Military Science Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Although not required for completion of the basic course or the advanced course, the department does offer both a major and a minor in Military Science with permission only. The major in Military Science is designed to give the student interested in a military career a broad background in various academic areas.
Note:
- many courses must be repeated;
- many of the listed courses require prerequisites, check the course description;
- the major will require more than 12 terms (or four years) to complete at an average of 15 credits per term;
- two years of a single high school foreign language or one year of a single college-level foreign language is required.
| Required Courses | ||
| CMST 200 | INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH COMMUNICATION | 4 |
| CMST 342 | GLOBAL COMMUNICATION | 5 |
| CMST 439 | TOPICS IN LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION | 5 |
| CSBS 310 | FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES THEORY | 5 |
| CSBS 320 | STATISTICS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES | 5 |
| MLSC 101 | BASIC MILITARY SKILLS I | 1 |
| MLSC 102 | BASIC MILITARY SKILLS II | 1 |
| MLSC 103 | BASIC MILITARY SKILLS III | 1 |
| MLSC 104 | BASIC MILITARY SKILLS LAB (must be repeated) | 3 |
| MLSC 201 | BASIC MILITARY TEAM BUILDING I | 2 |
| MLSC 202 | BASIC MILITARY TEAMBUILDING II | 2 |
| MLSC 203 | BASIC MILITARY TEAM III | 2 |
| MLSC 204 | BASIC MILITARY TEAM BUILDING LAB (must be repeated) | 3 |
| MLSC 301 | MILITARY SCIENCE & TACTICS I | 3 |
| MLSC 302 | MILITARY SCIENCE AND TACTICS II | 3 |
| MLSC 303 | MILITARY SCIENCE AND TACTICS III | 3 |
| MLSC 304 | MILITARY SCIENCE AND TACTICS LAB (must be repeated) | 6 |
| MLSC 307 | LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT | 8 |
| MLSC 401 | MILITARY SCIENCE AND OFFICERSHIP I | 3 |
| MLSC 402 | MILITARY SCIENCE AND OFFICERSHIP II | 3 |
| MLSC 403 | MILITARY SCIENCE AND OFFICERSHIP III | 3 |
| MLSC 404 | MILITARY SCIENCE AND TACTICS IV LAB (must be repeated) | 6 |
| POLI 204 | INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL POLITICS | 5 |
| POLI 323 | U.S. FOREIGN POLICY | 5 |
| TCOM 205 | INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION | 5 |
| Senior Capstone | 5-6 | |
| MILITARY LEADERSHIP SENIOR CAPSTONE | ||
or MLSC 495 | PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP | |
| Students must complete one of the six following concentrations, minors or certificate. | 20 | |
The Application of Leadership | ||
| COMMUNICATION IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| PERSUASION | ||
| SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
Choose one of the following. | ||
| NEGOTIATION SKILLS AND STRATEGIES | ||
or PSYC 231 | SCIENCE OF STRESS AND COPING | |
or SOCI 263 | SOCIAL PROBLEMS | |
Cultural Awareness for Military Leaders | ||
| HISTORY OF THE PRESENT: WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1945 | ||
or HIST 311 | COLONIALISM AND NATIONALISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA | |
| POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY | ||
U.S. Government and Policy | ||
| PUBLIC FINANCE AND PUBLIC POLICY | ||
Choose two of the following | ||
| INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS | ||
or POLI 332 | THE U.S. PRESIDENCY | |
or POLI 335 | U.S. CONGRESS | |
Choose one of the following | ||
| ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | ||
or ECON 370 | INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS | |
or ECON 375 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | |
or ECON 474 | INTERNATIONAL FINANCE | |
Certificate In Geographic Information Systems | ||
| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS I: SPATIAL ANALYSIS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES | ||
| CRITICAL GIS | ||
| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS II | ||
| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS III | ||
| GIS PORTFOLIO | ||
One of the following | ||
| LANDSCAPES OF THE PAST | ||
or GEOS 333 | REMOTE SENSING WITH LIDAR | |
or GEOS 335 | REMOTE SENSING WITH DRONES | |
Choose one of the following | ||
| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS I: SPATIAL ANALYSIS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES | ||
or GEOS 427 | DESKTOP MAPPING | |
or GEOS 499 | DIRECTED STUDY | |
Healthcare Administration Minor | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION | ||
| HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP | ||
| HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | ||
| QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| HEALTHCARE LAW, REGULATIONS & ETHICS | ||
Journalism Minor | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF JOURNALISM | ||
| NEWS WRITING | ||
Choose two of the following | ||
| ADVANCED NEWS WRITING and REPORTING | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC RELATIONS THEORY and ADVANCED PUBLIC RELATIONS THEORY | ||
| Total Credits | 117-118 | |
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
Foreign Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Degree Works calculates based on these two catalog years.
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who successfully earn a BA in Military Science from EWU should be able to do the following:
- critically analyze the current Operational Environment in which our Armed Forces are deployed to better prepare to serve as a Platoon Leader;
- know and apply a basic understanding of Army operations, training management, safety, risk management, counseling and communications as a member of the Cadet Battalion Chain-of-Command;
- know and apply basic individual and unit military skills and leadership while functioning in a tactical environment as a member of a squad or platoon;
- know and apply time management skills and troop leading procedures to develop and articulate a complete five paragraph Operations Order.