed by a short on-line forum with the teacher in order to review some of the topics of the video lesson (about 30’).Certificates and Exam rules
Attendance Certificate
Students have to complete the activities in the course to obtain the attendance certificate.