Air Science Division (Air
Sc)
1A. Leadership Laboratory (1)
Introduction and orientation to ROTC and the Air
Force; systematic instruction and education in principles in leadership
principles providing the cadet with guided learning experiences.
Designated institutional courses in lieu of academic air science
phase (see division head for designated courses).
1B. Foundations of Aerospace Power (2)
Constituent elements of aerospace power; basic aeronautical
science; organization and operation of the military arm of the
federal government. (2 lecture, 1 lab hour)
2A. World Military Systems (2)
Prerequisite: Air Sc 1A-B or equivalent. Comparative study
of world military forces; free world land, naval and air forces,
communist military systems; trends in the development and employment
of military power. (2 lecture, 1 lab hour)
2B. Leadership Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: Air Sc 2A or equivalent. Sysematic instruction
and education in the application of leadership principles providing
the cadet with guided learning experiences. Designated institutional
courses in lieu of the academic air science phase (see division
for designated courses.)
103A-B. Growth and Development of Aerospace Power (3-3)
Prerequisite; Air Sc 2A-B, or equivalent military training.
Nature of waar; development of United States airpower; mission
and organization of Defense Department; Air Force concepts, doctrine,
employment; astronautics and space operations; future development
of aerospace power; space programs, vehicles, systems, problems
in space exploration. (3 class, 1 lab hour)
103C. Air Force ROTC Summer Training Unit (3)
Prerequisite: Air Sc 103A-B or 104A-B. One month's military training
required for advanced cadets at designated Air Force installations
to qualify for reserve commission. Physical training, drill, weapon
familiarization, flying, field exercises, orientation in United
States Air Force base activities, equipment and problems.
104A Global Relations (3)
Prerequisite: Air Sc 103A-B or equivalent. International relations;
major factors underlying international tensions; nationalism,
imperialism, and communism; attempts to alleviate these tensions;
balance of power concepts; rise of the superpowers, United States
and the USSR. (4 lecture, 1 lab hour)
-B. The Professional Officer(3-3)
Prerequisite: AS 104 or equivalent Military aspects of world political
geography, concepts, maps and charts, factors of power; geographic
influences upon political problems with a geopolitical analysis
of strategic areas. Briefing for commissioned service. (4 lecture,
1 lab hour)