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Course Requirements

Program Requirements

The curriculum consists of classroom instruction and a weekly laboratory in which students receive leadership experience. The courses in military science and leadership are both academic and hands-on. Most count toward the student’s degree requirements. The academic program consists of:

  • A degree in the student ’s chosen academic subject
  • 12 to 22 credits in the military science and leadership curriculum
  • An approved course in American military history

Minor in Military Science

With departmental approval, students may earn a minor in military science and leadership by successfully completing the following courses:

  • MIL SC 3230: Leadership and Problem Solving
  • MIL SC 3240: Leadership and Ethics
  • MIL SC 3250: Leadership and Management
  • MIL SC 3260: Officership

Additionally, students must complete an approved course in American military history.

Available Military History Courses

At University of Missouri:
HIST 4250          U.S. Foreign Relations 1898-1945
HIST 4260          U.S. Foreign Relations 1945 to present
HIST 4480         War Crimes and Genocide

ANTHRO 2300   Anthropolgy of War

PEA ST 2100     The Vietnam and Iraq Wars: Lessons for the Future
PEA ST 4410      Politics and War

SOCIOL 3410    Social Bases of War and Peace

At Columbia College: 
History 318         The Vietnam War
History 342         American Civil War
History 348         World War II
History 370         American Military History

At Central Methodist University:
HIST 306              Civil War and Reconstruction
HIST 320               The American Way of War
HIST 354              The Vietnam War: an International History

At Westminster University:
HIST 300        Independent Study
HIST 330        World War I
HIST 348         History of American Foreign Relations
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