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Military Science Minor

Open to Any Major

Anyone going through all four years of the ROTC Program automatically receives this minor.

20 Credits

The Military Science Minor enhances your leadership skills and prepares you for future leadership opportunities across a broad range of disciplines. Anyone going through all four years of the ROTC Program will automatically receive this minor, but it can be completed by students in all other majors.

Outcomes and objectives of the program center around:

  • Leadership
  • The Army profession
  • Professional competence
  • Adaptability
  • Teamwork
  • Lifelong learning
  • Comprehensive fitness

Elective courses in the program include related topics offered by the History/Philosophy and Political Science departments.

If you do not desire to serve in the United States Army, this minor provides you with leadership experience and training for any career you may want to pursue. The minor is flexible in offering interdisciplinary coursework that suits different interests and passions.

You will experience the following as part of this minor:

  • Physical fitness
  • Field training exercises
  • Leadership and volunteer opportunities

Course Work for Military Science Minor

The Military Science Minor enhances students’ individual leadership skills and prepares them for future leadership opportunities across a broad range of disciplines.  All students at the University can complete this minor, whether they choose to serve in the military or not.  The minor’s outcomes and objectives center around leadership, the Army Profession, professional competence, adaptability, teamwork, lifelong learning, and comprehensive fitness.

View the catalog for course descriptions.

Required Courses (8 Credits):

  • MLSC 131 - Introduction to Leadership and ROTC*
  • MLSC 132 - Leadership and Squad Tactics*
  • MLSC 231 - Introduction to Army Leadership and Ethics 
  • MLSC 232 - Fundamentals of Small Unit Tactics 

Electives (Select One) (3 Credits):

  • MLSC 331 - Introduction to Collective Training**
  • MLSC 332 - Military Organizational Leadership**
  • POLI 271 - Introduction to Public Administration
  • POLI 342 - American Foreign Policy

Electives (Select One): (3 Credits)

  • HIST 345 - Military History of the United States 
  • HIST 352 - The US and Vietnam 
  • INTL 358 - Global Political Economy & Security
  • MLSC 431 - The Army Officer**
  • MLSC 432 - Company Grade Leadership**
  • PHIL 230 - The Ethics of War and Terrorism
  • POLI 251 - Introduction to Comparative Politics

Electives (Select Two) (6 Credits):

Remaining credits can be selected from any of the above-required courses not fulfilling a prior area.

  • HIST 345 - Military History of the United States
  • HIST 352 - The US and Vietnam
  • INTL 358 - Global Political Economy & Security
  • MLSC 331 - Introduction to Collective Training**
  • MLSC 332 - Military Organizational Leadership**
  • MLSC 398 - Selected Topics in Military Science**
  • MLSC 399 - Selected Topics in Military Science**
  • MLSC 431 - The Army Officer**
  • MLSC 432 - Company Grade Leadership**
  • PHIL 230 - The Ethics of War and Terrorism
  • POLI 251 - Introduction to Comparative Politics 
  • POLI 271 - Introduction to Public Administration 
  • POLI 342 - American Foreign Policy 

*Students can fulfill the requirements for these classes through completion of Army Basic Training, Army ROTC Basic Camp, or previous enrollment in a sister service (Marine, Air Force, or Navy) ROTC Program. This does not circumvent the 20 credit hour requirement for the Military Science Minor. See the Military Science Department to ensure you are placed in the correct MLSC class.

**Students who do not intend to contract with the U.S. Army may only take these courses with Departmental Approval.

Two elective courses, for a total of 6 credits, must be at the 300 or 400 level.

Any Majors Interested in the Military Science Minor

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Contact the ROTC Enrollment Officer

Wright Hall, Room 135   1871 Old Main Drive   Shippensburg, PA 17257 Phone: 717-477-1896 Fax: (717) 477-1783