Development of leadership, management, and communication skills. Map reading, land navigation, and study/time management techniques.

History, organization, mission, and role of United States Army in national defense. Components of total Army structure. Emphasis on group dynamics and communication skills.

Oral and written military communications, planning, and organizing techniques. Current military leadership doctrine and application. Combined arms concepts, organizations, and tactics.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences

Soldier skills, including map reading and land navigation. Introduces Army troop-leading procedures through practical exercises and principles of war using historical events.

Small group leadership through practical applications. Individual leadership skills with emphasis on problem analysis, decision formulation, and steps of decision making.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences

Continues development of leadership competencies and confidence. Tactical training exercises to enhance leadership development.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences

Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses. May be repeated for credit.

A 3-week summer nursing experience conducted at an Army hospital in the United States, Europe, or Asia that orients the cadet nurse to the mission of the U.S. Army Medical Department and its health care delivery system. It provides a minimum of 120 hours of clinical experience to develop nursing, leadership, administrative, and interpersonal skills.

Current Army leadership, tactical, and training doctrine. Military law in context of peacekeeping/enforcement operations. Overview of Army's role in joint operations.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences

Application of current Army leadership, tactical, and training doctrine. Evolution of military professionalism; civil-military relations, personal and professional ethics, and military justice system.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences

Transformation of war and of the institutions for waging war from the American Revolution to the present.

Cross-listed course: HIST 468

Supervised internship experience between USC and Military Organizations under the direction of a faculty member in military science. May be repeated for credit. Contract required.