Curriculum 817

Defense Systems Analysis - Curriculum 817

Program Officer

Matt Geiser, CDR, USN

Code GB, Ingersoll Hall, Room 219A

(831) 656-3953, DSN 756-3953

mtgeiser1@nps.edu 

Academic Associate

Chad Seagren, Ph.D.

Code GB/Ds, Ingersoll Hall, Room 245

(831) 656-7902, DSN 756-7902

cwseagre@nps.edu 

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 Lecture Hours Lab Hours
GB3010 Managing for Organizational Effectiveness 4 0
GB1000 Quantitative Skills for Graduate Management Studies 0 3
GB3070 Economics of the Global Defense Environment 4 0
MN3056 Financial and Managerial Accounting 4 0

Quarter 2

Course Number Title 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 Ethical Leadership in Public Organizations 3 2

Quarter 3

Course Number Title Lecture Hours Lab Hours
GB4043 Decision Modeling Methods 3 0
GB4053 Defense Budget Policy and Financial Management Systems 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 Lecture Hours Lab Hours
GB4014 Strategic Management 4 0
GB4044 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 Lecture Hours Lab Hours
OA4702 Cost Estimation 4 0
GB4999 Elective 4 0
GB4999 Elective 4 0
MN0810 Thesis Research for Systems Management Students 0 8

Quarter 6

Course Number Title Lecture Hours Lab Hours
MN0810 Thesis Research for Systems Management Students 0 8
GB4999 Elective 4 0
MN4460 Business Risk Management 4 0

Quarter 7

Course Number Title Lecture Hours Lab Hours
MN0810 Thesis Research for Systems Management Students 0 8
GB4999 Elective 4 0
MN0810 Thesis Research for Systems Management Students 0 8
MN4128 Advanced Topics in Manpower Policy Evaluation 3 0