Master of Arts in Strategic Intelligence Studies
This degree is designed for students who seek careers in the intelligence field, as well as professionals whose agencies or clientele are charged with the acquisition and interpretation of intelligence. It features courses in fundamental intelligence disciplines, such as analysis and epistemology, intelligence collection, and deception. The program equips the student with all of the requisite tools and knowledge, required and anticipated, that are necessary for professional success in the field.
Candidates for this degree are required to complete a minimum of fifty-two credit hours of coursework: sixteen hours of core courses, twenty hours of courses in intelligence and statecraft, and sixteen in intelligence specializations. The writing and research seminar may also be required of some students. Ideally, a majority of the core courses will be completed prior to other courses.
Candidates for this degree are not required to pass a language proficiency examination. However, foreign language training is still encouraged. Please click here for more information.
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Economics for Foreign Policy Makers Required
Geography and Strategy Required
American Founding Principles and Foreign Policy Required
International Relations, Statecraft and Integrated Strategy Required
Western Moral Tradition and American Foreign Policy Required
Advanced Writing and Research Seminar Required
Specialization in the Art of Intelligence
American Intelligence and Protective Security: An Advanced Seminar Cultural Implications for Strategy and Analysis Military Intelligence and Modern Warfare Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Technology, Intelligence, Security, and StatecraftSpecialization in Counterintelligence and Foreign Intelligence
American Counterintelligence and Security for the 21st Century Case Studies in Counterintelligence Operations Comparative Intelligence Systems: Foreign Intelligence and Security Cultures History of FBI Counterintelligence Spies, Subversion, Terrorism and Influence Operations Terrorism and Counterterrorism
