You are in the official 2001-2002 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
Department of Aerospace Studies
COURSES
Aerospace Studies (A SP)
1A, 1B. The Foundations of the United States Air Force
(1-1)
Corequisite: A SP 3 Leadership Laboratory (one unit) if student
desires an Air Force Commission. The Air Force in the contemporary
world. Focuses on the organizational structure and missions of
Air Force organizations; officership and professionalism; and
includes an introduction to communication skills.
2A, 2B. The Evolution of USAF Air and Space Power (1, 1)
Corequisite: A SP 3 Leadership Laboratory (one unit) if student
desires an Air Force Commission. Focuses on factors contributing
to the development of air power from its earliest beginnings to
the space-age global positioning systems of the Gulf war; the
evolution of air power concepts and doctrine; and an assessment
of communication skills.
3. Leadership Laboratory (1; max total 6)
Open to students who are members of the Reserve Officer Training
Corps or are eligible to pursue a commission as determined by
the professor of aerospace studies. Course must be taken each
semester of the General Military Course (GMC). A study of Air
Force customs and courtesies, issuing military commands, instructing,
directing and evaluating the preceding skills, studying the environ
ment of an Air Force officer and learning about areas of opportunity
available to commissioned officers. CR/NC grading only.
5. Drill and Ceremony Fundamentals (1)
The elements of military drill, individual and group precision
movements, development of command voice; technical, stylistic
and aesthetic aspects of creative drill maneuvers; encompasses
both rehearsal and public performance.
25. Air Force ROTC Field Training (3)
Taken during summer preceding entry into POC. Five-week field
training provides leadership and officership training in a military
environment which demands conformity to high physical and moral
standards. Within this structured environment cadets are screened
for officer potential as measured against field training standards.
Motivation and professional development is achieved through various
programs such as flight orientation, marksmanship and survival
training. The Air Force provides meals, housing, pay, and travel
to and from base.
103C. Air Force ROTC Field Training (3)
For those completed GMC and prior-service cadets. Four weeks of
training taken during the summer preceding entry into POC. Field
training provides leadership and officership training in a military
environment which demands conformity to high physical and moral
standards. Within this structured environment cadets are screened
for officer potential as measured against field training standards.
Motivation and professional development is achieved through various
programs such as flight orientation, marksmanship and survival
training. The Air Force provides meals, housing, pay, and travel
to and from base.
104A, 104B. Air Force Leadership Studies (3-3)
Corequisite: A SP 113 Leadership Laboratory (one unit) if student
desires an Air Force ROTC Commission. A study of leadership and
management fundamentals, leadership responsibilities, ethics,
and communicative skills required of an Air Force junior officer.
Case studies are used to examine Air Force leadership and management
situations as a means of demonstrating and exercising practical
application of the concepts being studied.
105A, 105B. National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active
Duty (3-3; max total 6)
A SP 105B is not open to students with credit in A SP 105BW. Corequisite:
A SP 113 Leadership Laboratory (one unit) if student desires an
Air Force Commission. (Students who have completed A SP 104A-B
and A SP 105AW-BW will be deemed to have fulfilled the upper-division
writing requirement.) An examination of the needs for national
security; an analysis of the evolution of the American defense
strategy and policy; aerospace doctrine; overview of alliances
and regional security, arms control, and terrorism. Special topics
of interest focus on the military as a profession, officership,
and the military justice system, and current issues affecting
military professionalism. Within this structure, continued emphasis
is given to developing communication skills.
105AW/BW. National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active
Duty (3)
Not open to students with credit in A SP 105A/B. Prerequisite:
satisfactory completion (C or better) of the ENGL 1 graduation
requirement. Corequisite: A SP 113 (one unit) if student desires
an Air Force Commission. An examination of the needs for national
security; an analysis of the evolution of the American defense
strategy and policy; aerospace doctrine; overview of alliances
and regional security, arms control, and terrorism. Special topics
of interest focus on the military as a profession, officership,
and the military justice system, and current issues affecting
military professionalism. Within this structure, continued emphasis
is given to developing communication skills. Meets the upper-division
writing skills requirement for graduation. (See note below.) (Formerly
A SP 105BW)
113. Leadership Laboratory (1; max total 6)
Prerequisite: A SP 25 or equivalent military training. Must be
taken each semester of the Professional Officer Course (POC).
Activities classified as advanced leadership experiences. They
involve the planning and controlling of the military activities
of the cadet corps, the preparation and presentation of briefings
and other oral and written communications, and the providing of
interviews, guidance, and information which will increase the
understanding, motivation, and performance of other cadets. CR/NC
grading only.
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Note: to meet the California State University, Fresno upper-division
writing requirement, students must complete four semesters of
aerospace studies curriculum consisting of A SP 104A/B and A SP
105A/B. In addition, during one semester, the 105A/B course must
have the writing requirement (i.e. it must be 105AW or 105BW).
Aerospace Studies Degrees