Government, MA/Intelligence, Certificate

MA in Government/Certificate in Intelligence

Students pursuing the Master of Arts in Government may obtain an additional credential by completing courses that lead to the Certificate in Intelligence. This combined credential prepares graduates for careers in the U.S. Intelligence Community and in those parts of the government and private sector that use intelligence or work with the Intelligence Community, as well as other parts of the national security community. Students can complete the program with 15 courses.

Please note that this entry is for currently enrolled students only. The Certificate in Intelligence program is not currently accepting new students. 

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PROGRAM-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

Please note that this entry is for currently enrolled students only. The Certificate in Intelligence program is not currently accepting new students. 

Program Requirements

Students pursuing the MA in Government may obtain an additional credential by completing a sequence of courses offered by the Certificate in Intelligence. This combined credential will require students to complete 15 courses (compared to the 17 credits that would be required to complete both programs separately). Students are required to take the courses noted below.

Please note that this entry is for currently enrolled students only. The Certificate in Intelligence program is not currently accepting new students. 

MA in Government Requirements

• Three required core courses
• Two customizable core courses for those pursuing applications of research
• One customizable core course for those pursuing thesis
• Seven or eight electives to meet the 12-course requirement

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core Course: Required		12
AS.470.602	Government & Politics
AS.470.850	Research and Thesis I: MA in Government
AS.470.800	Thesis and Applications of Research
Core Courses - Customizable for Applications of Research
Select two of the following:		6
AS.470.612	Bureaucratic Politics
AS.470.620	Race, Politics, and Policy
AS.470.629	Models of Democratic Leadership in America
AS.470.644	Democracy and Its Modern Critics
AS.470.649	Separation of Powers and Democratic Governance
AS.470.658	Religion and American Political Culture
AS.470.661	Political Debates and the US Constitution
AS.470.684	Legislative Language and Policymaking
AS.470.688	Political Institutions and the Policy Process
AS.470.693	Comparative Democracies
AS.470.701	Congress: Why the First Branch Matters
AS.470.721	Comparative Federalism: The United States and the European Union
AS.470.723	Western Political and Constitutional Thought
AS.470.759	American Political Development
AS.470.776	Nationalism in the Democratic Age
Core Courses - Customizable for Thesis
Select one of the following:		3
AS.470.852	Research and Thesis II: MA in Government
AS.470.854	Fundamentals of Quantitative Methods
AS.470.681	Probability and Statistics,Introduction to Data Analytics and Policy
Electives (7 or 8 to reach 12 courses)		21 -24

Certificate in Intelligence Requirements

Completion of five courses, one each from the following areas:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core Courses - Customizable
Required course:		3
AS.473.600	The Art & Practice of Intelligence
Select one Theory and Context course:		3
AS.473.604	Applied Critical Thinking and Analysis
AS.473.605	Strategic Culture Analysis
AS.473.609	Introduction to Intelligence in the Five Eyes Community
AS.473.663	The Intelligence-Policy Nexus
Select one Law and Ethics course:		3
AS.470.731	Privacy in a Data-driven Society
AS.470.795	The Constitution and National Security
AS.473.606	Legal Issues in Intelligence
AS.473.607	Intelligence Ethics
Select one Intelligence Operations course:		3
AS.470.740	Cyber Strategy and Threat Analysis
AS.472.600	Introduction to Geospatial Intelligence
AS.472.611	Analyzing Social Media and Geospatial Information
AS.473.602	Intelligence Analysis
AS.473.644	Technical Collection of Intelligence
Select one Intelligence Applications course:		3
AS.473.608	Leading Intelligence Organizations
AS.470.668	The Politics and Process of American Foreign Policy
AS.470.745	Terrorist Financing Analysis and Counterterrorist Finance Techniques
AS.473.668	Intelligence to Secure the Homeland and Hometown
Total Credits		15