Naval Science, Courses Summer 2000

Summer 2000 Course Descriptions
Key to Course Descriptions

Courses listed below are approved UA courses as of Summer 2000. Not all approved courses will be offered during this term. For course offerings/availability during a specific term, see the Schedule of Classes. Each course number below links to the Schedule of Classes.

Naval Science (N S ) Dept Info - College Info

N S 100 Naval Laboratory (1) [Rpt./ 9] I Various topics such as drill and ceremonies, physical fitness, cruise preparation, sail training, safety awareness, personal finances, and applied exercises in naval ship systems, navigation, naval operations, naval administration, and military justice.

N S 101 Introduction to Naval Science (3) I Introduction to the naval profession and to concepts of seapower, with emphasis on mission, organization, and warfare components of the Navy and Marine Corps; naval courtesy and customs, military justice, shipboard damage control and safety.

N S 102 Naval Ship Systems I: Engineering (3) II Ship characteristics and types including ship design, hydrodynamic forces, stability, compartmentation, propulsion, electrical and auxiliary systems, interior communications, ship control, and damage control; basic concepts of the theory and design of steam, gas turbine, and nuclear propulsion.

N S 103 Naval Laboratory (2) [Rpt./ 9] I II Various topics such as drill and ceremonies, physical conditioning, cruise preparation, safety awareness, naval warfare doctrine and operations, administration and military justice. USMC history, traditions, missions, land navigation, troop leading skills and small unit tactics.

N S 105 Marine Lab for Platoon Leaders (1) [Rpt./ 9] I II USMC history, traditions, missions, land navigation, troop leading skills and small unit tactics.

N S 201 Naval Ship Systems: Weapons (3) I Theory and employment of weapons systems, the processes of detection, evaluation, threat analysis, selection, delivery, and guidance. Physical aspects of radar and under-water sound.

N S 202 Seapower and Maritime Affairs (3) II U.S. Naval history from the American Revolution to the present. Discussion of the theories of Mahan, political issues of merchant marine commerce, and a comparison of U.S. and Soviet naval strategies.

N S 301 Navigation and Naval Operations I (3) I Theory, principles, and procedures of navigation. Students learn piloting navigation including the use of charts, visual and electronic aids, the theory and operation of magnetic and gyro compasses, and celestial navigation.

N S 302 Navigation and Naval Operations II (3) II International and inland rules of the road, relative-motion vector-analysis, formation tactics, and ship employment. Introduction to naval operations and ship handling.

N S 310 Evolution of Warfare (3) I The development of warfare to present, focusing on theorists, strategists, tacticians, and technological developments. Student acquires sense of strategy and impact of precedent on military actions.

N S 400 Advanced Naval Laboratory (1) [Rpt./ 5] I II Command and leadership training associated with the student battalion. Includes settings which manifest conditions of stress, time management, personal accountability, decision making, and command leadership. P, open to NROTC students only.

N S 401 Leadership and Management I (2) I Organizational behavior and management in the context of the naval organization. A survey of management functions of planning, organizing, and controlling; and introduction to individual and group behavior in organizations; motivation and leadership.

N S 402 Leadership and Management II (3) II Naval officer responsibilities in naval administration: counseling methods, military justice administration, naval human resources management, directives and correspondence, naval personnel administration, material management and maintenance. P, N S 401 or MAP 305.

N S 403 Advanced Naval Laboratory for Marines (2) [Rpt./ 5] I II Commanding and leadership training associated with the student battalion. Includes settings which manifest conditions of stress, time management, personal accountability, decision making, and command leadership. P, open to NROTC students only.

N S 410 Amphibious Warfare (3) I Historical survey of the development of amphibious doctrine and amphibious operations, with emphasis on the evolution of amphibious warfare in the 20th century; present day potential and limitations on amphibious operations, including the rapid deployment force concept.

N S 499 Independent Study (1-3) I II

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