Bachelor of Arts in Intelligence Studies

This general concentration allows you to select from other concentration courses offered in this program.

Takes an in-depth look at Asia, including its security issues and the role of intelligence within the region. Topics include analysis techniques, including hypothesis generation, red-teaming, and adversarial collaboration; and the conflict between traditional norms and modern institutions.

Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:

• Analyze the role Intelligence plays within a specific country or region.
• Examine the impact of US policy on the region.
• Assess the security issues of the region.
• Explain the role of religion in the political, economic, and cultural life of the area.

Demonstrates U.S. intelligence agencies use of counterintelligence and covert action to guard America's global interests and protect national security. Examines the counterintelligence professional’s role in overt and covert operations, and delves into research methods and tools used in counterintelligence.

Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:

• Acquire a general knowledge of Counterintelligence research, analysis, and operations.
• Analyze threats in the counterintelligence arena.
• Examine the role of the Counterintelligence professional in both overt and covert operational styles.
• Demonstrate proficiency in the use of selected research methods and tools as they pertain to the counterintelligence environment.

Addresses intelligence processes and procedures in criminal justice, various techniques used to understand violence, and the differences between crime, war, and terrorism. Covers criminal intelligence analysis and strategic organized crime; cyber warfare’s use in military, terrorist, and, criminal organizations; and the illegal drug trade’s impact on national security and intelligence gathering.

Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:

• Explain intelligence processes and procedures in the criminal justice community.
• Analyze the differences between crime, war, and terrorism.
• Evaluate the various techniques and methodologies used within the Criminal Justice community to understand the different aspects of violence and accomplish their goals.

Offers an overview of cyber warfare and the potential impact of its use by military, terrorist, and criminal organizations, as well as the various methods of collection and analysis. Looks at the use of strategic and operational level communications (COMINT) and electronics (ELINT) intelligence. Topics also include the change in laws to account for crimes in the digital age.

Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:

• Analyze advanced intelligence data collection methods in supporting analyses on issues critical to intelligence community consumers.
• Examine the full spectrum of the intelligence collection cycle and articulate effectively intelligence needs in future collection planning.
• Assess the range of collection methods being used to fill intelligence gaps as well as the potential impact of future collection systems and capabilities and their ability to satisfy customers' intelligence requirements.

Within this concentration students will gain foundational knowledge on the use and application of geospatial intelligence. Students will complete a variety of applied assignments that will require the use of geospatial intelligence tools to complete their work. Upon completion of the program students will have received instruction on core competencies specific to geospatial collection and analysis.

Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:

• Analyze threats using tools and techniques specific to geospatial analysis.
• Examine the role of geospatial intelligence within the intelligence cycle.
• Demonstrate proficiency in the use of selected research methods and tools as they pertain to geospatial intelligence.

Provides an understanding of how to interpret information generated from a variety of different organizations and sources into a highly cogent and professional intelligence product. Explores using existing knowledge to find meaning behind what is not immediately apparent to forecast events or consequences and draw conclusions with a high degree of reliability and precision.

Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:

• Examine advanced intelligence analysis methods in composing professional and academic analyses on issues critical to intelligence community consumers.
• Evaluate and interpret information generated from a variety of different organizations and sources into a highly cogent and professional intelligence product.
• Employ a broad, subtle, and nuanced understanding of existing knowledge to find meaning behind what is not immediately apparent to forecast events or consequences and draw conclusions with a high degree of reliability and precision.

Considers collective methods used to fill gaps in intelligence, as well as the potential impacts of future collection systems and their ability to satisfy intelligence requirements. Also covers: the full spectrum of the intelligence collection cycle; intelligence needs in future collection planning; and advanced methods of collecting data to support intelligence community consumers.

Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:

• Analyze advanced intelligence data collection methods in supporting analyses on issues critical to intelligence community consumers.
• Examine the full spectrum of the intelligence collection cycle and articulate effectively intelligence needs in future collection planning.
• Assess the range of collection methods being used to fill intelligence gaps as well as the potential impact of future collection systems and capabilities and their ability to satisfy customers' intelligence requirements.

Surveys the nature and challenges to military planning of operations other than war, such as peacekeeping operations, low-intensity conflicts, and humanitarian relief efforts. Looks into ways to facilitate cooperation with others across the intelligence community, as well as intelligence management skills necessary for planning, management, and leadership positions.

Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:

• Employ intelligence management skills required by planning and management positions in the intelligence community.
• Identify ways to facilitate cooperation with other individuals and organizations across the intelligence community to advance projects and corporate goals.
• Examine the nature and challenges to military planning of combined operations and operations other than war including peacekeeping operations, low intensity conflicts, and humanitarian relief operations.

Explores the politics, cultures, history, and predominant language of Latin America, as well as U.S. intelligence operations there to guard America's global interests and protect national security. Topics include security issues in the region and the part intelligence plays in the war on drugs.

Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:

• Analyze the role Intelligence plays in the War on Drugs.
• Examine the impact of U.S. policy on the region.
• Assess the security issues of the region.
• Explain the role of the political, economic, and cultural life of the area.

Delves into the intelligence community and its relationship to the Middle East through the region’s language, politics, history, and culture. Topics include a study of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; major Middle Eastern literary works dating back to ancient times; the origins and evolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict; and past and present U.S. foreign policy in the Muslim world.

Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:

• Analyze the role Intelligence plays within a specific country or region.
• Examine the impact of U.S. policy on the region.
• Assess the security issues of the region.
• Explain the role of religion in the political, economic, and cultural life of the area.

Evaluates leading terrorist organizations and their agendas, as well as the causes of and threats from domestic and international terrorism. Explores information sharing limits under the PATRIOT Act and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act. Teaches how to identify the leading terrorist organizations, understand their agendas, and develop the critical thinking skills and methodological techniques to defeat them.

Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:

• Appraise the causes of and threats from U.S. domestic and international terrorism.
• Analyze the limits of information sharing under the guidelines of both the U.S. PATRIOT Act and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act.
• Identify the leading terrorist organizations, understand their agendas, and develop the critical thinking skills and methodological techniques to defeat them.