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2022-2023 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Reserve Officers Training Corps – ROTC Navy
  

  • NSP 100 - Naval Laboratory I

    1 Credits, 2 Contact Hours
    0 lecture periods 2 lab periods

    Overview of the Naval service. Includes drill and ceremonies, physical fitness, cruise preparation, sail training, safety awareness, and personal finances. Also includes applied exercises in naval ship systems, navigation, naval operations, naval administration, and military justice.

    Information: Acceptance into the Navy Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program at the University of Arizona is required before enrolling in this course. Course offered in cooperation with the University of Arizona. May be taken four times for a maximum of four credit hours. If this course is repeated, see a financial aid or Veteran’s Affairs advisor to determine funding eligibility as appropriate.

    Course Learning Outcomes
    1. Synthesize and explain basic military policies and regulations.
    2. Identify the elements of Naval and Marine Corps services.
    3. Apply and demonstrate the elements of military drilling, formation and bearing.
    4. State the elements of basic sail training.
    5. Demonstrate and relate the application of military ceremonial functions including the conduct of actual parole formations, platoon drill and officer sword manual.
    6. Synthesize information provided from guest speakers from business, military, and public sectors.
    7. Assimilate knowledge gained through field trips to Naval and Marine Corps installations.
    8. Identify and relate subject area awareness for special instruction areas.
    Outline:
    1. Fundamentals
      1. Military policy and regulations
      2. Military etiquette
    2. Naval and Marine Corp Services
      1. Naval elements
      2. Marine elements
    3. Military Drill
      1. Introduction to drill
      2. Beginner drill
      3. Intermediate drill
    4. Sail Training
      1. Sailboat terminology
      2. Sailboat familiarization
      3. Marlin spike skills
      4. Theory of sail propulsive power
      5. Sailing evolution
      6. Rules of small boat safety
      7. Rules of sail craft right of way
    5. Ceremonial Functions
      1. Parole formation
      2. Platoon drill
      3. Officer sword manual
    6. Speakers Bureau
      1. Business
      2. Military
      3. Other
    7. Installations
      1. Naval
      2. Marine
    8. Special and Additional Instruction
  

  • NSP 101 - Introduction to Naval Science

    3 Credits, 3 Contact Hours
    3 lecture periods 0 lab periods

    Provides the general military information required of a junior officer in the naval service by introducing structure, mission, and long held customs and traditions. Includes a brief description of each community within the Navy, an outline of Military Law as it applies to the junior officer, sea power and its implications, and shipboard damage control and safety.

    Information: Acceptance into the Navy Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program at the University of Arizona is required before enrolling in this course. Course offered in cooperation with the University of Arizona.

    Course Learning Outcomes
    1. Demonstrate knowledge of the missions and basic organization of the naval service.
    2. Demonstrate knowledge of general military information required of a junior officer in the Naval Service.
    3. Demonstrate knowledge of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and the practice of military law as it may involve the junior line officer in the performance of his/her duties.
    4. Demonstrate understanding of the roles of different warfare specialties in the Naval Service.
    5. Demonstrate comprehension of the concepts of shipboard damage control organization, responsibilities, and procedure.
    Outline:
    1. Mission, Customs and Regulations
      1. Missions Academic Requirements and Regulations of Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Program
      2. Mission and Organization of the United States Navy
      3. Navy Uniform Regulations Manual
      4. Naval jargon
      5. Naval customs and tradition
      6. Military courtesies
      7. Military honors and ceremonies
      8. Navy regulations
    2. Code, Shipboard, and Surface
      1. Uniform Code of Military Justice
      2. Shipboard organization
      3. The Surface Community
      4. The Submarine Community
    3. Nuclear Power and Marine Corps
      1. The Nuclear Power Program
      2. The Naval Aviation Community
      3. The United States Marine Corps
    4. Other Naval Topics
      1. The Reserve Community
      2. Other career opportunities
      3. Career opportunities for women in the Navy
      4. Sea power
      5. Navy Enlisted Rating System
      6. Division officer
      7. Introduction to leadership
      8. Personnel evaluations
      9. Ship design, damage control, and safety
  

  • NSP 102 - Naval Ship Systems I

    3 Credits, 3 Contact Hours
    3 lecture periods 0 lab periods

    Overview of naval ship systems engineering. Includes the fundamentals of ship construction, stability, damage control and repair, basic thermodynamics, and steam and nuclear propulsion systems.

    Information: Acceptance into the Navy Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program at the University of Arizona is required before enrolling in this course. This course is offered in cooperation with the University of Arizona.

    Course Learning Outcomes
    1. Identify the basic power cycles used in naval propulsion systems and the functions of major components of each medium.
    2. Demonstrate a comprehension of a cycle as a thermodynamic medium.
    3. Explain the function and major components of naval auxiliary systems.
    4. Demonstrate a comprehension of the factors and criteria, which influence ship design and a knowledge of the major structural elements of ship construction.
    5. Demonstrate a comprehension of basic electrical theory and knowledge of applications to include: transformers and magnetic devices; motors and generators; and power distribution systems.
    6. Demonstrate a comprehension of the principles and characteristics of electromagnetic wave propagation.
    7. Use the basics of electrical safety.
    8. Differentiate the characteristics of naval fuel and oil.
    Outline:
    1. Naval Ship Systems
      1. Basic thermodynamics
      2. Basic steam propulsion cycle
    2. Boilers
      1. Marine boilers
      2. 1200 PSI “D” Type Boiler Water and steam side systems
      3. 1200 PSI “D” Type Boiler
    3. Steam Expansion and Main Propulsion Systems
      1. Main condensate system
      2. Main feed system
      3. Machinery plant layout
    4. Nuclear, Air, and Gas
      1. Nuclear fundamentals and reactor control
      2. Internal combustion engines
      3. Gas Turbine Theory and fundamentals of propulsion
      4. Comparison of marine propulsion plants
      5. Distilling plants
      6. Compressed air systems
      7. Refrigeration and air conditioning plants
    5. Other Systems
      1. Hydraulic systems and application
      2. Steering systems
    6. Electrical
      1. Electrical theory
      2. Shipboard electrical systems
    7. Other Topics
      1. Hull Design
      2. Buoyancy
      3. Ship stability
      4. Impaired stability
      5. Damage control overview
      6. Damage control systems and equipment
      7. NSC Warfare Defense and damage control
      8. Summary
  

  • NSP 110 - Navy/Marine Physical Training

    1 Credits, 2 Contact Hours
    0 lecture periods 2 lab periods

    Introduction to Navy and Marine Corps physical training. Includes physical fitness and physical leadership through running, swimming, calisthenics, circuit training, obstacle course, and team-effort events. Also includes establishment of goals and standards for conduct in physical training, and prepares the student to pass the Navy Personal Fitness Assessment (PFA) or the Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test (PFT) and Combat Fitness Test (CFT).

    Information: Acceptance into the Navy Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program (Marine Option) at the University of Arizona is required before enrolling in this course. Course offered in cooperation with the University of Arizona. A final physical fitness test will be run during the last month of the course.

    Course Learning Outcomes
    1. Demonstrate an awareness of the importance and life-long benefits of physical fitness.
    2. Develop physical conditioning to improve overall health and fitness.
    3. Discuss the requirements for conduct of and grading criteria for the Navy or Marine Corps fitness tests.
    4. Enable the student to pass the Navy or Marine Corps fitness test.
    Outline:
    1. Introduction to Physical Fitness Concepts and Navy Marine Corps Standards
    2. Techniques to Develop Physical Conditioning
    3. Execution of Navy Physical Fitness Assessment or Marine Physical Fitness and Combat Fitness Tests
    4. Four Elements of the Navy PFA (maximum score 300 points)
      1. Body Composition Assessment (Pass/Fail)
      2. Two minutes of push-ups (100 pts)
      3. Two minutes of curl-ups (100 pts)
      4. Timed 1.5 mile run (100 pts)
    5. Three Elements of the Marine Corps PFT (maximum score 300 points)
      1. Maximum set of pull-ups (Male) or flex arm hang (Female) (100 pts)
      2. Two minutes of abdominal crunches (100 pts)
      3. Timed 3.0 mile run (100 pts)
    6. Three Elements of the Marine Corps CFT (maximum score 300 points)
      1. Movement to contact (100 pts)
      2. Ammo lift (100 pts)
      3. Maneuver under fire (100 pts)
  

  • NSP 201 - Naval Ship Systems II

    3 Credits, 3 Contact Hours
    3 lecture periods 0 lab periods

    Introduction to the basic concepts in detection, tracking, and destruction of enemy forces. Emphasis will be placed on the fundamentals of weapon systems theory, principles, and application. Discussion of past, present, and future weapons will be included to understand the evolution of weapons systems components and their applications.

    Information: Acceptance into the Navy Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program (Marine Option) at the University of Arizona is required before enrolling in this course. Course offered in cooperation with the University of Arizona.

    Course Learning Outcomes
    1. Demonstrate knowledge of energy, radar, and sonar fundamentals.
    2. Demonstrate knowledge of basic components common to most weapons systems and factors affecting the solution to a fire control problem.
    3. Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental chemical and physical principles of conventional and nuclear weapons design and detonation affects.
    4. Understand the nature of command, control, communication, computers, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR).
    5. Demonstrate knowledge of capabilities of the major air, surface, and subsurface assets of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and the Former Soviet Union.
    Outline:
    1. Introduction to Weapons Systems Principles
      1. Energy fundamentals
      2. Radar principles and systems
      3. Feedback, tracking, and track-while-scan
      4. Electronic scanning and phased arrays
    2. Warfare, Intelligence, and Weapons Synthesis
      1. Electronic Warfare
      2. C4ISR and information warfare
      3. Underwater sound, detection, and tracking
      4. Military explosives and fusing
      5. Guidance and control
      6. Weapon propulsion and architecture
      7. Launching systems
      8. Fire control systems
    3. Weapons Systems Platforms
      1. Ships and submarines
      2. Aircraft
      3. Land based platforms
      4. Mine warfare
  

  • NSP 202 - Sea Power and Maritime Affairs

    3 Credits, 3 Contact Hours
    3 lecture periods 0 lab periods

    United States (U.S.) Naval history from the American Revolution to the present. Includes the general concept of sea power, the role of various warfare components of the Navy in supporting its mission, the implementation of sea power as an instrument of national policy, and a comparative study of U.S. and Soviet naval strategies.

    Information: Acceptance into the Navy Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program (Marine Option) at the University of Arizona is required before enrolling in this course. Course offered in cooperation with the University of Arizona.

    Course Learning Outcomes
    1. Define sea power and relate national defense goals and national policies to the need for sea power.
    2. Explain the main points of U.S. foreign policy and national military strategy and evaluate the role of the U.S. Naval Service in the execution of our current military strategy.
    3. State the national importance of a viable U.S. Merchant Marine by analyzing its present status and future and its role in a national maritime strategy.
    4. Discuss the major historical events of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.
    5. State the role of the military as it functions within the framework of American democracy and a changing society.
    6. Explain the major historical concepts associated with sea power and relate them to current situations.
    7. Explain the development of Soviet sea power and the threat it represents.
    8. Differentiate the concepts of limited war and total war.
    9. Determine the value of continuing professional reading programs in the areas of history and strategy.
    Outline:
    1. Sea Power, Role, and History I
      1. The American Revolution, 1775-1783
      2. U.S. Navy, 1783-1812
      3. The War of 1812
      4. The U. S. Navy, 1815-1842
      5. The U. S. Navy, 1842-1860
      6. The Union Navy, 1861-1865
      7. The Confederate Navy, 1861-1865
      8. The Advent of Mahanian Strategy, 1865-1898
      9. The Spanish American War, 1898
      10. Defending the New Empire, 1900-1914
      11. The World at War, 1914-1919
    2. Sea Power, Role, and History II
      1. The Treaty Navy, 1919-1937
      2. The Navy Plans for War, 1937-1941
      3. Global War, 1941-1945
      4. The Post War Navy, 1945-1953
      5. The Cold War Navy, 1953-1962
      6. The Erosion of American Naval Preeminence, 1962-1980
      7. The Uses of the Sea
      8. The U.S. Merchant Marine
      9. International Law of the Sea
      10. Soviet Naval Development and Policy
      11. Fundamentals of Amphib Ops (MOIS)
      12. U.S. Naval Forces