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About This Intelligence Studies Degree Program
The BA in Intelligence Studies from American Military University (AMU) examines the relationship between intelligence and security issues. Faculty share real-world insights from their experience in the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC), military operations, security enterprises, and corporate intelligence.
AMU has a longstanding military legacy and offers intelligence studies degree programs at the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels. This bachelor’s degree program explores the strategies used by professionals within the national security and corporate sectors. Courses address a wide variety of topics to include foundational analytic and intelligence collection techniques the IC employs to gather and interpret information.
Through AMU’s online program, students develop an understanding of essential topics, such as:
- National and international intelligence operations
- Research methods and design
- Intelligence analysis and collection
- Counterintelligence operations
- Foreign policy
- Law and ethics
- Threat analysis
Moreover, students assess the factors that drive ongoing global security issues. Class discussions center on topics like foreign affairs, extremism, and government corruption while fostering critical thinking. Learners consider how intelligence operations shape international relations and influence a broad set of issues ranging from democratization efforts to drone warfare.
Students also review how modern technology facilitates criminal activity while simultaneously supporting intel operations. Learners study how the IC works to combat trafficking, terrorism, and other forms of transnational crime. Additionally, courses showcase the role of cyber security and other issues in defending our nation against foreign and domestic adversaries.
What You Will Do in This Intelligence Studies Program
- Explore the U.S. Intelligence Community—its mission, priorities, and challenges
- Integrate the structures, functions, and capabilities of the diverse agents and agencies that constitute the intelligence sector, both governmental and private
- Gain working knowledge of the intelligence cycle, including the collection, exploitation, analysis, and dissemination phases
- Contrast and explain all of the diverse areas of intelligence, including human (HUMINT), geospatial (GEOINT), signals (SIGINT), and open-source (OSINT)
- Understand U.S. Intelligence Community activities in terms of federal and international law, ethics, global norms, and democratic oversight
Degree at a Glance
Number of Credits
120
Cost Per Credit
$350 | $250*
$315**
$315**
Courses Start Monthly
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Program Requirements Printable Catalog Version
Students must choose a concentration for this degree program:
Demonstrates U.S. intelligence agencies use of counterintelligence and covert action to guard America's global interests and protect national security. Examines the counterintelligence professional’s role in overt and covert operations, and delves into research methods and tools used in counterintelligence.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:
- Acquire a general knowledge of Counterintelligence research, analysis, and operations.
- Analyze threats in the counterintelligence arena.
- Examine the role of the Counterintelligence professional in both overt and covert operational styles.
- Demonstrate proficiency in the use of selected research methods and tools as they pertain to the counterintelligence environment.
Choose 15 credit hours from this section.
Course ID: 3998
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Students in this course study and analyze counterintelligence operations focusing on activities that comprise counterintelligence functional activities, including the detection of espionage and elicitation; counterintelligence interviews/debriefings; and the collection of counterintelligence information. The student will be required to study a range of books and articles on this topic and will develop a comprehensive knowledge of counterintelligence activities and operations in order to protect U.S. national security and global interests and from adversaries.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3997
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This course provides students with an introduction to foreign counterintelligence analysis. Students will learn and apply aspects of counterintelligence basic principles, concepts, missions, and functions. Students will be instructed in the analytical process, denial and deception identification, analytical techniques, threat profiling procedures, and analytical tools and databases.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3184
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During this course, students will develop a comprehensive knowledge of counterintelligence, and how intelligence agencies, organizations, and military units in the U.S. use both offensive and defensive counterintelligence to guard and protect U.S. national security interests from foreign intelligence entities. Students will study and analyze counterintelligence, learn and discuss multi-discipline counterintelligence support to intelligence operations, counterintelligence collection process, and analyze how cultural, social, and technological changes affect counterintelligence.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3192
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This course studies the history of intelligence and espionage and reviews ancient espionage techniques, profiles famous agents throughout history, and focuses on such intelligence issues as SIGINT and HUMINT. The bulk of the course concentrates on 20th century intelligence, assessing changes in intelligence collection and priorities and analyzing how technological changes have affected intelligence collection.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3841
|
This course will be an overview of denial and deception possibilities. It will review the history, concepts, and implications of denial and deception on national security decision making. It will also discuss foreign and domestic case studies, tradecraft, and the different methodologies associated with this topic area.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3185
|
This course provides an examination of how various unclassified materials, such as news services, databases, government documents, newspapers, journals, magazines, yearbooks, surveys, radio, TV, Internet, indexes, materials from various organizations, interviews, and country studies can be utilized as intelligence.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3191
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This course is an introduction to Human Intelligence (HUMINT). The course will define and examine HUMINT in context with the other intelligence collection disciplines. Students will understand the dynamics and functions of human source intelligence as a discipline through the use of focused discussion supported by directed readings and by applying critical thought to an incremental research project that requires a HUMINT solution.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3195
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This course examines intelligence interrogation from a conceptual perspective that provides students with the tools to develop an overall understanding of interrogation and practical interrogation concepts as they can be applied to intelligence interrogation. This course addresses legal issues, verbal and non-verbal behavior, interrogator and subjects, environmental and cultural issues, coercive practices, as well as current events as they apply to the concepts of intelligence interrogation.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3203
|
This course provides an overview of cyber warfare and the potential impact of its use by military, terrorist, and criminal organizations. By studying the operation of computer networks, the student will gain an appreciation of how they have both benefited society and made portions of its infrastructure more vulnerable. An overview of cyber weaponry will be presented, and various offensive and defensive strategies will be examined via case studies
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Considers collective methods used to fill gaps in intelligence, as well as the potential impacts of future collection systems and their ability to satisfy intelligence requirements. Also covers: the full spectrum of the intelligence collection cycle; intelligence needs in future collection planning; and advanced methods of collecting data to support intelligence community consumers.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:
- Analyze advanced intelligence data collection methods in supporting analyses on issues critical to intelligence community consumers.
- Examine the full spectrum of the intelligence collection cycle and articulate effectively intelligence needs in future collection planning.
- Assess the range of collection methods being used to fill intelligence gaps as well as the potential impact of future collection systems and capabilities and their ability to satisfy customers' intelligence requirements.
Choose 15 credit hours from this section.
Course ID: 3184
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During this course, students will develop a comprehensive knowledge of counterintelligence, and how intelligence agencies, organizations, and military units in the U.S. use both offensive and defensive counterintelligence to guard and protect U.S. national security interests from foreign intelligence entities. Students will study and analyze counterintelligence, learn and discuss multi-discipline counterintelligence support to intelligence operations, counterintelligence collection process, and analyze how cultural, social, and technological changes affect counterintelligence.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3841
|
This course will be an overview of denial and deception possibilities. It will review the history, concepts, and implications of denial and deception on national security decision making. It will also discuss foreign and domestic case studies, tradecraft, and the different methodologies associated with this topic area.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4486
|
This course is an exploration of the historical development, capabilities, and application of Geospatial Intelligence to inform decision makers in policy making, national defense, and law enforcement. The focus will be on understanding the underpinnings of this exciting and relatively new intelligence discipline. We will explore what GEOINT is, and how is it used.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3182
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This course examines the history of signals intelligence, also known by the acronym SIGINT. It covers the various methods and modes of intelligence collection by electronic means for the use of strategic and operational level communications (COMINT), and electronics (ELINT) intelligence. The course also discusses encryption and protection of electronic capabilities and countermeasures (EECM).
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3185
|
This course provides an examination of how various unclassified materials, such as news services, databases, government documents, newspapers, journals, magazines, yearbooks, surveys, radio, TV, Internet, indexes, materials from various organizations, interviews, and country studies can be utilized as intelligence.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3191
|
This course is an introduction to Human Intelligence (HUMINT). The course will define and examine HUMINT in context with the other intelligence collection disciplines. Students will understand the dynamics and functions of human source intelligence as a discipline through the use of focused discussion supported by directed readings and by applying critical thought to an incremental research project that requires a HUMINT solution.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3195
|
This course examines intelligence interrogation from a conceptual perspective that provides students with the tools to develop an overall understanding of interrogation and practical interrogation concepts as they can be applied to intelligence interrogation. This course addresses legal issues, verbal and non-verbal behavior, interrogator and subjects, environmental and cultural issues, coercive practices, as well as current events as they apply to the concepts of intelligence interrogation.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3203
|
This course provides an overview of cyber warfare and the potential impact of its use by military, terrorist, and criminal organizations. By studying the operation of computer networks, the student will gain an appreciation of how they have both benefited society and made portions of its infrastructure more vulnerable. An overview of cyber weaponry will be presented, and various offensive and defensive strategies will be examined via case studies
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3661
|
This course examines the impact of terrain and weather on tactics, employment of multi-discipline intelligence collections, and principles of tactical intelligence analysis form the core of the course. Students develop an appreciation for the limits of process in applying the art of intelligence to deal with tactical problems and how tactical intelligence theory and practice are utilized in support of ground operations.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Addresses intelligence processes and procedures in criminal justice, various techniques used to understand violence, and the differences between crime, war, and terrorism. Covers criminal intelligence analysis and strategic organized crime; cyber warfare’s use in military, terrorist, and, criminal organizations; and the illegal drug trade’s impact on national security and intelligence gathering.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:
- Explain intelligence processes and procedures in the criminal justice community.
- Analyze the differences between crime, war, and terrorism.
- Evaluate the various techniques and methodologies used within the Criminal Justice community to understand the different aspects of violence and accomplish their goals.
Must take all courses for this section.
Course ID: 3208
|
This course builds upon the foundations of critical analysis taught in INTL 401, expanding the student's repertoire of analytical techniques. Students explore creative analysis techniques, including hypothesis generation, red-teaming, and adversarial collaboration. Students focus on intelligence as a service to decision makers, including principles of customer-focused writing and techniques for analytic problems designed to provide tactical, operational, or strategic support. (Prerequisite: SSGS300)
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3180
|
The rapid increase in multinational analysis and transnational organized crime, corporate drug trafficking organizations, and the impact of crime on national and international policy has created a critical need for law enforcement intelligence experts in the relatively new field of criminal intelligence. The course provides the student with an introduction to the methods and techniques of criminal intelligence analysis and strategic organized crime. It will demonstrate how to predict trends, weaknesses, capabilities, intentions, changes, and warnings needed to dismantle criminal organizations.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Choose 9 credit hours from this section.
Course ID: 2535
|
This course examines criminal behavior in relationship to various criminological theories and analyses these theories through a historical context. These theories include classical theories and current theories of crime as they relate to criminal involvement. Additionally this course will analyze society's response to criminal behavior through the assessment of legal approaches and the various aspects of the criminal justice system. Additionally types of criminal behavior and the systems reaction to these crimes will be distinguished. Research affecting social policy and public crime concerns are examined including social problems and social responsibility perspectives as well.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 2548
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The course will prepare students to use intelligence methodologies and templates to assist in case support or investigations, security and counterintelligence, trend development and forecasting, and efficient use of open source information to maximize resources. The course will examine the current use of intelligence in law enforcement (federal, state, and local) and its applications in support of investigations and operational planning. The methods examined in this course will be applicable in the private sector.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 2553
|
This course explores criminal behavior, its motivation, and the environmental influences and patterns of offending. Other topics examined are the approaches to profiling and how these investigative techniques are applied to helping solve crimes. This course will address aspects of behavior, taking into consideration the definition of criminal profiling as the inference of offender traits from physical and/or behavioral evidence. Evaluations will be made of the history, theories, and investigative techniques regarding profiling crime offenders, using a unique blend of both social science, as well as psychological and legal research. It includes legal case excerpts to demonstrate the role of the profiler (investigator). This provides the student a solid knowledge foundation of the integral relationship between the profiling techniques and theories of criminal behavior and the court system. It is recommended students take either CMRJ101 or CMRJ306 prior to enrolling in this course.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 2556
|
This course will examine contemporary practices for analysis and measurement of crime including the use of geographical information systems (GIS) to map various aspects of crime. Modern crime analysis focuses on reducing crime and improving police efficiency by illustrating the impact of crime on the community and community impact on crime through the use of the SARA (scanning, analysis, response, & assessment) problem-solving model. Crime analysis facilitates informed decision making on criminal activity and prevention, thereby being instrumental in helping society learn the linkages between crime and other factors such as poverty or drug abuse. Additionally, there is a review of the crime analysis function within the law enforcement organization and a demonstration of how to develop, implement, and operate a crime analysis unit.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3189
|
This course differentiates historical and contemporary patterns, modus operandi, capabilities, and vulnerabilities of organized crime organizations. Course content includes a review of the contemporary literature of South American, Mexican, Asian, European, and African criminal enterprises, traditional organized crime, Outlaw motorcycle gangs and transnational criminal enterprises.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3203
|
This course provides an overview of cyber warfare and the potential impact of its use by military, terrorist, and criminal organizations. By studying the operation of computer networks, the student will gain an appreciation of how they have both benefited society and made portions of its infrastructure more vulnerable. An overview of cyber weaponry will be presented, and various offensive and defensive strategies will be examined via case studies
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4487
|
This course surveys the role of narcotics and the illicit drug trade as risks to national security, international development, and progress. The purpose is to assess both domestic and foreign intelligence gathering and analysis, with an emphasis on counter-narcotics policies and strategies. Students will be able to critically analyze, strategically assess effective intelligence collection, and evaluate the impact of current drug interdiction efforts by federal domestic and international agencies.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3216
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Modern criminal business, to include drug trafficking, trafficking in people or weapons, gold and precious gem smuggling, and even terrorism are reliant on how such activities are funded. Without some form of funding, illicit actors and illicit behaviors would have difficulty existing. This course will explore the shadowy world of illicit finance, from money laundering to Hawalas, to fraud, trade, and corruption used to fund illicit actions.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Provides an understanding of how to interpret information generated from a variety of different organizations and sources into a highly cogent and professional intelligence product. Explores using existing knowledge to find meaning behind what is not immediately apparent to forecast events or consequences and draw conclusions with a high degree of reliability and precision.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:
- Examine advanced intelligence analysis methods in composing professional and academic analyses on issues critical to intelligence community consumers.
- Evaluate and interpret information generated from a variety of different organizations and sources into a highly cogent and professional intelligence product.
- Employ a broad, subtle, and nuanced understanding of existing knowledge to find meaning behind what is not immediately apparent to forecast events or consequences and draw conclusions with a high degree of reliability and precision.
Must take all courses for this section.
Course ID: 3208
|
This course builds upon the foundations of critical analysis taught in INTL 401, expanding the student's repertoire of analytical techniques. Students explore creative analysis techniques, including hypothesis generation, red-teaming, and adversarial collaboration. Students focus on intelligence as a service to decision makers, including principles of customer-focused writing and techniques for analytic problems designed to provide tactical, operational, or strategic support. (Prerequisite: SSGS300)
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Choose 12 credit hours from this section.
Course ID: 3997
|
This course provides students with an introduction to foreign counterintelligence analysis. Students will learn and apply aspects of counterintelligence basic principles, concepts, missions, and functions. Students will be instructed in the analytical process, denial and deception identification, analytical techniques, threat profiling procedures, and analytical tools and databases.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3841
|
This course will be an overview of denial and deception possibilities. It will review the history, concepts, and implications of denial and deception on national security decision making. It will also discuss foreign and domestic case studies, tradecraft, and the different methodologies associated with this topic area.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4486
|
This course is an exploration of the historical development, capabilities, and application of Geospatial Intelligence to inform decision makers in policy making, national defense, and law enforcement. The focus will be on understanding the underpinnings of this exciting and relatively new intelligence discipline. We will explore what GEOINT is, and how is it used.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3185
|
This course provides an examination of how various unclassified materials, such as news services, databases, government documents, newspapers, journals, magazines, yearbooks, surveys, radio, TV, Internet, indexes, materials from various organizations, interviews, and country studies can be utilized as intelligence.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3180
|
The rapid increase in multinational analysis and transnational organized crime, corporate drug trafficking organizations, and the impact of crime on national and international policy has created a critical need for law enforcement intelligence experts in the relatively new field of criminal intelligence. The course provides the student with an introduction to the methods and techniques of criminal intelligence analysis and strategic organized crime. It will demonstrate how to predict trends, weaknesses, capabilities, intentions, changes, and warnings needed to dismantle criminal organizations.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3210
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) contain a powerful set of tools for data acquisition, management, query and display. This course will provide students with a substantial foundation of skills to merge both theoretical and applied information with hands-on practical training utilizing the basic tools provided with the ArcGIS Online software. Students will become familiar with GIS and with GIS software as they create ArcGIS Map projects addressing security and intelligence issues.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3211
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) contain a powerful set of tools for data acquisition, management, query and display. This course will provide students first with a substantial foundation in theory and practical use of GIS. The weekly labs provide practical training utilizing the basic tools provided with the Esri ArcMap software as applied to a national security issues. (Prerequisite: INTL432)
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4487
|
This course surveys the role of narcotics and the illicit drug trade as risks to national security, international development, and progress. The purpose is to assess both domestic and foreign intelligence gathering and analysis, with an emphasis on counter-narcotics policies and strategies. Students will be able to critically analyze, strategically assess effective intelligence collection, and evaluate the impact of current drug interdiction efforts by federal domestic and international agencies.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3188
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This course examines terrorism as a social and political instrument from past to present. Topics include comparing insurgencies and terrorism, the paths to radicalization, the roots of extreme Islam, U.S. domestic terrorism issues, counter terrorism, national & domestic intelligence resources employed against terrorism, and a review of U.S. National Security Policy regarding terrorism.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3216
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Modern criminal business, to include drug trafficking, trafficking in people or weapons, gold and precious gem smuggling, and even terrorism are reliant on how such activities are funded. Without some form of funding, illicit actors and illicit behaviors would have difficulty existing. This course will explore the shadowy world of illicit finance, from money laundering to Hawalas, to fraud, trade, and corruption used to fund illicit actions.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3201
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This course examines the theoretical underpinnings of the phenomenon of terrorism, actual and planned cases of chemical and biological weapons use, and the modern threat of improvised weapons of mass destruction. The course surveys traditional and newer methods of forecasting terrorism: intuition-based, profiling, conflict vulnerability analysis, and prognosis (early warning), etc. The course concludes by looking at the significant post-9/11 efforts at hardening facilities, increasing security, and monitoring terrorist-WMD activity. However, the threat is still substantial as religious-based extremists are still wholly intent on acquiring WMDs.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
Surveys the nature and challenges to military planning of operations other than war, such as peacekeeping operations, low-intensity conflicts, and humanitarian relief efforts. Looks into ways to facilitate cooperation with others across the intelligence community, as well as intelligence management skills necessary for planning, management, and leadership positions.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:
- Employ intelligence management skills required by planning and management positions in the intelligence community.
- Identify ways to facilitate cooperation with other individuals and organizations across the intelligence community to advance projects and corporate goals.
- Examine the nature and challenges to military planning of combined operations and operations other than war including peacekeeping operations, low intensity conflicts, and humanitarian relief operations.
Choose 15 credit hours from this section.
Course ID: 3202
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This course focuses on the development and evolution of U.S. intelligence support to the homeland security enterprise. Students will examine the roles and responsibilities of U.S. Intelligence Community members and the support they provide to the federal, state, and local levels as well as the intelligence collection programs for supporting homeland security. Also addressed in this course is the analysis of a terrorist group that threatens the homeland and how intelligence support could be used to counter the threat.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3998
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Students in this course study and analyze counterintelligence operations focusing on activities that comprise counterintelligence functional activities, including the detection of espionage and elicitation; counterintelligence interviews/debriefings; and the collection of counterintelligence information. The student will be required to study a range of books and articles on this topic and will develop a comprehensive knowledge of counterintelligence activities and operations in order to protect U.S. national security and global interests and from adversaries.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3184
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During this course, students will develop a comprehensive knowledge of counterintelligence, and how intelligence agencies, organizations, and military units in the U.S. use both offensive and defensive counterintelligence to guard and protect U.S. national security interests from foreign intelligence entities. Students will study and analyze counterintelligence, learn and discuss multi-discipline counterintelligence support to intelligence operations, counterintelligence collection process, and analyze how cultural, social, and technological changes affect counterintelligence.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3192
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This course studies the history of intelligence and espionage and reviews ancient espionage techniques, profiles famous agents throughout history, and focuses on such intelligence issues as SIGINT and HUMINT. The bulk of the course concentrates on 20th century intelligence, assessing changes in intelligence collection and priorities and analyzing how technological changes have affected intelligence collection.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3841
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This course will be an overview of denial and deception possibilities. It will review the history, concepts, and implications of denial and deception on national security decision making. It will also discuss foreign and domestic case studies, tradecraft, and the different methodologies associated with this topic area.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3203
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This course provides an overview of cyber warfare and the potential impact of its use by military, terrorist, and criminal organizations. By studying the operation of computer networks, the student will gain an appreciation of how they have both benefited society and made portions of its infrastructure more vulnerable. An overview of cyber weaponry will be presented, and various offensive and defensive strategies will be examined via case studies
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3661
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This course examines the impact of terrain and weather on tactics, employment of multi-discipline intelligence collections, and principles of tactical intelligence analysis form the core of the course. Students develop an appreciation for the limits of process in applying the art of intelligence to deal with tactical problems and how tactical intelligence theory and practice are utilized in support of ground operations.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4487
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This course surveys the role of narcotics and the illicit drug trade as risks to national security, international development, and progress. The purpose is to assess both domestic and foreign intelligence gathering and analysis, with an emphasis on counter-narcotics policies and strategies. Students will be able to critically analyze, strategically assess effective intelligence collection, and evaluate the impact of current drug interdiction efforts by federal domestic and international agencies.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3216
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Modern criminal business, to include drug trafficking, trafficking in people or weapons, gold and precious gem smuggling, and even terrorism are reliant on how such activities are funded. Without some form of funding, illicit actors and illicit behaviors would have difficulty existing. This course will explore the shadowy world of illicit finance, from money laundering to Hawalas, to fraud, trade, and corruption used to fund illicit actions.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4000
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This course provides an overview of environmental security by examining environmental threats such as climate change, water scarcity, consumption patterns, urbanization, resource extraction and usage, food security, and globalization. The course provides students with a thorough understanding of how environmental security and human security are intertwined.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3452
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This course is an examination of the fundamental principles behind peacekeeping, including the political, managerial, military, and humanitarian aspects of the peacekeeping process.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3453
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This course explores logistics in peacekeeping operations. Students will gain an understanding of the concepts, principles, and strategies that govern logistical support for UN and regional peace operations. Emphasis is placed on building an understanding of the role, responsibilities, and limitations facing those who manage logistics for peace operations. This includes challenges surrounding funding and rapid deployment, as well as the advantages and challenges associated with public/private partnerships and a multi-dimensional approach to peacekeeping logistics.
Evaluates leading terrorist organizations and their agendas, as well as the causes of and threats from domestic and international terrorism. Explores information sharing limits under the PATRIOT Act and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act. Teaches how to identify the leading terrorist organizations, understand their agendas, and develop the critical thinking skills and methodological techniques to defeat them.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:
- Appraise the causes of and threats from U.S. domestic and international terrorism.
- Analyze the limits of information sharing under the guidelines of both the U.S. PATRIOT Act and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act.
- Identify the leading terrorist organizations, understand their agendas, and develop the critical thinking skills and methodological techniques to defeat them.
Choose 15 credit hours from this section.
Course ID: 3208
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This course builds upon the foundations of critical analysis taught in INTL 401, expanding the student's repertoire of analytical techniques. Students explore creative analysis techniques, including hypothesis generation, red-teaming, and adversarial collaboration. Students focus on intelligence as a service to decision makers, including principles of customer-focused writing and techniques for analytic problems designed to provide tactical, operational, or strategic support. (Prerequisite: SSGS300)
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3180
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The rapid increase in multinational analysis and transnational organized crime, corporate drug trafficking organizations, and the impact of crime on national and international policy has created a critical need for law enforcement intelligence experts in the relatively new field of criminal intelligence. The course provides the student with an introduction to the methods and techniques of criminal intelligence analysis and strategic organized crime. It will demonstrate how to predict trends, weaknesses, capabilities, intentions, changes, and warnings needed to dismantle criminal organizations.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3203
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This course provides an overview of cyber warfare and the potential impact of its use by military, terrorist, and criminal organizations. By studying the operation of computer networks, the student will gain an appreciation of how they have both benefited society and made portions of its infrastructure more vulnerable. An overview of cyber weaponry will be presented, and various offensive and defensive strategies will be examined via case studies
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4487
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This course surveys the role of narcotics and the illicit drug trade as risks to national security, international development, and progress. The purpose is to assess both domestic and foreign intelligence gathering and analysis, with an emphasis on counter-narcotics policies and strategies. Students will be able to critically analyze, strategically assess effective intelligence collection, and evaluate the impact of current drug interdiction efforts by federal domestic and international agencies.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3188
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This course examines terrorism as a social and political instrument from past to present. Topics include comparing insurgencies and terrorism, the paths to radicalization, the roots of extreme Islam, U.S. domestic terrorism issues, counter terrorism, national & domestic intelligence resources employed against terrorism, and a review of U.S. National Security Policy regarding terrorism.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3193
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This course assesses the impact of terrorism on U.S. national security. With a focus on essential elements related to terrorism as well as on U.S. anti-terrorism and counter-terrorism policies and their challenges, the student will develop a comprehensive understanding of how the United States views terrorism and how its lasting threat affects national security.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3216
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Modern criminal business, to include drug trafficking, trafficking in people or weapons, gold and precious gem smuggling, and even terrorism are reliant on how such activities are funded. Without some form of funding, illicit actors and illicit behaviors would have difficulty existing. This course will explore the shadowy world of illicit finance, from money laundering to Hawalas, to fraud, trade, and corruption used to fund illicit actions.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3194
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This course is an introduction to historic and contemporary terrorist groups and their motives and strategies. The psychological and social impact on individuals, communities and global societies of the achievement of terrorist goals as well as recruitment methods, the influence terrorist groups exert on their members and factors influencing the establishment and dissolution of terrorist groups will be examined.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 2547
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This course examines various elements and aspects of International and Domestic Terrorism. Students explore the cultural and ideological philosophies, as well as the social, economic, political, and religious conditions of select states, groups, and individuals that comprise the phenomena of terrorism. By examining the historical and contemporary aspects of terrorism students develop a working knowledge of the current Global War on Terror and are better prepared to comprehend terrorist motives and ideologies. Topics include: History and Development, Types of Terrorism, Conventional and Unconventional terrorist tactics, the Media’s impact on terrorism including the US Counterterrorism Policies. Particular attention is addressed to the Al-Qaeda terrorist network.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Within this concentration students will gain foundational knowledge on the use and application of geospatial intelligence. Students will complete a variety of applied assignments that will require the use of geospatial intelligence tools to complete their work. Upon completion of the program students will have received instruction on core competencies specific to geospatial collection and analysis.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:
- Analyze threats using tools and techniques specific to geospatial analysis.
- Examine the role of geospatial intelligence within the intelligence cycle.
- Demonstrate proficiency in the use of selected research methods and tools as they pertain to geospatial intelligence.
Choose 15 credit hours from this section.
Course ID: 3983
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The term “Geographic Information System” refers to the synthesis of information (data), software, and hardware for the express purpose of better understanding the world in which we live. Data are collected and managed within this system, and are ultimately used to question, analyze, and interpret patterns that occur throughout physical space. The interaction between different types of data reveals patterns and relationships that are not otherwise readily detectable. This course will provide students with the theoretical concepts necessary for advancement in the field of GIS, and further enhance their experience in a wide range of multidisciplinary endeavors. Note: This course requires students to install software on a Windows-based computer (Windows 7 or higher) in order to complete assigned course work.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3984
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This course builds upon principles covered in Fundamentals of GIS I and will provide students an emphasis of hands-on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) experience while solidifying the foundation of the concepts learned in Fundamentals of GIS I. The objectives of this course are to begin establishing a solid foundation in the operation of GIS systems and to teach organizational skills needed for successful GIS project management. Overall this course prepares the student for learning beginning and intermediate functional applications of GIS as well as spatial data analysis. Note: This course requires students to install software on a Windows-based computer (Windows 7 or higher) in order to complete assigned course work. (Prerequisite: GEOG200)
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3208
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This course builds upon the foundations of critical analysis taught in INTL 401, expanding the student's repertoire of analytical techniques. Students explore creative analysis techniques, including hypothesis generation, red-teaming, and adversarial collaboration. Students focus on intelligence as a service to decision makers, including principles of customer-focused writing and techniques for analytic problems designed to provide tactical, operational, or strategic support. (Prerequisite: SSGS300)
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4486
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This course is an exploration of the historical development, capabilities, and application of Geospatial Intelligence to inform decision makers in policy making, national defense, and law enforcement. The focus will be on understanding the underpinnings of this exciting and relatively new intelligence discipline. We will explore what GEOINT is, and how is it used.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3185
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This course provides an examination of how various unclassified materials, such as news services, databases, government documents, newspapers, journals, magazines, yearbooks, surveys, radio, TV, Internet, indexes, materials from various organizations, interviews, and country studies can be utilized as intelligence.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3210
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) contain a powerful set of tools for data acquisition, management, query and display. This course will provide students with a substantial foundation of skills to merge both theoretical and applied information with hands-on practical training utilizing the basic tools provided with the ArcGIS Online software. Students will become familiar with GIS and with GIS software as they create ArcGIS Map projects addressing security and intelligence issues.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3211
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) contain a powerful set of tools for data acquisition, management, query and display. This course will provide students first with a substantial foundation in theory and practical use of GIS. The weekly labs provide practical training utilizing the basic tools provided with the Esri ArcMap software as applied to a national security issues. (Prerequisite: INTL432)
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3203
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This course provides an overview of cyber warfare and the potential impact of its use by military, terrorist, and criminal organizations. By studying the operation of computer networks, the student will gain an appreciation of how they have both benefited society and made portions of its infrastructure more vulnerable. An overview of cyber weaponry will be presented, and various offensive and defensive strategies will be examined via case studies
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3661
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This course examines the impact of terrain and weather on tactics, employment of multi-discipline intelligence collections, and principles of tactical intelligence analysis form the core of the course. Students develop an appreciation for the limits of process in applying the art of intelligence to deal with tactical problems and how tactical intelligence theory and practice are utilized in support of ground operations.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Delves into the intelligence community and its relationship to the Middle East through the region’s language, politics, history, and culture. Topics include a study of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; major Middle Eastern literary works dating back to ancient times; the origins and evolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict; and past and present U.S. foreign policy in the Muslim world.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:
- Analyze the role Intelligence plays within a specific country or region.
- Examine the impact of U.S. policy on the region.
- Assess the security issues of the region.
- Explain the role of religion in the political, economic, and cultural life of the area.
Must take all courses for this section.
Course ID: 3006
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This course will introduce the student to the fundamentals of the Arabic language. The student will learn basic vocabulary, verb conjugations, and grammatical usage through online listening, speaking, reading and writing exercises. The student will also learn about the cultures of Arabic speaking nations.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3208
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This course builds upon the foundations of critical analysis taught in INTL 401, expanding the student's repertoire of analytical techniques. Students explore creative analysis techniques, including hypothesis generation, red-teaming, and adversarial collaboration. Students focus on intelligence as a service to decision makers, including principles of customer-focused writing and techniques for analytic problems designed to provide tactical, operational, or strategic support. (Prerequisite: SSGS300)
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Choose 9 credit hours from this section.
Course ID: 3063
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This course examines Middle Eastern history from the era of Suleyman the Magnificent, the 16th-century Ottoman sultan, to the late 20th century. It traces the roots of current Middle Eastern politics to social changes-- as the region lost its pivotal role in the world economy in the 19th century but gained oil wealth-- and to the political aftershocks of colonial occupation a century ago. Themes include the emergence off dictatorship and violence in politics during the 20th century, and especially the conflicts centered on the emergence of Israel; the rise of new political ideologies, nationalism, liberalism, and Islamism; the rise of women’s rights movements, and the reasons that political conflict has come to center on women’s status; and the polarization of rich and poor classes that continues to destabilize domestic politics. (Prerequisites: HIST300/HS334 for History and Military History majors only)
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3746
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September 11 and its aftermath, the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and South Asia and debate over the nature and effects of globalization all highlight the importance of political geography as a means of understanding the world around us. This course examines the relationship between earth and state. World political phenomena are studied from a geographic perspective, including international boundaries, territorial seas, and landlocked states. This course emphasizes the practical application of geography to political events.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4184
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The purpose of this course is to provide a comprehensive survey of the politics of Islam in the global context (both within and across states). While a portion of the class will be dedicated to the Middle East, we will also focus on parts of the globe where Muslims form a significant minority, e.g., the U.S., Western Europe, Russia, and China. This is an interdisciplinary class, meaning that we will discuss religion, history, culture, and identity in addition to politics. We will explore the implications of past and present U.S. foreign policy in the Muslim world and historical and current relations between Islam and the “West.” Additionally, we will address conflicts within Islam, transnational Islamist movements such as Hizb-ut Tahrir and Al Qaeda, and the role of pan-Arab media such as Al Jazeera. This is a reading-intensive course. Students will be expected to think critically, interpret texts, and formulate their own ideas in verbal and written form.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3138
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Examines historic, cultural, economic, social, religious, and geographic traits that distinguish this region and shape its domestic political processes and interstate relations. Surveys the governments of selected countries, considering factors such as legitimacy and political development. Includes a survey of contemporary issues salient in the region, including the Arab-Israeli dispute, with particular focus on regional security concerns.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3133
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This course will trace the origins, evolution and development of the Arab-Israeli conflict from the early 20th century to the present. The course follows a thematic and chronological schema, drawing on a variety of sources. Considerable focus and attention will be given to the current and ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3137
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Politics and Security in the Persian Gulf course explores political, social, economic, and cultural issues that are relevant to the contemporary Gulf politics and security. In this context, this course also examines the impact of external powers within the region; and thus, the correlation of this impact with the rise of vulnerabilities and implications both at the regional and global levels.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5260
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Without realizing it, you have been exposed to Middle Eastern Literature for most of your life. One of the first important texts in history, The Epic of Gilgamesh, so influenced the ancient world that parts of it are found in the Bible and other major works from before the time of Christ. The Middle East is known as the “cradle of civilization,” and true to its history, the region today continues to capture the attention of the world. Stories adapted from thousand+ year old texts, like Aladdin, for example, have earned billions of dollars at the box office and introduced wider audiences to the stories of the Middle East. The literature that comes from the region, both then and now, is filled with passion and power and is a testament to the region’s relevance throughout history. Our course will begin with essential texts and continue through newer works that show the cultural challenges to be found in today’s complex environment. (Pre-requisite: ENGL210 for English majors, or ENGL101 or ENGL110 for non-English majors)
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3639
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This course is a study of the three primary religions whose origins were in and which are still practiced in the Middle East: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. For each religion, topics include history, culture, beliefs, scriptures and practices. Variations within the religions will be studied in context of their expression in the Middle East. In addition, the relationship of the three in the present day context will be studied, as well the influence of the religions on political and social situations.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3135
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This course is an introduction to Islam - and its associated civilization - through readings, case studies, projects, and interaction within the classroom. Course content will examine the people and nations that practice this fascinating religion.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
Offers an overview of cyber warfare and the potential impact of its use by military, terrorist, and criminal organizations, as well as the various methods of collection and analysis. Looks at the use of strategic and operational level communications (COMINT) and electronics (ELINT) intelligence. Topics also include the change in laws to account for crimes in the digital age.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:
- Analyze advanced intelligence data collection methods in supporting analyses on issues critical to intelligence community consumers.
- Examine the full spectrum of the intelligence collection cycle and articulate effectively intelligence needs in future collection planning.
- Assess the range of collection methods being used to fill intelligence gaps as well as the potential impact of future collection systems and capabilities and their ability to satisfy customers' intelligence requirements.
Must take all courses for this section.
Course ID: 3182
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This course examines the history of signals intelligence, also known by the acronym SIGINT. It covers the various methods and modes of intelligence collection by electronic means for the use of strategic and operational level communications (COMINT), and electronics (ELINT) intelligence. The course also discusses encryption and protection of electronic capabilities and countermeasures (EECM).
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3185
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This course provides an examination of how various unclassified materials, such as news services, databases, government documents, newspapers, journals, magazines, yearbooks, surveys, radio, TV, Internet, indexes, materials from various organizations, interviews, and country studies can be utilized as intelligence.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3203
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This course provides an overview of cyber warfare and the potential impact of its use by military, terrorist, and criminal organizations. By studying the operation of computer networks, the student will gain an appreciation of how they have both benefited society and made portions of its infrastructure more vulnerable. An overview of cyber weaponry will be presented, and various offensive and defensive strategies will be examined via case studies
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Choose 6 credit hours from this section.
Course ID: 2533
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The course will provide the student with an overview of the American criminal justice system as an interdisciplinary social science involving aspects of criminology, sociology, law, and political science. This course will also examine the complexity of the American Criminal Justice System through its administrative process.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5163
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This course is a study of the evolution, the concepts, and the principles of local, distributed and enterprise networking. This course examines Network design, topologies, architecture, media, interface cards, protocols, problem resolution, communications, administration, operations, and resources. It introduces the student to the concepts of wireless networking, and web-based networks. This course also explores the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) and the Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Packet (TCP/IP) reference models. This course also examines internetworking servers, and hardware and operating systems maintenance.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4006
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The explosion in the use of the Internet and the ensuing growth in cybercrime have given rise to the field of computer forensics (also called digital forensics). Digital forensics is used to assemble digital evidence to prosecute cybercrime, analyze intrusions, mitigate risk, and for data recovery. This course examines the theory, best practices, and methodologies to conduct computer forensics investigations; it includes the ethical issues, data presentation, and chain-of-evidence procedures. It also appraises current tools and technologies to analyze, acquire, and organize digital evidence. This course maps to the general objectives of the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS) certification. Requires CITRIX CLIENT SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR ONLINE VIRTUAL LABS accessibility.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3349
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This course allows the student to obtain the knowledge required to analyze and mitigate threats in the organizational network environment. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate a knowledge of both computer and network security, from the wetware (human), software, and hardware perspectives. The "wetware" component will deal with identification of potential risk situations, establishing policies for avoidance, recovery, and prosecution, and proactive measures to reduce causal factors for security breaches in an organization. The "software" perspective will examine types of inappropriate software activity, as well as asset protection issues (recognizing software assets). This component will also address software tools available to assist in reducing administrative costs due to both malicious and accidental loss. The "hardware" component will address hardware approaches to protecting assets, as well as hardware techniques used to compromise assets. Specific technologies discussed include firewalls, symmetric key encryption, public key encryption, digital certificates, and cryptographic systems (SSL/TLS, VPNs, and Kerberos).
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3183
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This course allows students to examine a broad range of computer security issues and provides the student with technical knowledge not normally addressed in traditional training. It explores the protection of proprietary information and security planning with an emphasis on networked computer vulnerabilities. It also focuses on detection (e.g. viruses, hackers, types of computer crime, computer forensic examination, etc.), as well as disaster recovery and technology law. A primary focus is put on security of systems and computer crime prevention. Also addressed is the maturing criminal population with increased computer literacy, whose tendency is to move from violent actions to more profitable computer crime. Finally, issues of privacy and freedom of information are examined. This course meets the topical requirements of the DoD Directive 8570.1M Information Assurance Management (IAM) Technical II and Management I categories. Requires CITRIX CLIENT SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR ONLINE VIRTUAL LABS accessibility.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4009
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The rapid change in technology and the exponential growth in the use of the Internet have resulted in an increase in the number of computer and technology related crimes. This course is designed to provide students with the foundational knowledge and technologies needed to detect, investigate, and prevent computer related crimes. Topics to be covered include: cybercrime classification (hacking, denial of service attacks, cyberstalking, cyberbullying, virus dissemination, identity theft, electronic funds transfers, phishing, spoofing, Internet fraud, access device fraud and salami attacks), vulnerability of computer systems and computer applications, computer intrusions and attacks, the impact of cybercrime (social, economic, and legal), investigation of digital evidence, computer forensics, and the prevention of cybercrime.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4410
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This course examines the practices for assuring information security. The various roles and functions within the Cybersecurity practice will be combined and leveraged to produce a secure organization. Case studies will be used to examine theories and practices drawn from real world situations. The numerous pitfalls of Cybersecurity will be presented with everyday practices of securing companies resources from attack. This course will examine the frameworks, roles, and competencies involved with information security. The fundamentals of Cybersecurity will be examined to include: network and security concepts, attacker techniques, data security, system and applications security and incident response techniques. Current literature will be examined on such topics.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5169
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This course examines how laws have changed to account for the expanded realm of crimes in the digital age. Students will learn about topics such as online identity theft, sexual harassment, intellectual property rights violations, and plagiarism. In addition, students will learn how stalkers can access the digital data of victims, gain access to highly confidential medical and financial information, and sabotage their victims' reputations. This course examines current literature on topics such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and other legislation impacting legal disputes.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Explores the politics, cultures, history, and predominant language of Latin America, as well as U.S. intelligence operations there to guard America's global interests and protect national security. Topics include security issues in the region and the part intelligence plays in the war on drugs.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:
- Analyze the role Intelligence plays in the War on Drugs.
- Examine the impact of U.S. policy on the region.
- Assess the security issues of the region.
- Explain the role of the political, economic, and cultural life of the area.
Must take all courses for this section.
Course ID: 3208
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This course builds upon the foundations of critical analysis taught in INTL 401, expanding the student's repertoire of analytical techniques. Students explore creative analysis techniques, including hypothesis generation, red-teaming, and adversarial collaboration. Students focus on intelligence as a service to decision makers, including principles of customer-focused writing and techniques for analytic problems designed to provide tactical, operational, or strategic support. (Prerequisite: SSGS300)
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Choose 12 credit hours from this section.
Course ID: 3140
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This course is a survey course of Latin American History. The subject is approached from two very different perspectives. The primary method is a comprehensive overview of Latin American history and theories important to the study of Latin America and the second provides the student with an overview of the history of individual Latin American countries. (Prerequisites: HIST300/HS334 for History and Military History majors only)
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4487
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This course surveys the role of narcotics and the illicit drug trade as risks to national security, international development, and progress. The purpose is to assess both domestic and foreign intelligence gathering and analysis, with an emphasis on counter-narcotics policies and strategies. Students will be able to critically analyze, strategically assess effective intelligence collection, and evaluate the impact of current drug interdiction efforts by federal domestic and international agencies.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3746
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September 11 and its aftermath, the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and South Asia and debate over the nature and effects of globalization all highlight the importance of political geography as a means of understanding the world around us. This course examines the relationship between earth and state. World political phenomena are studied from a geographic perspective, including international boundaries, territorial seas, and landlocked states. This course emphasizes the practical application of geography to political events.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3763
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Introduces major theoretical approaches to the comparative study of politics. The student applies these approaches to government institutions, the policy-making process, political participation, economic structures and social change for both state and non-state actors.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3999
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This course introduces students to the international relations subfield of human security. A broad overview of the security issues affecting humans, their communities, and as a result global stability are the focus of this course.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3868
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This course is designed to familiarize students with the politics of contemporary Latin America. The course will cover such topics as the various types of political systems found in Latin America, the political economy of development, and the issue of regime transition.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4000
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This course provides an overview of environmental security by examining environmental threats such as climate change, water scarcity, consumption patterns, urbanization, resource extraction and usage, food security, and globalization. The course provides students with a thorough understanding of how environmental security and human security are intertwined.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3759
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An analysis of the foreign policy and policy-making process in various regions of the world. Specific case studies allow the student to assess national priorities and ideological commitments in the post-Cold War era.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3002
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Provides an introduction to the language and culture of the Spanish-speaking world. Focus is placed on development of four skills: reading and listening comprehension and writing and speaking proficiency. Much practice is also dedicated to pronunciation, lexicon and syntax through a variety of materials. Students will also learn about the culture and people of Spanish speaking countries and the Hispanic/Latino communities in the United States.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3003
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Is a continuation of SPAN100. Students are introduced to more advanced syntax, lexicon and idiomatic expressions. The goal is to enhance the development of four skills: reading and listening comprehension and writing and speaking proficiency. Students will continue to learn more about the people, traditions and cultures of Spanish speaking countries and the Hispanic/Latino communities in the United States.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
This general concentration allows you to select from other concentration courses offered in this program.
Objectives:
Choose 15 credit hours from this section.
Course ID: 3202
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This course focuses on the development and evolution of U.S. intelligence support to the homeland security enterprise. Students will examine the roles and responsibilities of U.S. Intelligence Community members and the support they provide to the federal, state, and local levels as well as the intelligence collection programs for supporting homeland security. Also addressed in this course is the analysis of a terrorist group that threatens the homeland and how intelligence support could be used to counter the threat.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3208
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This course builds upon the foundations of critical analysis taught in INTL 401, expanding the student's repertoire of analytical techniques. Students explore creative analysis techniques, including hypothesis generation, red-teaming, and adversarial collaboration. Students focus on intelligence as a service to decision makers, including principles of customer-focused writing and techniques for analytic problems designed to provide tactical, operational, or strategic support. (Prerequisite: SSGS300)
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3998
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Students in this course study and analyze counterintelligence operations focusing on activities that comprise counterintelligence functional activities, including the detection of espionage and elicitation; counterintelligence interviews/debriefings; and the collection of counterintelligence information. The student will be required to study a range of books and articles on this topic and will develop a comprehensive knowledge of counterintelligence activities and operations in order to protect U.S. national security and global interests and from adversaries.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3997
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This course provides students with an introduction to foreign counterintelligence analysis. Students will learn and apply aspects of counterintelligence basic principles, concepts, missions, and functions. Students will be instructed in the analytical process, denial and deception identification, analytical techniques, threat profiling procedures, and analytical tools and databases.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3184
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During this course, students will develop a comprehensive knowledge of counterintelligence, and how intelligence agencies, organizations, and military units in the U.S. use both offensive and defensive counterintelligence to guard and protect U.S. national security interests from foreign intelligence entities. Students will study and analyze counterintelligence, learn and discuss multi-discipline counterintelligence support to intelligence operations, counterintelligence collection process, and analyze how cultural, social, and technological changes affect counterintelligence.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3192
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This course studies the history of intelligence and espionage and reviews ancient espionage techniques, profiles famous agents throughout history, and focuses on such intelligence issues as SIGINT and HUMINT. The bulk of the course concentrates on 20th century intelligence, assessing changes in intelligence collection and priorities and analyzing how technological changes have affected intelligence collection.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3841
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This course will be an overview of denial and deception possibilities. It will review the history, concepts, and implications of denial and deception on national security decision making. It will also discuss foreign and domestic case studies, tradecraft, and the different methodologies associated with this topic area.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4486
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This course is an exploration of the historical development, capabilities, and application of Geospatial Intelligence to inform decision makers in policy making, national defense, and law enforcement. The focus will be on understanding the underpinnings of this exciting and relatively new intelligence discipline. We will explore what GEOINT is, and how is it used.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3182
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This course examines the history of signals intelligence, also known by the acronym SIGINT. It covers the various methods and modes of intelligence collection by electronic means for the use of strategic and operational level communications (COMINT), and electronics (ELINT) intelligence. The course also discusses encryption and protection of electronic capabilities and countermeasures (EECM).
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3185
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This course provides an examination of how various unclassified materials, such as news services, databases, government documents, newspapers, journals, magazines, yearbooks, surveys, radio, TV, Internet, indexes, materials from various organizations, interviews, and country studies can be utilized as intelligence.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3191
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This course is an introduction to Human Intelligence (HUMINT). The course will define and examine HUMINT in context with the other intelligence collection disciplines. Students will understand the dynamics and functions of human source intelligence as a discipline through the use of focused discussion supported by directed readings and by applying critical thought to an incremental research project that requires a HUMINT solution.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3195
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This course examines intelligence interrogation from a conceptual perspective that provides students with the tools to develop an overall understanding of interrogation and practical interrogation concepts as they can be applied to intelligence interrogation. This course addresses legal issues, verbal and non-verbal behavior, interrogator and subjects, environmental and cultural issues, coercive practices, as well as current events as they apply to the concepts of intelligence interrogation.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3180
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The rapid increase in multinational analysis and transnational organized crime, corporate drug trafficking organizations, and the impact of crime on national and international policy has created a critical need for law enforcement intelligence experts in the relatively new field of criminal intelligence. The course provides the student with an introduction to the methods and techniques of criminal intelligence analysis and strategic organized crime. It will demonstrate how to predict trends, weaknesses, capabilities, intentions, changes, and warnings needed to dismantle criminal organizations.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3210
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) contain a powerful set of tools for data acquisition, management, query and display. This course will provide students with a substantial foundation of skills to merge both theoretical and applied information with hands-on practical training utilizing the basic tools provided with the ArcGIS Online software. Students will become familiar with GIS and with GIS software as they create ArcGIS Map projects addressing security and intelligence issues.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3211
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) contain a powerful set of tools for data acquisition, management, query and display. This course will provide students first with a substantial foundation in theory and practical use of GIS. The weekly labs provide practical training utilizing the basic tools provided with the Esri ArcMap software as applied to a national security issues. (Prerequisite: INTL432)
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3203
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This course provides an overview of cyber warfare and the potential impact of its use by military, terrorist, and criminal organizations. By studying the operation of computer networks, the student will gain an appreciation of how they have both benefited society and made portions of its infrastructure more vulnerable. An overview of cyber weaponry will be presented, and various offensive and defensive strategies will be examined via case studies
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3661
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This course examines the impact of terrain and weather on tactics, employment of multi-discipline intelligence collections, and principles of tactical intelligence analysis form the core of the course. Students develop an appreciation for the limits of process in applying the art of intelligence to deal with tactical problems and how tactical intelligence theory and practice are utilized in support of ground operations.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4487
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This course surveys the role of narcotics and the illicit drug trade as risks to national security, international development, and progress. The purpose is to assess both domestic and foreign intelligence gathering and analysis, with an emphasis on counter-narcotics policies and strategies. Students will be able to critically analyze, strategically assess effective intelligence collection, and evaluate the impact of current drug interdiction efforts by federal domestic and international agencies.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3188
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This course examines terrorism as a social and political instrument from past to present. Topics include comparing insurgencies and terrorism, the paths to radicalization, the roots of extreme Islam, U.S. domestic terrorism issues, counter terrorism, national & domestic intelligence resources employed against terrorism, and a review of U.S. National Security Policy regarding terrorism.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3193
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This course assesses the impact of terrorism on U.S. national security. With a focus on essential elements related to terrorism as well as on U.S. anti-terrorism and counter-terrorism policies and their challenges, the student will develop a comprehensive understanding of how the United States views terrorism and how its lasting threat affects national security.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3216
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Modern criminal business, to include drug trafficking, trafficking in people or weapons, gold and precious gem smuggling, and even terrorism are reliant on how such activities are funded. Without some form of funding, illicit actors and illicit behaviors would have difficulty existing. This course will explore the shadowy world of illicit finance, from money laundering to Hawalas, to fraud, trade, and corruption used to fund illicit actions.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3201
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This course examines the theoretical underpinnings of the phenomenon of terrorism, actual and planned cases of chemical and biological weapons use, and the modern threat of improvised weapons of mass destruction. The course surveys traditional and newer methods of forecasting terrorism: intuition-based, profiling, conflict vulnerability analysis, and prognosis (early warning), etc. The course concludes by looking at the significant post-9/11 efforts at hardening facilities, increasing security, and monitoring terrorist-WMD activity. However, the threat is still substantial as religious-based extremists are still wholly intent on acquiring WMDs.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
Takes an in-depth look at Asia, including its security issues and the role of intelligence within the region. Topics include analysis techniques, including hypothesis generation, red-teaming, and adversarial collaboration; and the conflict between traditional norms and modern institutions.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:
- Analyze the role Intelligence plays within a specific country or region.
- Examine the impact of US policy on the region.
- Assess the security issues of the region.
- Explain the role of religion in the political, economic, and cultural life of the area.
Must take all courses for this section.
Course ID: 3208
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This course builds upon the foundations of critical analysis taught in INTL 401, expanding the student's repertoire of analytical techniques. Students explore creative analysis techniques, including hypothesis generation, red-teaming, and adversarial collaboration. Students focus on intelligence as a service to decision makers, including principles of customer-focused writing and techniques for analytic problems designed to provide tactical, operational, or strategic support. (Prerequisite: SSGS300)
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Choose 12 credit hours from this section.
Course ID: 3746
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September 11 and its aftermath, the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and South Asia and debate over the nature and effects of globalization all highlight the importance of political geography as a means of understanding the world around us. This course examines the relationship between earth and state. World political phenomena are studied from a geographic perspective, including international boundaries, territorial seas, and landlocked states. This course emphasizes the practical application of geography to political events.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3763
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Introduces major theoretical approaches to the comparative study of politics. The student applies these approaches to government institutions, the policy-making process, political participation, economic structures and social change for both state and non-state actors.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3999
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This course introduces students to the international relations subfield of human security. A broad overview of the security issues affecting humans, their communities, and as a result global stability are the focus of this course.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3863
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This course examines historical, cultural, economic, social and geographic traits that distinguish this region and shape its domestic political processes and interstate relations. This course surveys the governments of selected countries to include China, Japan and Korea. Topics will emphasize the interaction between economic development and political changes, as well as the conflict between traditional norms and modern institutions. This course includes a survey of contemporary multilateral issues important to the region with emphasis on regional security concerns.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4000
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This course provides an overview of environmental security by examining environmental threats such as climate change, water scarcity, consumption patterns, urbanization, resource extraction and usage, food security, and globalization. The course provides students with a thorough understanding of how environmental security and human security are intertwined.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3759
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An analysis of the foreign policy and policy-making process in various regions of the world. Specific case studies allow the student to assess national priorities and ideological commitments in the post-Cold War era.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5353
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This course deals with theoretical and practical concerns regarding East Asian Religious Studies. From a comparative viewpoint, the indigenous religions of the geographical regions will be studied along with the historical development and modern form of these religious beliefs and practices and how they interact on the world stage.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5354
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This is a survey course for students to understand South Asian religions. The course will use primary and secondary texts, videos, and first-person accounts for instruction to generate class discussions. Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism are major religions practiced in South Asia and by their diaspora in the west. This course will invite students to think deeply about different perspectives and how various religions have emerged or accepted teachings from each other to evolve as independent religions. The course covers contemporary applications of the religions with particular attention to the cultural, social, and political structuring of their practices.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Select 2 course(s) from the following:
Course ID: 2613
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This course introduces students to the principles and practices of image manipulation, image enhancement, and image storage. In this class, students will explore graphical file formats, color and perception, color balance, histograms, web-friendly colors, the impact of image size and resolution on screen size and resolution, brightness, contrast, image noise, noise reduction, and digital signal processing (blurring, de-blurring, Gaussian filters, sharpening, softening, spot healing, dodging, and burning). The course will also teach students about transparency, opacity, hue, saturation, image layering, color blending (multiplying and dodging), image transformation (rotation, resizing, and shearing), selections (pixel and vector), alpha channels, and image modes (grayscale, RGB, CMYK, HSB, and indexed color).
NOTE: For this course, students must have access to Adobe Photoshop. This software is not provided by the course material grant and must be purchased/provided by students.
Adobe Photoshop® is a registered trademark of Adobe, Inc.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3002
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Provides an introduction to the language and culture of the Spanish-speaking world. Focus is placed on development of four skills: reading and listening comprehension and writing and speaking proficiency. Much practice is also dedicated to pronunciation, lexicon and syntax through a variety of materials. Students will also learn about the culture and people of Spanish speaking countries and the Hispanic/Latino communities in the United States.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3003
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Is a continuation of SPAN100. Students are introduced to more advanced syntax, lexicon and idiomatic expressions. The goal is to enhance the development of four skills: reading and listening comprehension and writing and speaking proficiency. Students will continue to learn more about the people, traditions and cultures of Spanish speaking countries and the Hispanic/Latino communities in the United States.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3004
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This course will introduce the student to the fundamentals of the French language using an online immersion technique developed by Rosetta Stone. The student will learn basic vocabulary, verb conjugations, and grammatical usage through online listening, speaking, reading and writing exercises. The student will also learn about the cultures of French speaking nations. Please note the technical specifications below. These are required to interface with the online version of Rosetta Stone. If you cannot meet these requirements we strongly recommend you do not take this course. Please contact [email protected] if you are unsure or have any questions.
* The ability to download and install the speech component.
* A working microphone installed on the computer for speech recognition.
* Access to streaming media is also required and should be confirmed before registering for the class.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3005
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This course is a continuation of FREN100, French I. Students will continue to build vocabulary and be introduced to more advanced grammatical usage. In addition to similar—but more advanced—online listening, speaking, reading and writing exercises, students will also learn to communicate in more abstract patterns of thought as demonstrated through the use of cartoons and humor. Please note the technical specifications below. These are required to interface with the online version of Rosetta Stone. If you cannot meet these requirements we strongly recommend you do not take this course. Please contact [email protected] if you are unsure or have any questions.
* The ability to download and install the speech component.
* A working microphone installed on the computer for speech recognition.
* Access to streaming media is also required and should be confirmed before registering for the class.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3006
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This course will introduce the student to the fundamentals of the Arabic language. The student will learn basic vocabulary, verb conjugations, and grammatical usage through online listening, speaking, reading and writing exercises. The student will also learn about the cultures of Arabic speaking nations.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3007
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This course is a continuation of ARAB100, Arabic I. Students will continue to build vocabulary and be introduced to more advanced grammatical usage. In addition to similar—but more advanced—online listening, speaking, reading and writing exercises, students will also learn to communicate in more abstract patterns of thought as demonstrated through the use of cartoons and humor.
(Prerequisite: ARAB100)
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3008
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This course will introduce the student to the fundamentals of the Russian language using an online immersion technique developed by Rosetta Stone. The student will learn basic vocabulary, verb conjugations, and grammatical usage through online listening, speaking, reading and writing exercises. The student will also learn about Russian culture. Please note the technical specifications below. These are required to interface with the online version of Rosetta Stone. If you cannot meet these requirements we strongly recommend you do not take this course. Please contact [email protected] if you are unsure or have any questions.
* The ability to download and install the speech component.
* A working microphone installed on the computer for speech recognition.
* Access to streaming media is also required and should be confirmed before registering for the class.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3012
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This course will introduce the student to the fundamentals of the German language using an online immersion technique developed by Rosetta Stone. The student will learn basic vocabulary, verb conjugations, and grammatical usage through online listening, speaking, reading and writing exercises. The student will also learn about the cultures of German speaking nations. Please note the technical specifications below. These are required to interface with the online version of Rosetta Stone. If you cannot meet these requirements we strongly recommend you do not take this course. Please contact [email protected] if you are unsure or have any questions.
* The ability to download and install the speech component.
* A working microphone installed on the computer for speech recognition.
* Access to streaming media is also required and should be confirmed before registering for the class.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3013
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This course is a continuation of GERM100, German I. Students will continue to build vocabulary and be introduced to more advanced grammatical usage. In addition to similar—but more advanced—online listening, speaking, reading and writing exercises, students will also learn to communicate in more abstract patterns of thought as demonstrated through the use of cartoons and humor. Please note the technical specifications below. These are required to interface with the online version of Rosetta Stone. If you cannot meet these requirements we strongly recommend you do not take this course. Please contact [email protected] if you are unsure or have any questions.
* The ability to download and install the speech component.
* A working microphone installed on the computer for speech recognition.
* Access to streaming media is also required and should be confirmed before registering for the class.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3014
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Spanning the Middle Ages through the twenty-first century, this course offers a thorough introduction to the elements of music, a broad overview of the history of musical styles, including cultural contexts and perspectives.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3024
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This course introduces the major religions of the world with attention to origin, history, beliefs and practices. The course provides a balanced consideration of both Eastern and Western religions. No force has influenced human life and civilization more than religion; no understanding of human affairs, on an individual scale or a global one, can succeed without comprehending it.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3028
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This course is designed to acquaint the student with the history of photography from its beginnings through contemporary times, including its terminology and analytical skills applied to the art and practical applications of photography. The course will give the student a broad background of major photographic works and photographers from various eras in both Western and non-western arts; photographic production, tools, and techniques; ways to interpret art and apply photographic terminology; describing, comparing, contrasting, and analyzing photography within technological, social, political and historical contexts; and applying digital information literacy to the research and writing process about photography.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3029
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This course provides a survey of the visual arts, which is directed at understanding how to read the global visual world. Building from basic terminology and fundamental analysis, to more complex concepts of understanding art, the course provides tools for examining, analyzing, interpreting, and writing about works of art. Topics will include the political, religious, socio-cultural, and aesthetic functions of painting, sculpture, architecture, camera arts, and new media. No prior art classes or experiences are required.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3033
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This course is designed to enhance students' appreciation for the history and traditions of American film. Students will investigate traditional as well as non-traditional film images, themes, techniques, and styles.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3037
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This course will examine the field of ethics and provide the tools for ethical decision-making. Students will analyze texts for meaning, apply theories learned to various areas of moral concern, such as war, euthanasia, divorce, and poverty. The course will also provide an overview of how philosophers have thought about moral problems and some of the solutions they have proposed. Students will develop the ability to think about moral problems in a clear and logically consistent manner.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3532
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This course is intended to equip the student with a baseline understanding of issues and concepts that compose the Western philosophic enterprise, and to serve as a point of departure for their further studies in Philosophy.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3634
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This introductory course explores the basic nature of religion, both historical and contemporary, and familiarizes the student with a multidisciplinary approach to religious study. Students examine the importance of religious thought and expression, from the viewpoints of both a participant and a critic.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4693
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Philosophy of Science will introduce students to the origins and development of modern science and how that is distinguished from pseudo-science; the importance of deduction and induction and their separate methodologies; the process of the scientific method; scientific change and scientific revolutions, particularly that of Thomas Kuhn; and selected philosophical problems in the basic sciences, such as absolute space, biological classification, the modular mind, and recent discoveries of neuroscience.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4816
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This course introduces students to the fundamentals of the Japanese language using an online immersion technique developed by Rosetta Stone. Students will learn basic vocabulary, verb conjugations, and grammatical usage through online listening, speaking, reading and writing exercises. Students will also learn about Japanese culture. Please note the technical specifications below. These are required to interface with the online language content provider. If you cannot meet these requirements we strongly recommend you do not take this course. Please contact [email protected] if you are unsure or have any questions.
• The ability to download and install the speech component.
• A working microphone installed on the computer for speech recognition.
• Access to streaming media is also required and should be confirmed before registering for the class.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4817
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This course will expose the student to the fundamentals of Brazilian Portuguese. The student will learn basic vocabulary, verb conjugations and grammatical usage through workbook and listening exercises. The student will also learn about Brazilian culture through reading and listening exercises. Please note the technical specifications below. These are required to interface with the online version of Rosetta Stone. If you cannot meet these requirements we strongly recommend you do not take this course. Please contact [email protected] if you are unsure or have any questions.
• The ability to download and install the speech component.
• A working microphone installed on the computer for speech recognition.
• Access to streaming media is also required and should be confirmed before registering for the class.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4952
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Critical Thinking introduces skills, concepts, models, and techniques for reading, writing, and thinking critically. Critical thinking is a necessary process for identifying and solving problems in academia and the workplace, as well as interpreting information in the media. Through the use of critical and logical thought processes, students will develop practical, analytical skills that prepare them for the investigative nature of being life-long learners.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5073
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World Music and Cultures explores traditional and popular from major regions of the world, and how music relates to its culture. Students develop knowledge of representative styles and regional characteristics in world music, including cultural context and perspectives.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5175
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This course offers students a chance to delve into ethics from many approaches. Every day, an individual’s ethics may be challenged, and this course will do its best to provide a foundation on which students can develop a personal set of ethics. The course covers various ethical frameworks, reviews the ethical challenges individuals are likely to encounter in their daily or professional lives, and explores solutions based on ethical principles.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5246
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How does a young country develop a literature of its own? From explorers to frontiersmen, follow the search for freedom and new lands through early American literature, guided by the adventuresome spirit reflected in works from the Colonies to the advent of the Civil War. How do we rationalize reports from explorers and early settlers on indigenous populations? What impact did religion have on early colonial writing and why did the focus shift to reason? How did American writing reflect and shape thought about rebellion and war? How did American women carve out space for themselves as writers of merit? This course explores these questions and more through the writing of American history and the American character, deepening our understanding of a literature that came to be defined by courage, passion, idealism, and—yes—even objection and protest. (Pre-requisite: ENGL210 for English majors, or ENGL101 or ENGL110 for non-English majors)
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5247
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True to its revolutionary roots, America is not just the birthplace of democracy but it is also home to the major civil rights movements of the modern era. This course is a survey of American literature related to the major civil rights movements of the last 150 years, including Abolition (Pre-1865), the Suffragettes (1860-1920), Civil Rights (1920-Present), Women’s Rights (1920-present), and GLBT Liberation/ACT UP (1960-Present). LITR218 will take students on a journey through the social, political, and cultural changes that shape modern America and ask students to contemplate the connections between literature, politics, social change, and the American identity. (Pre-requisite: ENGL210 for English majors, or ENGL101 or ENGL110 for non-English majors)
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5248
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Join us on a journey through a thousand years of British history, beginning in an Anglo-Saxon mead hall with a couple of characters named Beowulf and Grendel and even a dragon. From there we'll go on a pilgrimage to Canterbury with the Good Wife of Bath, ride alongside Arthur's knights, sit at Queen Elizabeth’s feet, get up close and personal with Satan, ride a slave-ship to the new world, debate the state of Ireland, and hear some words of wisdom from Samuel Johnson. It will be quite a ride, so hang on tight. (Pre-requisite: ENGL210 for English majors, or ENGL101 or ENGL110 for non-English majors)
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5249
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Ready to explore the darkest places of the heart, the mind, the soul? Are you longing to “fade far away, dissolve, and quite forget” the modern world for a little while? Then, join us as we grapple with the tumultuous relationship between Catherine and Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights and consider Josef Conrad’s harsh criticism of imperialism in Heart of Darkness. LITR225 delves deep into the literary periods of the Romantics, Victorians, Imperialists and Modernists. Learn how society and historical events shaped our authors, and in turn, how our authors impacted society. Come prepared to debate, analyze and share your personal insights in forum conversations and written assignments. (Pre-requisite: ENGL210 for English majors, or ENGL101 or ENGL110 for non-English majors)
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5250
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Humans have theorized about great philosophical questions since the dawn of time. While the values and beliefs that guided the views of ancient cultures have undoubtedly changed, it is also clear that those views continue to influence modern lives.
From the ancient world through the European Renaissance, LITR231 focuses on these monumental philosophical questions using great works of art, including the major genres of epic poetry, drama, lyric verse, religious texts, and prose fiction, drawn from Classical Greece, Asia, the Middle East, Western Europe, and the Americas. Students will travel through the musings of ancient authors from foreign lands to gain an understanding of cultural practices and values and investigate any connections between the modern-day world and those who lived and wrote before the modern era.
Students will explore their ideas regarding leadership, conflict, heroism, friendship, love, politics, and religion to understand how they continue to impact humanity. They will consider what “world” literature means and why the struggles, concerns, and lives of those long dead are still important today.
(Pre-requisite: ENGL210 for English majors, or ENGL101 or ENGL110 for non-English majors)
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5251
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How would you like to travel through time, witnessing historical global events, a variety of different cultures, and exciting scenery? In LITR233, Literature of the Newly Globalized World: The Individual’s Struggle to Adapt, you won't simply read a textbook. You will travel to different continents and time periods, observing life during significant moments in modern history. Through historic fictional works, you will become part of the action, experiencing war, changing belief systems, and cultures. Not only will you understand what life was like for those in power, you will also see the world from the lens of those who have been oppressed. Come join our journey through history! (Pre-requisite: ENGL210 for English majors, or ENGL101 or ENGL110 for non-English majors)
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5412
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This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to popular American music in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries and the cultural contributions of African Americans, Indigenous peoples, Hispanics, and European descendants. Students will learn about ragtime, jazz, how jazz became an art, blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and popular music. Important artists will be discussed, important songs will be reviewed, and the intersection of cultures will be analyzed throughout the course.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
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Course ID: 2895
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This course develops interpersonal, group, and presentational communication skills that are applicable in personal and professional cross-cultural relationships, and focuses on differences in values, message systems, and communication rules across cultural boundaries and in multicultural settings.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3694
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This course is a contemporary study of popular culture in America – its development and characteristics, its role in shaping our individual lives and key social institutions; and its broad effects on our globalizing world. The course is designed around the interdisciplinary nature of cultural studies, and students will learn how to use key concepts and theories to examine popular culture from a number of different fields including Sociology, Anthropology, Communications, History, Cultural Studies, English, Women’s Studies, Ethnic Studies, and American Studies. Students will develop the skills to analyze the reciprocal relationship between culture and key stratification factors such as gender, race, ethnicity, class, age, region and sexuality. The course will cover many facets of popular culture from all forms of media, to sports, fashion, and the influence of technology. Students will learn to situate popular culture within its social, historical, political, and economic contexts and their personal lives.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3725
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Microeconomics is an overview course that covers how households (consumers), firms (producers), and governments interact in competitive and other markets to set prices, and determine what and how much is produced. Key concepts introduced include the role of scarcity and choice, incentives and competition, and the law of supply and demand.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3726
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Introduction to Macroeconomics is a survey course that builds on the topics covered and skills developed in ECON101 (Microeconomics) in order to present a complete picture of the economy. Macroeconomics shows how consumers and markets fit into the overall or aggregated economy and provides a framework to assess government policies. Key topics covered will include economic cycles (growth and recession), economic indicators and measures, and interest rates and money supply.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3727
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This course is a basic overview of the geographer’s study of the location and distribution of features on the Earth’s surface. These features are both natural and man-made, both physically and culturally determined. The relationship of people and place is central to an understanding of human history, contemporary events, and possible global futures. As an introductory course it covers the whole globe and all its greatest geographic features and relationships. This dictates that the approach is broad and not too deep. However, knowledge of the geographer’s art will enable students to delve as deeply as their interest and energy will allow, into the dynamic spatial realities that surround them.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3729
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This is the first course in a two-course sequence in American Government. The course is designed to convey basic facts about the structure and functioning of the American political system. The philosophical foundation of the U.S. Constitution is explored and the federalist construct is examined. The functions of the three separate branches of government and their roles in policy making are a major focus.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3731
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An overview of the field of international and global politics. The nation state, factors of power, collective security, international trade, regional and international organization, sources of conflict and convergence are addressed.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3733
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Introduction to Sociology introduces students to the sociological investigation of human interaction and behavior in society. Students will become familiar with the sociological perspective and develop a ‘sociological imagination’ – the ability to see the general in the particular, the new in the familiar, and to observe the impact social forces have on our lives. The course explores environmental, historical, cultural, and organizational influences on our interpersonal relationships and life-patterns within the context of contemporary society. Students will learn how to use sociological concepts, theory and research to think critically about individuals, groups, institutions, and societies in any given situation.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3734
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The course introduces students to the art and science of Psychology. Course emphasis is on applying the "science of human behavior" to a variety of settings: vocational, personal, academic, and clinical. Course content introduces the history of psychology, major theories of personality and learning, current research and developmental issues. The course has a holistic approach and integrates the biological basis of behavior, social factors, learning and the unique coping styles of the individual to understand human behavior.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3735
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This course is a worldwide survey of prehistoric cultural adaptations from the first use of bone and stone tools to the ancient mysterious civilizations of Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe including recent archaeological discoveries. Emphasis is on the development of technologies, social groups and the patterns of cultural development. Archeological excavation methods and archeological artifacts are discussed in considerable detail. Archaeological concepts and skills will be explored through simulations as well as virtual field trips and activities.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3737
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This course is designed to acquaint the novice anthropology student with anthropology and its various sub-fields, examining cross-cultural, global, comparative, and critical perspectives on human behavior and culture, as well as the breadth of human cultures from hunter-gatherers to industrialized city dwellers. The implications of socio-cultural analysis of economic, social, symbolic, and religious systems are also considered.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3738
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This course introduces students to human nature and behavior from the broad, holistic perspective of contemporary U.S. American anthropology. The four primary sub-fields of anthropology, biological, cultural, linguistics, and archaeology, will be discussed in order to integrate various aspects of the human condition.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3739
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This course is an overview of the biological, psychological, cultural, and behavioral aspects of human sexuality and family life. The overall theme of the course focuses on attitudes and responsible sexual behavior. Key topics include how culture, society, and history have impacted our understanding of human sexuality.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4328
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This course examines a sample of social problems facing the United States today and identifies how these problems affect, and are affected by, our institutions and culture. The sociological perspective and key theories will be used to understand the beginnings of the civil society, how problems develop and are defined, and the role of social change (particularly contemporary technological innovation). Key social problems covered will include social stratification/inequality, crime, drug abuse, prostitution, aging, infectious disease, family violence, health care, racial/ethnic conflict, terrorism, etc. Sociological research on social problems will be explored, and social policies to remedy the negative consequences of these issues on society will be discussed.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4636
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This course explores the practical and theoretical social impacts of computer-mediated communication (CMC) systems, including many different types of technologies, such as social networking sites, email, forums, chat, and online games. Students will engage in the analysis of CMC practices, the social processes and structures that emerge when people use these applications, and the problems and barriers that emerge from use.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4949
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In a developed country, one can often take for granted the safety of the food supply. 1 in 6 Americans get sick from foodborne illness annually, with an estimated 128,000 requiring hospitalization and resulting in approximately 3,000 deaths annually. Practical knowledge in safe food sourcing, storage, preparation and serving is addressed along with providing tips for practical awareness of techniques for staying safe. In a global society, food safety is not just a local issue, and everyone should have a working knowledge of food safety and what to look for to remain free of foodborne illness. In this course, students will learn general techniques for preparing and consuming food that is free from harmful pathogens, incorporating the flow of food from purchasing through storage and preparation to serving. Students will explore contemporary and cross cultural issues surrounding food safety in a global society. Practical knowledge about preparing safe food and red flags to watch for when dining out will be explored. Students will learn where to find information on health inspection reports, foodborne illness outbreaks and recall alerts, and will know where to report any suspected foodborne illness or suspicious activity related to the food and water supply.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4961
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This course is based upon the Institute for Humane Education’s (IHE) definition of humane education, which is “a lens, body of knowledge, and set of tools and strategies for teaching about human rights, animal protection, environmental stewardship, and cultural issues as interconnected and integral dimensions of a just, healthy society” (Institute for Humane Education, n.d.). The course explores issues, resources, rationales, and approaches to humane education related to various considerations and disciplines, including: economics, politics, science, technology, education, the arts, philosophy, religion, and geography.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5170
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Introduction to Political Science explains foundational principles of the field. Students will learn the purpose of political science, common terms and concepts, and subfields. Among these are introductions to political philosophies and ideologies, comparative systems of government, and international relations. The course also examines the professional and academic fields to which a political science degree is relevant.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5176
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This course offers students with a unique approach into the societies and cultures that we could progress toward in the future via the review of the science fiction genre. This course will review many aspects of technological questions that society will face in the future. Does the rise of technological advancements in artificial intelligence and robotics eventually bring us to a point where we must decide what is life and the right to self-determination as the Star Trek: TNG series covered in “The Measure of a Man”, laying out the rights of Commander Data. This is just one of many aspects of society and culture that will be examined throughout the course as students are made to think critically about what will the future look like.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5245
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Literature has the ability to shape the way a nation thinks and behaves; it both responds to important issues in society and (re)shapes them. For far too long, the literature of cultures on the periphery of American society have been ignored because they do not fit comfortably into mainstream culture. Yet, from voices within the Native American population to Appalachian artists to LGBTQ groups, for example, cultures on the periphery have consistently helped shape the American literary identity and have continued to influence American society long after the publication of their works. This course lends credence to the legitimacy of the contributions of these underrepresented cultures and explores the role they have in shaping American literature—past, present, and future. (Pre-requisite: ENGL210 for English majors, or ENGL101 or ENGL110 for non-English majors)
Course ID: 5278
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This course provides perspectives on death and dying. Students examine how death is beneficial and necessary for evolution. Participants explore the media's impact on mortality. Participants analyze how to communicate death to the living. Students assess the bereavement and burial process. Topics include: communicating death, the feeling of emptiness, the forgetfulness of life, living in the face of death, organ donation, burial, and the other side after death.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5279
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American society is a cauldron of various racial, political, ethnic, and religious formations. Amongst these, religious and racial formations provide strong modes of social organization. Both religion and race are also a major stimulus of cultural practices and belief systems. These two modes influence the ideals of democracy, equality, freedom, and even political identifications. The current agitations about Black Lives Matter are drawing attention to the racial divisions that are splitting the American society. At the same time, these movements are receiving the support of people from different religions. The Islam phobia and growth of right-wing militias are also similarly pitting Americans against one another based upon their religious beliefs. American writers, artists, activists, and even poets have drawn attention to these linkages and the pernicious impact it is having upon our society. Their contributions provide an alternate understanding of the strengths and limitations of American democracy. In this course, we will examine a variety of sources to understand how religion and race are shaping American democracy and society.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5280
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Difficult situations in life motivate us to think carefully about religion. The forms of religions are based on the well-being of human beings, and they have provided many different ways to follow paths that are good for our mental and physical health. This course will deal with essential questions; do religions offer ways and techniques to support that are good for our well-being? What paths have been provided to lead a good life? How our hope, contemplation, and resilience are rooted in popular religions? What are the methods advised by religions to help practitioners? The course will include traditions that are isolated to a specific culture. However, they have their historical, cultural, and social context, in which they have been beneficial to the practitioners of these cultures. On American soil, they are coming together as a melting pot, and this course will look into how their beneficial value can be used to manage current stresses. This course will look into beneficial teachings from different religions that are becoming mainstream and are practiced in a non-traditional way without converting to a specific religion. The course will cover Christian traditions, Sufi traditions, traditions from People of First Nation, Hindu, and Buddhist traditions. Ways to Stop and reflect and achieve tranquility. Not as a way of worship rather a way of living one’s life with equanimity and hope.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5454
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This course introduces students to an attitude and approach for college success and relevant connections to their own inner motivations and external career options. Key elements in this course include values-goal alignment, an orientation to online learning, and strategies for successful learning. Other elements include planning a pathway from academic studies to a career path, career awareness, networking, engaging support resources, and collaborating with colleagues.
Through the learning and activities in this course, students will gain the perspective needed for successful time management and prioritization, critical thinking, applied and collaborative learning, and civic/democratic and global learning. The content within the classroom includes open educational resources that are easily available online. This course fulfills one general education elective.
This course is recommended to be completed first in the student’s degree plan when possible.
COLL111, COLL112, COLL113, COLL114, and COLL115 are considered equivalent courses. Students may only take one of these courses for credit.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
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Course ID: 5037
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Information and Digital Literacy is designed to provide students with sustainable and usable skills essential to success in both academic and professional settings. Students will learn best practices to locate and evaluate sources, and effectively communicate using digital literacy to become proficient 21st century learners.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4951
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Martin Luther King, Jr, said, “If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl. But whatever you do, you have to KEEP MOVING.” Making Writing Relevant is a composition course that will definitely keep you moving. It is not merely a required course; it is the type of course you will want to take because it moves you onto the path to success. Over eight-weeks, we will help you learn the most important components of a successful writer-communicator. We will teach you how to research properly, knowing you will need this skill in every course you take here at APUS and also in interactions in your professional and personal life. We will teach you the formatting style you will use in your field. We will provide a supportive community to strengthen and encourage you, and by the end of this nearly-all-you-need-to-know-about-writing course, you will be able to fly.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4669
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Information Literacy and Global Citizenship builds students’ information literacy skills in the international relations/global studies context. Students analyze scholarly sources in the discipline, identifying the types of issues and questions scholars pursue, the discursive conventions they employ, and their methods of engaging in dialogue with and citing sources. After identifying their own discipline specific research question, students select and use appropriate research tools, developing complex search strategies that help them to find relevant scholarly information on their topics. They evaluate sources and information to determine their authority, reliability, timeliness as well as the quality and underlying assumptions of the arguments presented. They synthesize the information they’ve found with their own ideas, effectively integrating source material into their papers and citing that material appropriately. Finally, the course asks students to reflect upon the ways in which the information literacy skills they’ve acquired provide a foundation for both global citizenship and lifelong learning.
NOTE: Students may not earn credit for both IRLS200 and previous course IRLS303.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
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Course ID: 3038
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This course is a survey of United States history from the earliest European settlements in North America through the end of Reconstruction and emphasizes our nation's political, economic, and social development, the evolution of its institutions, and the causes and consequences of its principal wars.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3039
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This course is a survey of history of the United States from the end of Reconstruction to modern times. Emphasis will be placed on internal expansion, inherent isolationism, America’s road to becoming a world power, and the development of the concept of America as the "policeman" of the world.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3040
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This course is a survey of the history of the human community from the dawn of civilization to 1650. Emphasis is placed on the origins and achievements of the core civilizations of Asia, Europe, Africa and the Western Hemisphere. It stresses the interrelations of societies and cultures of the past, comparing and contrasting the experiences of peoples and civilizations with one another.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3041
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This course is a survey course in the history of the human community from 1650 to the present. It covers the origins, development and achievements of the major civilizations and stresses the interrelations of societies and cultures of the past, comparing the experience of peoples and civilizations with one another.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3042
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This course is a survey of the history and culture of the Western Civilization from the ancient civilizations of the Near East, through the rise of the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome, to the beginnings of Europe's Early Modern period. Emphasis is placed on the examination of the major political, social, economic and religious developments of European history.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3043
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This course is a study of the history and culture of the Western world, from the beginnings of Europe's Early Modern Period to the present. It covers the major political, social, economic, religious and cultural developments, since the thirty years war.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3046
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This course surveys American Indian history from before Columbus to the present. It emphasizes the American Indians’ political, economic, and social development, the emergence of the principles that guided them into the 21st century, the evolution of its institutions, and the causes and consequences of its principal wars.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3048
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This course examines the complex and varied experiences of African Americans from slavery to 1877. Topics include West African roots, the middle passage, American slavery and resistance, the development of racism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. The course will examine internal and external factors that shaped the black historical experience economically, culturally, and politically. While the class is designed to proceed chronologically, important themes such as the development of racism, abolitionist thought, the slave community, and the impact of free blacks will be emphasized.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3049
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This course surveys the economic, cultural, and political facets of the African American experience from 1877 to the present. Topics of African American history will be examined, such as Jim Crow laws, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, and Black Power. While the class is designed to proceed chronologically, themes such as military and diplomatic policies, migration and urbanization, black political thought, and popular culture will be emphasized.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4660
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Science is unquestionably central in shaping our modern world. Though often directed by the “big science” efforts of universities, global corporations, and nations, it is the individual scientist that populates these scientific communities. It is at this individual level, both professionally and personally, that science touches us most directly. Students earn advanced degrees in a wide range of specialties like physics, biology, and chemistry. Science is also a central component in related fields of medicine, geology, genetics, ecology, cosmology, and technology. On the personal level we encounter science everyday when we eat genetically enhanced food, take complicated medicines to combat illness, debate the origins of life, strive to understand new information about ourselves in the universe, use advanced technologies, and in many more ways.
These scientific developments do not emerge instantaneously from a vacuum. To fully understand science, one must have an appreciation of its history and how it has developed over time. The latest scientific advance is merely a snapshot of the present, and only looking at this image obscures our appreciation of the dynamic interaction between science and culture, and the ways that national, institutional, and individual goals have determined its trajectory. This broader perspective, gained only by the study of the history of science, serves as our central mission in this class. STEM185 and HIST270 are considered equivalent courses. Beginning January 2023, students may only take one of these courses for credit.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5172
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This course offer students the opportunity to delve into the history and context of the STEM disciplines. The course will review not only the definition of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), but the history of the individual study areas and their progression toward a unified field of study. The course will delve into the similarities that helps to unite these fields as well as the distinct differences that separate them. Students will be exposed to a wide range of topics as the course looks at different key timeframes in STEM, such as 19th century America and Europe as well as today. STEM185 and HIST270 are considered equivalent courses. Beginning January 2023, students may only take one of these courses for credit.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
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Course ID: 3282
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This course will encompass the basic concepts involved in graphing points and linear equations and the solution and graphing of inequalities and systems of linear equations. The course will also concentrate on the manipulation and use of exponential expressions and radicals and the solution of quadratic equations and their applications.
Practical applications will be provided throughout the course. There is careful attention to the presentation of concepts that will become important in the study of analytic geometry, trigonometry, and calculus.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3283
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This course in college trigonometry synthesizes topics from college algebra courses and is designed to extend students' knowledge of trigonometry. It covers a variety of mathematical concepts and techniques that are important to students planning to continue into more advanced math and math-related classes.
The course concentrates on various trigonometric functions, identities, and equations as well as the practical application of trigonometry to real-life situations. The final part of the course includes polar coordinates and vectors. While there are no prerequisites for MATH111, it is very highly recommended that students complete MATH110 College Algebra or an equivalent college-level course prior to taking this course.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5404
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This is a course to prepare students for Calculus. It synthesizes topics from college algebra and trigonometry (courses such as MATH110 College Algebra and MATH111 Trigonometry). It also goes into greater depth with concepts that will be crucial when taking Calculus. These mathematical concepts and techniques are important to those continuing into more advanced math and math-related classes. Practical applications are provided throughout the course.
The course assumes the student is completely comfortable with the language of algebra, equations and inequalities, polynomials, factoring, and rational expressions. If a lower-level math course has not been completed recently, we recommend that students take MATH100 Pre-Algebra or MATH101 Introduction to College Algebra.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4894
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This is an introductory statistics course designed to help students achieve a basic understanding of the statistical methods available to analyze and solve the wide variety of problems encountered in the workplace. This course is designed for students who seek an understanding of descriptive and inferential statistical methods. The emphasis of the course will be on the proper use and interpretation of statistical techniques. MATH120 is the recommended mathematics general education course for students who will be required to take additional statistics courses such as MATH302 Statistics as part of their program of study.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3284
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THIS COURSE DOES NOT FULFILL MATH PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS IN SCIENCE PROGRAMS. STUDENTS IN AS OR BS PROGRAMS OR IN PROGRAMS THAT REQUIRE MATH302 SHOULD TAKE MATH110 OR HIGHER AS THEIR MATH GEN ED UNLESS CLEARED WITH ACADEMIC ADVISOR FIRST.
This course examines various mathematical concepts and problem solving techniques and provides mathematical functional literacy for those majoring in non-technical subject areas such as intelligence, military history, economics, and management. Students will learn how to solve a wide variety of problems from such areas as: mathematical thinking; logic; number theory and real numbers; introduction to algebraic equations, inequalities, and problem solving; functions and graphs; geometry; mathematical systems and matrices; sophisticated counting techniques; consumer math; and an introduction to probability and statistics. This course is principally a problem-solving course where students learn how to solve a wide variety of mathematical problems, rather than a conceptual course where problem solving is not emphasized.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3285
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This course begins with a study of limits and continuity, which leads into the study of derivatives. Students will be taught to find the derivative of many functions using a variety of methods, including power rule, product rule, and chain rule.
Students will then learn how to tackle several different applications of derivatives, including optimization, curve sketching, approximations, and related rates. Finally, students will be introduced to integration and how it can be used to determine areas. (Prerequisite: MATH111, MATH112, or an equivalent course)
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
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Course ID: 5028
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This course introduces students to the biological systems within their associated environments. The course furnishes an understanding of biological principles and the properties of life. Topics covered in this course include the structure and function of plants and animals, cell biology principles, genetics, reproduction, development and growth, the variety of life on Earth, principles of evolution, and interactions among organisms and with their environment. Students will discuss the process of the scientific method and also demonstrate science information literacy skills through source selection and completion of a course project.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5029
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This course introduces students to the fundamental principles of biology emphasizing the structure and function of the human body. Topics covered in this course will include a general introduction to human biology; the scientific method; organic chemistry; cellular/tissue structure and function; and the organization and regulation of body systems.
Other topics covered in the course will include the human body’s organ systems, genetics, human evolution, and ecology. In addition, students will discuss the process of the scientific method and be required to demonstrate science information literacy skills through the creation of a narrated presentation.
Topics covered in this course require some comfort with math. This course is time-intensive, so students should ensure they have the time to fully commit to this course if it is used to fulfill the General Education science course requirement.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5031
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This course introduces students to the principles of basic chemistry; the terminology, methodology, and world view of chemistry; and chemistry’s practical application to everyday living. Topics discussed in the course include acids, bases, atomic structure, chemical equations, chemical reactions, and chemical language and nomenclature.
Other topics that will be covered in the course include gases, molecular structure, solution chemistry, chemical mathematics, organic chemistry, and biochemistry. Also, students will discuss the process of the scientific method and be required to demonstrate science information literacy skills through the creation of a narrated presentation.
Topics covered in this course require some comfort with math. This course is time-intensive, so students should ensure they have the time to fully commit to this course if it is used to fulfill the General Education science course requirement.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5032
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Introduction to Meteorology covers the fundamental principles governing the behavior of our atmosphere and the duties and methods of the professional meteorologist. Students will gain insight into the exciting discipline of meteorology, discussing topics such as cloud formation, movement in the atmosphere, thunderstorms, tornadoes, meteorological satellites, and climate change. Students will discuss the process of the scientific method and also demonstrate science information literacy skills through source selection and creation of a narrated presentation.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5033
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Geology encompasses the study of our planet, and students in this course will explore: how it formed, the nature of its interior, the materials of which it is composed, landforms, earthquakes and volcanoes, geologic resources, and geologic history. Current events that students learn about in the news, ranging from volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, landslides, and more will fit into a larger picture of how Earth works and why such things happen.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5034
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This course will give students the opportunity to learn and connect with the central issues in environmental science, from ecological to social to economic considerations. The basic concepts of ecology, geography, chemistry, economics, ethics, policy, and many other disciplines will be used to examine the overarching role that humans play in our planetary environmental problems, successes, and solutions. Assignments will allow students to collect and evaluate qualitative and quantitative data regarding the human-environment relationship. Lifestyle examination, ethical considerations, and critical analysis of individual contributions to local and global impacts in regards to environmental sustainability will be emphasized. This is a course primarily for a non-scientist.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5035
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This course is designed as an introduction to classical physics for non-scientists. Students will learn to apply Newtonian principles to the basic topics of motion, gravitation, momentum, work, energy, heat, wave behavior, sound, light, electricity, and magnetism.
Basic algebra will be used in the course to demonstrate how mathematics can describe and predict the real-world behavior of objects from electrons to planets. Students will also be expected to relate physics principles to their daily lives. Also, students will discuss the process of the scientific method and must demonstrate science information literacy skills through the creation of a narrated presentation.
Topics covered in this course require some comfort with math. This course is time-intensive, so students should ensure they have the time to fully commit to this course if it is used to fulfill the General Education science course requirement.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5036
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This course will introduce students to the wonders of the universe. Topics will include deciphering the motions of objects in the sky, learning how astronomers decode the light coming to us from distant objects, exploring the Earth and other bodies in our solar system, and investigating the properties and structure of stars, galaxies, and the universe itself. Students will be encouraged to develop a conceptual understanding of these topics beyond memorization of facts. While the course is conceptual in nature, students should expect to use some mathematics. Completion of at least college algebra prior to taking this course is highly recommended.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 5112
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This course provides students a chance to explore an array of topics and disciplines across science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and provides a solid exploration of the STEM industry and career opportunities through undergraduate study. Students will be introduced to major areas of STEM, covering the fundamental concepts of each discipline, and how STEM topics are integrated into non-STEM areas. Additionally, students will be introduced to career avenues, expectations of career readiness, career satisfaction, and professional communication. There is an emphasis on developing an understanding of personal interests, skills, and abilities, with a focus on helping students find their passion through self-reflection and self-assessment. Additionally, this course is designed to foster community among students from a variety of majors.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Must take all courses for this section.
Course ID: 4809
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This course provides an introduction to intelligence studies and focuses on the five principle categories in the study of strategic intelligence. In this course students will focus on the role, purpose, and history of strategic intelligence analysis. They will gain a better understanding for the use of intelligence to carry-out foreign policy objectives. Students will be engaged on topics looking at the nature and evolution of congressional oversight. In addition to this, we will look at the role of strategic intelligence collection when it comes to supporting strategic decision making, as well as the role that counterintelligence plays at the highest levels of government.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3662
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RECOMMENDED AS SECOND PROGRAM COURSE. This course surveys the U.S. Intelligence Community, with an emphasis on its current structure. Students review the members of the community and distinguish their key roles and missions. Students also assess the impact of the post-9/11 restructuring of the intelligence community.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3179
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A multidisciplinary survey of Imagery Intelligence (IMINT), Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), Human Intelligence (HUMINT), and Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT) is conducted. The background, capabilities, and limitations of each intelligence collection method are covered. The course focuses on planning activities which provide an integrated approach to intelligence collection.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3190
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This course examines the legal foundations and oversight mechanisms for the US intelligence community. It also explores the major ethical problems confronting the intelligence profession. Students will investigate the difficult legal and ethical issues in the intelligence community.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3207
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This course provides an introduction to critical thinking, intelligence analysis, and the use of structured methodologies. Functions associated with the processing of information to include perception, memory, and the evaluation of information are examined. Conscious and unconscious cognitive biases along with strategies to mitigate their impact are also assessed.
(Prerequisite: SSGS300)
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3187
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This course examines nation-states and the theories, characteristics, and impacts of threats to decision-making. Various historical and modern threats will be discussed throughout the course. An understanding of threats to the state and its vulnerabilities is developed through a discussion of the types of nation-states and non-state actors as well as terrorist, economic, military and emerging threats among others. This course will focus on these specific threats as well as the conditions that create them. This course provides the opportunity to examine these specific threats through analysis and research. This course is a prerequisite to any of the Intelligence Studies country analysis courses.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3663
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This course introduces students to several foreign intelligence organizations that continue to play a significant role in U.S. strategic intelligence, foreign policy, and national security strategy planning. Each country’s organizational structure, their collection methods, operational strengths and weaknesses will be assessed with the objective of evaluating their overall relative effectiveness.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3731
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An overview of the field of international and global politics. The nation state, factors of power, collective security, international trade, regional and international organization, sources of conflict and convergence are addressed.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4890
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This course provides basic research methods skills for addressing problems and issues specific to the programs within the School of Security and Global Studies. The course covers four basic approaches to social research including experimentation, survey research, field research, and the use of available data. Students will gain foundational knowledge in research planning, design, methodology, data collection, and analysis. This course prepares students to carry out research at the undergraduate level.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Select any courses that have not been used to fulfill major requirements. Credits applied toward a minor or certificate in an unrelated field may be used to fulfill elective credit for the major.
Must take all courses for this section.
Course ID: 3218
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The Senior Seminar in Intelligence Studies is required for all majors. This capstone experience for Intelligence Studies majors will review and integrate their academic coursework, strengthen their understanding of intelligence research methodologies, and relate their academic preparation to their post-graduation goals. Students will conduct original research and present their findings to the class in written and e-portfolio formats.
Prerequisite: Completion of a minimum of 106 hours towards your program.
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
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