Naval Science Course Listing
101. INTRODUCTION TO NAVAL SCIENCE
Introduction to naval organization, customs, military law, ships, aircraft, and Marine Corps and Navy career paths.
102. SEA POWER AND MARITIME AFFAIRS
Historical evolution of sea power and its effects on world history; current U.S. maritime strategy for employment of naval forces.
204. LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT I
Managerial thought and behavioral theories, with emphasis on how they apply to the naval organization. Prerequisites: 6 credits of Naval Science courses.
205. NAVIGATION AND NAVAL OPERATIONS I
Introduction to naval operations, including maneuvering boards, naval ship handling, watch standing, and naval command and control.
322. NAVAL SHIP SYSTEMS I: NAVAL ENGINEERING
Principles and applications of engineering concepts to ship construction, stability, and propulsion and auxiliary systems.
323. NAVAL SHIP SYSTEMS II: WEAPONS
An analysis of electromagnetic wave theory, principles of underwater sound propagation, communications systems, and weapons control systems.
401. NAVAL OPERATIONS AND SEAMANSHIP
Introduction to navigation, including detailed coverage of piloting (coastal) navigation, with an emphasis on developing practical skills. Provides an introduction to the theory of celestial navigation, and the final portion of the course focuses on the navigational rules for preventing collisions at sea and aspects of international law as applied to naval operations.
402. LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT II
The Navy's Resource Management Program (personnel management), counseling techniques, military justice, prevention of substance abuse, and naval correspondence and publications. Prerequisites: NAVSC 204.
NOTE: Candidates for commissions in the Marine Corps or Marine Corps Reserve will substitute the following courses for NAVSC 203 and 302; 204 and 402.
311. EVOLUTION OF WARFARE
Survey of development of military strategy, tactics, principles of war, and weaponry through the ages and recent U.S. applications.
313. MARINE CORPS LEADERSHIP THEORY AND TECHNIQUES
Introduction to Marine Corps leadership theory and techniques and their application to military-related practical skills and subject matter.
411. AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE
A historical survey and evaluation of twentieth-century amphibious warfare operations. Prerequisites: 6 credits of Naval Science courses.
Practicum
Navy scholarship students will gain practicum work during two afloat summer cruises. Marine Corps scholarship students will gain practicum work during one afloat summer cruise and one Marine Corps cruise at a Marine Corps base. Additionally, the summer between the freshman and sophomore years includes career orientation and training on vocational specialties in the Navy and Marine Corps. Navy or Marine Corps college program students will gain practicum work during one afloat summer cruise or one cruise at a Marine Corps base, respectively.