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Naval Warfare Certificate
15 Semester Hours

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Not open to students who elect this as concentration in the MA in Military Studies

Upon completion of this certificate students will be able to:

  • Discern the history of sea power from antiquity to the present by evaluating classical theories of naval warfare, as reflected by Mahan and Corbett in light of today's scenarios.
  • Compare and contrast naval military philosophers and writings that have influenced the use of sea power and the conduct of naval warfare between nation states.
  • Examine the critical importance of special operations and the art of special operations: naval/shore from use in World War II through its role in Korea, Vietnam, and other conflicts.
  • Evaluate the naval component of joint warfare in the modern age and naval strengths and weaknesses in working in inter-agency, and inter-service environments through analysis of several modern military operations.
  • Assess the conventional and unconventional naval warfare of the future in light of technological change and the information age, non-state military threats, rogue regimes, and clashes of culture between regions.

NW500 / MIL 570 - History of Sea Power 
NW544 / MIL 573 - Great Naval Philosophers and Strategists
LC541 / MIL 676 - Special Operations: Naval/Shore
NW539 / MIL 677 - Naval Power in Joint Warfare
LC505 / MIL 620 - Studies in Future War







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