Supplement your Degree with a University Certificate in Intelligence Studies (24 credit hours)
The Eastern Kentucky University Certificate in Intelligence Studies provides instruction in preparation for careers in national security, homeland security, law enforcement, and corporate security. Administered by the Homeland Security Program, the certificate curriculum focuses on the knowledge and skills needed for intelligence analysis positions within the U.S. Intelligence Community at federal, state, local, and tribal levels as well as the private sector. The certificate provides the initial orientation and basic skills desired by the U.S. Intelligence Community, and supports the need for individuals who hold a variety of academic majors in addition to certificates or minors in intelligence.
Eastern Kentucky University is the consortium lead for the Bluegrass State Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence. This federally sponsored program offers a number of annual workshops, colloquiums, guest lecturers, internships, and other events to help students prepare for careers in the intelligence and security communities.
Career Opportunities
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- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Central Intelligence Agency
- National Security Agency
- National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
- U.S. Department of State
- Defense Intelligence Agency
- U.S. Military Services
- National Counterterrorism Center
- State and Local Intelligence Fusion Centers
- State, Local and Tribal Police
- Corporate Intelligence and Security
Undergraduate Certificate in Intelligence
15 Total Credit Hours
Required Courses
HLS 401 – Intelligence Process
Key questions facing the U.S. Intelligence Community and its role in homeland security, national defense, and international affairs, with a focus on policy, oversight, and intelligence support. Collection, analysis, sharing, and dissemination of information within and between local, state, and federal government agencies and the
private sector.
HLS 402 – Counterintelligence
History, structure and operations of the U.S. counterintelligence community. Includes legal foundations of counter-intelligence and critiques of recommended changes in the community.
HLS 403 – Intelligence Analysis
Examines processes used at federal, state, and local levels to conduct intelligence analysis and develop intelligence products. Includes advanced instruction in intelligence-structured analytic techniques.
HLS 404 – National Security Threats and Responses
A study of contemporary U.S. national security threats and responses from homeland security and intelligence perspectives.
HLS 430 – Terrorism and Violent Extremism
Coverage of politically-motivated extremist violence in the United States. Includes discussion of definitional issues, radicalization, major attacks, current threats, and principal extremist groups and their ideologies.