May 01, 2026  
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
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MSAL 302 - Training Management and Warfighting Functions II


3 Credits
Registration Internship/Practicum Note: Course limited to current ROTC participants or approval from ROTC leadership.
This course focuses on applied leadership in small unit operations. It is an academically challenging course where you will study, practice, and apply the fundamentals of direct level leadership and small unit tactics at the platoon level. At the conclusion of this course, you will be capable of planning, coordinating, navigating, motivating and leading a platoon in the execution of a mission, . It includes a Lab per week, using peer (MS III) facilitation overseen by MS IVs, supervised by ROTC Cadre. Successful completion of this course will help prepare you for Cadet Summer Training/ Advanced Camp, which you will attend in the summer, at Fort Knox, KY.
Grade Note(s): Must earn C or better to pass the course. 
Course Learning Outcomes:
All MSAL courses build to the following standardized outcomes. 

  1. Leadership and the Army Profession 

Proficiency in creating and sustaining an organizational climate in which all members of the Army profession treat others with dignity and respect

Proficiency in the Army leader attributes and competencies as described in the Leadership Requirements Model (LRM)

Proficiency in developing others (i.e. setting conditions, creating opportunities, providing feedback, and enhancing learning) across the institutional, operational and self-development domains

Proficiency as an Army professional who embraces the Army’s culture of service, instills discipline, and lives the Army Values

  1. Mission Command

Proficiency in the principles of mission command

Proficiency in the elements of C2

Proficiency in C2 Warfighting Function tasks and employment of the C2 system to generate and apply combat power

Proficiency in the fundamentals of the operations process to enable leaders to understand, visualize, describe, direct, lead, and assess operations

 Proficiency in critical & creative thinking

  1. Operations

Proficiency in synchronizing all Warfighting Functions in Multi-Domain Operations in support of Joint Operations

Proficiency in understanding the Operational Environment across all domains

Proficiency in sustainment functions supporting Army Operations

  1. Training

Proficiency in prioritizing, planning and preparing, executing, evaluating and assessing training

 



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