Graduate Certificate in Intelligence Studies

The graduate certificate in Intelligence Studies provides you with an improved understanding of intelligence development, collection, analysis, structure, and functions, as well as security threats, countermeasures, and counterintelligence. This certificate program is useful in fields where a thorough knowledge of the intelligence and counterintelligence discipline is required. This online certificate is designed for graduate students who wish to add to their knowledge of intelligence without committing to a degree program.

In addition to the institutional and degree level learning objectives, graduates of this program are expected to achieve these learning outcomes:

• Assess the evolution, structures, functions, capabilities, and activities of the national intelligence community.
• Evaluate the fundamental capabilities and limitations of intelligence collection.
• Analyze the foundation and application of psychological concepts to the study of intelligence analyses.
• Demonstrate proficiency in the use of selected research methods and tools.