The mission of the Department of BS&L is to educate cadets in the leader-development, social, psychological, and management sciences in preparation for careers as commissioned leaders of character, inspiring in them the values of Duty, Honor, Country.
The department's vision is to be the world's preeminent academic department focused on leader development.
BS&L offers four majors: Engineering Psychology, Management, Psychology (track options: Applied, Organizational), and Sociology.
The West Point Leadership Center develops and inspires cadets as leaders of character through several margin of excellence programs and initiatives.
BS&L offers a variety of international and domestic summer enrichment internship programs for cadets. Known as throughout the academy as Academic Individual Advanced Development (AIAD), these opportunities are carefully selected to ensure they create excellent opportunities for cadets to practice the skills they learn in the classroom and employ their leadership skills in new and often challenging circumstances.
Eligible cadets may choose to join an international honor society in psychology (Psi Chi), sociology (Alpha Kappa Delta), or the National Leadership Honor Society (Omicron Delta Kappa).
COL Everett Spain is a professor of management and head of the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership at the United States Military Academy. He also serves as a senior advisor to the Army Talent Management Task Force’s Command Assessment Program.
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