Defense Management Foundations - Curriculum 192 (DL)

Brief Overview

The certificate in Defense Management Foundations delivers a core of defense-focused management courses to equip students with essential skills for management and leadership roles in the defense establishments of the United States or allied nations. The program prepares graduates to manage organizations, resources, and programs in complex environments. Students choose among foundational courses in organizational leadership; financial management; manpower and economic analysis; operations and logistics; or acquisition management.

Convenes

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Program Length

Four consecutive quarters

Outcomes

• Expand understanding about processes that occur in public organizations, apply qualitative and quantitative analysis skills.
• Demonstrate expertise in managing defense organizations.
• Develop knowledge, skills, and abilities that are most valuable for the student's career path.

Four Quarter Certificate

This certificate requires the completion of four courses (at least 12 credits) that were not counted for another certificate and includes five academic areas that provide a variety of perspectives about managing defense organizations. Courses must be selected from at least two academic areas and may be completed in any order. You may choose four courses from the following options.

Acquisition Management Course Options:

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
MN3301	Acquisition of Defense Systems		3	2
	-or-
MN3331	Principles of Acquisition and Program Management		4	2
	-or-
MN3221	Principles of Acquisition and Program Management I		3	0
	-and-
MN3222	Principles of Acquisition and Program Management II		3	0
MN3303	Principles of Acquisition and Contract Management		4	0
MN3309	Software Acquisition Management for Defense Systems		3	2
MN4307	Defense Acquisition Program Management Case Studies		3	2

Students can choose MN3301 or MN3331 or BOTH MN3221 and MN3222.

Financial Management Course Options:

Students can choose GE4053 or MN3172 or MN4053.

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
	-or-
MN3172	Resourcing National Security: Policy and Process		3	0
	-or-
MN4053	Defense Budget and Financial Management Policy		4	0
MN3911	Introduction to Data Analytics for Defense Management		3	0

Strategic Leadership and Management Course Options:

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
	-or-
MN4474	Organizational Analysis		3	1
	-or-
MN3010	Leading Innovative Organizations and People		4	0
MN3118	Negotiation and Consensus Building		4	0
MN4017	High-performance Decision Practices		3	0
MN4012	Maneuver Warfare for the Mind: The Art and Science of Interdisciplinary Learning for Innovation and Warfighting Leaders		4	0

Manpower and Economics Course Options:

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
	-or-
	-or-
MN3070	Fundamentals of Cost Benefit Analysis		4	0
	-or-
MN3911	Introduction to Data Analytics for Defense Management		3	0

Operations and Logistics Course Options:

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
	-or-
MN3042	Operations Management		3	0
	-or-
MN3442	Process Analytics		4	0
MN3441	Tools for Managerial Data Analysis		4	0
MN3911	Introduction to Data Analytics for Defense Management		3	0

For Further Information:

Academic Associate

Deborah Gibbons, Ph.D.

Ingersoll Hall, Room 333

[phone]

[e-mail]

Program Director

Christina Hart, Ph.D.

Code MN, Ingersoll Hall, Room 334

[phone], DSN 756-6269

[e-mail]