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Undergraduate Level Minors - Intelligence Studies
Not available to Intelligence Studies majors. 

(18 semester hours)

 Undergraduate Catalog | Minors

The student who graduates with a Minor in Intelligence Studies 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.
  • Conduct basic research and compose professional and academic analyses on issues critical to intelligence consumers.

Complete 12 credit hours: 

  • IS300 / INTL300 - Research Methods in Intelligence Studies
  • RQ312 / INTL301 - U.S. Intelligence Community
  • RQ307 / INTL303 - Introduction to Intelligence
  • IS302 / INTL304  - Intelligence Collection
  • IS411 / INTL401  - Critical Analysis
    Select 6 credit hours from:
  • IS303 / INTL431 - Criminal Intelligence Analysis
  • IS314 / INTL305 - Law and Ethics in Intelligence
  • IS389 / INTL302 - History of Intelligence
  • IS412 / INTL402 - Intelligence Analysis
  • IS349 / HLSS320 - Intelligence and Homeland Security
  • RQ310 / INTL442 - Tactical Intelligence
  • RQ350 / INTL444 - Contemporary Intelligence Issues

 Undergraduate Catalog | Minors

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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