Leaders teach, train and counsel. Good Teaching and training enhance proficiency and build the self-confidence necessary to confront difficult tasks. Sensitive and insightful counseling insures discipline, lifts morale and promotes the cohesion essential to keep going under the most stressful conditions. The Psychology Program will help you acquire these skills. You will start by learning how to frame questions, generate alternative solutions, gain information and make decisions.
People behave according to certain principles of human nature.
Since all humans react according to principles of human nature, it is important that you study these principles. For more detail on our specific program , check out our Major , Field of Study , and Electives. If you seek to lead soldiers in battle, don't ever stop studying human nature and caring about people. Knowledge of human nature is fundamental to effective leadership in war. It is the basic knowledge required to develop cohesion, discipline, confidence, morale, courage, and the will to fight.