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.

AERO1010L Organization of the Air Force Laboratory I (FA, SP) Corequisite: AERO 1011.

AERO1011 The Air Force Today (FA, SP) An introductory course examining the role of the U.S. military 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. Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: AERO 1010L.

AERO1020L Organization of the Air Force Laboratory II (FA, SP) Corequisite: AERO 1021.

AERO1021 The Air Force Today (FA, SP) An introductory course examining the role of the U.S. military 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. Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: AERO 1020L.

AERO2010L Air Force Environment Laboratory (FA, SP) Corequisite: AERO 2011.

AERO2011 Aero Study II and The Development of Air Power (FA, SP) Continued study of the role of U.S. military forces, particularly as related to national defense policy. Includes an indepth 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. Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: AERO 2010L.

AERO2020L Air Force Environment Laboratory II (FA, SP) Corequisite: AERO 2021.

AERO2021 Aero Study II and The Development of Air Power (FA, SP) Continued study of the role of U.S. military forces, particularly as related to national defense policy. Includes an indepth 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. Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: AERO 2020L.

AERO3010L Air Force Management Laboratory (FA, SP) Corequisite: AERO 3013.

AERO3013 Leadership and Management (FA, SP) 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. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: AERO 3010L.

AERO3020L Air Force Management Laboratory II (FA, SP) Corequisite: AERO 3023.

AERO3023 Leadership and Management (FA, SP) 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. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: AERO 3020L.

AERO4010L Advanced Leadership Experiences Laboratory I (FA, SP) Corequisite: AERO 4013.

AERO4013 American National Security (FA, SP) 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. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: AERO 4010L.

AERO4020L Advanced Leadership Experiences Laboratory II (FA, SP) Corequisite: AERO 4023.

AERO4023 American National Security (FA, SP) 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. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: AERO 4020L.