DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY SCIENCE

The Department of Military Science (DMS) falls under the College of Liberal Arts of the University of Texas at Arlington.  The Professor of Military Science (PMS) is the Chair of the Department and is responsible for both the academic and administrative functioning of the Department.  The PMS is assisted by a mix cadre of Army active duty officers and NCO's, contracted (usually retired or Reserve and National Guard) officers and NCOs, Department of the Army Civilians, and UTA employees.

UTA is an Army-only Military Science program.  The Army ROTC staff is seamlessly integrated with the functions of the University in order to achieve maximum efficiency of the resources available.  The PMS principal assistant is the Commandant of Cadets who is primarily responsible for running the day-to-day operations of the department and the Corps of Cadets.  The battalion executive officer (XO) is primarily responsible for the Army official functions like administration and logistics, and is occupied by an active duty captain.  The PMS right hand is the Senior Military Instructor (SMI) a seasoned active duty Master Sergeant who is the military expert and oversees all tactical training of the cadets.  In addition the DMS has enrollment officers, an administrative section, an operations and training section, an university assistant, and a selected group of Army reservist who assist the PMS in field training exercises (FTX), cadet functions, military science instructors, and other duties as required.  A complete listing of the cadre can be found in the Faculty and Staff page.

The DMS Mission and Philosophy

A complete listing and descriptions of the Military Science courses offered.

You can also graduate with a Minor in Military Science.