Popular Resources
Upcoming Courses
*Continuous Learning (CL) courses are not shownSpecial Operations Chaplaincy Crisis Care and Counseling
Introduction to Special Operations Acquisition Course
Joint SOF Logistics Course
Recent Publications
Operating on the Margins: SOF in the Gray Zone
Back to the future: Designing the role of NATO Special Operations Forces in the 21st Century (Atlantica article)
Moral Injury: Implications for U.S. SOF and Ethical Resiliency
JSOU's Upcoming Events
Lunchtime Talk with Dr. Perlman: French Intelligence & US Foreign Policy
POTFF Orientation Course - June 2023
Popular Resources
Upcoming Courses
*Continuous Learning (CL) courses are not shownSpecial Operations Chaplaincy Crisis Care and Counseling
Introduction to Special Operations Acquisition Course
Joint SOF Logistics Course
Recent Publications
Operating on the Margins: SOF in the Gray Zone
Back to the future: Designing the role of NATO Special Operations Forces in the 21st Century (Atlantica article)
Moral Injury: Implications for U.S. SOF and Ethical Resiliency
JSOU's Upcoming Events
Lunchtime Talk with Dr. Perlman: French Intelligence & US Foreign Policy
POTFF Orientation Course - June 2023
Irregular Warfare Course
Description
This course provides students with tools and concepts to analyze IW theories and practices. Through case studies, multimedia, and selected readings, students will be better equipped to collaborate with partners as well as outthink and out innovate adversaries in a complex operating environment. This course has a four week distance learning requirement as well as the one week resident portion. Students should expect about 20 hours of readings and discussion posts required during the distance learning portion.
Audience
This blended course is taught at the undergraduate level and is designed specifically for the special operations community, interagency, and international partners. The student profile is E5-E8, W1-4, O1-O3, and their civilian agency equivalents (i.e., GS-5-13) assigned to USSOCOM, TSOC, or a component directly supporting joint or coalition special operations.
Materials
All required texts and materials are available to the student on the JSOU e-Campus using the Blackboard Learning Management System. Each student MUST have the Zoom app, audio / visual capability, and access to commercial internet and the JSOU e-Campus site prior to and throughout the course.