Defense Systems Analysis - Curriculum 817

Program Officer

Matt Geiser, CDR, USN

Code GB, Ingersoll Hall, Room 219A

[phone], DSN 756-3953

[e-mail] 

Academic Associate

Chad Seagren, Ph.D.

Code GB/Ds, Ingersoll Hall, Room 245

[phone], DSN 756-7902

[e-mail] 

Brief Overview

This curriculum provides officers with the fundamental interdisciplinary techniques of quantitative problem-solving methods, behavioral and management science, economic analysis, and financial management. The curriculum educates students to evaluate others' research and analysis and to develop in them sound management and leadership skills. This curriculum is an interdisciplinary program that integrates mathematics, accounting, economics, behavioral science, management theory, operations/systems analysis, and a subspecialty into an understanding of the process by which the defense mission is accomplished.

Competency: Our graduates will be able to analyze complex military problems.

Requirements for Entry

A baccalaureate degree with above-average grades is required. Completion of at least two semesters of college algebra or trigonometry is considered to be the minimum mathematical preparation. An APC of 345 is required for entry. International students should refer to the Admissions section for current TOEFL and entrance requirements.

Convenes

January and July

Program Length

Six Quarters

Degree

Requirements for the Master of Science in Management (MSM) degree are met en route to satisfying the Educational Skills Requirements.

Subspecialty

U.S. Marine Corps officers completing this curriculum fulfill the requirements for MOS 8852.

Curriculum Sponsor

Programs and Resources, Headquarters Marine Corps

Typical Course of Study: Curriculum 817

Quarter 1

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
GB1000	Quantitative Skills for Graduate Management Studies		0	3
MN3056	Financial and Managerial Accounting		4	0
MN3010	Leading Innovative Organizations and People		4	0
MN3070	Fundamentals of Cost Benefit Analysis		4	0

 

Quarter 2

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
MN3040	Data Management and Statistics for Manpower Analysis		4	0
MN2039	Basic Quantitative Methods in Management		4	0
MN4071	Advanced Economic and Defense Policy Analysis		4	0
MN4011/GC4011	Ethical Leadership in Public Organizations		3	2

 

Quarter 3

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
MN4043	Business Modeling and Analysis		3	0
MN4053	Defense Budget and Financial Management Policy		4	0
MN4110	Multivariate Manpower Data Analysis I		4	1
MN3221	Principles of Acquisition and Program Management I		3	0

 

Quarter 4

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
MN4014	Competitive Strategy and Innovation		4	0
MN4045	Defense-Focused Managerial Inquiry		3	0
MN4111	Multivariate Manpower Data Analysis II		4	1
MN3222	Principles of Acquisition and Program Management II		3	0

 

Quarter 5

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
OA4702	Cost Estimation		4	0
MN4999	Elective		4	0
MN4999	Elective		4	0
MN0810	Thesis Research for Systems Management Students		0	8

Quarter 7

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
MN0810	Thesis Research for Systems Management Students		0	8
MN4999	Elective		4	0
MN4460	Business Risk Management		4	0

 

Quarter 7

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
MN0810	Thesis Research for Systems Management Students		0	8
MN4999	Elective		4	0
MN0810	Thesis Research for Systems Management Students		0	8
MN4128	Advanced Topics in Manpower Policy Evaluation		3	0