| Bachelor of Arts in Intelligence Studies | |
The Bachelor of Arts in Intelligence Studies provides instruction in the multidisciplinary field of intelligence studies. The program is designed for students who are currently employed or wish to pursue positions as military, civilian, or corporate intelligence specialists. The program's core courses impart substantive knowledge and analytic skills required by all professionals in the intelligence community. Students may also pursue concentrated study in several functional areas or intelligence sub-fields. Student learning is greatly enhanced by the diversity of program professors with strong professional and academic backgrounds in intelligence studies, many who currently work in the US National Intelligence Community. |
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Degree Program Objectives
In addition to the institutional and general education level learning objectives, the Bachelor of Arts in Intelligence Studies also seeks the following specific learning outcomes of its graduates. With reference to each of the respective areas of intelligence studies, graduates in this degree program will be able to: - Describe the evolution, structures, functions, capabilities, and activities of the US national intelligence community.
- Detail the structures, functions, capabilities, and contributions of national intelligence consumers to include the national command authority, executive departments, Congress, military services, joint/unified commands, and law enforcement agencies.
- Specify the intelligence cycle, including intelligence planning, data collection, data exploitation, analysis, production, and dissemination phases.
- Differentiate among the fundamental capabilities and limitations and means of tasking human, geographic/imagery, signals, measurement and technical and open intelligence data sources.
- Detail the current permissions and restrictions on US national intelligence community activities as prescribed by federal law, executive and agency directives, and the intelligence oversight system.
- Conduct basic research and compose professional and academic analyses on issues critical to intelligence consumers.
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Degree Program Requirements | Required Course - 3 semester hours | | | | | | | | | |
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General Education Requirements (34 semester hours) |
| English Composition - 6 semester hours | | | | | EN101 / ENGL101 - Proficiency in Writing [Required] EN102 / ENGL102 - Effectiveness in Writing EN202 / ENGL200 - Composition and Literature
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| Social Sciences - 6 semester hours | | | | | SS101 / ECON101 - Microeconomics SS102 / ECON102 - Macroeconomics SS111 / GEOG101 - Introduction to Geography SS133 / SOCI111 - Introduction to Sociology SS134 / PSYC101 - Introduction to Psychology SS190 / ANTH100 - Introduction to Anthropology SS210 / CHFD220 - Human Sexuality SO220 / SOCI220 - American Popular Culture
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| Science - 4 semester hours including the required 1 hour lab | | | | | SC100 / SCIN100 - Introduction to Biology SC198 / SCIN101 - Introduction to Biology Lab SC101 / SCIN102 - Introduction to Chemistry SC199 / SCIN103 - Introduction to Chemistry Lab SC102 / SCIN104 - Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology SC122 / SCIN105 - Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab SC103 / SCIN106 - Introduction to Physics SC123 / SCIN107 - Introduction to Physics Lab SC104 / SCIN108 - Introduction to Astronomy SC124 / SCIN109 - Introduction to Astronomy Lab SC106 / SCIN110 - Introduction to Oceanography SC126 / SCIN111 - Introduction to Oceanography Lab SC107 / SCIN112 - Introduction to Meteorology SC127 / SCIN113 - Introduction to Meteorology Lab SC108 / SCIN114 - Introduction to Physical Geology SC128 / SCIN115 - Introduction to Physical Geology Lab SC105 / SCIN116 - Introduction to Forestry SC125 / SCIN117 - Introduction to Forestry Lab SC110 / SCIN118 - Introduction to Human Ecology SC120 / SCIN119 - Introduction to Human Ecology Lab
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| Mathematics - 3 semester hours | | | | | MA112 / MATH110 - College Algebra MA113 / MATH111 - College Trigonometry MA125 / MATH125 - Math for Liberal Arts Majors MA225 / MATH225 - Calculus
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| History - 6 semester hours | | | | | HS101 / HIST101 - American History to 1877 HS102 / HIST102 - American History since 1877 HS111 / HIST111 - World Civilization before 1650 HS112 / HIST112 - World Civilization since 1650 HS121 / HIST121 - Western Civilization before The Thirty Years War HS122 / HIST122 - Western Civilization since The Thirty Years War HS215 / HIST223 - History of the American Indian HS217 / HIST221 - African-American History before 1877 HS218 / HIST222 - African-American History since 1877
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| Humanities - 3 semester hours | | | | | HM101 / SPAN100 - Spanish I HM102 / SPAN101 - Spanish II [Prerequisite: HM101] HM103 / FREN100 - French I HM104 / FREN101 - French II [Prerequisite: HM103] HM105 / ARAB100 - Arabic I HM106 / ARAB101 - Arabic II [Prerequisite: HM105] HM107 / RUSS100 - Russian I HM108 / RUSS101 - Russian II [Prerequisite: HM107] HM109 / CHIN100 - Chinese I (Mandarin) HM110 / CHIN101 - Chinese II (Mandarin) [Prerequisite: HM109] HM111 / GERM100 - German I HM112 / GERM101 - German II [Prerequisite: HM111] HM200 / MUSI200 - Music Appreciation HM230 / RELS201 - Introduction to World Religions HM240 / ARTH200 - Art Appreciation HM277 / PHIL200 - Introduction to Ethics PH101 / PHIL101 - Introduction to Philosophy GM200 / COMM200 - Public Speaking
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| Literature - 3 semester hours | | | | | All literature courses require successful completion of EN101 - Proficiency in Writing or EN102 - Effectiveness in Writing HM201 / LITR220 - American Literature before the Civil War HM202 / LITR221 - American Literature from The Civil War to Present HM221 / LITR210 - English Literature: Beowulf to 18th Century HM222 / LITR211 - English Literature: 18th Century to Present HM211 / LITR201 - World Literature through the Renaissance HM212 / LITR202 - World Literature since the Renaissance
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| Political Science - 3 semester hours | | | | | | | | | |
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| Core Requirements (24 semester hours) | | | | | - IS300 / INTL300 - Research Methods in Intelligence Studies
- RQ312 / INTL301 - The U.S. Intelligence Community
- IS389 / INTL302 - History of U.S. Intelligence
- RQ307 / INTL303 - Introduction to Intelligence
- IS302 / INTL304 - Intelligence Collection
- IS314 / INTL305 - Law and Ethics in Intelligence
- IS411 / INTL401 - Critical Analysis
- IS412 / INTL402 - Intelligence Analysis
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| Major Courses (24 semester hours) | | | | | A student enrolled in Intelligence Studies must take eight (8) major courses. A student enrolled in General Program option must take all eight (8) major courses from the “General Program Course” list below. A student enrolled in a concentration must take four (4) of their major courses from his/her concentration area and four (4) courses from the “General Program Course” list below, not including those from their concentration.
General Program Courses - IS303 / INTL431 - Criminal Intelligence Analysis
- IS304 / INTL420 - Geographic Intelligence
- IS305 / INTL421 - Signals Intelligence and Security
- IS307 / INTL410 - Counterintelligence
- IS308 / INTL422 - Open Source Collection
- IS309 / INTL445 - Introduction to the War on Drugs
- IS310 / INTL434 - Threat Analysis
- IS312 / INTL450 - Terrorism and Counterterrorism
- IS313 / INTL411 - International Criminal Organizations
- IS315 / INTL423 - Human Intelligence
- IS316 / INTL412 - Espionage/Counterespionage
- IS323 / INTL451 - Terrorism and U.S. National Security
- IS324 / PSYC360 - Psychology of Terrorism
- IS325 / INTL424 - Interrogation
- IS332 / INTL460 - China Country Analysis
- IS335 / INTL461 - Iraq Country Analysis
- IS336 / INTL462 - Iran Country Analysis
- IS346 / INTL463 - Korea Country Analysis
- IS348 / INTL454 - Forecasting Terrorism
- IS349 / HLSS320 - Intelligence and Homeland Security
- IS386 / INTL440 - Cyber Warfare
- IS417 / INTL425 - Imagery Intelligence
- IS418 / INTL432 - Geographic Information Systems I
- IS419 / INTL433- Geographic Information Systems II
- IS420 / INTL414 - Intelligence and Assassination
- IS426 / INTL415 - Covert Action
- IS430 / INTL416 - Spycraft
- IS466 / INTL441 - Joint Forces Intelligence Planning
- IS467 / INTL453 - Illicit Finance
- IS468 / INTL430 - Intelligence Data Analysis
- RQ310 / INTL442 - Tactical Intelligence
- RQ313 / INTL443 - Foreign Intelligence Organizations
- RQ350 / INTL444 - Contemporary Intelligence Issues
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| Concentration in Criminal Intelligence | | | | | - IS303 / INTL431 - Criminal Intelligence Analysis (required)
- IS309 / INTL445 - Introducation to the War on Drugs
- IS313 / INTL411 - International Criminal Organizations
- IS325 / INTL424 - Interrogation
- IS348 / INTL454 - Forecasting Terrorism
- IS349 / HLSS320 - Intelligence and Homeland Security
- IS467 / INTL453 - Illicit Finance
- CJ320 / CMRJ320 - Law Enforcement Intelligence Applications
- CJ329 / CMRJ329 - Criminal Profiling
- CJ335 / CMRJ335 - Crime Analysis
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| Concentration in Intelligence Analysis | | | | | - IS468 / INTL430 - Intelligence Data Analysis (required)
- IS303 / INTL431 - Criminal Intelligence Analysis
- IS310 / INTL434 - Threat Analysis
- IS418 / INTL432 - Geographic Information Systems I
- IS419 / INTL433 -Geographic Information Systems II
- IS348 / INTL454 - Forecasting Terrorism
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| Concentration in Intelligence Collection | | | | | - IS304 / INTL420 - Geographic Intelligence
- IS305 / INTL421 - Signals Intelligence and Security
- IS307 / INTL410 - Counterintelligence
- IS308 / INTL422 - Open Source Collection
- IS315 / INTL423 - Human Intelligence
- IS325 / INTL424 - Interrogation
- IS417 / INTL425 - Imagery Intelligence
- RQ310 / INTL442 - Tactical Intelligence
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| Concentration in Intelligence Operations | | | | | - IS307 / INTL410 - Counterintelligence
- IS309 / INTL445 - Introduction to the War on Drugs
- IS420 / INTL414 - Intelligence and Assassination
- IS349 / HLSS320 - Intelligence and Homeland Security
- IS466 / INTL441 - Joint Forces Intelligence Planning
- IS426 / INTL415 - Covert Action
- IS386 / INTL440 - Cyber Warfare
- RQ310 / INTL442 - Tactical Intelligence
- RQ313 / INTL443 - Foreign Intelligence Organizations
- RQ350 / INTL444 - Contemporary Intelligence Issues
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| Concentration in Terrorism Studies | | | | | - IS307 / INTL410 - Counterintelligence
- IS312 / INTL450 - Terrorism and Counterterrorism
- IS323 / INTL451 - Terrorism and U.S. National Security
- IS324 / PSYC360 - Psychology of Terrorism
- IS348 / INTL454 - Forecasting Terrorism
- IS386 / INTL440 - Cyber Warfare
- IS467 / INTL453 - Illicit Finance
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| Capstone Course (3 semester hours) | | | | | - IS498 / INTL498 - Senior Seminar in Intelligence Studies
Prerequisite: Senior Standing and completion of all core and major courses prior to enrollment.
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| Electives (33 semester hours) | | | | | Select any courses that have not been used to fulfill core or major requirements. Credits applied toward a minor or certificate in an unrelated field may be used to fulfill elective credit for the major. | | | | |
Total = 121 semester credits |
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