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Air Force Academy Introducing New Cyber, Nuclear Courses Into Curriculum

Pat Host

Friday, May 8th, 2015

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Air Force Academy Introducing New Cyber, Nuclear Courses Into Curriculum

Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson. Photo: Air Force.

The Air Force Academy (USAFA) has introduced new majors like computing and network security and nuclear weapons and strategy to ensure that every graduate has an experience within aerospace and cyberspace.USAFA Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson said Friday that the Academy is looking to make the core curriculum more interdisciplinary than multidisciplinary to link together expertise and skill sets. Johnson said, for example, if the Air Force launches satellites, it wants management majors to think about management, or if the…

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