INTL 305 - U.S. Intelligence History

Institution:

The Citadel

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Description:

This course introduces students to the history of the United States Intelligence Community (IC) as a prism through which to view the larger history of the United States' approach to law enforcement and intelligence over the last 120 years. What began as a controversial, "federal" creation in the tenuous years following the Civil War eventually burgeoned into the FBI as we know it today; what started as a wartime espionage experiment during World War II evolved into a peacetime intelligence agency known as the CIA. This course will challenge traditional stereotypes of intelligence agencies by looking at specific instances in history, assessing spheres of power, and evaluating the impacts of popular figures (i.e., J. Edgar Hoover) on the United States and the broader world. The class will strengthen students' ability to analyze and communicate different issues and be informed citizens concerning issues related to the intelligence community. Students will uncover the iterative nature of crime, espionage, and war, which led to paradigm shifts in American society.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.citadel.edu

Phone Number:

(843) 225-3294

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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