Military Arts & Science

Program at a glance

Program code: 
010217
Accreditation: 
Ontario College Diploma
Length of study: 
2 years
Study options: 
Full-time
Campus location: 
Online

Prepare for work or advancement within the military or large organizations.

This program will provide Non-Commissioned Members (NCMs) of the Canadian Forces and those interested in military affairs with communication skills, critical thinking, leadership, resource management and security studies essential to the functioning of modern military or large corporations.

This program offers flexible delivery

Admission Requirements: 

Ontario Secondary School Diploma at or above the general level or its equivalent. Grade 12 English is also required.

Admission Procedures

Application to the program is made through the Ontario College Application Services. Students will register for individual courses at Canadore. Students are not required to be accepted in the program prior to registering for courses.

 

Diploma Requirements: 

MAS100 Canadian Military History: A Study of War and Military History 1867 to Present*

CMM125 College Communication I

MAS110 Fundamentals of Human Psychology*

MAS115 Writing Grammatically

MAS120 Leadership in a Team Environment

MAS125 The Law of Armed Conflict*

MAS130 Critical Thinking

MAS135 Principles of Ethical Reasoning

MTH111 Technical Mathematics

MAS200 The Canadian Forces and Modern Society: Civics, Politics and International Relations*

MAS205 English II

MAS210 Operations Planning Process

MAS215 Introduction to Defence Management and Decision Making*

MAS220 Introduction to Project Management

MAS225 Dispute Resolution

MAS230 Survey of Technology, Society and Warfare*

MAS235 Organizational Studies

MAS240 Learning, Thinking and Problem Solving

Select one of the following electives:

MAS145 Introduction to Computers

MAS150 Developing Leadership Capacity

MAS155 Management/Leadership Skills

Plus one of the following electives:

MAS245 Political Geography

BUS280 Management Principles

Note: *Courses are available through registration at the Royal Military College. All other courses are delivered online through OntarioLearn.

Career opportunities: 
  • Military organization
  • Business sector
  • Corporations
What You Will Learn: 
  • Defence management
  • Operations planning
  • The law of armed conflict
  • Technical mathematics
  • Dispute resolution
  • Political geography
  • Leadership skills
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