MILITARY SCIENCE


Participation in at least one weekend field training
session is required.
MIS 1492 Freshman Leadership Laboratory. S.
 Credits: No Credits; Coreq: MIS 1020.
Laboratory consists of a two-hour block of instruction
which directly supports freshman classroom instruc-
tion. Diagnostic physical readiness tests are included.
Participation in at least one weekend field training
session is required.
MIS 2400C Leadership Development Through
Personal Growth.
 Credits: 2
Presents the future leader, through a combination of
classroom theory and laboratory practical application,
an in-depth view of strengths and weaknesses
through self-assessment instruments; then, offer tools
for development and growth as a leader in today's
society. This course is designed to prepare students
for progression into advanced leadership skills at the
upper division level. Students must attend a two-hour
weekly leadership workshop in which experiential
adult learning takes place through individual and
group development exercises.
MIS 2493 Sophomore Leadership Laboratory. F.
 Credits: No Credits; Coreq: MIS 2621.
Laboratory consists of a two-hour block of instruction
which directly supports sophomore classroom
instruction. Diagnostic physical readiness tests are
included. Participation in at least one weekend field
training session is required.
MIS 2495 Sophomore Leadership Laboratory. S.
 Credits: No Credits; Coreq: MIS 2400.
Laboratory consists of a two-hour block of instruction
which directly supports sophomore classroom
instruction. Diagnostic physical readiness tests are
included. Participation in at least one weekend field
training session is required.
MIS 2621C Survival and Adventure Training.
 Credits: 2
Teaches survival skills by examining the mental
aspects of survival, learning how to find food, water,
and shelter, how to determine direction and how to
travel through different types of terrain. In addition,
the student will learn how to maintain health and to
administer emergency first aid techniques. Students
will be encouraged to attend a weekend training semi-
nar in a survival setting and will be required to attend
a weekly two-hour leadership laboratory.
MIS 3300 Small Unit Operations. F.
 Credits: 3
Provides training required by junior officer to direct
and coordinate individuals and small units in the exe-
cution of offensive and defensive tactical mission.
Also provides exposure to military weapons and com-
munications systems found at this level. Student must
attend a two-hour leadership laboratory weekly and
participate in a physical training program.
MIS 3404 Leadership Fundamentals-Tactics and
Camp Preparation. S.
 Credits: 3
Improves cadet proficiency in those military subjects
necessary to meet minimum standards of technical
competence and self-confidence required of a junior
officer in the U.S. Army. Prepares cadets for participa-
tion at Advanced Camp. Major emphasis during
course is placed on physical training and field training
exercises. Student must attend a two-hour leadership
lab weekly and participate in physical training ses-
sions given at times other than normal class sessions.
MIS 4002 The Army as a Profession. F.
 Credits: 3
Designed to prepare cadets for duty as commissioned
officers. Instruction centers around proficiency/famil-
iarization with the military justice system, military
administration, the Officer Professional Management
System, international laws of war, and principles of

tt Grading is on S-U basis, only.


management/leadership. Students also participate in
a physical training program.
MIS 4421 Seminar in Military Leadership and
Resource Management. S.
 Credits: 3
Provides a basic understanding of the professional
soldier's responsibilities to the Army and the nation.
Attempts to improve ethical decision-making skills
through an examination of the need for ethical con-
duct, greater awareness and sensitivity to ethical
issues, and the opportunity to apply these abilities in
real world case study situations. Included are semi-
nars to acquaint the new lieutenant with his/her rela-
tionship to NCOs, company grade officers, and senior
officers.
MIS 4905 Independent Study.
 Credits: Ito 3; max. 6.
Readings and discussion in Advanced topics of
Military Science; requires departmental permission.
MIS 4930 Special Topics.
 Credits: 1 to 3; max. 6.
Selected topics in Military Science; precise course con-
tent will be announced in advance and requires
departmental permission.



 INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF 1992-93
Phelan, J.F., CAPT., Chair; Harvey, L.M., CDR;
Ratchford, M.R., LCDR; Semple, D.L., Maj.; Brooks,
G.R., LT; Campbell, A.P., LT; Deason, R.D., LT;
Hudson, D.R., LT.
NSC 1101 Naval Science Laboratory. F, S.
 No Credits: (Two hours per week.)
Drill, basic commands, courtesies and honors; orienta-
tion and information period.
NSC 1110 Introduction to Naval Science. F.
 Credits: 2
A general introduction to the naval profession and to
concepts of seapower. Instruction emphasizes the mis-
sion, organization, and warfare components of the
Navy and Marine Corps. Included is an overview of
officer and enlisted ranks and rates, training and edu-
cation, and career patterns. The course also covers
naval courtesy and customs, military justice, leader-
ship, and nomenclature. This course exposes the stu-
dent to the professional competencies required to
become a naval officer.
NSC 1140 Seapower and Maritime Affairs. S.
 Credits: 3
A survey of U.S. naval history from the American
Revolution to the present, with emphasis on major
developments. Included is an in-depth discussion of
the geopolitical theory of Mahan. The course also
treats present day concerns in seapower and maritime
affairs, including the economic and political issues of
merchant marine commerce, the Navy's involvement
in liberation and terrorist movements overseas, and
the massive changes in the U.S. Navy due to the break
up of the Soviet Union.
NSC 2102 Naval Science Laboratory. F, S.
 No Credits: (Two hours per week.)
Drill, basic commands, courtesies and honors; orienta-
tion and information period.
NSC 2121 Naval Ships Systems 2 (Engineering). S.
 Credits: 3
The objectives of the course are to learn basic power
systems used in naval propulsion systems, a basic
understanding of the thermodynamic process, a work-
ing knowledge of major auxiliary ship systems, basic
consideration for ship design and stability. Basic elec-
trical theory and damage control are included.


NSC 2122 Naval Ships Systems 1 (Weapons). F.
 Credits: 3
This course provides an introduction to the theory, char-
acteristics, and principles of operation of naval weapons
systems. It includes coverage of types of weapons and
fire control systems, capabilities and limitations, theory
of target acquisition, identification and tracking, trajec-
tory principles, and basics of naval ordnance.
NSC 3103 Naval Science Laboratory. F, S.
 No Credits: (Two hours per week.)
Practical exercises dealing with the specifics of naval
organizations and leadership.
NSC 3214C Navigation and Naval Operations 1. F.
 Credits: 3 (3 lecture hours, 1 lab hour).
A comprehensive study of the theory, principles, and
procedures of ship navigation and movements. Topics
include piloting and dead reckoning as well as princi-
ples of celestial and electronic navigation. Practical lab
work in charting, publication usage, marine sextant
familiarization and sight reduction.
NSC 3215C Navigation and Naval Operations 2. S.
 Credits: 3 (3 lecture hours, I lab hour); Prereq: NSC
3214C.
A continuation of NSC 3214C. Topics include an in-
depth exposure to the Inland Rules of the Road and
the International Regulations for Preventing
Collisions at Sea and their application to effect safe
navigation. Relative motion theory and the ability to
use a maneuvering board is examined. An under-
standing of the force, techniques and concepts associ-
ated with ship handling is developed as well as expo-
sure to shipboard watch organization, communication
systems and environmental considerations.
NSC 3221 Evolution of Warfare. F.
 Credits: 3 (4 lecture hours)
The purpose of this course is to explore the form of
warfare employed by great people in history in order
to formulate the sense of historical flow or continuity
in the evolution of warfare, to develop a basic sense of
strategy, to demonstrate alternative military actions
and to explore the impact of historical precedent on
military thought and actions as practiced by the great
leaders and military organizations.
NSC 4104 Naval Science Laboratory. F, S.
 No Credits: (Two hours per week.)
Practical exercises dealing with the specifics of naval
organizations and leadership.
NSC 4223 Amphibious Warfare. F.
 Credits: 3 (4 lecture hours)
A historical survey of the projection of seapower
ashore. The course seeks to define the concept, explore
its doctrinal origins,'and trace its evolution as an ele-
ment of naval policy during the twentieth century.
The case study method is used alongside the theme of
general historical continuity to develop an under-
standing of the relatively new and still maturing con-
cept of amphibious warfare.
NSC 4230 Leadership & Management. F.
 Credits: 2
An introduction to the principles of naval administra-
tion, stressing the experimental approach to learning
the principles of leadership and management. The stu-
dent develops skills in the areas of communication,
counseling, control, direction, leadership and manage-
ment functions and responsibilities through active
guided participation in Navy based case studies,
experimental exercises and situational problems.
Management theory and professional responsibility.
NSC 4233 Junior Naval Officer. S.
 Credits: 2
A course designed to equip the NROTC student with
the skills and abilities required for competence as a
commissioned officer. Naval personnel and material
management, the administration of division discipline
and human resource management are the major areas
of focus for this course. This final capstone course in