Courses

• OTP NS 102: Naval Ships Systems I
  Technological fundamentals of applied shipboard engineering. Topics: stability, propulsion, ship control and compartmentation.
• OTP NS 201: Naval Ships Systems II
  Laser fundamentals, applications, side-looking radar, and radar holography discussed. Selected readings on naval weapons and fire control systems.
• OTP NS 202: US Naval History
  A study of the US Navy and the influence of sea power upon history. Incorporates both a historical and political science process to explore the major events, attitudes, personalities, and circumstances which have imbued the US Navy with its proud history and rich tradition. Deals with issues of national imperatives in peacetime as well as war, varying maritime philosophies which were interpreted into naval strategies/doctrines, budgetary concerns which shaped force realities, and the pursuit of American diplomatic objectives, concluding with the current search for direction in the post Cold War era and beyond.
• OTP NS 301: Navigation
  Fundamentals of navigation, coastal piloting, and safe transit of the world's oceans. Overview of tools and personnel of the modern naval watch officer.
• OTP NS 302: Watch Officer Fundamentals
  Comprehensive study of tactics and planning in the employment of naval forces, including communications, tactical formations and dispositions, relative motion, manuevering board, and nautical rules of the road.
• OTP NS 330: Evolution of Warfare
  Traces development of warfare from dawn of recorded history to present, focusing on the impact of major military theorists, strategists, tacticians, and technological developments. Seeks to understand the relationships between military training, weaponry, strategies and tactics, and the societies and cultures that produce and then are defended by those military structures. By examining the association between a society and its military, students acquire basic sense of strategy, develop and understanding of military alternatives, and see the impact of historical precedents on military thoughts and actions.
• OTP NS 401: Leadership and Management I
  Outline of the Navy's standard-setting Total Quality Leadership Program. In-depth examination of leadership and management practices in the Navy, and the concepts and theories that underlie them. A parallel review of American social and industrial organizations and practices. Emphasis on management and leadership functions, including control, direction, interaction, motivation, and decision making. The objectives of this naval science course are satisfied by a management or psychology course on organizational behavior, which may be taken instead of OTP NS 401.
• OTP NS 402: Leadership and Management II
  Gives the student a basic background in the duties and responsibilities of a junior division and watch officer; strong emphasis on the junior officer's responsibilities in the area of training, counseling, and career development. Principles of leadership reinforced through leadership case studies.
• OTP NS 410: Amphibious Warfare
  A historical survey of the development of amphibious doctrine and conduct of amphibious operations. Emphasis is placed on the evolution of amphibious warfare in the twentieth century, especially during World War II. Present-day potential and limitations of amphibious operations, including the rapid deployment force concept, are explored.

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