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Intelligence Analysis Certificate
18 Semester Hours

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Upon completion of this certificate students will be able to:

  • Compose basic and intermediate-level research and provide professional analyses on issues critical to intelligence consumers.
  • Assess cognitive science principles that underlie human information processing and problem solving such as intelligence analysis.
  • Produce advanced-level analyses in selected areas critical to intelligence consumers.

Must take the following 9 semester credit hours (3 courses):

  • RC506 / INTL500 - Research Methods in Security and Intelligence Studies*
  • IN520 / INTL503 - Analytic Methods / Intelligence Analysis
  • OC503 / INTL630 - Security and Intelligence Data Analysis
    *or other AMU 500-level research methods course:

Choose 9 semester credit hours (3 courses) from:

  • IN608 / INTL631 - Criminal Intelligence Analysis
  • IN635 / INTL632 - Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis I
  • IN636 / INTL633 - Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis II
  • IN517 / INTL634 - Threat Analysis
  • IN523 / INTL635 - Indications and Warnings
  • IN529 / INTL636 - Regional Threat Analysis
  • IN528 / INTL637 - Intelligence Profiling
  • LC537 / INTL654 - Forecasting Terrorism
  • NS508 / NSEC505 - Foreign Policy and Security Analysis


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American Public University System (APUS) is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association and nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission, Distance Education and Training Council.

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