Bachelor of Science, Intelligence Management
Program Description
The Bachelor’s Degree in Intelligence Management is earned by satisfactory completion of an online program equivalent to two years of full time upper division study. The program introduces the student to the basic concepts of intelligence gathering and analysis. The student will begin to understand how intelligence manifests itself in many ways, requiring an astute and open mind to determine how to analyze and understand what and where intelligence can be found as well as how it can be used. This program also provides a basis for the student’s study at more advanced levels. All courses are four and a half credit hours unless otherwise noted.
Program Objectives
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Display an understanding of the general workings of the intelligence industry both at home and abroad
- Draw upon a solid grounding in general strategy and the history of intelligence to inform current practices and methods
- Identify and compile information of intelligence value from open sources, distinguish factual information from misinformation or propaganda and treat it accordingly
- Conduct basic intelligence collection, threat assessments, and counterintelligence
- Understand and apply the tools of basic intelligence analysis
- Show a knowledge of clandestine and illicit economies and networks
Required Courses
Number Course Name
INT 300 Introduction to Intelligence
ENG 390 Introduction to Critical Thinking and Logic
INT 476 Intelligence Collection
INT 310 Introduction to Analysis
INT 315 Open Source Research
INT 390 Covert Action
INT 400 Counterintelligence
ENG 330 Writing for the Intelligence Professional
PHIL 400 Ethics
HIST 379 History of Intelligence, Part 1
HIST 380 History of Intelligence, Part 2
Elective Courses/Choose any Three Areas of Emphasis
Emphasis: Collection Management
INT 320 Propaganda and Disinformation
INT 401 Elicitation and Briefing/Debriefing
INT 477 Collection Management
Emphasis: Counterintelligence
INT 360 World Intelligence Agencies
SOC 435 Terrorist Support Networks
INT 445 Operational Security
Emphasis: Counterterrorism
INT 431 Counterterrorism
HIST 350 Strategy and Tactics
HIST 430 Religious Extremism
Emphasis: Intel Operations
INT 440 Technical Surveillance
INT 460 Clandestine Communications
CJ 452 Infiltration Techniques
Emphasis: Analysis
INT 410 Weapons Systems
ECN 400 Underground Economies
MATH 370 Introduction to Data Analysis
Total Required Units 90 units
(Average part time completion rate is 2 1/2 years)
Upon completion of a full evaluation of all previous courses and credits, students will receive a customized degree plan detailing the specific courses they will need to take.
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