Information Operations and Influence Activity
Thank you for your interest in our series of courses that explore the science of Hearts and Minds
We currently offer two core programmes of study.
- Information Operations (Info Ops) Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert)
- Advanced Professional Short Course (APSC) Programme
Both course programmes run over 18 months in 3 consecutive 6 month blocks. At the start of each block is a residential school at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. For the PgCert Course the residential is 5 days and for the APSC Programme the residential is 3 days. Following these residential schools the rest of the course is conducted online with exercises and discussions.
The courses follow the same syllabus, but they differ in their requirements for entry and completion
The PgCert has several entry requirements (see below) and it is awarded on the basis of earning 60 Masters Level Credits assessed through 5 essays. This version of the course requires 600 learning hours, which means you will have to study approximately 8 hrs per week over 18 months. If for any reason you are unsure about meeting the level of commitment required to undertake a full Postgraduate Qualification we offer the first third of the postgraduate course as an Accredited Short Course. This format allows you the opportunity to experience postgraduate study without committing yourself to the full programme up front.
The APSC version of the course has no formal qualification or language level entry requirements and it is not formally assessed. For this version of the course the online activities are optional, this means it can be completed as 3 residential courses only.
Our next intake for both programmes is in Jan 2012 and then Jan 2013 thereafter, please apply as soon as possible as the application process can take 4-8 weeks depending on your status and nationality.
Details of the next 3 Info Ops PgCert residential weeks can be found here
Details of the next APSC Programme and the Course titles are
The cost for the PgCert course depends on your status, depending if you are sponsored by your employer or you are self funding as a private citizen
The cost for the APSC Programme cost can be found in the above links
Please contact us directly through HeartsandMinds@cranfield.ac.uk if you wish to discuss the course further.
All prospective students can apply directly to the University by sending us an application form for the course. An application form for the PgCert is available here An application form for the APSC Programme is available from (need a link here)
[Entry requirements for the Info ops PgCert Course: 1st or 2nd class Honours degree; 3rd class degree with three years' relevant experience* or a Pass degree with five years' relevant experience* or a HND/C with seven years' relevant experience*. Exceptional candidates may be accepted with 10 years' relevant experience*. Students whose first language is not English must attain an IELTS score of 7. (*Where relevant experience is gained in an Information Operations role or sub disciplines, for example; Military Operations Planning, PSYOPS, Computer Network Operations, and Information Warfare)]
