Online or on-campus
Applied military and veterans studies bachelor's degree
ASU’s degree programs for veterans, active military, National Guard, ROTC or anyone looking to impact the military and veteran communities, offer 3 degree tracks to prepare you for careers in an emerging field.
Military studies and veterans studies are emerging academic fields that enable students to deepen their understanding of service by exploring multidisciplinary aspects of military service and its implications for veterans and society. Graduates of this program will develop transferable skills for jobs in military- and veteran-serving industries, public and government service, and in community organizations. Acquiring this military bachelor’s degree can also enable active servicemembers to be promoted past levels E4-E5.
The flexible on-campus or online bachelor’s degree in applied military and veterans studies is designed to prepare you for a job in public leadership, service, and policy; leadership in military and veterans organizations; and veteran history among other postmilitary or military career paths.
Graduates in this growing sector will develop the skillsets to impact local and international agencies such as the U.S. Department of Defense or the Bureau of Veterans Affairs; state-level government sectors; and nonprofit organizations serving military and veteran populations among other fields.
Whether you are in active duty, National Guard, Reserves, a veteran, or have an interest in serving the military and veteran sector, a degree in applied military and veteran studies will provide you with the knowledge and skills to prepare you for a career or advance your career in supporting military and veteran communities.
A college that works with military and veterans
Multiple options enable you to customize your military and veterans studies experience.
Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree in applied military and veterans studies can choose will pick one of 3 degree tracks for their degree’s primary focus.
Discover engaging curriculum
A comprehensive curriculum, allowing up to 60 transferrable military credits, includes insights into the history of the U.S. military, the national security ecosystem, international relations, global politics, public policy, organizational leadership and more. Students can look forward to dynamic course offerings, taught by national leaders in the field, such as Representation of Military in the Media; Military Strategy; Law, Ethics and Culture; Technology in Warfare; Culture and Society; Military Leadership; War and Memory and others.
Featured courses
Career opportunities
Graduates of this program are well-prepared to enter the workforce to support public policy development and political activism, lead in military roles and serve veteran organizations among various other fields.
Administrative management and support
Business, management and analysis
Military community and family support
Public affairs and the arts
Federal government
State governments
Education
Intelligence
This degree is a great step into the growing industries that are supporting military members, veterans and their families.
Retired Col. Wanda Wright
Director, ASU Office for Veteran and Military Academic Engagement
FAQs
No, we welcome active duty, National Guard, Reserves and veterans, as well as others in various professions and of various backgrounds.
This program can prepare students who wish to have a career in the military but enrollment in the degree course doesn’t formally enroll the student in the military.
Some are and some aren't. Our civilian faculty have worked closely with the military and many of our faculty are national leaders in their fields.