Program Objectives

Upon completion of this certificate, students will be able to:

• Develop an understanding of the role of intelligence analysis, and intelligence products, customers, etc.
• Differentiate positive intelligence collection from counterintelligence and the security of information.
• Examine the effects of surveillance and its importance to the intelligence community.
• Describe basic uses of surveillance.
• Describe and implement surveillance techniques.
• Demonstrate Open Source Intelligence methods via field exercises.
• Discuss the difference between interview and interrogation and a general overview of the process.
• Discuss the principles of the interpretation of verbal and nonverbal behavior.
• Discuss the significance of choosing the right approach, as well as preparation and strategy.

Courses

INT 300      Introduction to Intelligence
This course provides an overview of intelligence and the intelligence cycle. Students taking this class will be able to list and describe the role of three of the four principal elements of intelligence: collection (HUMINT and SIGINT), analysis, and counterintelligence. (The fourth principle element, covert operations, is covered in much detail in INT 390.) The course also lays groundwork for understanding overt and covert intelligence requirements and reporting, intelligence-specific vocabulary, and the breadth and complexity of the U.S. Intelligence Community today.

INT 476       Intelligence Collection
This course teaches various categories of intelligence gathering and surveillance, including the background and history of contemporary surveillance devices, proper procedures for using surveillance devices for intelligence gathering, and basic use of surveillance for purposes other than intrigue and spying. Students will gain an understanding of how to formulate and implement surveillance techniques legally and effectively in order to gather information within various categories of intelligence.

INT 315       Open Source Research
This course provides an introduction to accessing and analyzing open sources. Open sources include all sources of information that are not subject to secret classification, including newspapers, websites, academic journals, scholarly and journalistic books, pamphlets, and broadcasts. Students will learn to apply principles of sound research and evaluation to a wide spectrum of source materials, to identify and describe their strengths and weaknesses, and to interpret the material obtained from them properly, while keeping potentially large amounts of information organized and accessible.

INT 401      Elicitation and Debriefing
This course deals with extracting information one-on-one in both friendly and non-friendly contexts. Students will learn to explain the differences between interrogation and elicitation and to conduct effective debriefing and cross examination, and use related questioning skills. The course will also explain effective methods of using the telephone and how to recognize when your subject is not telling you the truth. Students will also apply proper procedures for recording, transcribing, and analyzing the results of an interview and will be able to describe the uses and abuses of polygraph testing.

Entrance Requirements/Costs

Qualified Certificate in Intelligence Collection Program applicants will have completed high school or its equivalent and be at least 18 years old.

The Enrollment Committee evaluates an applicant on multiple criteria upon the receipt of the following:

1. Completed application
2. Proof of high school graduation or equivalent
3. Background check and/or Letter of Good Standing

Each certificate is worth 18 quarter units and the student must maintain a 3.0 GPA in each course.