This course is a general introduction to the USN and USMC that emphasizes organizational structure, warfare components and assigned roles/missions of USN/USMC. It covers all aspects of naval service from its relative position within the DoD to the specific warfare community/career paths and includes basic elements of leadership and USN and USMC core values. The course provides students with initial exposure to many elements of naval culture and provides the conceptual framework/working vocabulary for students to use on summer cruise.

NS 11000 Introduction To Naval Science

Introduction To Naval Science

This lab is designed to develop students morally, mentally, and physically and to imbue in them the highest ideals of duty, honor, and loyalty. Topics shall cover general Navy/Marine Corps mission and policies, force protection, operational security, watch standing, physical fitness, nutrition, stress management, and other professional development subjects not normally included in the curriculum of the Naval Science Courses. Laboratory periods may also be used on an occasional basis to supplement the Naval Science Courses and provide additional time for projects, such as navigation chart work. Open to Naval ROTC students only.

NS 20200 Naval Science Laboratory

Naval Science Laboratory

This course outlines the theory and employment of weapons systems. Students explore the processes of detection, evaluation, threat analysis, weapon selection, delivery, guidance, and explosives. Fire control systems and major weapons types are discussed, including capabilities and limitations. The physical aspects of radar and underwater sound are described. Facets of command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence are explored as a means of weapons system integration. The tactical and strategic significance of command and control warfare and information warfare is discussed.

NS 21200 Naval Ships Systems II (Weapons)

Naval Ships Systems II (Weapons)

This course provides a basic introduction to the principles underlying ballistics, the fire control problem, detection methods, and integrated weapons systems. The major naval weapons and weapons systems are examined by components and then evaluated in light of current threats and missions. Typically offered Fall.

NS 21200 Naval Weapons Systems

Naval Weapons Systems

An analysis through lectures, reading, and student discussion of the relationship of sea power to American history. Classical concepts and contemporary employment of sea power are examined by viewing historic and current naval and maritime developments. Typically offered Spring.

NS 21300 Sea Power And Maritime Affairs

Sea Power And Maritime Affairs

An introduction to leadership, leadership theory, management, and communications as they relate to organizational hierarchy. Topics include leadership, management, values, ethics, goal setting, communications, and team interactions. Typically offered Fall.

NS 21400 Fundamentals Of Leadership

Fundamentals Of Leadership

Introduces the student to many of the fundamental concepts of leading Sailors and Marines, which shall be expanded upon during the continuum of leadership development throughout NROTC. It develops the elements of leadership vital to the effectiveness of Navy/Marine Corps officers by reviewing the theories and parameters of leadership and management within and outside of the Naval Service and progressing through values development, interpersonal skills, management skills, and application theory. Practical applications are explored through the use of experiential exercises, readings, case studies, and laboratory discussions.

NS 21400 Naval Leadership And Management

Naval Leadership And Management

This course is an in-depth study of the theory, principles, procedures, and application of plotting, piloting, and electronic navigation, as well as an introduction to maneuvering boards. Students learn piloting techniques, the use of charts, the use of visual and electronic aids, and the theory of operation of both magnetic and gyrocompasses. Students develop practical skills in plotting and electronic navigation. Other topics include tides, currents, effects of wind/weather, voyage planning, and an application and introduction to the international/inland rules of navigation.

NS 31000 Naval Navigation

Naval Navigation

A comprehensive study of the theory, principles, and procedures of ship navigation, movements, and employment. The course examines celestial navigation, rules of the nautical road, piloting, practical chartwork, tides, instruments, publications, records, and electronic navigation systems. Typically offered Fall.

NS 31000 Navigation

Navigation

An operational analysis approach to tactical informations and dispositions, fleet logistics and communications, relative motion and the maneuvering board, and tactical plots stressing force effectiveness and unity. Typically offered Spring.

NS 31100 Naval Operations

Naval Operations

This course is a continued study of relative motion, formation tactics, and ship employment. It includes introductions to naval operations and operations analysis, ship behavior and characteristics in maneuvering, applied aspects of ship handling, afloat communications, naval command and control, naval warfare areas, and joint warfare.

NS 31100 Naval Operations And Seamanship

Naval Operations And Seamanship

This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of the art and concepts of warfare and its evolution from a warrior's perspective.  This course will trace the evolution of warfare from ancient times through the present.  The student will be familiarized with the concept of changing battlefields and forces that lead to changes in tactics and military developments.  The student will also learn the basic terms and concepts of warfare.  The student will conduct one instructional period in order to practice those skills applicable to NROTC development.  During the course students will participate in class discussions designed to develop the application of principles and concepts that will be required on battlefields of today and the future.  Typically offered Fall.

NS 33000 Evolution Of Warfare

Evolution Of Warfare

This course deals with application of thermodynamics and mechanics in the design and operation of major propulsion equipment. Topics on thermodynamics, steam propulsion, nuclear power, gas turbines, internal combustion engines, auxiliary systems, ship construction and stability, engineering documentation, and new developments in naval engineering. Typically offered Spring.

NS 35000 Naval Ship Systems

Naval Ship Systems

In this course, students learn detailed ship design, hydrodynamic forces, stability, propulsion, electrical theory and distribution, hydraulic theory and ship control, and damage control. The course includes basic concepts of theory/design of steam, gas turbine, diesel, and nuclear propulsion.

NS 35000 Naval Ship Systems-Engineering

Naval Ship Systems-Engineering

This course deals primarily with concepts of leadership and ethics in Navy and Marine Corps afloat and ashore. Case studies are extensively used to hone ethical decision making skills. Particular emphasis is placed upon the Human Resource Management System in the Navy to include an understanding of drugs and alcohol abuse, intercultural affairs, and minority affairs. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.

NS 41300 Naval Leadership, Management, And Ethics

Naval Leadership, Management, And Ethics

This course completes the final preparations of ensigns and second lieutenants for service in the Navy and Marine Corps. The course integrates an intellectual exploration of Western moral traditions and ethical philosophy with a variety of topics, such as military leadership, core values, professional ethics, the UCMJ and Navy regulations, and discussions relating to the roles of enlisted members, junior and senior officers, command relationships, and the conduct of warfare. The course provides midshipmen with a foundation of moral traditions, combined with a discussion of actual current and historical events in the Navy and Marine Corps, to prepare them for the roles and responsibilities of leadership in the Naval Service of the 21st century. Permission of instructor required.

NS 41300 Naval Leadership And Ethics

Naval Leadership And Ethics

The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the foundational concepts and history of the USMC as the premier maneuver warfighting organization. It is a theoretical class that utilizes both historical examples from previous military operations as well as current doctrine, developing an individual who is both a critical thinker and scholar in the profession of arms. The goal is to educate the student to read military history analytically.

NS 44000 Fundamentals Of Maneuver Warfare

Fundamentals Of Maneuver Warfare

An in-depth discussion of the concept and history of amphibious warfare; introduction to the psychology of military leadership. Typically offered Fall.

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