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 NS 0100 Naval Professionl Lab
Description: Military drill, information briefings, and seminars on various subjects of USN/USMC interest including naval orientation (freshman), naval warfare specialties (sophomores), navigation laboratory (juniors), career planning and pre-commissioning information (seniors). 0.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008

 NS 1000 Intro to Naval Science
Description: Course is an introduction to the naval profession and to the concepts of seapower. The mission, organization, and warfare components of the Navy and Marine Corps, including an overview of officer and enlisted ranks, rates, and career patterns; naval courtesy and customs, military justice, leadership, and nomenclature are discussed. Normally taken by freshmen. 2.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 , Fall 2006

 NS 1100 Seapower and Maritime Affairs
Description: Naval history from the beginnings of the age of sail through the twentieth century. The works and influence of Alfred Thayer Mahan as they relate to current and past fleet doctrine. The impact of foreign nations' maritime activities on world seapower. Normally taken by freshmen. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2007

 NS 2100 Naval Ships Systems I
Description: Construction and propulsion of naval ships, including design, stability, control of damage. Propulsion systems including steam, diesel, gas turbine, nuclear power plants; shipboard electrical power generation and distribution; and shipboard auxiliary systems including refrigeration, fresh water distilling plants and air compressors. Normally taken by sophomores. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 , Spring 2007

 NS 2200 Naval Ships Systems II
Description: Introduction to naval weapons systems including basics of radar, sonar, and gyroscopes; weapons systems analysis stressing the fire control problem, information flow, the servo principle, and use of computers; general operation, safety and maintenance of shipboard weapons systems. Normally taken by seniors. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2007

 NS 3100 Navigation
Description: The theory and technique of piloting and celestial navigation. Normally taken by juniors. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2007

 NS 3200 Naval Operations
Description: The maneuvering board, tactical communications, rules of the road, and seamanship. juniors. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 , Fall 2006

 NS 3500 Evolution of Warfare
Description: The evolution of weapons, tactics, and military organization applicable to land operations; the classic principles and variables of land operations. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 , Spring 2008

 NS 3600 Amphibious Operations
Description: Amphibious operations throughout history to their present role in military policy. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2009 , Spring 2007 , Spring 2005 , Spring 2003

 NS 4100 Leadership and Management
Description: Fundamentals of leadership and management of an organization; emphasis on the Naval officer as leader and manager, concentrating on areas such as professional ethics, organizational theory, and the characteristics and roles of successful leaders. Normally taken by sophomores. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 , Fall 2006

 NS 4200 Leadership and Ethics
Description: Applications of the principles of leadership and management with a focus and emphasis on the military arena. Ethical and moral responsibility examined with emphasis on the interrelationship of authority, responsibility and accountability in an organization. Discussion intensive with oral presentations. Draws upon the experiences of a number of guest speakers, both military and civilian. 3.0 credit(s)
Restrictions: NONE
Prerequisites: None.
Last Offered: Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2007