Reserve Officer Training Corps

Courses: Aerospace Studies (AERO)

NOTE: Leadership laboratory referred to below is open to students who are members of Air Force ROTC or are eligible to pursue a commission as determined by the Professor of Aerospace Studies.

1010L, 1020L Organization of the Air Force Labs I & II

1011, 1021 The Air Force Today (I, II) An introductory course examining the role of the U.S. military forces in the contemporary world, with particular attention to the organization and mission of the U.S. Air Force. Functional areas of coverage include strategies offensive and defensive forces, general purpose forces, and aerospace support forces. One hour of classroom and two hours of leadership lab per week. Prerequisite: none.

2010L, 2020L Air Force Environment Labs I & II

2011, 2021 Aero Study II and The Development of Air Power (I, II) Continued study of the role of U.S. military forces, particularly as related to national defense policy. Includes an in-depth analysis of the military instrument of national policy, spectrum of conflict, alliance, and strategies and policies of the European and Asian countries. Making of defense policy and contribution of U.S. defense policies to national objectives are also examined. One hour of classroom and two hours of leadership lab per week. Prerequisite: determined by the Professor of Aerospace Studies on an individual basis.

3010L, 3020L Air Force Management Labs I & II

3013, 3023 Leadership and Management (I, II) Air Force leadership and management concepts. Theory and application of general concepts of leadership and management to the military environment. Includes an introduction to information systems, quantitative approaches to decision making, and resource control techniques employed by the Air Force. Group dynamics, personnel management theories, motivation, communication, and contemporary management techniques are explored and developed. Three hours of classroom and two hours of leadership lab per week. Prerequisite: determined by the Professor of Aerospace Studies on an individual basis.

4010L, 4020L Advanced Leadership Experiences Labs I & II

4013, 4023 American National Security (I, II) Critical analysis of the American defense policy with an emphasis on the broad range of American Civil-Military relations and the environmental context in which U.S. defense policy is formulated and implemented. Special themes include: societal attitudes toward the military; the role of the professional military leader-manager in a democratic society; political, economical, and social constraints on the national defense structure and the impact of technological and international developments on strategies preparedness. Three hours of classroom and two hours of leadership lab per week. Prerequisite: determined by the Professor of Aerospace Studies on an individual basis.