Jul 02, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

MSC 4010 - Military Leadership, Management, and Ethics


Course develops future officers in many areas including leadership, personal development, values and ethics, officership, and tactics and techniques. The students will develop and execute training from beginning to completion to include reviewing for future improvement. Students will work on problem solving, career management, leadership development, ethics through scenarios, and the military decision making process. Communication will be a major focus in the areas of counseling, instructing, briefing, writing and evaluations. Students will learn about the military justice systems and administrative tools that can be used for discipline. Outside the classroom all of the areas will be developed through assigned duties in the Cadet chain of command as well as planning and leading the activities of the Corps of Cadets to include physical training, military science lab, and special events. A leadership lab, MSC 4010L, plus participation in three one-hour sessions for personal and organizational physical fitness are required.

Requisites: MSC 3020
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.5 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students continues to improve writing and speaking skills though class projects and presentations.
  • Students develops the skills necessary to preform effective Soldier evaluation and counseling.
  • Students understand the conditions that limit our awareness of information and factors relevant to decision making.
  • Students understand why fairness matters and why individuals will make sub-optimal decisions to maintain fairness.
  • Students understands the Officer Evaluation Report process.
  • Students understands the basics of the Laws of War and Rules of Engagement.
  • Students will develop and execute training from beginning to completion to include reviewing for future improvement.
  • Students will know about the military justice systems and administrative tools that can be used for discipline.


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