Military Science (MLSC)

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100 Leadership Skills I (0:2:2). Introduces the student to the organizations, missions, customs, and traditions of the U.S. Army and national defense establishment. Includes a laboratory in applied leadership, common military tasks, and physical fitness. f

101 Leadership Skills II (0:2:2). Introduces the student to leadership principles, dimensions, styles, and assessment, among other varied topics. Includes a laboratory in applied leadership, common military tasks, and physical fitness. s

200 Leadership Skills III (0:2:2). Covers writing, briefing techniques, leadership, tactical communications, and officer/NCO roles, among other topics. Includes a laboratory in applied leadership, common military tasks, and physical fitness. f

201 Leadership Skills IV (0:2:2). Familiarizes students in troop-leading procedures, operations orders, briefings, and basic first aid, among other topics. Includes a laboratory in applied leadership, common military tasks, and physical fitness. s

300 Applied Leadership I (0:2:2). Prerequisite: MLSC 100, 101, 200, 202, veteran status, or permission of instructor. Focuses on tactics of the infantry squad and platoon, and includes map reading, navigation, marksmanship, and other subjects. Some field training on weekend days is required. Includes a laboratory in applied leadership, common military tasks, and physical fitness. f

301 Applied Leadership II (0:2:2). Prerequisite: MLSC 300 or permission of instructor. Prepares cadets to successfully complete a five-week Army ROTC Advanced Camp the following summer. Topics include tactics, squad and platoon drills, marksmanship, land navigation, and health and physical fitness. Some field training on weekend days is required. Includes a laboratory in applied leadership, common military tasks, and physical fitness. s

400 Military Management (3:3:2). Prerequisites: MLSC 300 and 301, or permission of instructor. Considered the "transition to lieutenant" phase in which managerial theories are applied to personnel, training, and logistics management situations. Students have command and staff responsibilities for the George Mason cadet corps and receive hands-on experience operating as a management team. There are several briefing and writing requirements as well. Includes a laboratory in applied science, common military tasks, and physical fitness. f

401 Military Law and Ethics (3:3:2). Prerequisite: MLSC 400 or MLSC 300/301, or permission of instructor. Continuing the "transition to lieutenant" phase of ROTC, examines the ethics of the military environment to include customs, ethical codes and decision making, constraints, and appeals to moral principles. American judicial system is also examined, with emphasis on the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Command and staff responsibilities are assigned to students for hands-on experience operating as a management team for the George Mason cadet corps. Includes a laboratory in applied leadership, common military tasks, and physical fitness. s

499 Senior Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) (0:2:2). Prerequisite: Leave of Absence (LOA) status, or permission of instructor. Individual study course designed to promote advanced knowledge and continued learning in military science for students who cannot enroll in one of the other MLSC courses. Intended for students with a contractual commitment to the ROTC program. The SAMS course may be taken for one or two semesters with tailored requirements to include assigned staff and leadership positions in the cadet corps. Students enroll in the LAB 201 section and attend physical fitness training. f,s

LAB 201 Leadership Laboratory (Lead Lab) (0:2:2). Students enrolling in any ROTC class must enroll in this lab section. LAB 201 meets as a combined unit on Tuesdays, 3-4:20 p.m. LAB 201 trains students n a variety of practical military tasks, from drill and ceremonies to small-unit tactics. Upper-class cadets lead training as part of their staff leadership experience. LAB 201 also includes one field training exercise per semester, and physical training sessions are conducted every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 7-8 a.m., at the Field House. The Professor of Military Science can authorize waivers to LAB 201 enrollment in certain circumstances (scheduling conflicts, etc.) f,s