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  • 3.00 Credits

    (3)(Prereq: INTEL 200 or permission of the instructor) This course is a survey of the limits, possibilities, and ethical dilemmas for the conduct of operations in support of the intelligence community. The course examines operations related to the collection of intelligence information including espionage, interrogation, imagery analysis, communications intelligence, and counterintelligence. Operations that are designed to have a direct policy effect - covert operations, direct action, and information operations are also considered. F,S Prerequisite:    Take INTEL*200(7126);
  • 3.00 Credits

    (3 credits) This course explores covert action (covert operations) from a wide variety of academic perspectives, drawing on political science, history, and intelligence studies. A special emphasis is placed on American covert action after World War II, although many of the ideas discussed as part of this course are applicable to covert action by other states and in other periods. Offered as needed
  • 3.00 Credits

    (3 credits)(Prereq: INTEL*200 or permission of the instructor) An advanced course that examines the theoretical tenets and diverse applications of human intelligence (HUMINT) methods in collection operations. The guiding principles and legal parameters of overt and clandestine HUMINT are studied as integral elements of collection activities that take place in both domestic and international settings. A host of counterintelligence concerns, which arise from factors ranging from rapid technological advancements, to the proliferations of increasingly sophisticated sub-state actors, are also considered. S Prerequisite:    Take INTEL*200(7126);
  • 3.00 Credits

    (3)(Prereq: POLI 101 or permission of the instructor) In the 21st century, direct threats to America's security have come from a variety of states and non-state actors. This course explores the evolving structure and mission of the United States national-security community, and studies current responses to the constantly changing landscape of contemporary threats. S Prerequisite:    Take POLI*101;
  • 3.00 Credits

    (Prereq: POLI 101 or permission of the instructor) A survey of the historical and ideological origins of selected revolutionary and/or terrorist movements with a consideration of the role played by political violence in modern society. F Prerequisite:    Take POLI*101;
  • 3.00 Credits

    (3 credits) This focuses on the role that economic factors play in national security and foreign policy. Economic conditions and activities have profound effects on countries' strategic interests, especially given the interconnected nature of today's world. This class is designed to help students understand these effects, the challenges they present to modern societies, and the ways that governments address them. Topics covered in this course include major power competition, trade, technology, economic sanctions, the military-industrial complex, industrial espionage, money laundering, and terrorist financing. F
  • 1.00 - 6.00 Credits

    (1-6)(Prereq: permission of the instructor) A directed course of study on a unique topic within the field of intelligence and national security studies. Class may be repeated once, so that a student can earn a maximum of 6 total credit hours in 2 completions, with each completed course covering a different topics. Offered as needed
  • 0.00 - 1.00 Credits

    (0-1)(Prereq: permission of the instructor) This course offers hands-on familiarity with intelligence-briefing conventions for members of the Chanticleer Intelligence Brief (CIB) student group. Students acquire an experiential understanding of open-source intelligence collection, production and delivery, centering on their own regional- or issue-based concentration. This one-credit course may be taken for zero credit with the intructor's approval. It may also be repeated for up to eight credits, three of which may be counted toward the Intelligence and National Security Studies major or minor. F,S
  • 3.00 Credits

    (3)(Prereq: permission of the instructor) Reading and research on selected subjects in intelligence and security studies. Open to juniors and seniors with the permission of the instructor. May be repeated for credit under different topics. Offered as needed
  • 3.00 Credits

    (3 credits)(Prereq: Completion of INTEL*250, and INTEL*301 or INTEL*309, and earned or currently enrolled in 90 credit hours; or permission of instructor) This course is designed to be a culminating experience in the study of intelligence and security studies at the undergraduate level. Students study, in seminar format, a rotating special topic from the fields of intelligence and security studies as determined by the instructor and the department. Students utilize their accumulated research, communication, and subject matter skills in the production and presentation of a piece of original research on the special topic. The course may be repeated for credit under different topics. Offered as needed Prerequisite:    GROUP: Take INTEL*250; GROUP: Take INTEL*301 or INTEL*309;
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