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NS 100 Midshipman 4/C Naval Science
Laboratory 0(0-1)
Military drill, courtesies and
honors, elements of unit leadership, physical fitness and professional
development of the prospective Naval/Marine Corps Officer. Required
of Midshipmen 4/C.
Course Offerings: Fall, Spring
NS 110 An Introduction to Naval
Science 2(2-0)
Fundamental orientation to the
Naval Service emphasizing the mission, organization, regulations,
customs and traditions, broad warfare components of Navy and the
major challenges facing today's Navy and Marine Officers.
Course Offerings: Fall
NS 210 Leadership and Management
3(3-0)
Assists students in acquiring
knowledge and developing the cognitive processes necessary to make
decisions in the practice of management. The student will learn
the traditional foundations of management while developing decision
skills to apply this knowledge in a real-world setting. The major
focus is centered upon global management, ethics and social responsibility,
total quality management, and cultural diversity.
Course Offerings: Fall
NS 220 Naval Ships Engineering
Systems 3(3-0)
Introduction to the application
of engineering principles in the research, development, design,
construction, and operation of ships, weapons systems, and ocean
structures, with an emphasis on thermodynamic processes and energy
conversions.
Course Offerings: Spring
NS 310 Navigation 4(3-2) : Associated
Lab : NS 310L
A comprehensive study of the theory,
principles and procedures of ship navigation, movements and employment.
Course includes mathematical analysis, spherical triangulations
and practical work involving sight reduction, sextant, publications
and report logs.
Course Offerings: Fall
NS 320 Naval Operations 4(3-2):
Associated Lab : NS 320L
Preq: Junior
standing
Components of general naval operations,
including concepts and application of tactical formations and dispositions,
relative motion, maneuvering board and tactical plots, rules of
the road and naval communications.
Course Offerings: Spring
NS 330 Evolution of Warfare 3(3-0)
Preq: Junior Standing
A survey of the evolution of warfare
through the study of selected campaigns and classic battles with
special emphasis on the principles of war, the military impact of
leadership, and the evolution of tactics, weapons, and weaponry.
Course Offerings: Spring
NS 410 Naval Weapon Systems 3(3-0)
An introduction to the concepts
and properties of electronic, physical, electromagnetic and mechanical
systems to foster an understanding of the theory and principles
of operation of shipboard weapons systems, emphasizing types of
weapons and fire control systems, capabilities and limitations,
theory of target acquisition, identification and tracking, trajectory
principles, and basics of ordnance.
Course Offerings: Fall
NS 420 Leadership and Ethics 3(3-0)
Preq: Senior standing
Skills and abilities needed for
competence as a commissioned officer in the area of human resources
management, naval personnel management, material management, and
the administration of discipline.
Course Offerings: Spring
NS 430 Amphibious Warfare 3(3-0)
Preq: Senior standing
A survey of the projection of
sea power ashore with special emphasis on the evolution of and innovation
in amphibious warfare in the 20th Century through the study of historical
amphibious landings and campaigns.
Course Offerings: Spring, alternate
years
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