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47U USMA, Professor of Military Instruction and Ethics

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Overview

A USMA professor of military instruction and ethics teaches undergraduate courses, supervises faculty and academic programs, and develops curricula. This professor implements military or character programs, conducts research, supports faculty development, serves on faculty committees, and participates in academy governance.

Core Skills

  • Faculty supervision and academic program oversight
  • Undergraduate curriculum development and faculty development
  • Academic committee service and academy governance

Civilian Career Paths

Career associations are editorial assessments of the cited evidence, not an official crosswalk unless the evidence explicitly says so. O*NET supplies civilian occupation information, not proof of a military match. Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.

Postsecondary Academic Program Administrator

Supervising faculty and academic programs, developing curricula, and serving in academy governance transfer directly to academic program administration.

How to prepare: Build an application portfolio documenting faculty supervision, curriculum changes, and program implementation, then compare it with academic program administrator openings. Entry typically requires a master's degree, although some small institutions accept a bachelor's; deans and provosts often need a Ph.D., and employers generally prefer related college-administration experience.

What the civilian work involves
  • Direct, coordinate, and evaluate the activities of personnel, including support staff engaged in administering academic institutions, departments, or alumni organizations.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Office software

Postsecondary Ethics Instructor

Actual Military Ethics assignments provide undergraduate ethics teaching, MX400 Officership implementation, and curriculum experience relevant to ethics-focused appointments, not automatically to other philosophy or religion subjects.

How to prepare: Assess your academic qualifications against ethics-focused openings by matching graduate coursework, research, and taught courses to each appointment's subject requirements. Four-year institutions typically require a relevant doctorate; some part-time and community-college positions accept a master's degree with institution- and subject-specific experience expectations.

What the civilian work involves
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students and the community on topics such as ethics, logic, and contemporary religious thought.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Learning management system LMS
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (5 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 47U USMA, Professor of Military Instruction and Ethics

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 47U (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank officer, authority codeType officer

    Supports: Faculty supervision and academic program oversight, Undergraduate curriculum development and faculty development, Academic committee service and academy governance, Postsecondary Academic Program Administrator (O*NET 11-9033.00), Postsecondary Ethics Instructor (O*NET 25-1126.00)

  2. O*NET: Education Administrators, Postsecondary

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Postsecondary Academic Program Administrator (O*NET 11-9033.00)

  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Postsecondary Education Administrators

    [3] What They Do and How to Become; updated August 27, 2026

    Supports: Postsecondary Academic Program Administrator (O*NET 11-9033.00)

  4. O*NET: Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary

    [4] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Postsecondary Ethics Instructor (O*NET 25-1126.00)

  5. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Postsecondary Teachers

    [5] Duties and How to Become; updated August 27, 2026

    Supports: Postsecondary Ethics Instructor (O*NET 25-1126.00)

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