Marine Corps University

Marine Corps University
Type	University system
Established	August 1, 1989
Parent institution	United States Marine Corps Training and Education Command
President	Brigadier General Walter M. Field
Provost	Dr. Rebecca J. Johnson
Location	Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia
Website	usmcu.edu

Marine Corps University is a professional military education university system of the United States Marine Corps.^[1] It is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Master's Degrees.^[2]

History[]

The Marine Corps University's history dates back to 1891 when 29 company officers attended the School of Application. This facility became the Officers Training School in 1909, and later relocated to Marine Corps Base Quantico. In 1919, Major General John A. Lejeune ordered the creation of the Marine Corps Officers Training School. Brigadier General Smedley D. Butler established the Field Officers Course in October 1920 and the Company Grade Officers Course in July 1921.

Degree programs[]

Marine Corps War College: On 1 August 1989, the 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Alfred M. Gray, Jr., instituted the Art of War Studies program under the Marine Corps Command and Staff College. Today the mission of the Marine Corps War College is to develop, deliver, and evaluate professional military education and training through resident and nonresident programs to prepare leaders for the national security environment and to preserve, promote, and display the history and heritage of the Marine Corps. Its graduates are prepared for senior leadership positions of increasing complexity through the study of national military strategy, theater strategy and plans, and military support to those strategies within the context of national security policies and decision-making. Graduates receive a Master of Strategic Studies (MSS) degree.^[3]
Marine Corps Command and Staff College: including the study of history, language and culture, CSC educates and trains its joint, multinational, and interagency professionals in order to produce skilled warfighting leaders for 21st Century security challenges. Command and Staff College offers students the option of completing the requirements for a Master of Military Studies (MMS) degree.^[4]
School of Advanced Warfighting: The School of Advanced Warfighting provides a follow-on, graduate-level professional military education for selected field grade officers who have completed the Marine Corps or sister service command and staff college course. The course develops complex problem solving and decision making skills for the operational level of war. Graduates receive a Master of Operational Studies (MOS) degree.^[5]

Schools, programs and courses[]

Expeditionary Warfare School[]

Formerly Amphibious Warfare School (AWS), the mission of the (EWS) is to provide Marine captains career-level professional military education and oversee their professional military training in command and control, MAGTF operations ashore, and naval expeditionary operations. This is intended to enable them to command or serve as primary staff officers in their MOS, integrate the capabilities resident within their element of the MAGTF, integrate their element within the MAGTF, and understand the functions of the other elements of the MAGTF.^[6]

Marine Corps Command and Staff College (CSC)[]

The Marine Corps Command and Staff College provides graduate level education and training to develop critical thinkers, innovative problem solvers, and ethical leaders to serve as commanders and staff officers in service, joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational organizations. The Command and Staff College is a ten-month program for majors, lieutenant commanders, allied foreign officers, and U.S. government civilian professionals that fulfills Joint Professional Military Education Phase I requirements. Students come from all branches of the US Armed Forces. Students have the option of completing the requirements for a Master of Military Studies (MMS) degree. MCU-CSC is also known for its civilian faculty members, many of whom conduct research into national security issues.^[7]

Marine Corps War College (MCWAR)[]

School of Advanced Warfighting[]

School of Advanced Warfighting

The mission of the School of Advanced Warfighting (SAW) is to develop lead planners and future commanders with the will and intellect to solve complex problems, employ operational art, and design and execute campaigns .

Enlisted Professional Military Education[]

The mission of the Enlisted Professional Military Education branch is to provide progressive educational opportunities to improve leadership, critical thinking capability and sound tactical skills for enlisted Marines.^[8]

School of MAGTF Logistics[]

The mission of the School of Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Logistics (SOML) is to provide the logistics education for the Marine Corps, and to manage the logistics education programs in order to increase the combat effectiveness of Marine Corps operating forces, Marine Forces Reserve, the supporting establishment, and Headquarters Marine Corps.^[9]

Other programs[]

College of Distance Education and Training
Professional Development Division includes the Commanders' Program, Professional Reading, and Senior Leader Development Program
Staff Non-commissioned Officer Academy

References[]

^ "About Marine Corps University". Retrieved August 29, 2019.
^ "Accreditation and Degree-granting Authority". Marine Corps University. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
^ "Marine Corps War College". Marine Corps University. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
^ "Command and Staff College". Marine Corps University. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
^ "School of Advanced Warfighting". Marine Corps University. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
^ "Expeditionary Warfare School". Marine Corps University. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
^ "Command and Staff College". Marine Corps University.
^ "Enlisted Professional Military Education". Marine Corps University. Archived from the original on May 16, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
^ "School of MAGTF Logistics". Marine Corps University. Retrieved May 13, 2011.

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.

"Marine Corps University History". United States Marine Corps. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.

External links[]

"Marine Corps University website". Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2019.

[1] "About Marine Corps University". Retrieved August 29, 2019.

[2] "Accreditation and Degree-granting Authority". Marine Corps University. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.

[3] "Marine Corps War College". Marine Corps University. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.

[4] "Command and Staff College". Marine Corps University. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2011.

[5] "School of Advanced Warfighting". Marine Corps University. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2011.

[6] "Expeditionary Warfare School". Marine Corps University. Retrieved May 13, 2011.

[7] "Command and Staff College". Marine Corps University.

[8] "Enlisted Professional Military Education". Marine Corps University. Archived from the original on May 16, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2011.

[9] "School of MAGTF Logistics". Marine Corps University. Retrieved May 13, 2011.

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