Table Of Content

" NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOC> 1 ACADEMIC YEAR 1998 £,'".* < MONTEREY CALIFORNIA 1 « I 9 w;i\,fJ:««•< 15 M I^^D SH. 11*4*ifitf, Ar„ #91 I « ; I i a f>', £m• • artSii UNfKfl 1 1 Mi NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL CATALOG ACADEMIC YEAR 1998 OVERVIEW TheSchool The Naval Postgraduate School is an academic institution whose emphasis is on study and research programs relevant to the Navy's interests, as well as to the interests ofother arms of the Department of Defense. The programs are designed to accommodate the unique requirements of the military. TheCampus Located in Monterey, California, on the Pacific Ocean 120 miles south of San Francisco, the Naval Postgraduate School campus covers 627 acres of land. The site, which has been home to NPS since 1947, houses state-of-the-art laboratories, numerous academic buildings, a library, government housing and impressive recreational facilities. TheStudents Nearly 1,500 students attend the Naval Postgraduate School. The student body consists of U.S. officers from all branches of the uniformed services, officers from approximately 30 other countries and a small number of civilian employees. Selection of officers for fully funded graduate education is based upon outstanding professional performance as an officer, promotion potential and a strong academic background. TheFaculty The faculty, the majority ofwhom are civilians, are drawn from a broad diversity of educational institutions and represent a prestigious coll—ection of scholars. Faculty/student interaction is high. Every class is taught directly by a faculty member over99% ofwhom have a Ph.D. The Degrees The Naval Postgraduate School offers classes leading to advanced degrees in a variety of fields. MASTER OFARTS DEGREE: National SecurityAffairs, Civil-Military Relations& International Security MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE: Aeronautical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Applied Science, Astronautical Engineering, Computer Science, Defense Analysis, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Acoustics, Engineering Science, Human Resource Development, Information Technology Management, International Resource Planning and Management, Management, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Meteorology, Meteorology and Physical Oceanography, Modeling Virtual Environments and Simulation, Operations Research, Physical Oceanography, Physics, Software Engineering, Space Systems Operations, Systems Engineering, Systems Technology. ENGINEER DEGREE: Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY: Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Acoustics, Mechanical Engineering,Meteorology, Operations Research, Physical Oceanography, Physics. DOCTOR OF ENGINEERING: Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Engineering Acoustics, Mechanical Engineering. For more information on admissions, or for a catalog, contact: Director of Admissions Code 01B3 Naval Postgraduate School 589 Dyer Road, Room 103C Monterey, CA 93943-5100 Telephone: (408) 656-3093 / DSN 878-3093 The World Wide Web edition ofthe School's catalog is at: http://www.nps.navy.mil TABLE OF CONTENTS CNO GRADUATE EDUCATION STATEMENT 6 INTRODUCTION 7 The School 7 The Mission 7 Accreditation 7 DegreesConferred 7 Dudley Knox Library 9 Campus Computing 9 Naval Postgraduate School Foundation 10 Alumni Relations Office 10 SCHOOL STRUCTUREAND ORGANIZATION 10 Graduate Education Review Board 11 Board ofAdvisors 11 Administration 11 Administrative Staff 11 Academic Departments, Groups and Committees 12 Curricular Offices 12 International Programs Office 13 Naval Postgraduate School Program for Joint Education (PJE) 13 NPS Curricula Summary 14 Faculty Organizations 17 Student Council 17 ADMISSIONS 18 Selection Procedures 18 Naval Officers 18 Other U.S. Military Officers 18 International Students 18 Civilian Employees of U.S. Government 18 Academic Profile Codes 19 GENERAL INFORMATION 21 Course Codes 21 Course CreditValue 21 Course Descriptions 21 SixWeekTechnical Refresher 21 Engineering Science (Curriculum 460) 22 Grading 22 Quality Point Rating (QPR) 23 Academic Counseling 23 Course Registration and Credit 23 Overload 23 Repetition ofCourses 23 MedicalAbsence 24 Credit by Examination 24 Validation 24 TransferofCredits 24 Requirementsforthe MasterofArts Degree and the MasterofScience Degree 24 Dual Degree Programs 24 Educational Skill Requirements 25 Alumni Transcript Requests 25 Curricula Conducted at Other Universities 26 CURRICULAROFFICESAND PROGRAMS 27 Aerospace Engineering Programs 29 Combat Systems Programs 37 Electronics and Computer Programs 43 Joint Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) Systems Programs 56 Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) Programs 61 National Security and Intelligence Programs 73 Naval/Mechanical Engineering Programs 88 Operations Research Programs 94 Special Operations Programs 102 Systems Management Programs 106 Undersea Warfare, Space Systems, and Information Warfare Programs 144 ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS, GROUPS, COMMITTEES AND COURSES 159 Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics 161 Command, Control and Communications (C3) Academic Group 173 Department of Computer Science 177 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 190 Engineering Acoustics Academic Committee 207 Information Warfare Academic Group 208 Department of Mathematics 210 Department of Mechanical Engineering 220 Department of Meteorology 230 Department of National Security Affairs 238 Department of Oceanography 252 Department of Operations Research 259 Department of Physics 271 Space Systems Academic Group 284 Special Operations Curriculum Committee 287 Department of Systems Management 290 Undersea Warfare Academic Group 311 DEFENSE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE 313 SCHOOL OFAVIATION SAFETY 317 DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS 321 APPENDICES 323 Appendix A: Distinguished Alumni 325 Appendix B: Awards for Graduates 326 Appendix C: Awards for Faculty 329 INDEX 331 ACADEMIC CALENDARS 337 Academic CalendarAY 1998 339 Academic CalendarAY 1999 340 CNO GRADUATE EDUCATION STATEMENT "SelectionforgraduateeducationattheNavalPostgraduateSchool(NPS)isoneof themostvisiblesymbolsoftheconfidencetheU.S.Navyhasvestedinanindividual's professionalabilityandcareerpotential. TherigorouseducationalprogramsofferedatNPSareamongthemosttechnically advancedandacademicallychallenginginthecountry.TheynotonlyfulfilltheNavy'sneedfor specialistsinmanyhigh-techfields,theyalsoprovidestudentswithasoundbasisfor achievingabroadenedperspectiveonglobalissuesandchallengesthatlieahead. Studentswillexpandtheirbreadthofknowledgeinaparticulardisciplineandwill reinvigoratetheirabilitytosuccessfullyanalyzeandsolvethecomplexchallengesweface. TheseimportantskillswillhelpguideourNavyintothe21stcenturythroughfreshthinkingand innovation. OurNavyistheworld'sbest.Therichlyrewardingeducationalexperienceof attendingtheNavalPostgraduateSchoolwillhelpitsgraduatesmaintainthatstatuswhile producingourNavy'sfutureleaders." JAY L.JOHNSON Admiral,U.S.Navy INTRODUCTION THE SCHOOL Tomeetitseducationalrequirements,theNavyhasdevelopedauniqueacademicinstitutionattheNavalPostgraduate School(NPS)throughtheuseofspeciallytailoredacademicprograms,andadistinctiveorganizationtyingacademic disciplinestonavalandjointwarfightingapplications. ThestudentbodyconsistsofU.S.officersfromallbranchesoftheuniformedservices,civilianemployeesofthefederal governmentandmilitaryofficersandgovernmentcivilianemployeesofothercountries.Selectionofofficersforfullyfunded graduateeducationisbaseduponoutstandingprofessionalperformanceasanofficer,promotionpotentialandastrong academicbackground.Studentsreceivegraduatedegreesasaresultofsuccessfulcompletionofstudyprograms designedprimarilytopreparethemforfuturecareerassignments; however,degreesareawardedonthebasisofthesame academicstandards thatprevailatotheraccreditedinstitutions. NPSisanacademicinstitutionwhoseemphasisisonstudyand researchprogramsthatare relevanttothe Navy's interests, aswellastheinterestsofotherarmsofthe DepartmentofDefense(DoD).Theprogramsaredesignedto accommodatetheuniquerequirementsofthe military,includingrequirementsforDefenseAcquisition,andProgramfor JointEducation(PJE). THE MISSION TheNavalPostgraduateSchoolwasestablishedtoservetheadvancededucationalneedsoftheNavy.Thebroad responsibilityoftheschoolisreflectedinitsstatedmission: IncreasethecombateffectivenessofU.S.andAlliedarmedforcesandenhancethesecurityoftheU.S.A. throughadvancededucationandresearchprogramsfocusedonthetechnical,analytical,andmanagerial toolsneededtoconfrontdefenserelatedchallengesofthefuture. AnexpansionuponthismissionwhichhasbeenexcerptedfromSECNAVINSTRUCTION 1524.2A,April4, 1989: TheNPSexistsforthesolepurposeofincreasingthecombateffectivenessoftheNavyand MarineCorps. It accomplishesthisbyprovidingpost-baccalaureatedegreeandnondegreeprogramsinavarietyofsub- specialtyareasnotavailablethroughothereducationalinstitutions.TheNPSalsosupportstheDoNthrough thecontinuingprogramsofnavalandmaritimeresearchandthroughthemaintenanceofanexpertfaculty capableofworking in,orasadvisorsto,operationalcommands, laboratories,systemscommands,and headquartersactivitiesoftheNavyandMarineCorps. Tofulfill itsmission,theNavalPostgraduateSchoolstrivestosustainexcellenceinthe qualityofitsinstructionalprograms, toberesponsivetotechnologicalchangeand innovationintheNavy,andtoprepareofficerstointroduceandutilizefuture technologies. ACCREDITATION TheNavalPostgraduateSchoolisaccreditedbytheAccreditingCommissionforSenior CollegesandUniversitiesofthe WesternAssociationofSchoolsandColleges. Engineering curriculaaccreditedbytheAccreditingBoardforEngineering andTechnology(ABET)are Aeronautical,ElectricalandMechanical.TheSystemsManagementCurriculaareaccredited bytheNationalAssociationofSchoolsofPublicAffairsandAdulinistration.CertificationforPhase ProgramforJoint I Education(PJE)hasbeenapprovedbytheChairman,JointChiefsofStaff,forgraduatesoftheJointEducationElectives Program (JEEP). DEGREES CONFERRED Althoughthecurriculaaretailoredtoaddressdefenserequirements,theyaredeveloped withintheframeworkofclassical academicdegrees, meetingthehighestacademicstandards. Eachcurriculumleadstoamaster'sdegree; however, additionalstudycanleadto eitheranengineer'sdegreeorthedoctor'sdegree. DEGREES MASTEROFARTSDEGREES National SecurityAffairs Civil-Military Relations & International Security MASTEROF SCIENCE DEGREES Aeronautical Engineering Applied Mathematics Applied Physics Applied Science Astronautical Engineering Computer Science Defense Analysis Electrical Engineering Engineering Acoustics Engineering Science Human Resource Development Information Technology Management International Resource Planning and Management Management Materials Science and Engineering Mechanical Engineering Meteorology Meteorology and Physical Oceanography Modeling Virtual Environments and Simulation Operations Research Physical Oceanography Physics Software Engineering Space Systems Operations Systems Engineering Systems Technology ENGINEER DEGREES (Typically requires one yearof study beyond the Master's Degree) Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineer Electrical Engineer Mechanical Engineer DOCTOR'S DEGREES Doctor of Philosophy: Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Applied Mathematics Applied Physics Computer Science Electrical Engineering Engineering Acoustics Mechanical Engineering Meteorology Operations Research Physical Oceanography Physics Doctor of Engineering: Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Engineering Acoustics Mechanical Engineering