Intelligence Operations Certificate - Curriculum 250

Program Officer

Adam Arndt, CDR

Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 336

[phone], DSN 756-3781

[e-mail]

Academic Associate

Michael Owen, CAPT, USN

Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 321

[phone], DSN 756-2288

[e-mail]

Overview

The Intelligence Operations Certificate Program is designed to provide intelligence and non-intelligence officers with an understanding of the complex issues surrounding operational intelligence today.  The Certificate requires successful completion of a minimum of three graduate courses focusing on operational intelligence (12 credit hours), of which at least one course (4 credit hours) must be at the 4000-level.  Each student's required course work is developed individually under the direction of the cognizant Academic Associate and the NPS Senior Intelligence Officer, based on the relevant courses available during the quarter(s) when the student is in residence.  Each student's course sequence should include at least one course taught by the NPS Senior Intelligence Officer, and two additional courses focused on specific aspects of intelligence collection, analysis, production, writing, briefing, and critical thinking.

Convenes

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Program Length

18 months

Typical Course of Study

Quarter 1

All students must take one of these two courses. Intelligence professionals should take NS4159. Others should take NS3159.

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
NS4159	Seminar on Joint intelligence support to Crisis Operations		4	0
	-or-
NS3159	Principles of Joint Operational Intelligence		4	0

Remaining Quarters

All students will take two additional courses, which could include the second course listed above (NS3159 or NS4159) or one of the courses listed below.  Note that students may take either NS3160 or DA3260, but not both. The same is true for DA4250 and NS4035, students may take one or the other, but not both.

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
NS3155	Intelligence and Democracy		4	0
NS4035	Special Topics: Intelligence		4	0
	-or-
DA4250	Covert Action		4	0
NS4157	Intelligence for Homeland Defense and Security		4	0
NS3160	Human Intelligence		4	0
	-or-
DA3260	Human Intelligence in Irregular Warfare		4	0