Course Descriptions AFS 213 AEROSPACE STUDIES II. (1) Provides a foundation for understanding how air power has been employed in military and non-military operations to support national objectives. Examines the changing mission of the defense establishment, with particular emphasis on the United States Air Force. Leadership experience is continued through participation in the cadet corps. Lecture, one hour; leadership laboratory, one hour per week. Prereq: AFS 111, 113 or PAS approval. AFS 214 LEADERSHIP LABORATORY II. (1) A continuation of AFS 213. A course designed to develop supervisory management skills to include communications, techniques of critique, social actions, personnel evaluation procedures, problem solving, role playing and field training preparation. Credit will not be granted toward the hours requirements for the degree. Pass/fail only. Coreq: AFS 213. AFS 311 AEROSPACE STUDIES III. (3) A study of management functions with emphasis on the individual as a manager in an Air Force environment. Individual motivational and behavioral process, communication, and group dynamics are included to provide a foundation for the development of professional skills as an Air Force Officer. Students refine their leadership and managerial abilities by organizing and managing a quasi-military unit. Prereq: Acceptance into POC or approval of PAS. AFS 312 LEADERSHIP LABORATORY IIIA. (1) A course designed and focused on developing advanced leadership skills. Students fill the mid-level management function within the cadet corps. The course involves the planning and controlling of military activities of the cadet corps, and the preparation and presentation of briefings and other written and oral communications. Pass/Fail only. Coreq: AFS 311. AFS 313 AEROSPACE STUDIES III. (3) A study of leadership with specific emphasis on the Air Force leader. Includes theoretical, professional and communicative aspects. In addition, military justice and administrative law are discussed within the context of the military organization. Students continue to develop and refine their leadership abilities by organizing and managing a military unit, the cadet corps, which offers a wide variety of situations requiring effective leadership. Prereq: AFS 311. AFS 314 LEADERSHIP LABORATORY III. Laboratory to accompany AFS 313. Pass/fail only. Coreq: AFS 313.
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AFS 395 INDEPENDENT AEROSPACE STUDIES. (2-6) A study of an advanced problem on a subject area in aeronautical science under the guidance of a departmental staff member. One discussion per week; term paper is required. May not be repeated. Prereq: Senior standing in the AFROTC Program, and 3.0 standing in Aerospace Studies. AFS 411 AEROSPACE STUDIES IVA. (3) A study of the military profession, civil-military interaction, communicative skills, framework of defense policy, and formulation of defense strategy. Students refine their leadership abilities by organizing and managing a military unit, the cadet corps, which offers a wide variety of situations requiring effective leadership. Prereq: AFS 313, or approval of PAS. AFS 412 LEADERSHIP LABORATORY IVA. (1) A course designed and focused on developing advanced leadership skills. Students fill the top level management function within the cadet corps. The course involves the planning and controlling of military activities of the cadet corps, and the preparation and presentation of briefings and other written and oral communications. The lab also includes practice of leadership techniques aimed at motivating and instructing cadets in the lower three levels. Pass/Fail only. Laboratory, two hours per week. Coreq: AFS 411. AFS 413 AEROSPACE STUDIES IVB. (3) Continues the study of strategy and the management of conflict, formulation and implementation of U.S. defense policy, defense organization, and case studies in defense policy making. Students also refine their leadership abilities by organizing and managing a military unit, the cadet corps, which offers a wide variety of situations requiring effective leadership. Prereq: AFS 411 or approval of PAS. AFS 414 LEADERSHIP LABORATORY IVB. (1) A continuation of AFS 412. A course designed and focused on developing advanced leadership skills. Students fill the top level management function within the cadet corps. The course involves the planning and controlling of military activities of the cadet corps, and the preparation and presentation of briefings and other written and oral communications. The lab also includes practice of leadership techniques aimed at motivating and instructing cadets in the lower three levels. Pass/Fail only. Laboratory, two hours per week. Coreq: AFS 413.
AHP
Allied Health Professions
AHP 840 ETHICS IN HEALTH PRACTICE. (2) A study of selected ethical issues that arise in the practice of health professionals. The health professional’s obligations to patients, colleagues, employing institutions, and the community will be considered, and relevant case studies will be analyzed. (Same as CLM 840.)
AIS
Arabic and Islamic Studies
AIS 101 ELEMENTARY MODERN STANDARD ARABIC. (4) An introduction to the standard written language of the Arab World. Initial emphasis upon the phonology and script, followed by gradual coverage of the grammar, with exercises in reading, writing, pronunciation, and vocabulary building. AIS 102 ELEMENTARY MODERN STANDARD ARABIC. Continuation of AIS 101. Prereq: AIS 101.
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AIS 201 INTERMEDIATE MODERN STANDARD ARABIC. (3) A continuation of AIS 102, stressing comprehension of written and oral material, the ability to read Arabic aloud and to compose written material, and the ability to speak. Prereq: AIS 102. AIS 202 INTERMEDIATE MODERN STANDARD ARABIC. (3) A continuation of AIS 201, stressing comprehension of written and oral material, the ability to read Arabic aloud and to compose written material, and the ability to speak. Prereq: AIS 201. AIS 301 COLLOQUIAL ARABIC I. (3) Provides advanced skills in developing linguistic and communicative skills in colloquial Arabic based on Egyptian Arabic that is widely understood throughout the Arab world. Introduces aspects of Egyptian cultural life. Designed for those who have some experience with Standard Arabic. Prereq: AIS 202 or consent of instructor. AIS 302 COLLOQUIAL ARABIC II. A continuation of AIS 301. Prereq: AIS 301 or consent of instructor.
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AIS 328 ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION I. The rise of Islam and its classical development.
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AIS 330 ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION II. (3) The Islamic world’s response to westernization and the resultant reassertion of its cultural role in the modern world. AIS 331 CLASSICAL ARABIC LITERATURE (in English). (3) Reading from some of the major works of Arabic literature (poetry and prose) of the 6th-14th centuries which are an integral part of the Arab cultural heritage, e.g., the Mu’allaqat, Koran, Ibn Ishaq’s Sirah; al-Tabari’s Ta’rikh; Abu’l Faraj’s Kitab alAghani; al-Ghazzali’s Ihya; al-Hariri’s Maqamat; and Ibn Khaldun’s Muqaddimah. AIS 338 WOMEN AND ISLAM. (3) A survey of women’s issues related to Islam and contemporary Muslim culture including the perception of women in Islam, the role and rights of women in Islam, female circumcision, honor killing women’s dress. The course will discuss the viewpoints of the Muslim traditionalists, modernists, western feminists and the emerging Islamic feminists. AIS 340 FUNDAMENTALISM AND REFORM IN ISLAM. (3) This course focuses on the revival of Islam in the 20th century and the various responses of Islam to modernism and western political and intellectual domination. Particular attention will be given to the rise of militant Islam and the terrorist attacks of 9/11. The original writings of major thinkers will be read and discussed. AIS 395 INDEPENDENT WORK IN ARABIC/ISLAMIC STUDIES. (1-3) Students who have the proper qualifications may undertake a special problem in reading and research. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits. (Recommended.) AIS 435 TOPICS IN ISLAMIC STUDIES (Subtitle required). (3) Variable in content, this course focuses on important texts and issues in Islamic history, religion, literature, and philosophy. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits under different subtitles. AIS 440 INTRODUCTION TO THE QURAN. (3) An introduction to the disciplines of knowledge related to the Quran, its major themes, style of presentation, and relevance to contemporary societies and issues. AIS 442 ARABIC READING I. (3) Advanced skills in speaking, reading, and analyzing selected texts from traditional and modern Arabic literature using formal spoken and written Arabic. Introduction to the use of Arabic computer software. Prereq: AIS 202 or equivalent. AIS 443 ARABIC READING II. (3) Continuation of AIS 442 with emphasis on Modern Arabic Short Stories. Prereq: AIS 442 or equivalent.
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