PSY 784 - Introduction to Military Psychology

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This course introduces the student to military culture, structures, and systems. The course also introduces the student to the specialty of military psychology, which aims to improve the lives of service personnel and is applicable to a wide range of areas within the military community. Various ways psychological measures are presented that are applied to the military environment includes the selection of recruits for the armed forces, determining which recruits will be best suited for various military occupational specialties, fitness for duty via the Comprehensive Soldiers Resilience Program, as well as performing analysis on humanitarian and peace-keeping missions to determine procedures. Other applications of military psychology include its intersection with social policy, particularly with respect to issues of diversity within the military. Note: Satisfies program requirement as a General Elective.