Military Studies Minor

Minor - Military Studies (Minor)

College Humanities & Sciences

Catalog Year: 2014-2015

Degree Specific Credits: 33

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.5

Note: A total of 24 credits of MSL (Military Science Leadership) courses are allowed toward the bachelor degree for contracted students. A total of 12 credits are allowed toward the bachelor degree for non-contracted students. Obtain a grade of "C" or better in all courses used toward the minor, and a cumulative GPA of 2.5 for Military Science courses.

Lower Core Courses

Rule: Must complete all of the following:

Note: The department may waive the Basic Course requirements for following situation courses: prior military service, Advanced Individual Training (AIT), Leader's Training Course (LTC) or Accelerated Cadet Commissioning Training (ACCT).

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Show Description MSL 101 - Leadership and Personal Dev
Offered autumn. The Constitutional role of the military, military tradition, current defense posture, service roles and missions. An introduction to issues and competencies that are central to a commissioned officer’s responsibilities.  Establishes framework for understanding officership, leadership and army values.
 3 Credits
Show Description MSL 102 - Intro to Tactical Leadership
Offered spring.  Establishes foundation of basic leadership fundamentals such as problem–solving, communications, goal setting and improving listening techniques.  Introduction to the principles of military leadership and organizational values through discussion, observation and practice exercises.
 3 Credits
Show Description MSL 201 - Innovative Team Leadership
Offered autumn.  Demonstration and practice of individual military leadership skills with emphasis on communication and observation through experiential learning exercises.  Establishes framework for understanding of “life skills” such as physical fitness and time management.  Examination and practical application of tasks training and military style briefings.
 3 Credits
Show Description MSL 202 - Found of Tactical Leadership
Offered spring.  Building successful teams through influencing actions and effective communication in setting and achieving goals.  Use of creativity in the problem solving process.  Introduction of individual and team aspects of military tactics in small unit operations.  Practical exercises in techniques for training others as an aspect of continued leadership development.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C 12 Total Credits Required

Upper Core Courses

Rule: Must complete all of the following:

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Show Description MSL 301 - Adaptive Team Leadership
Offered autumn. Prereq., consent of instr.  Coreq., MSL 303. Developing personal leadership principles through the learning and application of various small unit leadership procedures. Fundamentals of leadership development, land navigation, troop leading, small units tactics, rappelling, rifle marksmanship and physical fitness.  Study of the organization and operation of the U.S. Army as a profession.  Students are required to attend one weekend field exercise during the semester. Restricted to contracted Military Science students.
 3 Credits
Show Description MSL 302 - Applied Team Leadership
Offered spring. Prereq., consent of instr.  Coreq., MSL 303. Continuation of the study and application of small unit leadership tasks.  Advanced leadership skills taught including medical evacuation procedures, radio procedures, and increased involvement in planning and executing military operations in preparation for attendance at the Leader Development and Assessment Course at Fort Lewis, Washington.  Students participate in rifle marksmanship instruction including qualification with the M16A2 rifle, rappelling, and attend one weekend exercise with students from regional universities in the area and the Montana Army National Guard. Restricted to contracted Military Science students.
 3 Credits
Show Description MSL 401 - Adaptive Leadership
Offered autumn. Prereq., consent of instr.; coreq., MSL 303.  The application of leadership principles and techniques involved in leading young men and women in today’s Army.  Students explore training management. methods of effective staff collaboration and developmental counseling techniques.  Develops student proficiency in planning and executing complex operations, functioning as a member of a staff and mentoring subordinates. Restricted to contracted Military Science students.
 3 Credits
Show Description MSL 402 - Officership and Ethics
Offered spring. Prereq., consent of instr., coreq., MSL 303. Study includes case study of military law and practical exercises on establishing an ethical command climate. Examines the role communications, values and ethics play in effective leadership. Students complete a semester long Senior Leadership Project that requires them to plan, organize, collaborate, analyze and demonstrate their leadership skills. Restricted to contracted Military Science students.
3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C 12 Total Credits Required

War History Requirement

Rule: Must complete 1 of the following

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Show Description HSTA 316 - American Civil War Era
(AM) Offered autumn odd-numbered years.  Civil War and Reconstruction; the triumph of the industrialist and capitalist ethic.
 3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 333 - Key Events in American Militar
(R-6) (AM) Offered intermittently. The French and Indian Wars to Vietnam and beyond; chronological and topical accounts.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C 3 Total Credits Required

History/Political Science Requirement

Rule: Must complete six credits from the following:

Note: Students must complete at least 3 credits from each discipline with at least 3 credits of upper division coursework in addition to the required history course. Student can also take HSTR 301-Political Ancient Greek Social History or HSTR 304- Ancient Rome to satisfy the History requirement.

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Show Description HSTA 316 - American Civil War Era
(AM) Offered autumn odd-numbered years.  Civil War and Reconstruction; the triumph of the industrialist and capitalist ethic.
 3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 333 - Key Events in American Militar
(R-6) (AM) Offered intermittently. The French and Indian Wars to Vietnam and beyond; chronological and topical accounts.
 3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 272E - Terrorism:Viol Mod Wrld
(WRLD) Offered autumn.  Prereq., lower-division course in Perspective 5 or consent of instr. The rise and spread of terrorism in the modern world, from the French Revolution to the present.
 3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 374 - War, Peace, & Society
(WRLD) Offered intermittently. A thematic and interdisciplinary approach to warfare and peace, sociopolitical structures and military organization, power among states, technological change, the role of the individual in organized violence, and moral views of war and peace.
 3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 230X - Intro to International Rel
Offered every term. Not open to senior level political science majors except with consent of instr. Review of the evolution of the nation-state system and survey of contemporary international actors, issues and forces for stability and change.
 3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 335 - American Foreign Policy
Prereq., PSCI 230X and junior standing or consent of instr. American diplomatic, economic and defense policies since World War II and their significance in international politics.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C 6 Total Credits Required