Upcoming Courses
Fall 2025
Leadership and Personal Development
MSCL 101
Introduction to the personal challenges and competencies that are critical for effective leadership and communication. Learn how the personal development of life skills such as cultural understanding, goal setting, time management, stress management, and comprehensive fitness related to leadership, officership, and the Army profession. Further acquaintance with this course allows additional learning about the structure of the ROTC Basic Course program consisting of MSCL 101, 102, 201, 202, fall and spring leadership labs, and Basic Camp. Focus on developing basic knowledge and comprehension of Army leadership dimensions, attributes and core leader competencies while gaining an understanding of the ROTC program, its purpose in the Army and its advantages for the student.
Innovative Team Leadership
MSCL 201
Introduces cadets to the personal challenges and competencies that are critical for effective leadership. Cadets learn how the personal development of life skills such as critical thinking, time management, goal setting, stress management, and comprehensive fitness relate to leadership, and the Army profession. The focus is on developing basic knowledge and comprehension of Army leadership dimensions while gaining understanding of the big picture of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program, its purpose in the Army, and its advantages for the student.
Foundations of American Military History
MSCL 205
Focuses on major military engagements from the colonial period through the current operating environment and analysis of conflicts using the Principles of War and After Action Review lessons learned. Describes the military's role in society; examines the evolution of war and the progression of military professionalism; analyzes the major wars fought by the US Army, using the principles of war; discusses the role of the US military in joint operations; discusses the role of the US Army in humanitarian operations and nation-building at home and abroad and analyzes lessons learned from military history to the Contemporary Operating Environment (COE). COE case studies give insight into the importance and practice of teamwork and tactics in real-world scenarios.
Adaptive Team Leadership
MSCL 301
Cadets focus on training management and the warfighting functions. In these academically challenging courses you will study, practice, and apply the fundamentals of Training Management and how the Army operates through the Warfighting functions. At the conclusion of this course, you will be capable of planning, preparing, and executing training for a squad conducting small unit tactics. Includes a lab once per week using peer facilitation overseen by MS IVs (seniors), supervised by ROTC Cadre. This course prepares the Cadet for the demands of the mandatory 32-day ROTC Advanced Camp at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Developing Adaptive Leaders
MSCL401
Course focuses on development of the Army Officer. It is an academically challenging course in which you will develop knowledge and skills, and the ability to plan, resource, and assess training at the small unit level. You will also learn about Army programs that support counseling subordinates and evaluating performance, values and ethics, career planning, and legal responsibilities. At the conclusion of this course, you will be familiar with how to plan, prepare, execute, and continuously assess the conduct of training at the company or field grade officer level.
Independent Study
MSCL390
Instruction, case studies, and book analysis that build upon leadership competencies and military skills attained in earlier Military Science and Leadership courses. Online instruction and assignments mirror the syllabus for a student's normal pre-commissioning course progression. This course is available for sophomores, fall semester juniors, and senior cadets. This course is taught by the professor of military science.