The Associate of Arts in Military History is now offered to better suit professional aspirations and interests of our students. The new degree ensures that students will learn about warfare from ancient times to the present and the patterns of western ways of war. Students in this program are exposed to how warfighting and foreign policy are related as well as military service histories. Students graduating from this program may apply this degree toward the completion of requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Military History or related degree. Degree Program Objectives In addition to the institutional and general education level learning objectives, the Associate of Arts in Military History also seeks the following specific learning outcomes of its graduates. With reference to each of the respective areas of history, graduates in this degree program will be able to: - Identify the changing patterns of warfare within Western civilization, to include analyses of principal military thinkers and the evolving relationship among Western societies, warfare, and their military institutions.
- Identify the fundamental and underlying reasons why America is a target for terrorists as it compares and contrasts various international terrorist groups and their respective ideologies.
- Compare warfighting during ancient times through to the beginning of the 17th century to the present with emphasis on technological advances in the military arts and sciences and their short term and long term effects on strategy and tactics.
- Examine the American military institution from the colonial period to the current environment in the 21st century.
- Examine the historical context of American Foreign Policy from the entry of the United States onto the world scene at the turn of the 20th Century.
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