Behavioral Sciences

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Whatever you do in life, you will be working with people. Your success in any field will depend largely on your understanding of yourself and others and your ability to work together. The Behavioral Science Major lays the foundation for this understanding. Three academic tracks are offered in the major: Leadership and Organization, which emphasizes the essential elements of leadership; Human Factors and Systems Design, which focuses on how people interact with the machines and systems they use; and Behavioral Science, which allows students the opportunity to choose courses of the greatest interest to them. Each track emphasizes understanding people, but in different contexts, and requires the completion of the core, two additional foreign language courses, plus 12 major’s courses for a total of 147 semester hours.

The Behavioral Sciences Track allows cadets to tailor an array of courses within the behavioral sciences, from a micro to a macro level. This is a good option for cadets aspiring to medical school; psychology is one of the top majors for students entering American medical schools. The Leadership and Organizations Track allows cadets an opportunity to examine in depth the area of leadership. The Human Factors and System Design Track introduces cadets to the capabilities and limitations of human operators and how these characteristics affect person-machine systems.