Military Science
MILS 101 2 Credits
Foundations of Officership
Issues and competencies central to a commissioned officer’s
responsibilities. Presents a framework for understanding officership,
leadership and Army values. Addresses life skills including fitness
and time management. Designed to encourage insight into the Army profession
and the officer’s role within the Army. (1 + 2) Offered
Fall
MILS 102 2 Credits
Basic Leadership
Continuation of MILS 101. Expands on fundamentals with a focus
on communications, leadership and problem solving. Life skills lessons
include: problem solving, goal setting, interpersonal communication
and assertiveness. Lessons yield immediately useful skills. Provides
accurate information about life in the Army, including the organization
of the Army, employment benefits and work experiences of junior officers.
(1 + 2) Offered Spring
MILS 113 2 Credits
Map Reading and Orienteering
Introduction to military and civilian topographical maps and their
related informational content. Use of the lensatic compass and map
as navigational instruments. Exercises in orienteering complement academic
instruction. (2 + 0) Offered Spring
MILS 201 3 Credits
Individual Leadership Studies
Communication and leadership theory and application. Focus on critical
life skills. Emphasis on relevance of life skills to future success
in the Army. Includes a major leadership and problem solving case study
which draws on virtually all of the instruction in MILS 101 and 102.
(2 + 2) Offered Fall
MILS 202 3 Credits
Communication Skills for Military Leaders
Focus on officership providing an extensive examination of the
unique purpose, roles and obligations of commissioned officers. Includes
a detailed look at the origin of our institutional values and their
practical application in decision making and leadership. Core focus
is a capstone case study in officership that traces the Army’s
successes and failures as it evolved from the Vietnam War to present,
placing previous lessons on leadership and officership in a real-world
context that directly affects the future of cadets. Draws the various
components of values, communications, decision making and leadership
together to focus on a career as a commissioned officer. (2 + 2)
Offered Spring
MILS 250 3 Credits
Leaders Training Course
A four-week camp in basic military skills and leadership experience
in preparation for entrance into the advanced course. For students
who did not take the basic course. (Prerequisite: At least two years
of schooling remaining upon completion of camp. Admission by arrangement
with professor of military science.) Offered Summer, As Demand Warrants
MILS 301 4 Credits
Leadership and Problem Solving
Concepts, principles and techniques applicable to leadership in
a military environment. Emphasizes the role of small unit leader in
leading military organizations in a tactical environment. Laboratory
sessions offer practical application of concepts taught in classroom
sessions. (Prerequisite: Junior standing in MILS and permission of
instructor.) (3 + 2) Offered Spring
MILS 302 4 Credits
Leadership and Ethics
Interdisciplinary study of effective leadership techniques and
preparation for attendance to MILS 350. Laboratory sessions offer practical
application of concepts taught in classroom sessions. (Prerequisite:
Junior standing in MILS and permission of instructor.) (3 + 2)
Offered Spring
MILS 313 3 Credits
Personal Navigation and Orienteering
(Cross-listed with ARSK 313)
Study of navigation to enable students to safely work in an outdoor Arctic
environment. Emphasis on use of a topographical map and lensatic compass. Students
learn to navigate by analyzing terrain, using a compass and satellite positioning
systems. Course consists of classroom instruction and practical application
in outdoor environments. Students must have adequate clothing to operate for
1-6 hours in an Arctic environment. (2 + 2) Offered Spring
MILS 350 3 Credits
Leadership Assessment Development
Six-week camp structured as a leadership workshop allowing students
to utilize leadership skills in a variety of situations in a military
environment. (Prerequisites: Must be enrolled as an advanced course
cadet and have completed MILS I0I.) Offered Fall
MILS 351 2 Credits
Cadet Troop Leadership Training
Three-to-five-week full-time leadership training and development,
serving in leadership positions with the active Army. Application of
leadership and management principles in real life junior officer situations/positions.
(Prerequisites: Must be enrolled as an advanced course cadet and completed
MILS I0I and MILS 350.) Offered Fall
MILS 401 4 Credits
Leadership and Management (s)
Study of skills and knowledge required to function as a lieutenant
in the Army. Decision making skills, study of organizational structure,
training management and assignment in a cadet leadership position are
used as practical applications. Instruction and assessment of performance
of MILS 100–300-level students in lab. (Prerequisite: Senior
standing in MILS and permission of instructor.) (3 + 2) Offered
Fall
MILS 402 4 Credits
Officership
Continuation of MILS 401. Includes study of military ethics and
law. Student role in laboratory sessions is to plan instruction and
assess performance of MILS 100–300-level students. (Prerequisite:
Senior standing in MILS and permission of instructor.) (3 + 2)
Offered Spring
MILS 442 3 Credits
History of the American Military (s)
(Cross-listed with HIST 442)
The military’s place in American life and society from the Colonial era
to the present. Role of the military institution in shaping the nature of American
society while reflecting the character of the society it serves. Also available
via Independent Learning. (Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of
instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered Fall