Aerospace Studies

A course designed to provide the student with a basic understanding of the nature and principles of war, national power, and the Department of Defense’s role in the organization of national security.

A course designed for development of basic skills required to be a manager, including communications, human relations, and administration of equal opportunity.

A course designed to provide the student with a basic understanding of the contribution of aerospace power to the total U.S. strategic offensive and defensive military posture.

A continuation of AFS113. A course designed to develop managerial skills, including superior/subordinate relationships, communications, customs and courtesies, basic drill movements, and career progression requirements. Credit will not be granted toward the hours requirements for the degree. Pass/Fail only.

Introduces the study of air power from a historical perspective; focuses on the development of air power into a primary element of national security. Leadership experience is continued through active participation in the cadet corps. Lecture.

A course designed for development of advanced skills required to be a manager/leader, including leadership styles, public speaking, group dynamics, motivation, and preparation for field training. Credit will not be granted toward the hours requirements for the degree. Pass/Fail only.

Provides a foundation for understanding how air power has been employed in military and non-military operations to support national objectives. Examines the changing mission of the defense establishment, with particular emphasis on the United States Air Force. Lecture.

A continuation of AFS213. A course designed to develop supervisory management skills to include communications, techniques of critique, social actions, personnel evaluation procedures, problem-solving, and role playing. Credit will not be granted toward the hours requirements for the degree. Pass/ Fail only.

A study of management function with emphasis on the individual as a manager in an Air Force environment. Individual motivational and behavioral process, communication, and group dynamics are included to provide a foundation for the development of professional skills as an Air Force Officer. Students refine their leadership and managerial abilities by organizing and managing a quasi- military unit.

A course designed and focused on developing advanced leadership skills. Students fill the mid-level management function within the cadet corps, and the preparation and presentation of briefings and other written and oral communications. Pass/Fail only.

A study of leadership with specific emphasis on the Air Force leader. Includes theoretical, professional, and communicative aspects. In addition, military justice and administrative law are discussed within the context of the military organization. Students continue to develop and refine their leadership abilities by organizing and managing a military unit, the cadet corps, which offers a wide variety of situations requiring effective leadership.

Laboratory to accompany AFS313. Pass/Fail only.

A study of the military profession, civil-military interaction, communicative skills, framework of defense policy, and formulation of defense strategy. Students refine their leadership abilities by organizing and managing a military unit, the cadet corps, which offers a wide variety of situations requiring effective leadership.

A course designed and focused on developing advanced leadership skills. Students fill the top-level management function within the cadet corps, and the preparation and presentation of briefings and other written and oral communications. The lab also includes practice of leadership techniques aimed at motivating and instructing cadets in the lower three levels. Pass/Fail only.

Continues the study of strategy and the management of conflict, formulation, and implementation of U.S. defense policy, defense organization, and case studies in defense policy-making. Students also refine their leadership abilities by organizing and managing a military unit, the cadet corps, which offers a wide variety of situations requiring effective leadership.

A course designed and focused on developing advanced leadership skills. Students fill the top-level management function within the cadet corps. The course involves planning and controlling of military activities of the cadet corps and the preparation and presentation of briefings and other written and oral communications. The lab also includes practice of leadership techniques aimed at motivating and instructing cadets in the lower three levels. Pass/Fail only.