REV: 14 MAR 2018

AnIntroductiontotheNAVAL

POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL

TheNavalPostgraduateSchoolmission:educatingstudentsNPSMISSION– OPNAVINST5450.210D

Programs:“ProviderelevantanduniqueadvancededucationandresearchprogramstoincreasethecombateffectivenessofcommissionedofficersofthenavalservicetoenhancethesecurityoftheUnitedStates.”

ResearchandFaculty:“Insupportoftheforegoing,andtosustainacademicexcellence,fosterandencourageaprogramofrelevantandmeritoriousresearchwhichbothsupportstheneedsoftheNavyandDepartmentofDefense(DOD)whilebuildingtheintellectualcapitalofNPSfaculty.”

§ In-residenceandDistanceLearning(DL)§ Master’s,Ph.D.,Engineer,MBA,EMBA,more

§ Biennialprogramreviewsbyflag-levelsponsors§ Subspecialtyandprofessionaleducation§ Professionalcertifications§ JointProfessionalMilitaryEducation§ CivilianInstitutions(CIVINS)

NPSfulfillsthegraduateeducationneedsoftheDepartmentoftheNavy,DODandU.S.Government.

NPSprovidesgraduate-levelresearchopportunities,applyingacademicrigortoadefinedniche.

§ Respondstojoint,interagency,emergingneedsandcoalitionrequirementsoftheDepartmentsofNavy,Defense,HomelandSecurityandmore

§ LargestsponsoristheU.S.Navy§ Fostersamulti-service,interagency,coalitionlearningenvironment

§ Preparesthejointintellectualleadersfortomorrow'sjointforces

§ Areaacademic/researchinstitutions(StanfordUniversity, UCBerkeley,UCSC,SJSU,FleetNumericalMeteorologyandOceanography,NavalResearchLaboratory,DefenseLanguageInstitute)

§ Openoceanranges(MontereyBay) andfullaccesstorestrictedairspace(CampRoberts)

§ SiliconValley’spowerfultechnologicalepicenter

NPS’locationcreatesadvantagesandsynergiesforadynamiclearningandresearchenvironment.

NPShasalong,richhistoryinthepursuitofinnovativeeducationinsupportof nationalsecurity.

1909– FoundedattheU.S.NavalAcademy1951 – MovedtoMonterey1951 – OperationsResearchdepartment1956 – SystemsManagementdepartment1972 – NationalSecurityAffairsdepartmentand

Warfighting curricula(anti-submarinewarfare)1996 – InformationWarfarecurriculum1999 – JointProfessionalMilitaryEducationcampus2003 – HomelandSecuritycurriculum2004– InformationOperationscurriculum2011– CyberSystemsandOperationscurriculum2012– EnergySpecializations

WSCUC WesternAssociationofSchoolsandColleges(WASC)SeniorCollegeandUniversityCommission

ABET AccreditationBoardforEngineeringandTechnology

AACSB AssociationtoAdvanceCollegiateSchoolsofBusiness

NASPAA NetworkofSchoolsofPublicPolicy,Affairs,andAdministration

NPSprogramsareintricatelyreviewedbyregional andnationalaccreditingbodiesandfleetsponsors.

NPSisrelevancedelivered.§ Studentfocused§ Fourdynamicgraduateschools

§ Interdisciplinaryacademicgroupscombineexpertisefromacrosscampus

§ Unique,relevantcurricula

TheGraduateSchoolofEngineeringandAppliedSciences (GSEAS)developsleading-edgetechnologicaladvancementsfocusedonDOD’sneeds.

Physics§ AppliedPhysics§ CombatSystemsScienceand

Technology§ UnderwaterAcousticsElectrical&ComputerEngineering§ ElectronicSystemsEngineeringMechanical&Aero.Engineering§ Naval/MechanicalEngineering§ MechanicalEngineeringfor

NuclearTrainedOfficers§ Reactors/MechanicalEngineering§ AerospaceEngineeringMathematics§ AppliedMathematics

SpaceSystemsGroup§ SpaceSystemsEngineering§ SpaceSystemsOperationsSystemsEngineering§ SystemsEngineering§ SystemsEngineeringMgt.UnderseaWarfareGroup§ UnderseaWarfare§ UnderwaterAcoustic

SystemsMeteorology&Oceanography§ Meteorology§ Oceanography§ OperationalOceanography

TheGraduateSchoolofOperationalandInformationSciences(GSOIS)meetswarfighterrequirements,todayandtomorrow.ComputerSciences§ ComputerScience§ ComputerTechnology§ SoftwareEngineering§ Modeling,VirtualEnvironments,

andSimulation(MOVES)§ IdentityManagementandCyber

SecurityOperationsResearch§ OperationsAnalysis§ CostEstimating&Analysis§ SystemsAnalysis§ HumanSystemsIntegration§ JointOperationalLogistics

InformationSciences§ InformationSystems&Operations§ JointC4ISystems§ InformationSystems&Technology§ InformationSciences§ InformationWarfare§ ElectronicWarfareSystems§ NetworkOperations&TechnologyDefenseAnalysis§ JointInformationOperations§ SpecialOperations&Irregular

WarfareCyberGroup§ CyberSystems&Operations§ AppliedCyberOperations

TheGraduateSchoolofBusinessandPublicPolicy(GSBPP)providesuniqueeducationandresearchinthebusinessofdefensemanagement.ResidentPrograms§ AcquisitionandContract

Management§ FinancialManagement§ InformationSystemsManagement§ MaterialLogistics

SupportManagement§ SystemAcquisitionManagement§ SupplyChainManagement§ DefenseSystemsAnalysis§ ManpowerSystemsAnalysis

Non-ResidentPrograms§ ContractManagement§ ProgramManagement§ ExecutiveMBA

ProfessionalDevelopmentPrograms§ AdvancedAcquisitionProgram§ HumanResources

DefenseResourcesManagementInstitute(DRMI)§ DefenseResources

Management§ DefenseManagement§ DecisionMaking§ Multi-CriteriaDecisionMaking§ BudgetPreparation&

Execution§ RiskManagement§ Programming

TheSchoolofInternationalGraduateStudies(SIGS)providesaneducationfortoday’sglobalchallenges.NationalSecurityAffairs/RegionalStudies§ MiddleEast,SouthAsiaand

Sub-SaharanAfrica§ EuropeandEurasia§ FarEast,Pacific,SoutheastAsia§ WesternHemisphereNationalSecurityAffairs/SecurityStudies§ Strategy/StrategicStudies§ Civil-MilitaryRelations§ CombatingTerrorism:Policyand

Strategy§ HomelandSecurityandDefense

CenterforHomelandDefense&Security(CHDS)§ Master’sDegree§ ExecutiveLeadersProgram/Seminars§ FusionCenterLeadersProgram§ RadiologicalEmergencyPreparedness§ UniversityandAgencyPartnershipCenterforCivil-MilitaryRelations(CCMR)§ Civil-MilitaryRelations§ DefenseInstitutionBuilding§ MaritimeSecurity§ PeaceOperations§ InternationalDefenseAcquisition§ CombatingTerrorism§ StabilizationandReconstruction

ResidentDegreeStudentsAverageonBoardAY2017

TotalResident:1,432

75%U.S.Military

12%International

13%GovernmentCivilian

NAVY 582

AIR FORCE 88ARMY 169

MARINES 223

OTHER SERVICES 11

CIVILIANS 192

INT’L 167

Resident Degree Student EnrollmentAY 2017 � Average on Board 1,432

InternationalResidentStudents(byRegion)

North America7%

South America8%

Europe25%

Africa11%

Central/East Asia,Middle East

8%

Far/Near East35%

Australia6%

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160Students49Countries

(Winter Qtr AY18)

Europe(39)Albania 1Azerbaijan 2Denmark 1Estonia 1Finland 1Georgia 4Germany 9Greece 5Italy 1Latvia 1Netherlands 2Norway 2Romania 3Slovenia 1Sweden 2Switzerland 1Ukraine 2

Caribbean,Central&SouthAmerica(13)Argentina 1Brazil 6Colombia 1DominicanRep1ElSalvador 1Peru 3

Far/NearEast&Australia(66)Australia 10Indonesia 2Japan 2Korea 10Malaysia 1Mongolia 2Nepal 2Philippines 2Singapore 27SriLanka 3Taiwan 4Thailand 1

NorthAmerica(11)Canada 6Mexico 5

Central/EastAsia&MiddleEast(13)Bahrain 1Israel 1Lebanon 2Oman 1Pakistan 7SaudiArabia 1

Africa(18)Algeria 2Botswana 1Cameroon 1Mali 11Senegal 1Uganda 2

Total Graduates: 6,184 Officers from 117 Countries

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DistanceLearning(DL)DegreeStudentsAverageonBoardAY2017

TotalDLStudents:909

35%U.S.Military

65%U.S.GovernmentCivilian

CIVILIANS 592

USAF 1USA 8

USMC 31

USN 277

DL Degree Student EnrollmentAY2017 � Average on Board 909

Webringthebestandbrightestmindstoteachthenextgenerationofleaders.

§ ActiverecruitingfromtopPh.D.programs§ Arobustmixoftenuredfaculty,lecturers,visitingprofessors,others

§ Includes5%militarypersonnelwithstrongacademiccredentialsandrecentoperationalexpertise

§ Integratesteachingwithresearch§ Noteachingassistants§ Developstechnologieseligibleforpatents

FACULTYHIGHLIGHTS

612CIVILIANFACULTY228tenureortenure-track(100%withdoctorates)384nontenure-track

43MILITARYFACULTY

TopSourcesofFacultyGraduateDegreesUCBerkeleyMITStanfordUSCMIIS

AcademicLeaders221NPSfacultyearnedtheirhighestdegreefromoneofthenation’stop50universities.

(AY2017/QTR4)

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§ Workingshouldertoshoulderwithworld-classfacultycreatesatwo-waylearningenvironment

§ Theperfectbalanceofacademicsandresearchenhancesthegraduateeducationalexperience

§ Relevanteducationfortoday’swarfighter

Students bringreal-worldexperiencetoexplorecomplexnationalsecurityissues,andfindsolutions.

Atthecuttingedgeofcybersecurity researchandeducation.

§ Multi-dimensionalapproachthroughresearchanddedicatedcurricula

§ SCIFanddedicatedCyberBattleLab§ Interdisciplinarycoreinstruction fromacrosscampus

§ Degreeprogramsforofficersandseniorenlistedcyberwarriors

Leadingtheculturalchangenecessarytoachieveenergyindependence.

§ Fourspecializeddegreeprogramsfocusedonenergyscience,technology,policy

§ Active,student-drivenresearchinallaspectsofenergy,focusedonwarfighting first

§ DedicatedEnergyAcademicGroup§ Seniorleadercontinuingeducationprograms,campuslectureseries,more

Advancing unmannedsystems,fromtechnicaltotactical.

ConsortiumforRoboticsandUnmannedSystemsEducationandResearch(CRUSER)

§ SECNAVinitiated/CharteredbyformerUnderSecretaryRobertO.Work

§ Across-disciplinarycommunityofexpertsineducationandresearchacrossALLareasofroboticsandautonomoussystems

§ Fromtechnicaltoethical,conceptgenerationtoexperimentation

§ Multidisciplinaryapproachtoallfacetsofcost,supply,performancemgmt.andmore

§ Ledthecreationofabodyofscholarlyknowledgeindefenseacquisitionunparalleledingovernmentoracademia

§ ConsistentengagementfromthePentagonandfleetprovidesacontinuousstreamofrelevanttopicsforresearch

Anintellectualandexperimentalhubfortheadvancementofdefenseacquisition.

Rapiddeploymentfromfieldexperimentationtofleetutilization.

§ Rapidtechnologyintegrationfromfieldtofleetandjointwarfighter

§ Diverseapplications— broadDODimpact,homelandsecurityintegration,civilcrossover

§ Multi-disciplinary,campus-wideefforts§ Multi-institutionalpartnerships— expandinglistofmilitary,homelandsecurity,industryandacademicorganizationsparticipating

§ Three-MeterSegmentedMirrorTelescopeoncampus

§ Prototypereconnaissancesatelliteonsite(model)

§ Unique,experimentaltest-bedfordedicatedfaculty/studenteducationandresearch

§ Researchtoadvancecapabilitiesinoptics,vibrationcontrol,andoperability

AnationalCenterofExcellenceinadaptiveopticseducationandresearch.

CenterforHomelandDefenseandSecurity§ After9/11/01,NPSstartedthefirsthomelandsecurity

master’sdegree,bringingtogetherlocal,state,military,federal,tribalandterritorialagenciesacrossthenation.

§ 377ExecutiveEducationSeminarshavebeenconductedforgovernors,mayors,andseniorelectedofficials.

§ CHDShasgraduated1,018governmentofficialsfrom2002-2017,someofwhosethesisresearchhasbeenthebasisforlegislationatlocal,stateandfederallevels.

§ CHDSprovidesexpertiseandeducationalmaterialstoover1,000agenciesincludingmilitary,lawenforcement,DHS,fireservice,publichealth,transportation,utilities,etc.

Playingaleadroleintheevolutionofsecuringourhomeland.

Withover50,000graduates,alumnirangefromadmiralstoastronauts,servicechiefstochiefexecutives.

§ RepresentingallU.S.militaryservices,governmentagencies,defenseindustryleaders,andmanymore

§ Morethan6,000int’lofficersfrom110+countries§ 33%ofallU.S.Navyactive-dutyFlagOfficers§ About24,000residentandnon-resident,non-degree

participantsannually§ Notablealumniinclude:

§ Adm.MarkFerguson,USN,FormerCommander,U.S.NavalForcesEurope– Africa§ Adm.WilliamMcRaven,USN, FormerCommander,U.S.SpecialOperationsCommand§ Gen.KeithAlexander,USA,FormerDirector, NationalSecurityAgency§ Adm.MikeMullen,USN,FormerChairman,JointChiefsofStaff§ Gen.MichaelHagee,USMC,FormerCommandant§ TheHonorableRobertO.Work,DeputySecretaryofDefense

§ Educationistheultimateprovideroftransformativethoughtleaders

§ Agile,uniqueprogramsfocusonjointmilitaryapplicationslikenootherinstitutionintheworld

§ Relevantresearchrespondstotheimmediateandfutureneedsofthenationalsecurityenterprise

§ Executive,distanceandcontinuingeducationdeliverprogramsregardlessofwhenandwhere

§ Buildinginternationalcapacity,developingdefensecooperationwithpartnersacrosstheglobe

NPSisaworld-class institution— avalued,strategicinvestmentforthefutureofournation.

N A V A L P O S T G R A D U A T E S C H O O L1UniversityCircle,Monterey,CA93943

(831)656-1068|www.nps.edu