Military and Strategic Leadership Minor
The Military and Strategic Leadership Minor provides students with advanced study in leadership, decision-making, and organizational management through the U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program. The curriculum emphasizes adaptive leadership, ethical reasoning, and critical thinking, with students applying classroom instruction in hands-on leadership laboratories that simulate real-world military and organizational challenges.
The minor is restricted to students who have met the prerequisites for theU.S. Army ROTC Advanced Course by successfully completing one of the following: the MSI and MSII ROTC course curriculum, ROTC Basic Camp, or U.S. Army Basic Combat Training. Courses are taught by U.S. Army–certified instructors.
Program Requirements
(16 semester hours)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| MSC 321 | Advanced Tactical Leadership Part I | 3 |
| MSC 321L | Leadership Lab MS 301 | 1 |
| MSC 322 | Advanced Tactical Leadership Part II | 3 |
| MSC 322L | Leadership Lab | 1 |
| MSC 421 | Adaptive Leadership | 3 |
| MSC 421L | Leadership Lab | 1 |
| MSC 422 | Leadership in a Complex World | 3 |
| MSC 422L | Leadership Lab | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 | |
Note: All minors require nine unique hours that are not used toward completion of other program requirements.