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2012-2014 Catalog

AIRS - Aerospace Studies

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Catalog Nbr.Course Title/Course TopicsCredits
AIRS 101Foundations of the U.S. Air Force1.00
Part one of two-part survey of the U.S. Air Force. Role of the military in U.S. society; military history; officership; professionalism; core values; career opportunities; customs/courtesies; communicative skills. AIRS 111 Leadership Laboratory is mandatory for AFROTC cadets, must be taken at the same time, and complements this course by providing followership experiences.
Prerequisites:
Corequisite for taking this course is AIRS 111.
Typically Offered:
Fall Term Only
AIRS 102Foundations of US Air Force1.00
Part one of two-part survey of the U.S. Air Force. Role of the military in U.S. society; military history; officership; professionalism; core values; career opportunities; customs/courtesies; communicative skills. AIRS 112 Leadership Laboratory is mandatory for AFROTC cadets, must be taken at the same time, and complements this course by providing followership experiences.
Prerequisites:
AIRS 112 is corequisite for taking this course.
Typically Offered:
Spring Term Only
AIRS 111AFROTC GMC Leadership Laboratory0.00 - 1.00
Practical environment giving leadership training while being instructed on military customs and courtesies, physical fitness, military drill and the general Air Force environment. Two physical fitness attendances each week; a physical fitness diagnostics test and a physical fitness test are all required. Pass-Fail only.
Prerequisites:
AIRS 101 is co-requisite for taking this course.
Typically Offered:
Fall Term Only
AIRS 112AFROTC GMC Leadership Laboratory0.00 - 1.00
Practical environment giving leadership training while being instructed on military customs and courtesies, physical fitness, military drill and the general Air Force environment. Two physical fitness attendances each week; a physical fitness diagnostics test and a physical fitness test are all required. Pass-Fail only.
Prerequisites:
AIRS 102 and AIRS 111 are corequisites for taking this course.
Typically Offered:
Spring Term Only
AIRS 189Aerospace Studies Elective1.00 - 9.00
Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-Superior course.
Typically Offered:
AIRS 201Evolution of the US Air Force Air and Space Power1.00
Air Force heritage; development/deployment of air power, a primary element of U.S. national security; leadership; ethics and values. Leadership development based on student participation in group problem solving. Oral/written communication development. AIRS 211 Leadership Laboratory is mandatory for AFROTC cadets, must be taken at the same time, and complements this course by providing followership experiences.
Prerequisites:
AIRS 211 is corequisite for taking this course.
Typically Offered:
Fall Term Only
AIRS 202Evolution of the US Air Force Air and Space Power1.00
Air Force heritage; development/deployment of air power, a primary element of U.S. national security; leadership; ethics and values. Leadership development based on student participation in group problem solving. Oral and written communication development. AIRS 212 Leadership Laboratory is mandatory for AFROTC cadets, must be taken at the same time, and complements this course by providing followership experiences.
Prerequisites:
AIRS 212 is corequisite for taking this course.
Typically Offered:
Spring Term Only
AIRS 211AFROTC GMC Leadership Labaoratory0.00 - 1.00
Practical environment giving leadership training while being instructed on military customs and courtesies, physical fitness, military drill and the general Air Force environment. Two physical fitness attendances each week; a physical fitness diagnostics test and a physical fitness test are all required. Pass-Fail only.
Prerequisites:
AIRS 201 is corequisite for taking this course.
Typically Offered:
Fall Term Only
AIRS 212AFROTC GMC Leadership Laboratory0.00 - 1.00
Practical environment giving leadership training while being instructed on military customs and courtesies, physical fitness, military drill and the general Air Force environment. Two physical fitness attendances each week; a physical fitness diagnostics test and a physical fitness test are all required. Pass-Fail only.
Prerequisites:
AIRS 202 and AIRS 211 are corequisite for taking this course.
Typically Offered:
Spring Term Only
AIRS 250Aerospace Power,Forces,Field Training6.00
Five-week course required for all students enrolled in the two-year AFROTC program and conducted during the summer at Maxwell Air Force base, Alabama. The academic phase of this training includes 60 hours of instruction in Aerospace Forces Today and the Development of Aerospace Power. Additional areas of instruction include the Air Force environment, junior officer training, career orientation, aircraft and aircrew orientation, base functions, survival and physical training.
Typically Offered:
Summer Only
AIRS 251Four-Week Field Training2.00
Required for all POC students enrolled in the four-year AFROTC program and conducted during the summer at Maxwell Air Force base, Alabama. Major areas of study are junior officer training, aircraft and aircrew orientation, base function, survival, Air Force environment, and physical training.
Typically Offered:
Summer Only
AIRS 289Aerospace Studies Elective0.60
Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-Superior course.
Typically Offered:
AIRS 301Air Force Leadership Studies3.00
Comprehensive study of leadership/quality management fundamentals; professional knowledge; organizational doctrine and ethics; and communications skills required of today's Air Force officer. Leadership and management case studies. Providing advanced leadership experiences and the opportunity to apply the leadership and management principles of this course.
Prerequisites:
AIRS 311 is corequisite for taking this course.
Typically Offered:
Fall Term Only
AIRS 302Air Force Leadership Studies3.00
Comprehensive study of leadership/quality management fundamentals; professional knowledge; organizational doctrine; ethics; and communications skills required of today's Air Force officer. Case studies examine leadership/management situations as a means of exercising practical application of concepts being studied.
Prerequisites:
AIRS 312 and consent of instructor are prerequisite for taking this course.
Typically Offered:
Spring Term Only
AIRS 311AFROTC POC Leadership Laboratory1.00 - 2.00
Practical environment giving leadership training through teaching freshmen and sophomores military customs and courtesies, physical fitness, military drill and the general Air Force environment. Two physical fitness attendances each week; a physical fitness diagnostics test and a physical fitness test are all required. Pass-Fail only.
Prerequisites:
AIRS 301 is corequisite for taking this course.
Typically Offered:
Fall Term Only
AIRS 312AFROTC POC Leadership Laboratory1.00 - 2.00
Practical environment giving leadership training through teaching freshmen and sophomores military customs and courtesies, physical fitness, military drill and the general Air Force environment. Two physical fitness attendances each week; a physical fitness diagnostics test and a physical fitness test are all required.
Prerequisites:
AIRS 302 and AIRS 311 are corequisites for this course.
Typically Offered:
Spring Term Only
AIRS 389Aerospace Studies Elective1.00 - 9.00
Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent ot a UW-Superior course.
Typically Offered:
AIRS 401National Security Affairs3.00
Advanced leadership development; national security processes, regional studies, doctrine, the military as a profession, civilian control of the military. Must take AIRS 411 Leadership Laboratory at the same time, providing advanced leadership experiences and the opportunity to apply the leadership and management principles of this course.
Typically Offered:
Fall Term Only
AIRS 402Preparation for Active Duty3.00
Advanced leadership development; advanced leadership ethics, doctrine, the military as a profession, officership, military justice. Must take AIRS 412 Leadership Laboratory at the same time, providing advanced leadership experiences and the opportunity to apply the leadership and management principles of this course.
Typically Offered:
Spring Term Only
AIRS 411AFROTC POC Leadership Laboratory1.00 - 2.00
Practical environment giving leadership training through teaching freshmen and sophomores military customs and courtesies, physical fitness, military drill and the general Air Force environment. Two physical fitness attendances each week; a physical fitness diagnostics test and a physical fitness test are all required. Taken concurrently with AIRS 401.
Typically Offered:
Fall Term Only
AIRS 412AFROTC POC Leadership Laboratory1.00
Practical environment giving leadership training through teaching freshmen and sophomores military customs and courtesies, physical fitness, military drill and the general Air Force environment. Two physical fitness attendances each week; a physical fitness diagnostics test and a physical fitness test are all required. Taken concurrently with AIRS 402.
Typically Offered:
Spring Term Only
AIRS 420Leadership Practicum1.00 - 4.00
Leadership techniques and their practical application in structured problems and realistic situations. Consent of instructor.
Typically Offered:
Fall and Spring Terms
AIRS 421Leadership Practicum1.00 - 4.00
Practical application of leadership and management in structured realistic situations.
Typically Offered:
Fall and Spring Terms
AIRS 489Aerospace Studies Elective1.00 - 9.00
Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivlaent to a UW-Superior course.
Typically Offered:
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