International Security and Intelligence

Since the beginning of the War on Terror, career paths for International Security and Intelligence graduates have expanded in number and scope. Public sector growth in the intelligence community, in the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, and in an array of other agencies has created an environment where graduates trained in security and intelligence fields can thrive. At the same time, private entities engaged in political risk analysis have expanded exponentially, offering new and exciting opportunities.

Students concentrating in International Security and Intelligence at Patterson become familiar both with the grand debates of national security strategy and the nuts and bolts of the national security state. Courses probe the array of today’s global threats, their political and economic implications, and the strategies best used to address them. Students come to understand the intelligence cycle and the structure of global intelligence collection and analysis, and develop an understanding of the technical systems utilized to tackle the challenges posed by state and non-state actors. They learn the ways in which intelligence contributes to policymaking and foreign policy, as well as how oversight is maintained.

Required (two of three):

DIP 726 Introduction to Intelligence

DIP 742 National Security Policy

DIP 750 Defense Statecraft

Other Possibilities:

DIP 600 Cyber Security

DIP 600 International Ethics

DIP 600 US-Russian Relations

DIP 600 Wargaming

DIP 720 Economic Statecraft

DIP 727 Analytical Methods in Intelligence

DIP 756 Diplomacy of Nuclear Weapons