Military Science Program

AIR FORCE AEROSPACE STUDIES COURSES

(offered on the U.S.C. Campus)

General Military Courses:

101 - The Air Force Today I (1) Coreq: AERO 101L)

This course deals with the Air Force in the contemporary world through a study of the total force structure, strategic offensive and defensive forces, general purpose forces, and aerospace support forces. One class meeting per week

101 L - Initial Air Force Experiences I (No credit) (Coreq: AERO 101)

Leadership Laboratory is taken an average of 2 hours per week throughout the student's enrollment in AFROTC. Instruction is conducted within the framework of an organized cadet corps with a progression of experiences designed to develop each student's leadership potential. Leadership Laboratory involves a study of Air Force customs and courtesies; drill and ceremonies; career opportunities in the Air Force; and the life and work of an Air Force junior officer. Students develop their leadership potential in a practical, supervised laboratory, which typically includes field trips to Air Force installations. One meeting per week. (Pass/fail only)

102 - The Air Force Today II (Coreq: 101 A continuation of AERO 101) One class meeting per week.

201 - The Development of Air Power I (I) (Coreq: AERO 202L)

This course is a study of air power from balloons and dirigibles through the jet age; a historical reviewof air power employment in military and nonmilitary operations in support of national objectives; anda look at the evolution of air power concepts and doctrine. One class meeting per week.

201 L - Initial Air Force Experiences III (No credit) (Coreq: AERO 202)

Continuation of AERO 102L. One meeting per week. (Pass/fail only)

202 - The Development of Air Power II (1) (Coreq: AERO 202L)

Continuation of AERO 201. One class meeting per week.

202L - Initial Air Force Experiences IV (No credit) (Coreq: AERO 202)

Continuation of AERO 201 L. One meeting per week. (Pass/fail only)

Professional Officer Courses:

301 - Air Force Leadership and Management l(3) (Coreq: 302L)An integrated management course emphasizing the concepts and skills required by the successfulmanager and leader. The curriculum includes individual motivational and behavioral processes, leadership, communication, and group dynamics, providing the foundation for the development of the junior officer's professional skills (officership). Course material on the fundamentals of managementemphasizes decision making, the use of analytic aids in planning, organizing, and controlling in achanging environment, as necessary professional concepts. Organizational and personal values(ethics), management of change, organizational power, politics, and managerial strategy and tacticsare discussed within the context of the military organization. Actual Air Force case studies are used throughout the course to enhance the learning and communication process.

301L - Advanced Air Force Leadership Experience (No credit) (Coreq: AERO 301)

Leadership and management laboratory. One class meeting per week. (Pass/fail only)

302 - Air Force Management and Leadership II (3) (Coreq: 302L)

A continuation of AERO 301.

302L - Advanced Leadership Experiences II (No credit) (Coreq: AERO 302)

Continuation of AERO 301 L. One class meeting per week. (Pass/fail only)

401 - National Security Forces in Contemporary American Society l(2) (Coreq: 401 L)

This course is a study of the United States National Security Policy which examines the formulation,organization, and implementation of national security; context of national security; evolution of strategy; management of conflict; and civil-military interaction. The course is designed to provide future Air Force officers with a background of United States National Security Policy so they can effectively function in today's Air Force.

401L -Advanced Air Force Leadership Experiences III (No credit) (Prereq: AERO 301L and 302L. Coreq: AERO 401)

Continuation of AERO 302L. One class meeting per week. (Pass/fail only)

402 - National Security Forces in Contemporary American Society ll(3) (Coreq: AERO 402L)

A continuation of AERO 401 . Includes blocks of instruction of the military profession, officership, and the military justice system.

402L - Advanced Leadership Experiences IV. (1) (Coreq: AERO 402)

Preparation for active duty Air Force service. One seminar meeting per week.

415 - Principles of Flight (3)

Aeronautical subjects to prepare for military or civilian flight training and FAA private pilot certification. Includes theory of flight, aerodynamics, FAA regulations and flight procedures, navigation, communications, and meteorology.

Source: Benedict College Catalogue 2007-2009.