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Click on the name of an online public services graduate course to view the detailed information; you can also find out about the college or university offering the category by clicking on "School's Profile". |
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Studies in the Development of U.S. Armored Forces & Doctrine (LW584) |
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American Public University |
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This course examines the increasingly important role tanks and infantry fighting vehicles have played in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps from World War I to the present. It requires a background in military affairs and twentieth century American military history. This course studies the development of U.S. armored forces and vehicles and focuses on the doctrine for their employment, as well as their performance in World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam, and Operation Desert Storm. |
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Tactical Air Power Theory (AW505) |
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American Public University |
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An in-depth study of the evolving role of fighter aircraft in combat. Doctrine, weaponry, and airframe capabilities will be evaluated through the use of actual combat examples involving various air forces in several wars and conflicts, including Desert Storm. Current U.S. fighter doctrine and the perceived role of fighter aircraft in the future will be examined. |
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Tactical Intelligence (IN506) |
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Public Services |
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American Public University |
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Understanding the intelligence system; the intelligence cycle; and the roles and purposes of the various kinds of intelligence, with emphasis on supporting operational units from the Battalion-size and up through proper Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB). |
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Technology and Innovation (DM661) |
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Public Services |
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American Public University |
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This course will investigate and demonstrate the planning and implementation of strategies that help organizations improve productivity, satisfaction, and responsiveness to the environment. The course views management from the perspective of human systems and organizational development, technological innovation, and strategic management. |
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Technology of Air Power (AW518) |
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American Public University |
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This course is a study of the rise of airpower as it relates to advancements in innovation and technology. This course is not about technology itself; rather, it is an historical examination of the relationship among innovation, technology, and airpower. It addresses that relationship (if any) within the context of the historical experience. The course begins with an examination of the nature of innovation, then examines the relationship of innovation to airpower, followed by an examination of the impact of this relationship during World War II, and concludes with an examination of air superiority as an expression of this relationship. |
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Terrain and Weather Intelligence (IN521) |
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American Public University |
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This course provides the knowledge of the physical environment so as to successfully use the terrain and weather to advantage in the conduct of military and civil applications. The four areas of concentration that are studied in detail are landforms and geomorphic processes, the atmosphere (climate and weather), biosphere (flora and fauna), and hydrosphere (rivers and seas). The objective of this course is bring students along so that they can interpret the basic aspects of meteorology and the impact of weather on landform processes and human activity, evaluate the various climates of the world with respect to their characteristics and regional context; assess the soil forming process and types of soil to include their characteristics, value, and regional expression; explain the elements of the biosphere and their contribution to the environment; describe the fundamentals of geologic structure and rock types; and finally, compare the various geomorphic processes and analyze the resultant landforms. |
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Terrorism-What Public Administrators Need to Know (PUB5011) |
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Northcentral University |
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What is terrorism? As a manager or administrator what kinds of terrorism can you expect and how do you prepare for it from a business management or public administration point of view? This course is going to provide three viewpoints on this important subject. First, why terrorism works? Second, what weapons are most likely to be used by terrorists. Finally, the course will look at practical guidelines for security and survival. If you and your staff do not know this information you are not prepared for the next threat. |
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The Air War In Korea (AW503) |
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American Public University |
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This course covers the history of the air war in Korea, 1950-1953, the bombing campaign in North Korea, the close air support and other support of UN forces, and the advent of aerial combat in the Jet Age. |
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The American Military Experience in China (LW575) |
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American Public University |
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A study of the US military role in China from the beginning of the 20th Century to the severing of relations with the government of the People's Republic of China. The course will emphasize the relationship of the US military with the Chinese government and people and with other foreign powers having forces in that country. |
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The Balkans: Conflict and Peace (LC530) |
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American Public University |
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A study of one of the most turbulent areas in the history of the world, with emphasis on modern political and military issues of the Balkan region. |
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The Battle of the Atlantic (NW546) |
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American Public University |
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An in-depth examination of the post WWI years and their impact on the navies of the WWI antagonists to the end of the Battle of the Atlantic in 1945. The course will explore the political/naval/military aspects leading up to the commencement of hostilities between Britain and Germany through the actual conduct of the naval war by the Allies and Germany to the victory of the Allies. |
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The Boer War (LC506) |
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American Public University |
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This course examines the 1899-1902 war in South Africa between Great Britain and the Boers of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State. The military, political, economic, and cultural factors that caused the war will also be identified and assessed. In addition, this course focuses on British and Boer military organizations, leadership, tactics, operations, and strategy, and how these various facets of war were modified as the war transitioned from a mid- to a low-intensity conflict. |
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The Citizen-Soldier Tradition (LW555) |
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American Public University |
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This course examines the evolution of the citizen-soldier tradition and the institutions embodying that tradition from the colonial era to the present. The course concentrates on the militia and National Guard as embodiments of the citizen-soldier tradition, but also examines the emergence of federal military reserve service forces and a draftee army. |
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The Cold War (MS621) |
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American Public University |
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This course examines the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States, with emphasis on the actual scene of superpower conflict in the Third World and an analysis of the varied levels of power and their interrelationships that made the Cold War unique. It takes a comprehensive look at its origins, and examines its political, military, intellectual, and geographical dimensions. |
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The Death Penalty (CR620) |
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American Public University |
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This course explores the historical aspects of the death penalty, the arguments for and against it, and the associated constitutional challenges and limitations. Course topics include capital crimes and defenses as well as trial and post-trial procedures. Attention is paid to the imposition of the death penalty in both civilian and military courts, mental health issues associated with the death penalty, and other factors involved with the death penalty. |
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The French Revolution (LW556) |
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American Public University |
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A study of the revolutionary ideals, political philosophy, and events of the other primary and fundamental 18th Century political event. The French and American Revolutions will be compared and contrasted in their ideologies, movements, results, and consequences. |
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The Great Revolutions (LC526) |
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American Public University |
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Certain revolutions are recognized as so monumental in their scope and/or consequences they are labeled "great": the American, French, Mexican, Russian, Chinese, Cuban, Vietnamese, and Iranian. Examined as to both their causes and consequences, they offer a window into the transformation of economic, social, and political systems of social stratification. Of particular interest, is the relationship between the structural and intentional elements, between the revolutionary crisis and the various insurgent challengers to the ancient regime. |
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The Great War (LW507) |
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American Public University |
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The origins of World War I; the combatants, strategy and tactics, technological innovation vs. conservatism; the war in France; the war at sea; America's role; the peace settlement; and the occupation. |
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The Hundred Years War (LW590) |
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American Public University |
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A study of the long feudal and dynastic war between France and England during the last waning centuries of the Middle Ages. This war defines the national emergence of the two key western European powers that would impact the next 500 years (Early and Modern European history). This war is the precursor to the early modern period and will change the principles of warfare in Europe and eventually lead to a 'military revolution'. Areas of study will be; the causes during the late Angevin Period, the various dynastic clashes and territorial disputes between the French and English thrones, the final eruption of warfare on the Continent, and the peace that left a lasting impression of bellicose feelings and animosity between England and France. |
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The Korean War (LW519) |
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American Public University |
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A history of the war in Korea: 1950-1953. The causes of the war, the United Nation's reaction to the North Korean invasion; American policy and the military land operations of the war. |
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