Naval Science Minor

Program Chair:

Captain Jesus Rodriguez

Faculty:

Lieutenant Commander Bobby Jones, Major Myron Thomas, Lieutenant Chelsey Curney, Lieutenant Colin Sheehan, Lieutenant Stephan Ward

Program overview:

Familiarize the student with basic and advanced concepts of Naval Science with emphasis on naval history, technology, and leadership. This minor will support the students who plan to serve their country by recognizing their academic achievement outside of their major coursework. The minor will also give students who do not pursue military service a basic working knowledge of the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Concepts learned complement any chosen career path.

Student learning outcomes:

Demonstrate a fundamental knowledge and effective communication of the functional areas of naval science to foster interpersonal skills in achieving military goals and outcomes.

• Demonstrate knowledge in specific areas of naval science. Achieve a basic level of knowledge required to begin follow-on career training in surface warfare, submarine warfare, aviation, and Marine Corps operations.
• Apply critical thinking to leadership, management, and ethics problems.
• Intelligently discuss, at a level expected of all military officers, naval history, engineering, warfare, military technology, and a breadth of general military knowledge topics.
• Better execute the duties of the office of which they take charge in the Navy or Marine Corps, if commissioning as officers. Civilian students not seeking military service after graduation will be educated in military topics outside their majors that will enrich and complement any career path.

Department policies and/or General Education modifications:

• A grade of C or higher is required in all Naval Science courses for the minor to be considered satisfactorily complete
• A minimum of 9 credit hours of upper-division coursework must constitute the required 15 credit hours of minor coursework.
• Students may not repeat any course for double credit. Courses may be taken in any order, but students are highly encouraged to complete HNSC 101  before enrolling in any other courses.