What is national security intelligence? In this course students are introduced to definitions of intelligence and how they vary according to the entity employing the definition. Students learn about national security intelligence concepts including collection, analysis, counterintelligence, and covert action. Student will explore the organization and mission of the United States Intelligence Community, state and local intelligence agencies, and their role in Homeland Security.

On January 3, 2020 the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corp leader Qasem Soleimani was killed in Iraq by a United States drone strike. Was this event covert action? In this class students will explore covert action and how it is used by nation states to achieve their foreign policy objectives.

This course investigates the nature of strategic planning as it relates to homeland security and national security in the U.S. Students explore how strategic planning relates to decision making in more stable as well as uncertain environments. Relevant legislation and past decisions (such as the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis) are explored including concepts and techniques from making high quality decisions. Strategic communication principles and techniques are presented.

This course allows students to work collaboratively with an organization to identify and solve a homeland security, physical security, safety, cybersecurity or emergency management challenges. Each group performs a risk assessment in order to identify their client's primary security or preparedness challenges. Students then use their skill to identify and apply best practices as countermeasures. Students culminate their projects with presentations to their classmates and to their clients. The expectation of this class is to develop a professional example of the student's thinking and writing to solve real world security problems.