National Security Intelligence Minor
https://manchester.unh.edu/program/minor/national-security-intelligence
The objective of this academic minor is to allow students to study intelligence issues and challenges related to US national security.
National Security Intelligence may be defined as a secret nation state activity to understand, influence, or defend against adversarial entities. Students may take courses in multiple disciplines across UNH while pursuing the national security intelligence minor. Students completing this minor will have a composite view of national security intelligence and related topics that may support career path in the government, private sector, and not for profit realms.
The Minor in National Security Intelligence requires five courses (20 credits). Student completing the minor must take three courses originating in the Department of Security Studies which provide the foundation for the minor. Students will build upon this foundation with two additional intermediate course electives from the Department of Security Studies or other departments across UNH.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required courses | ||
| HLS 550 | History and Structure of the U.S. Intelligence Community | 4 |
| HLS 650 | Intelligence Systems and Structures in Homeland Security | 4 |
| Select one of the following required courses: | 4 | |
| Issues in Intelligence Collection | ||
| Intelligence Analysis and Production | ||
| Counterintelligence | ||
| Covert Action | ||
| Select two of the following electives: | 8 | |
| Political Violence and Terrorism | ||
| Issues in Intelligence Collection | ||
| Intelligence Analysis and Production | ||
| Counterintelligence | ||
| Covert Action | ||
| Open Source Intelligence | ||
| Espionage and History | ||
| Foreign Relations of the United States | ||
| National Security Policy and the Intelligence Community | ||
| Intelligence Analysis | ||
| United States in World Affairs | ||
| Drug Wars | ||
| Comparative Government and Society | ||
| Strategy and National Security Policy | ||
| Terrorism | ||
| Propaganda and Persuasion | ||
| Total Credits | 20 | |
For more information about the National Security Intelligence minor on either campus, contact Andrew Macpherson, minor supervisor.