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FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE
COLLEGE CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE
COURSE NUMBER:
NSC 1140
COURSE TITLE:
Seapower and Maritime Affairs
PREREQUISITE(S):
None
COREQUISITE(S):
None
CREDIT HOURS:
2.0
CONTACT HOURS/WEEK:
2.0
CONTACT HOUR BREAKDOWN:
Lecture/Discussion:
Laboratory:
Other __________:
2.0
FACULTY WORKLOAD POINTS:
2.0
STANDARDIZED CLASS SIZE
ALLOCATION:
30
CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course includes topics in sea power and maritime commerce as an
influence on world history. It also examines current relative military and commercial maritime strengths
among nations and potential implications. (A.A.)
SUGGESTED TEXT(S):
Bradford, James C., ed. Quarterdeck & Bridge.
Annapolis, MD: U.S. Naval Institute, 1996.
Hagan, Kenneth J., ed. This People's Navy: The Making
of American Sea Power. New York: The Free Press,
1991.
Symonds, Craig L. The Naval Institute Historical Atlas
of the U.S. Navy. Annapolis, MD: The Naval Institute,
2001.
Sweetman, Jack. American Naval History. 3rd ed.
Annapolis, MD:Naval Institute Press, 2002.
IMPLEMENTATION DATE:
REVIEW OR MODIFICATION DATE:
Spring Term, 2010 (20102)
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COURSE TOPICS
I.
Introduction
II.
Sea Power in the Ancient Mediterranean World, From the
Phoenicians to the Battle of Lepanto (1571)
III.
CONTACT HOURS
PER TOPIC
1.0
1.0
Oceanic Sea Power and the Emergence of European Nation
States, 1400s to 1763
1.0
IV.
The American Revolution, 1775-1783, Part of a Larger Struggle
1.0
V.
The U.S. Navy in the Napoleonic Era, 1783-1815
2.0
VI.
United States Navy, 1815-1860: The Search for Professionalism
1.0
VII.
The Civil War, 1861-1865
2.0
VIII.
Developments of Naval Technology and Their Impact on
Strategy and Policy, 1865-1890
1.0
IX.
The Dawning of the Age of Mahan, 1890-1898
1.0
X.
The U.S. Navy and American Imperialism, 1898-1914
1.0
XI.
The U.S. Navy and the World at War, 1914-1918
1.0
XII.
Naval Strategy and National Policy, 1919-1941
1.0
XIII.
War in the Atlantic, North Africa and the Mediterranean, 1935-1945
1.0
XIV.
The War in the Pacific, The Defensive Phase
1.0
XV.
The War in the Pacific, The Offensive Phase
1.0
XVI.
The Navy in the Early Cold War, 1945-1953
1.0
XVII. The Navy in the Strategy of Containment, 1953-1963
2.0
XVIII. The Navy, Vietnam and Limited War, 1964-1975
2.0
XIX.
The Era of Retrenchment: Presidents Ford and Carter, 1974-1980
1.0
XX.
President Reagan and Maritime Strategy, 1980-1989
1.0
XXI.
The Navy in the Gulf War, 1990-1991
2.0
XXII. Global Responsibilities after the Cold War, 1991-2001
2.0
XXIII. Terrorism
2.0
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Total Hours
30.0
Florida State College
at Jacksonville
Course Learning Outcomes & Assessment
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Section 1
COURSE PREFIX AND NUMBER: NSC1140
SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS (CC): 2.0
CONTACT HOURS (NCC): ____
COURSE TITLE: Seapower and Maritime Affairs
Section 2
TYPE OF COURSE: (Click on the box to check all that apply)
AA Elective
AS Required Professional Course
College Prep
AS Professional
Elective
AAS Required Professional Course
Technical
Certificate
Other
PSAV
Apprenticeship
General Education: (For General Education courses, you must also complete Section 3 and
Section 7)
Section 3 (If applicable)
INDICATE BELOW THE DISCIPLINE AREA FOR GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES:
Communications
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Mathematics
Natural Sciences
Humanities
Section 4
INTELLECTUAL COMPETENCIES:
Reading
Speaking
Critical Analysis
Writing
Listening
Information
Literacy
Quantitative
Skills
Ethical
Judgment
Scientific Method of
Inquiry
Working Collaboratively
Section 5
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
Discuss the Navy’s role as an instrument of U.S. foreign
1
policy
Discuss
knowledge of early historical naval powers
2
Discuss
the role of Naval powers in the 19th Century
3
4
5
8
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METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Group Discussion or Written Testing
Quizzes or Tests
Quizzes or Tests
Section 6
Name of Person Completing This Form: Marcia Gross
Date: 4/22/09