Global Security Studies, MA/Intelligence, Certificate
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MA in Global Security Studies/Certificate in Intelligence
Students pursuing a Master of Arts in Global Security Studies may obtain an additional credential by completing courses that will lead to a Certificate in Intelligence. This combined credential will prepare graduates for careers in the U.S. Intelligence Community and in government agencies and private sector organizations that use intelligence or work with the intelligence enterprise.
Note that this entry is for currently enrolled students only. The Intelligence Certificate program is not currently accepting new students.
Admissions Criteria for all Advanced Academic Programs
PROGRAM-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
This combined credential program is not currently accepting new students.
Program Requirements
Students pursuing the MA in Global Security Studies may obtain an additional credential by completing a sequence of courses offered by the Certificate in Intelligence program. This combined credential requires students to complete 15 courses (compared to 17 to complete both programs separately):
- Four required core courses from the MA in Global Security Studies program
- Four customizable core courses from the MA in Global Security Studies program
- Two electives from the MA in Global Security Studies program
- One required core course from the Certificate in Intelligence program
- Four customizable core courses from the Certificate in Intelligence program
Students pursuing the combined MA in Global Security Studies and Certificate in Intelligence credential are not eligible to pursue the MA in Global Security Studies concentration.
Note that this entry is for currently enrolled students only. The Intelligence Certificate program is not currently accepting new students.
MA in Global Security Studies Requirements
Course List
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses - Required | ||
| Select all of the following: | 12 | |
| Introduction to Global Security Studies,Foundations of Global Security 1 | ||
| Global Political Economy 1 | ||
| Military Strategy & National Policy 1 | ||
| Qualitative Methodologies in Social Science 1 | ||
| Core Courses - Customizable (Energy) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Climate Change and National Security | ||
| Energy, Security, and Defense | ||
| Energy and Environmental Security | ||
| Core Courses - Customizable (Research) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Historical Methods | ||
| Fundamentals of Quantitative Methods | ||
| Core Courses - Customizable (Writing) | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| U.S. Security in a Disordered World | ||
| Technology in War | ||
| Security Issues in South Asia | ||
| Transnational Organized Crime: Gangsters of the Global Underworld | ||
| Propaganda, Disinformation, and War | ||
| Challenges of Transnational Security | ||
| Human Security | ||
| Fundamentals of Wargaming Analysis | ||
| Special Operations and Strategy | ||
| Strategies in Insurgent and Asymmetric Warfare | ||
| Understanding Modern War | ||
| Complex Security Studies Analysis | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select any two GSS electives. 2 | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 30 |
1 : Required courses should be taken as early as possible in your degree program.
2 : A list of approved electives can be found on the Global Security Studies Master of Arts page in this catalog.
Certificate in Intelligence Requirements
Students must complete one course from each of the following categories:
Course List
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses - Customizable | ||
| Required: | 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 | ||
| Human Intelligence Operations | ||
| Select One Intelligence Applications course: | 3 | |
| The Politics and Process of American Foreign Policy | ||
| Terrorist Financing Analysis and Counterterrorist Finance Techniques | ||
| Leading Intelligence Organizations | ||
| Analysis of Military Capabilities | ||
| Intelligence to Secure the Homeland and Hometown | ||
| Total Credits | 15 |