Intelligence Management Online Bachelor’s Degree
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 quarter units unless otherwise noted.
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this degree-completion program will be able to do the following:
- IM-PLO B1: Identify, describe and critically evaluate information sources and applicable intelligence technologies
- IM-PLO B2: Appraise contemporary and emergent threats, challenges and issues within a sphere of the security industry such as business, law enforcement, homeland security, national security or regional studies.
- IM-PLO B3: Analyze intelligence issues or challenges
- IM-PLO B4: Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively in diverse groups and to identify and apply professional ethics to the intelligence field.
- IM-PLO B5: Develop general professional written and oral reports and presentations that are relevant to security industry decision-makers.
INT300 Fundamentals of Intelligence
INT305 Advanced Critical Thinking and Logic
INT310 Fundamentals of Analysis
INT315 Open Source Research
INT330 Writing for the Intelligence Professional
INT379 History of Intelligence, Part 1
INT380 History of Intelligence, Part 2
INT390 Covert Action
INT400 Counterintelligence
INT476 Intelligence Collection
PHIL400 Ethics of Security and Counterterrorism
Choose any three courses
INT320 Propaganda and Disinformation
INT401 Interrogation and Interviewing Techniques
INT440 Technical Surveillance
INT445 Operational Security
INT460 Clandestine and Secure Communications
INT477 Collection Management
NUC350 Principles of Grand Strategy
SEC360 Information Security
Choose any six courses.
Students may also include any course from support core courses if not previously taken as a major support core course.
CI3710 Internet Security
CI3715 Cybercrime and Information Systems
CI3725 Network Security
CJ2240 Introduction to Private Security
CJ2700 Cybercrime in Criminal Justice
CJ3005 Gangs in America
CJ3020 Serial Killers and the Law
CJ3030 Hate Crimes and the Law
CJ3050 Loss Prevention
CJ3400 Constitutional Law
CJ4000 Psychology and the Law
CJ4450 Security Operations Theory
CJ4500 Homeland Security and Terrorism
INT511DC Advanced Analytical Methods
INT535DC Cover
INT551DC Double Agents, Denial and Deception
INT680DC Ops Concepts and Planning (Targeting)
PRO375 History of Executive/Dignitary Protection
PRO380 Conflict Resolution
PRO385 Etiquette and Rapport
PRO398 Fundamentals of Threat Assessment
PRO405 Consequence Management
PRO422 Building Security
PRO430 Travel and Hospitals
PRO432 Principal’s Office and Residence
PRO433 Off-site Visits
PRO466 Advance Work
PRO494 Essentials of Executive Protection
SEC305 Offensive versus Defensive Security
SEC320 Foundations of the Security Industry
SEC326 Foundations of Vehicular Security
SEC340 Effective Writing for the Security Professional
SEC344 Protective Security Law
SEC360 Information Security
SEC366 Managing the Security Organization
SEC375 Workplace Violence, Workplace Security
SEC452 Infiltration Techniques
SEC486 Bomb Threat Management
TCT306 Media and Terrorism
TCT310 Psychology of Violence
TCT390 Foundations of Terrorism
TCT395 Counterterrorism
TCT396 Terrorist Techniques
TCT410 Lone Wolf Terrorism
TCT420 Psychology of Fear
TCT425 Religious Extremism
TCT430 Ethno/Nationalist Terrorism
TCT435 Terrorist Support Networks
TCT440 Islamism and Terrorism
Communications
EN1150 Composition I
EN1300 Composition II
EN2100 Speech OR
EN2150 Interpersonal Professional Communication
Mathematics
MA2000 Quantitative Reasoning
MA3000 Business Statistics
Humanities
HU2000 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
HU Elective
Behavioral/Social Science Electives
Behavioral/Social Science Elective
Science Electives
Science Elective
General Education
CS1201 Juggling College, Life, and Career: Set Up for Success!
OR
CS1203 Bridge to Success: Creating Your Future at NAU
CS1301 Do the Numbers! Achieving College and Career Success
CS2086 Career Path Planning
Gen Ed or Open Electives
Gen Ed or Open Electives
1900-4990 Special Topics
Foreign Language
Any Foreign Language
Course availability is subject to minimum class size requirements.
