MSL MILITARY SCIENCE LEADERSHIP

MSL 1010   FOUNDATIONS OF OFFICERSHIP

Credit Hour(s): 1.0

Foundations of Officership. Introduces students to issues and competencies that are central to a commissioned officer's responsibilities. Established framework for understanding officership, leadership, and Army values followed and "life skills" such as physical fitness and time management.

MSL 1020   BASIC LEADERSHIP

Credit Hour(s): 1.0

Basic Leadership. Establishes foundation of basic leadership fundamentals such as problem solving, communications, briefings and effective writing, goal setting, techniques for improving listening and speaking skills and an introduction to counseling.

MSL 2010   INDIVIDUAL LEADERSHIP STUDIES

Credit Hour(s): 1.0

Individual Leadership Studies. Students identify successful leadership characteristics through observation of others and self through experiential learning exercises. Students record observed traits (good and bad) in a dimensional leadership journal and discuss observations in small group settings.

MSL 2020   LEADERSHIP & TEAMWORK

Credit Hour(s): 1.0

Leadership & Teamwork. Student examines how to build successful teams, various methods for influencing action, effective communication in setting and achieving goals, the importance of timing the decision, creativity in the problem solving process, and obtaining team buy-in through immediate feedback.

MSL 3010   LEADERSHIP & PROBLEM SOLVING

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Leadership & Problem Solving. Prerequisite: MSL 1010, MSL 1020, MSL 2010, or MSL 2020 with grade of C or higher, or completed ROTC basic camp, or military service equivalent. Students conduct self-assessment of leadership style, develop personal fitness regimen, and learn to plan and conduct individual/small unit tactical training while testing reasoning and problem-solving techniques. Students receive direct feedback on leadership abilities.

MSL 3020   LEADERSHIP & ETHICS

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Leadership & Ethics. Prerequisite: MSL 1010, MSL 1020, MSL 2010, or MSL 2020 with grade of C or higher, or completed ROTC Basic Camp, or military service equivalent. Examines the role communications, values, and ethics play in effective leadership. Topics include ethical decision-making, consideration of others, spirituality in the military, and survey Army leadership doctrine. Emphasis on improving oral and written communication abilities.

MSL 3030   LEADERSHIP TRAINING CAMP

Credit Hour(s): 8.0

Leadership Training Camp. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Successful completion of LTC requires a cadet to meet or exceed the standard in a variety of objective evaluations. At LTC cadets will learn, develop, and practice leadership within a challenging, stressful, and competitive framework. The LTC environment provides cadre an opportunity to evaluate overall officer potential and characteristics such as loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, personal courage, and leadership.

MSL 4010   LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Leadership and Management. Prerequisite: MSL 1010, MSL 1020, MSL 2010, or MSL 2020 with grade of C or higher or military equivalent. Develops student proficiency in planning and executing complex operations, functioning as a member of a staff, and mentoring subordinates. Students explore training management, methods of effective staff collaboration, and developmental counseling techniques.

MSL 4020   OFFICERSHIP

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Officership. Prerequisite: MSL 1010, 1020, 2010, or 2020 with grade of C or higher, or military service equivalent. Study includes case study analysis of military law and practical exercises on establishing an ethical command climate. Students must complete a semester-long Senior Leadership Project that requires them to plan, organize, collaborate, analyze, and demonstrate their leadership skills.

MSL 4030   NATL ADV LEADERSHIP CAMP

Credit Hour(s): 8.0

National Advanced Leadership Camp. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. ROTC National Advanced Camp is the most important training event for an Army ROTC cadet. The 32-day camp incorporates a wide range of subjects designed to develop and evaluate leadership ability. The challenges are rigorous and demanding, both mentally and physically. Advanced Camp tests intelligence, common sense, ingenuity, and stamina. These challenges provide a new perspective on an individual's ability to perform exacting tasks and to make difficult decisions in demanding situations.