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Air Force Studies (AIRF)

Head of Department: Colonel Roy J. Fullerton, Jr.
Department Office: 362 Fairfield Road

For departmental description, see the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section of this Catalog.

1000. Air Force Studies I

(113) First semester. One credit. One class period and one 2-hour leadership seminar. 

Military customs/courtesies, officership/leadership. Air Force mission, military as a profession, and basics of flight.

1200. Air Force Studies I

(114) Second semester. One credit. One class period and one 2-hour leadership seminar. 

The organization, mission, and functions of the Department of Defense and the military services. Emphasis is on the U.S. Air Force.

2000. Air Force Studies II

(123) First semester. One credit. One class period and one 2-hour leadership seminar. 

Study of air power from balloons through World War II; WW I, Interwar Years, WW II. Principles of war, Berlin Airlift. Development of communication skills.

2200. Air Force Studies II

(124) Second semester. One credit. One class period and one 2-hour leadership seminar. 

Air power from post World War II to the present; Korean Conflict, War in Vietnam, force modernization. Development of communication skills. .

3000-3200. Air Force Studies III

(235-236) First semester. AIRF 3000, Second semester: AIRF 3200. Three credits each semester. One class period, and a 2-hour leadership seminar. Prerequisite: AIRF 1200 and 2200, or six weeks field training. Open only with consent of instructor. May not be taken concurrently with AIRF 4000-4200.

Management fundamentals, motivational processes, leadership, group dynamics, organizational power, managerial strategy. Development of communication skills.

3000W-3200W. Air Force Studies III

(235W-236W) First semester: AIRF 3000W. Second semester: AIRF 3200W. Prerequisite: AIRF 1200 and 2200, or six weeks field training; ENGL 1010 or 1011 or 3800. Open only with consent of instructor. May not be taken concurrently with AIRF 4000-4200.

3500. Aviation Ground School

(201) Both semesters. Three credits.

Fundamentals of flight, flight operations, aviation, weather, navigation, human factors and integration of pilot skills with  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations. Meets all requirements for the FAA private pilot's written examination.

4000-4200. Air Force Studies IV

(245-246) First semester. AIRF 4000, Second semester: AIRF 4200. Both semesters. Three credits each semester. One class period, and a 2-hour leadership seminar. Prerequisite: AIRF 3000-3200. Open only with consent of instructor. May not be taken concurrently with AIRF 3000-3200. 

American civil-military relations, defense policy formulation, role of the professional officer, military justice system, Air Force Commands.

      
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