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Government, MA/Intelligence, Certificate

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MA in Government/Certificate in Intelligence

Students pursuing the Master of Arts in Government may obtain an additional credential by completing courses that lead to the Certificate in Intelligence. This combined credential prepares graduates for careers in the U.S. Intelligence Community and in those parts of the government and private sector that use intelligence or work with the Intelligence Community, as well as other parts of the national security community. Students can complete the program with 15 courses.

Please note that this entry is for currently enrolled students only. The Certificate in Intelligence program is not currently accepting new students.

Admissions Criteria for All Advanced Academic Programs

PROGRAM-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

Please note that this entry is for currently enrolled students only.The Certificate in Intelligence program is not currently accepting new students.

Program Requirements

Students pursuing the MA in Government may obtain an additional credential by completing a sequence of courses offered by the Certificate in Intelligence. This combined credential will require students to complete 15 courses (compared to the 17 credits that would be required to complete both programs separately). Students are required to take the courses noted below.

Please note that this entry is for currently enrolled students only. The Certificate in Intelligence program is not currently accepting new students.

MA in Government Requirements

Course List

Code Title Credits
Core Course: Required 12
Government & Politics
Research and Thesis I: MA in Government
Thesis and Applications of Research
Core Courses - Customizable for Applications of Research
Select two of the following: 6
Bureaucratic Politics
Race, Politics, and Policy
Models of Democratic Leadership in America
Democracy and Its Modern Critics
Separation of Powers and Democratic Governance
Religion and American Political Culture
Political Debates and the US Constitution
Legislative Language and Policymaking
Political Institutions and the Policy Process
Comparative Democracies
Congress: Why the First Branch Matters
Comparative Federalism: The United States and the European Union
Western Political and Constitutional Thought
American Political Development
Nationalism in the Democratic Age
Core Courses - Customizable for Thesis
Select one of the following: 3
Research and Thesis II: MA in Government
Fundamentals of Quantitative Methods
Probability and Statistics,Introduction to Data Analytics and Policy
Electives (7 or 8 to reach 12 courses) 21 -24

Certificate in Intelligence Requirements

Completion of five courses, one each from the following areas:

Course List

Code Title Credits
Core Courses - Customizable
Required course: 3
The Art & Practice of Intelligence
Select one Theory and Context course: 3
Applied Critical Thinking and Analysis
Strategic Culture Analysis
Introduction to Intelligence in the Five Eyes Community
The Intelligence-Policy Nexus
Select one Law and Ethics course: 3
Privacy in a Data-driven Society
The Constitution and National Security
Legal Issues in Intelligence
Intelligence Ethics
Select one Intelligence Operations course: 3
Cyber Strategy and Threat Analysis
Introduction to Geospatial Intelligence
Analyzing Social Media and Geospatial Information
Intelligence Analysis
Technical Collection of Intelligence
Select one Intelligence Applications course: 3
Leading Intelligence Organizations
The Politics and Process of American Foreign Policy
Terrorist Financing Analysis and Counterterrorist Finance Techniques
Intelligence to Secure the Homeland and Hometown
Total Credits 15