MILS563 - Case Studies in Joint Warfare

Course Details

Course Code: MILS563 Course ID: 3273 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Graduate

This course offers a series of case studies in joint warfare from World War II to the present. Students examine the U.S. military experience with joint operations, combined operations, and coalition warfare and assess the changing nature of joint warfare in the Cold War, post-Cold War, and post-9/11 global environments in light of specific operations against nation-states and non-state/transnational actors, such as terrorist networks. Special emphasis is on analysis of how joint and combined doctrine has evolved and influenced the American way of war.

Course Schedule

Registration Dates Course Dates Start Month Session Weeks
Registration10/27/2025 - 04/03/2026 Course Dates04/06/2026 - 05/31/2026 Start Month April SessionSpring 2026 Session B Weeks8 Week session
Registration11/24/2025 - 05/01/2026 Course Dates05/04/2026 - 06/28/2026 Start Month May SessionSpring 2026 Session I Weeks8 Week session
Registration01/26/2026 - 07/03/2026 Course Dates07/06/2026 - 08/30/2026 Start Month July SessionSummer 2026 Session B Weeks8 Week session
Registration02/23/2026 - 07/31/2026 Course Dates08/03/2026 - 09/27/2026 Start Month August SessionSummer 2026 Session I Weeks8 Week session

Previous Syllabi

Not current for future courses.