Curriculum 192 - Department of Defense Management
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
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.
You may choose four courses from the following options:
This certificate includes five academic areas that provide a variety of perspectives about managing defense organizations. You may choose up to two courses from any one area, for a total of four courses.
Acquisition: MN3303 Principles of Acquisition and Contract Management; MN3309 Software Acquisition Management for Defense Systems; MN4307 Defense Acquisition Program Management Case Studies
Financial Management: GE4053 DoD Mission and Resource Determination; MN3172 Resourcing National Security: Policy and Process
Management and Organizations: GE3010 Organizations as Systems and Structures or MN4474 Organizational Analysis or MN3010 Leading Organizations and People; MN3118 Negotiation and Consensus Building; MN4017 High-performance Decision Practices; GE3109 Ethics and Moral Development; GB4012 Maneuver Warfare for the Mind: The Art and Science of Interdisciplinary Learning for Innovation and Warfighting Leaders
Manpower and Economics: GE3070 Economics for Defense Managers or GB3070 Economics for the Global Defense Environment or MN3070 Fundamentals of Cost Benefit Analysis; GE3040 Statistics for Executive Management
Operations and Logistics: GE3042 Process Analytics or MN3042 Operations Management; MN3441 Technology for Managerial Data Analysis
For Further Information:
Program Officer
Matt Geiser, CDR, USN
Code GB, Ingersoll Hall, Room 219A
(831) 656-3953, DSN 756-3953
mtgeiser1@nps.edu
Academic Associate
Deborah Gibbons, Ph.D.
Ingersoll Hall, Room 333
(831) 656-1842
degibbon@nps.edu
Program Manager
Christina Hart, Ph.D.
Code GB, Ingersoll Hall, Room 334
(831) 656-6269, DSN 756-6269
cchart@nps.edu