28.05 Military Science and Operational Studies

A program that focuses on the theory, doctrine and principles of airpower in the tactical and strategic contexts, as well as in conjunction with other armed forces. Includes instruction in air warfighting, leadership and ethics, national security decisionmaking, strategic studies, global security, joint and coalition operations, and applicable regional or cultural studies and research methods. This CIP code is not valid for IPEDS reporting.

A program that focuses on the principles and art of leading, managing, and conducting air force operations on the ground, in the air, and in space. Includes instruction in leadership, staff operations, principles of command, air and space warfare, expeditionary operations, campaign planning, tactics and strategy. This CIP code is not valid for IPEDS reporting.

A program that focuses on the study of military operational issues and the preparation of field officers for warfighting, leadership, and related capabilities in land and joint operations. Includes instruction in leadership studies, military culture, national security policy, joint campaign planning, strategic estimation, strategic logistics, tactical and strategic doctrine, force capabilities, command and control, intelligence, movement, firepower, attack and defense, multinational issues, space operations, and applications to specific regional and operational issues. This CIP code is not valid for IPEDS reporting.

A program that focuses on military operational issues at the theatre and general strategic level, emphasizing both land force operations and joint operations related to peacekeeping, war, and other emergencies. Includes instruction in military theory, military history, national and military strategy, campaign design and planning, senior leadership, theatre operational technologies and communications, civil-military relations, and applications to the study of specific world regions and types of operations. This CIP code is not valid for IPEDS reporting.

A program that focuses on in-depth professional study of naval warfare and related combined/joint operations at the tactical, operational and strategic levels. Includes instruction in maritime security, naval warfighting, naval tactics, naval strategy, operational art, planning and conducting joint operations, command and control, civil-military relations, information networking, leadership, ocean and nearshore operations, and related subjects. This CIP code is not valid for IPEDS reporting.

A program that focuses on the role and use of special operations forces in the context of low-intensity warfare such as asymmetric warfare and counterterrorism as well as irregular operations in conventional warfare. Includes instruction in special operations doctrine, equipment, support and strategy; the role of civilian leadership and the joint staffs; mission selection and employment; integration with regular forces; civil relations and psychological warfare. This CIP code is not valid for IPEDS reporting.

Any instructional program in military science and operational studies not listed above. This CIP code is not valid for IPEDS reporting.