ACADEMIC CATALOG >>
2007-2008
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AIR 101 Foundations of the United States Air Force I (1)
One 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour lab per week. Introduces students to the U.S. Air Force and
the USAF officer profession. Uses instructor lectures, films and videos, and group activities
to examine Air Force issues, officership qualities, and military customs and courtesies.
Emphasizes the communication skills necessary for an Air Force officer.
AIR 102 Foundations of the United States Air Force II (1)
A continuation of AIRR 1010-1. One 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour lab per week.
AIR 201 The Evolution of USAF Air and Space Power I (1)
One 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour lab per week. Studies air power from balloons and
dirigibles through the jet age and historically reviews air power employment in military
and nonmilitary operations in support of national objectives. Looks at the evolution of air
power concepts and doctrine and introduces the development of communicative skills.
AIR 202 The Evolution of USAF Air and Space Power II (1)
A continuation of AIRR 2010. One 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour lab per week.
AIR 301 Air Force Leadership Studies I (3)
Two 1 1/2-hour seminars plus one 2-hour lab per week. Provides an integrated management course
emphasizing concepts and skills required by the successful manager and leader. Includes individual
motivational and behavioral processes, leadership, communication, and group dynamics while
providing foundation for the development of the junior officer's professional skills (officership).
Emphasizes decision making and use of analytic aids in planning, organizing and controlling in
a changing environment. Discusses organizational and personal values (ethics), management of change,
organizational power, politics, managerial strategy, and tactics within the context of military
organization. Uses actual Air Force case studies throughout the course to enhance the learning
and communication process.
AIR 302 Air Force Leadership Studies II (3)
Two 1 1/2-hour seminars and one 2-hour lab per week. Continuation of AIRR 3010.
Emphasizes basic managerial processes while employing group discussions, case studies, and
role playing as learning devices. Continues to emphasize the development of communicative skills.
AIR 401 National Security Forces in Contemporary American Society I (3)
Two 1 1/2-hour seminars and one 2-hour lab per week. Studies U.S. national security policy
which examines the formulation, organization, and implementation of national security policy;
context of national security; evolution of strategy; management of conflict; and civil-military
interaction. Also includes blocks of instruction on the military profession/officership, the
military justice system, and communicative skills. Provides future Air Force officers with
the background of U.S. national security policy so they can effectively function in today's Air Force.
AIR 402 National Security Forces in Contemporary American Society II (3)
Two 1 1/2-hour seminars and one 2-hour lab per week. A continuation of AIRR 4010. Includes defense
strategy conflict management, formulation/implementation of U.S. defense policy, and organizational
factors and case studies in policy making, military law, uniform code of military justice, and
communication skills.