This program is offered online.
A Graduate Degree in Military History & A Graduate Certificate in Military Leadership
2 Esteemed Credentials Earned Together At Once
Graduate students are able to earn The Citadel’s Online Graduate Certificate in Military Leadership while working toward the completion of their Master of Arts in Military History degree online. Leadership studies enhance students’ ability to perform effectively as principled leaders in their present or future leadership roles. The college’s leadership program utilizes interdisciplinary courses to engage students in comprehensive learning about leadership in applied contexts. The leadership certificate both compliments and strengthens the graduate degree in Military History and only requires an additional 2 credit hours:
- LDRS 753: Strategy and Contemporary Military Leadership Issues
- LDRS 711: Leading Change: Organization Development and Transformation
Sample Program of Study for Dual Master’s & Graduate Certificate in Military Leadership
| Year 1 | ||
| Fall Term | Methods & Historiography of Military History | Foundations: Leadership in the Crucible of War |
| Spring Term | Strategic Thinkers and Military Intellectuals | LDRS 753 or LDRS 711 |
| Summer Term | Conflict Studies 1 |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall Term | Foundations: Non-Western MilItary History | War & Society 1 |
| Spring Term | Conflict Studies 2 | Foundations: US Military History |
| Summer Term | Capstone |
* Leadership in the Crucible of War, Non-Western History, and US Military History are required courses.