Naval Battles and Maritime Conflicts Course

In strategic terms, to gain command of the sea or to deny it to the enemy, so that one side can use maritime routes for trade, supply and the projection of power while the other cannot.

From the ancient Mediterranean and the Middle Ages, through the oceanic empires of the early modern era, to the industrial naval warfare of the nineteenth century and the two World Wars.

Mainly oared warships such as galleys, biremes, triremes, liburnians and, later, Byzantine dromons; the second module studies their design and the tactics they made possible.

Both. Each battle is analyzed in its political, economic and geopolitical context, together with the technology, logistics, leadership and morale that shaped its outcome.

You choose a maritime battle or conflict and reconstruct it with chronologies, maps and orders of battle, then interpret its causes, its decisive factors and its consequences.

Fully online, through a virtual campus available 24/7, with live sessions that are recorded and tutorials with the teaching staff.

The course comprises 300 hours of study across 5 modules of about 60 hours each and ends with an applied project. You can progress at your own pace within the schedule set when you enroll.