Public Management, MA/Intelligence, Certificate

MA in Public Management / Certificate in Intelligence

Students pursuing a MA in Public Management 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 (in lieu of 17 to complete both degrees separately).

At a time when governments are faced with an array of unprecedented challenges, good management critical thinking, and analytical skills are essential. The Johns Hopkins MA in Public Management/Certificate in Intelligence trains students in the fundamentals of public management (policy analysis, financial management, economics and public administration) and the core skills required to succeed as an intelligence analyst in the public and private sectors. 

Admissions Criteria for all Advanced Academic Programs 

In addition to meeting the admissions criteria for all Advanced Academic Programs student interested in applying for the combined program need to meet the standards for both the MA in Public Management and the Certificate in Intelligence. 

In addition to the materials and credentials required for all programs, the MA in Public Management requires:

• A writing sample of two to five pages that is policy oriented. If the applicant does not have a policy-oriented paper that they wish to submit, the applicant may write a three page, double-spaced essay on the following question:

“A memorandum is not written to inform the reader, but to protect the writer.” —Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson

Please discuss whether you think the quote from former Secretary Acheson is accurate or not and why?

Program Requirements

MA Public Management Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core Courses - Required:		18
AS.470.608	Public Policy Evaluation & the Policy Process
AS.470.627	Financial Management & Analysis in the Public Sector
AS.470.631	Economics for Public Decision-Making
AS.470.854	Fundamentals of Quantitative Methods
AS.470.695	Proseminar: Essentials of Public and Private Management
AS.470.860	Capstone for Public Management
Four Public Management Electives		12
Total Credits		30

Certificate in Intelligence Requirements

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

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core Courses - Customizable
Select one of the following:		3
AS.473.600	The Art & Practice of Intelligence
Select one of the following:		3
AS.470.792	Social Science in National Security and Intelligence
AS.473.605	Strategic Culture Analysis
AS.473.609	Introduction to Intelligence in the Five Eyes Community
AS.473.626	Comparative Intelligence Systems
Select one of the following:		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 of the following:		3
AS.470.724	Managing Dangerous Futures: Global Political Risk Analysis
AS.470.740	Cyber Policy, Strategy, Conflict and Deterrence
AS.472.600	Introduction to Geospatial Intelligence
AS.472.611	Analyzing Social Media and Geospatial Information
AS.473.602	Intelligence Analysis
AS.473.642	Assessing Foreign Militaries
AS.473.644	Technical Collection of Intelligence
Select one of the following:		3
AS.470.668	The Politics and Process of American Foreign Policy
AS.470.745	Terrorist Financing Analysis and Counterterrorist Finance Techniques
AS.473.660	Intelligence and Counterterrorism
AS.473.668	Intelligence to Secure the Homeland and Hometown
Total Credits		15