Aerospace Studies Minor
This program is available at the following location:
- Corvallis
The Department of Air Force Studies offers a minor open to any OSU student. Students gain a broad exposure to the concepts of aerospace power, leadership and management, and general military studies. A student cannot use a course for this minor that is being used for their major.
Minor Code: 804
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Comprehend and demonstrate the Air Force Core Values.
- Recognize concepts of air and space power employment, from an institutional, doctrinal, and historical perspective.
- Examine general aspects of the Department of the Air Force, leadership fundamentals, service benefits, and opportunities for officers.
- Identify selected roles of the military in society and current domestic and international issues affecting the military profession.
- Apply critical thinking to communicate basic elements of national security policy and process.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| AS 311 | LEADERSHIP FUNDAMENTALS, TEAM BUILDING AND PROBLEM SOLVING | 3 |
| AS 312 | EFFECTIVE SUPERVISION AND GROUP CONFLICT MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| AS 313 | LEADERSHIP, ETHICS, AIR FORCE CORE VALUES AND ACCOUNTABILITY | 3 |
| AS 411 | NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS | 3 |
| AS 412 | WORLD REGIONAL CULTURAL STUDIES | 3 |
| AS 413 | PREPARATION FOR ACTIVE DUTY | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select a minimum of 9 credits of the following: | 9 | |
| THE EVOLUTION OF AIR AND SPACE POWER 1860-1945 | ||
| THE EVOLUTION OF AIR AND SPACE POWER 1945-1990 | ||
| THE EVOLUTION OF AIR AND SPACE POWER 1991-2025 | ||
| LEADERSHIP LABORATORY (maximum of 3 credits) | ||
| LEADERSHIP LABORATORY (maximum of 3 credits) | ||
| SMALL-GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING | ||
| THEORIES OF CONFLICT AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT | ||
| COMMUNICATION IN INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT AND DISPUTES | ||
| THE AMERICAN MILITARY, 1607-1865 | ||
| *WHY WAR: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE | ||
| THE AMERICAN MILITARY, 1865-PRESENT | ||
| *AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC HISTORY | ||
| MILITARY SCIENCE II: FOUNDATIONS OF LEADERSHIP I | ||
| MILITARY SCIENCE II: FUNDAMENTALS OF LEADERSHIP II | ||
| MILITARY SCIENCE II: FUNDAMENTALS OF MILITARY OPERATIONS | ||
| EVOLUTION OF WARFARE | ||
| STUDY OF PEACE AND THE CAUSES OF CONFLICT | ||
| *PACIFISM, JUST WAR, AND TERRORISM | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||
| Total Credits | 27 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Core Education course. Applies only to students admitted to an OSU undergraduate degree from Summer 2025 onwards
Minor Code: 804