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Minor in Military Studies

Pennsylvania State University Intercollege 60 courses

About This Program

This interdisciplinary minor is designed for all students with special interests in military and national security affairs. Military emphasis is provided in one of three areas--Aerospace Studies, Military Science, or Naval Science. American military forces have played an important role in our domestic and international history and will continue to have significant involvement in policy arenas relating to national security and international relations. Students elect one military service branch for their prescribed courses and select two additional courses from appropriate history and political science courses emphasizing national security policy.

Degree Requirements

Prescribed Courses

Code Course Title Credits
AIR 151 Heritage and Values of the United States Air Force I 2
AIR 152 Heritage and Values of the United States Air Force II 2
AIR 252 The Evolution of USAF Air and Space Power II 2
AIR 351 Leading People and Effective Communication I 3
AIR 352 Leading People and Effective Communication II 3
AIR 451 National Security, Leadership Responsibilities, and Commissioning Preparation I 3
AIR 452 National Security, Leadership Responsibilities, and Commissioning Preparation I 3
ARMY 101 Introduction to the Army 3
ARMY 102 Foundations of Leadership 3
ARMY 301 Training Management and the Warfighting Functions 3
ARMY 302 Applied Leadership in Small Unit Operations 3
ARMY 401 The Army Officer 3
ARMY 402 Company Grade Leadership 3
NAVSC 101 Introduction to Naval Science
NAVSC 102 Sea Power and Maritime Affairs
NAVSC 200 Leadership and Management
NAVSC 313 Fundamentals of Maneuver Warfare
NAVSC 402 Leadership and Ethics
NAVSC 411 Evolution of Warfare
NAVSC 202 Naval Ships Systems I--Naval Engineering
NAVSC 301 Naval Ships Systems II--Weapons
NAVSC 401 Naval Operations and Seamanship

Additional Courses

Code Course Title Credits
HIST 108 Crusades: Holy War in the Middle Ages 3
HIST 120N History of Modern Europe since 1789 3
HIST 130 Introduction to the Civil War Era, 1848 through 1877 3
HIST 142N History of Communism 3
HIST 143N History of Fascism and Nazism 3
HIST 144 The World at War: 1939-1945 3
HIST 151N Technology and Society in American History 3
HIST 160 American Naval History 3
HIST 161 The Battle of Gettysburg in American Historical Memory 3
HIST 165 Islamic States, Societies and Cultures c. 600-1500 3
HIST 173 Vietnam in War and Peace 3
HIST 175 East Asia since 1800 3
HIST 178 Latin-American History to 1820 3
HIST 181 Introduction to the Middle East 3
HIST 192 Modern African History 3
HIST 420 Recent European History 3
HIST 430 Eastern Europe in Modern Times 3
HIST 434 History of the Soviet Union 3
HIST 441 Revolutionary America, 1753-1783 3
HIST 444 The United States in Civil War and Reconstruction--1850-1877 3
HIST 454 American Military History 3
HIST 473 The Contemporary Middle East 3
PLSC 3 Comparing Politics around the Globe 3
PLSC 14 International Relations 3
PLSC 200N Government and Politics of Europe 3
PLSC 220 Politics of the Developing World 3
PLSC 413 The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union 3
PLSC 437 War in World Politics 3
PLSC 438 National Security Policies 3
PLSC 439 The Politics of Terrorism 3
PLSC 442 American Foreign Policy 3
PLSC 452 Government and Politics of Central Europe 3
PLSC 453 Political Processes in Underdeveloped Systems 3
PLSC 454 Government and Politics of Africa 3
PLSC 455 Governments and Politics of Western Europe 3
PLSC 456 Politics and Institutions of Latin-American Nations 3
PLSC 458 Government and Politics of East Asia 3
PLSC 467 International Relations of the Middle East 3

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