NS4156 Intelligence for Homeland Security: Organizational and Policy Challenges

Offered through the Center for Homeland Defense and Security. This course examines key questions and issues facing the U.S. intelligence community and its role in homeland security and homeland defense. Students will have the opportunity to fully address policy, organizational and substantive issues regarding homeland intelligence support. Prerequisites: None.

Lecture Hours

4

Lab Hours

0

Course Learning Outcomes

• Critically examine the U.S. intelligence community’s role in homeland security and defense.   
• Discuss the problems involved in interagency coordination and information flow in intelligence support to homeland security and defense. 
• Compare and evaluate regional, state, local, and tribal organizations and processes in place for homeland security intelligence. 
• Assess the role of the U.S. military in providing intelligence support for homeland security and homeland defense.   
• Critically assess the role of intelligence and warning in nontraditional areas such as public health. 
• Improve your skills in critical thinking, graduate level reading, and communications.