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Public Management, MA/Intelligence, Certificate

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MA in Public Management/Certificate in Intelligence

Students pursuing the Master of Arts in Public Management may obtain an additional credential by completing a sequence of courses offered by the Certificate in Intelligence program. This combined credential will require students to complete 15 courses (compared to the 17 that would be required to complete both programs separately).

At a time when governments are faced with an array of unprecedented challenges, good management, critical thinking, and analytical skills are essential. The Johns Hopkins MA in Public Management/Certificate in Intelligence trains students in the fundamentals of public management (policy analysis, financial management, economics, and public administration) and the core skills required to succeed as an intelligence analyst in the public and private sectors.

Please note that this catalog entry is for currently enrolled students only. The Certificate in Intelligence program is no longer accepting new applicants.

Admissions Criteria for All Advanced Academic Programs

Please note that this catalog entry is for currently enrolled students only. The Certificate in Intelligence program is no longer accepting new applicants.

Program Requirements

Students completing the MA in Public Management and Certificate in Intelligence combined credential must meet the requirements listed below.

MA in Public Management requirements:

Certificate in Intelligence requirements:

Please note that this catalog entry is for currently enrolled students only. The Certificate in Intelligence program is no longer accepting new applicants.

MA Public Management Requirements

Course List

Code Title Credits
Core Courses - Required: 18
Public Policy Evaluation & the Policy Process
Financial Management & Analysis in the Public Sector
Economics for Public Decision-Making
Fundamentals of Quantitative Methods
Proseminar: Essentials of Public and Private Management
Capstone for Public Management
Four Public Management Electives 12
Total Credits 30

Certificate in Intelligence Requirements

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

Course List

Code Title Credits
Core Course-- 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
Select one Intelligence Applications course: 3
The Politics and Process of American Foreign Policy
Terrorist Financing Analysis and Counterterrorist Finance Techniques
Leading Intelligence Organizations
Intelligence to Secure the Homeland and Hometown
Total Credits 15