Naval Science - ROTC (NAVR)
Courses
NAVR 1010 (2) Introduction to Naval Science
Introduction to the naval profession. Instruction emphasizes the mission, organization and warfare components of the Navy and Marine Corps. Included is an overview of officer and enlisted ranks and rates, training, education, Naval customs and courtesies, military justice, leadership and nomenclature. Exposes the student to the professional competencies required to become a Naval/Marine Corps officer.
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Naval Science
NAVR 1020 (3) Naval Ship Systems
Naval Ship Systems
Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of NAVR 1010 (minimum grade D-).
NAVR 2020 (3) Seapower and Maritime Affairs
Surveys international maritime history and provides a review of American maritime history and policy. Examines American naval involvement in regional and global conflicts, evolution in technology and management, the role of the navies in foreign policy, and the influence of seapower on history.
Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of NAVR 1010 (minimum grade D-).
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Naval Science
NAVR 3020 (3) Naval Operations and Seamanship
Examines the Inland and International Rules of the Nautical Road, including court interpretations, principles of relative motion and vector analysis with the maneuvering board, ship handling procedures, weather, communications, tactical operations, and maritime law.
Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of NAVR 1010 (minimum grade D-).
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Naval Science
NAVR 3030 (3) Naval Engineering Systems
Studies in detail ship propulsion and related auxiliary systems. Emphasizes fossil fuel and nuclear steam and gas turbine systems. Stresses design constraints imposed by unique marine environment.
Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of NAVR 1010 (minimum grade D-).
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Naval Science
NAVR 3040 (3) Weapons and Systems Analysis
Introduces theoretical concepts upon which modern naval weapons systems are designed and constructed. Specific areas of study include physics of underwater sound propagation, pulse radar theory, automatic tracking principles, and fundamentals of missile guidance.
Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of NAVR 1010 (minimum grade D-).
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Naval Science
NAVR 3101 (3) Evolution of Warfare
Traces the development of warfare, focusing on the impact of military theorists and technical developments. Assists students to acquire a sense of strategy, develop an understanding of military alternatives, and see the impact of historical precedent on military actions.
Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of NAVR 1010 (minimum grade D-).
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Naval Science
NAVR 3201 (3) Fundamentals of Maneuver Warfare
Prepares future military officers and other leaders for service by studying modern tactical principles, current military developments and other aspects of warfare and their interactions with and influences on maneuver warfare doctrine.
Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of NAVR 1010 (minimum grade D-).
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Naval Science
NAVR 4010 (3) Leadership and Management
Comprehensively studies organizational leadership. Emphasizes motivation, communication, empowerment, and needs of subordinates. Studies the role of professional and personal ethics in organizational leadership.
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Naval Science
NAVR 4020 (3) Leadership and Ethics
Studies the ethics and laws of armed conflict analyzing the leadership responsibilities of officers both in peace and in war. The curriculum focuses first on various moral, ethical and leadership philosophies followed by extensive use of case studies to reinforce the use of ethical decision-making tools. Defines the responsibilities of junior officers within the context of ethical leadership and decision making.
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Naval Science
NAVR 4021 (3) Leadership and Ethics Online
Studies the ethics and laws of armed conflict analyzing the leadership responsibilities of officers both in peace and in war. The curriculum focuses first on various moral, ethical and leadership philosophies followed by extensive use of case studies to reinforce the use of ethical decision-making tools. Defines the responsibilities of junior officers within the context of ethical leadership and decision making.
NAVR 4030 (3) Navigation
Offers theory and practical application in the art of navigation: charts, publications, piloting, dead reckoning, navigation aids and instruments, time, electronic fixing, global positioning system, and voyage planning.
Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of NAVR 1010 (minimum grade D-).
Additional Information: Departmental Category: Naval Science