MCU Student Papers

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Marine Corps University student research papers include the following:

• Master of Military Studies theses from Command and Staff College (CSC) for academic years 2001-2025
• Master of Operational Studies theses from the School of Advanced Warfighting (SAW) for academic years 2001-2023
• Research papers from the Marine Corps War College (MCWAR) for academic years 1991-2014
• Staff studies, monographs, and other other research products from the Individual Research Papers Collection at the Marine Corps Archives, 1935-1989

Important to know:

• Print copies of student papers are in housed in the Archives Branch.
• All available papers (2001 to the present) can be located via our online catalog.
• Digitized papers are available as PDF files.
• If a paper was marked as FOUO or Classified when submitted, it is not available online.

For assistance with MCU student papers please contact the Marine Corps Research Library Reference Branch at (703) 784-4411 or Library.Reference@usmcu.edu or the Virtual Branch at mcu_grc_virtual@usmcu.edu.

The opinions and conclusions expressed herein are those of the individual student author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Marine Corps University, School of Advanced Warfighting, Command and Staff College, Marine Corps War College, Expeditionary Warfare School or the United States Marine Corps, or any other United States Governmental Agency. References to these studies should include the foregoing statement.