Military Studies - Minor
The School of Military Sciences offers a minor in Military Studies. This minor is available to all Texas A&M students but is not required for ROTC or Corps of Cadets participation. Students should consult with an advisor in their major department to determine minor requirements. All students desiring to enroll in the Military Studies minor should visit https://tx.ag/corpsacademics or email academics@corps.tamu.edu to request an application.
The Military Studies minor requires 18 hours. Nine hours must be completed in approved upper-level Aerospace Studies, Military Science, or Naval Science courses with an additional 9 hours from approved university courses with a military-related focus. A minimum of 12 hours must be at the 300-400 level. A grade of C or higher is required if a course is to be counted towards the minor field. Minor programs are recognized on the transcripts after graduation, but not on the diploma. The student’s college and/or major department determines the number of minor programs a student may seek and shall be responsible for advising after the student receives signed approval from the Assistant Commandant for Academics and International Programs.
Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
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Military Science Courses 1 | ||
Select three of the following: | 9 | |
Leading People and Effective Communication I | ||
Leading People and Effective Communication II | ||
National Security Affairs--Preparation for Active Duty | ||
National Security Affairs—Preparation for Active Duty | ||
Adaptive Leadership and Tactical Operations I | ||
Adaptive Leadership and Tactical Operations II | ||
The Army Officer and the Profession of Arms I | ||
The Army Officer and the Profession of Arms II | ||
Navigation | ||
Evolution of Warfare | ||
Naval Ships Systems I: Engineering | ||
Naval Ships Systems II: Weapons | ||
Leadership and Ethics | ||
Naval Operations and Seamanship | ||
Fundamentals of Maneuver Warfare | ||
Non-Military Science Courses | ||
Select three from the following: | 9 | |
Financial Readiness | ||
The Middle East | ||
Geography of South Asia | ||
GNSS in the Geosciences | ||
Remote Sensing in Geosciences | ||
Principles of Geographic Information Systems | ||
Political Geography | ||
Geography of Terrorism | ||
Advanced Topics in GIS (Geographic Information Systems) | ||
GNSS in the Geosciences | ||
American Military History, 1609 to Present | ||
History of American Sea Power | ||
European Military History | ||
War and Society in Europe Since 1900 | ||
Modern Middle East | ||
The Vietnam War/The American War | ||
World War II in Asia and the Pacific | ||
Modern South Asia | ||
Out of Africa: The Black Diaspora and the Modern World | ||
The Birth of the Republic, 1763-1820 | ||
America in the Gilded Age, 1877-1901 | ||
Reform, War and Normalcy: The United States, 1901-1929 | ||
The Great Depression and World War II | ||
History of the Holocaust | ||
The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon, 1715-1815 | ||
Russia's Long Twentieth Century - The Soviet Experiment and Beyond | ||
World War II | ||
American Military History to 1901 | ||
American Military History Since 1901 | ||
The American Revolution | ||
American Foreign Relations to 1913 | ||
American Foreign Relations Since 1913 | ||
International Developments Since 1918 | ||
Empire and History | ||
Military Ethics | ||
Philosophy of Religion | ||
Social and Political Philosophy | ||
Ethical Theory | ||
Introduction to Comparative Politics | ||
Introduction to World Politics | ||
Ethnic Conflict | ||
Theories of International Relations | ||
Government and Politics of Eastern Europe | ||
Globalization and Democracy | ||
International Cooperation | ||
International Conflict | ||
Government and Politics of the Former Soviet Union | ||
Global Political Thought | ||
Latin American Legislatures | ||
American Foreign Policy | ||
Contemporary Issues in American Foreign Policy | ||
Issues in World Politics | ||
The Politics of European Union | ||
Foreign Policy Decision Making | ||
National Security Policy | ||
Population and Society | ||
Military, War and Society | ||
Racial and Ethnic Relations | ||
Political Sociology | ||
Globalization and Social Change |
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Minimum of 6 hours of School of Military Sciences courses (NVSC, AERS, and MLSC) must be at the 400 level.