Minor in Military Science

Military Science Minor

Program: Military Science Minor, Aerospace Science Track (19 credits)
Advisor: SAS Advisor and/or Department of Aerospace Science
Department: School of Arts and Sciences, Office of Advising and Academic Services, Department of Aerospace Science

Minor Description: 

American military forces have played an important role in our domestic and international history and will continue to have significant involvement in policy arenas relating to national security and international relations.

The interdisciplinary Military Science Minor, administered by the Departments of Aerospace Science, Military Science, and Naval Science is available in four tracks: Tracks AS, MS, and NS are the methods through which students become contracted Cadets or Midshipmen, committed to participating in any of the three Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs (Air Force and Space Force, Army, Navy) with the intent to commission as an officer into the Armed Forces after graduation. Track NC is open to all students providing them with a broad perspective on the military with analysis of national security affairs and all service branches of the Armed Forces from a historical and social scientific perspective.

Students who plan to complete the requirements for the minor should consult an undergraduate advisor in the School of Arts and Sciences or any of the Professors for the Air Force, Army, or Navy ROTC programs.

Learning Goals:  Upon completion of the Military Science Minor students will be able to:

  • Provide a broad perspective on the military and branches of service: Air Force and Space Force, Army, and/or Navy.
  • Demonstrate and apply an understanding of individual and group dynamics and formal and informal leadership.
  • Demonstrate and apply an understanding of governmental applications of power.
  • Demonstrate preparation for commissioning (AS, MS, and NS tracks only).

Aerospace Science Track: (19 credits)

  • 03:690:121 and 03:690:122 Heritage and Values (1, 1)
  • 03:690:221 and 03:690:222 Team and Leadership Fundamentals (1, 1)
  • 03:690:323 & 03:690:324 Leading People and Effective Communication (3, 3)
  • 03:690:423 & 03:690:424 National Security Leadership Responsibilities & Commissioning Preparation (3, 3)
  • 03:690:171 MIL LEADERSHIP LAB (0)
  • 03:690:271 MIL LEADERSHIP LAB (0)
  • 03:690:371 MIL LEADERSHIP LAB (0)
  • 03:690:471 MIL LEADERSHIP LAB (0)

One course from the following:

  • 01:512:240 World War I (3)
  • 01:512:242 World War II (3)
  • 01:512:301 The American Revolution (3)
  • 01:512:303 American Civil War and Reconstruction (3)
  • 01:512:305 US History, 1914-1945 (WWI – WWII) (3)
  • 01:512:306 US History, 1945 to the Present (3)
  • 01:512:347 War, Peace and the Military of the US to 1877 (3)
  • 01:512:348 War, Peace and the Military of the US since 1877 (3)
  • 01:512:352 American Foreign Policy since 1898 (3)
  • 01:512:354 History of the Cold War (3)
  • 01:790:319 American Foreign Policy (3)
  • 01:790:324 The Causes of War (3)
  • 01:790:323 US Defense Policy (3)
  • 01:988:270 War: Critical Perspectives (3)