Military Technologies and Applied Sciences
Military Applied Sciences
Colleges award this field under 8 named programs, from Combat Systems Engineering to Military Applied Sciences, Other.
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Programs within this field
Colleges may offer this field under 8 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.
- Combat Systems Engineering
- Focuses on the application of systems engineering and system architecture to the design and construction of modern combat systems and their integration with each other, with host platforms and with other forces into network-centric warfighting systems. Covers systems engineering, computer programming, chemical systems, biological systems, material systems, human factors, combat environments, sensor systems, threat and system risk assessment, conventional and unconventional weapons, combat simulation, reliability and maintenance, testing, engineering project management, strategic planning and applications to aerospace, ground, and naval combat systems.
- Directed Energy Systems
- Focuses on the study of lasers and other directed energy phenomena and their application to the creation of energy beam weapons systems. Covers photonics, electro-optics, microwave phenomena, laser chemistry, spectroscopy, chemical lasers, fibre lasers, imaging and optics, laser propagation and control, laser communication, infrared remote sensing, modeling and simulation, and related technologies.
- Engineering Acoustics
- Focuses on the application of acoustics and signals processing to undersea and antisubmarine warfare. Covers acoustics; electrical engineering; the generation, propagation and reception of underwater sound waves; military applications of underwater sound; and acoustic signal processing.
- Low-Observables and Stealth Technology
- Focuses on the application of electromagnetic field theory, electro-optics and materials science to the reduction of radar, optical and acoustic signatures of weapons systems. Covers computational electromagnetics, electro-optics, acoustics, guided wave theory, radiation capture, antenna applications in layered environments, material characterization, radar cross-section analysis, sonar signature analysis, non-destructive testing, remote sensing, and applications to specific weapons systems and operational environments.
- Space Systems Operations
- Focuses on the design, development, and operation of missiles, satellites and other space-based systems for military purposes. Covers the military applications of space, space technology, aerospace engineering, systems architecture, orbital mechanics, launch and retrieval systems, ground support systems, satellite communications, and space-based sensor systems.
- Operational Oceanography
- Focuses on the study of physical oceanography as applied to the naval tactical and strategic environment and the support of military operations. Covers atmospheric thermodynamics and radiation propagation, air-ocean fluid dynamics, ocean waves, nearshore environments and processes, ocean acoustics, ocean analysis, tactical oceanography, prediction, and related quantitative and experimental methods.
- Undersea Warfare
- Focuses on the principles, engineering design and military concepts that govern the operational employment of underwater sensors and weapons systems. Covers acoustics, electrical, and mechanical engineering; mathematics; meteorology; oceanography; physics; operations analysis; human factors; computer science; and robotics.
- Military Applied Sciences, Other
- Military applied sciences not listed above.
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| College | Degrees a year | Admit rate | Average annual cost after aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States Military Academy NY | 42 | 14% | — |