Undergraduate Minor

Minor in Defense Studies and Leadership

Program:
Minor in Defense Studies and Leadership
Plan Code:
DEFEN_MNUN
Program Level:
Undergraduate
Award Type:
Minor Undergraduate
College:
College of Social Science
Department:
History


Excerpt from the official Academic Programs Catalog:

Listed below are the approved requirements for the program from the official Academic Programs Catalog.
Students must consult their advisors to learn which specific requirements apply to their degree programs.


College of Social Science

Department of History

Undergraduate Programs
Minor in Defense Studies and Leadership

The Minor in Defense Studies and Leadership, which is administered by the Department of History, provides students with a broad perspective on the military with analysis of all service branches of the Armed Forces from a historical and social scientific perspective. It also prepares current cadets for active duty service.

The minor is available as an elective to students who are enrolled in bachelor’s degree programs at Michigan State University.  With the approval of the department and college that administers the student’s degree program, the courses that are used to satisfy the minor may also be used to satisfy the requirements for the bachelor’s degree.

Students who plan to complete the requirements for the minor should consult an undergraduate advisor in the Department of History.

Requirements for the Minor in Defense Studies and Leadership

Students must complete 22 credits from the following:
1. One course from each of the following groups (4 to 6 credits):
a. AS 111 Foundation of the United States Air Force I 1
MS 110 Army Leadership and Officer Development 1
b. AS 112 Foundation of the United States Air Force II 1
MS 120 Introduction to Army Leadership and Problem Solving 1
c. AS 211 The Evolution of USAF Air and Space Power I 1
MS 210 Values and Ethics of Army Leaders 2
d. AS 212 The Evolution of USAF Air and Space Power II 1
MS 220 Army Doctrine and Team Development 2
2. One of the following groups of courses (6 credits):
a. AS 321 Air Force Leadership Studies I 3
AS 322 Air Force Leadership Studies II 3
b. MS 310 Leading and Problem Solving in Army Units 3
MS 320 Army Small Unit Tactics and Leadership 3
3. One of the following groups of courses (6 credits):
a. AS 421 National Security Affairs 3
AS 422 National Security Affairs and Preparation for Active Duty 3
b. MS 410 Adaptive Army Leadership 3
MS 420 Army Leadership in a Complex World 3
4. One of the following courses (3 credits):
HST 304 The Civil War Era 3
HST 326 United States Foreign Relations Since 1914 3
HST 328 Military History of the United States 1900-Present 3
HST 365 The Vietnam War 3
HST 387 The First World War 3
HST 388 World War II: Causes, Conduct and Consequences 3
HST 390 History of International Relations 3
5. One of the following courses (3 credits):
CJ 422 Comparative and Historical Criminal Justice 3
CJ 433 Law Enforcement Intelligence Operations 3
CJ 439 Homeland Security 3
CJ 473 Comparative Constitutional Law 3
HRLR 211 Introduction to Organizational Leadership 3
PLS 140 Introduction to Comparative Politics 3
PLS 160 Introduction to International Relations 3
PLS 322 Comparative Legal Systems 3
PLS 344 Politics of Developing Areas 3
PLS 346 Middle East Politics 3
PLS 354 Politics of Asia 3
PLS 363 International and Domestic Political Conflict 3
PSY 255 Industrial and Organizational Psychology 3
SOC 331 Political Sociology 3