INTA 689 Private Sector Intelligence & Insider Risk
Examines historical context and evolution of insider threat management programs and explores the different ways the risk is addressed. Analyzes issues around insider threats and competitive intelligence programs, including privacy, ethics, and civil liberty concerns.
INTA 650 National Security Law
An introduction to the nature and sources of national security law including such topics as the framework of separate branches of law with shared national security powers, maintaining national security abroad, terrorism and other national security threats, and protecting national security information.
INTA 689 Strategic Intelligence
Explores the historical development of American intelligence and the role of various intelligence collection techniques; analyzes how the intelligence mission relates to national security.
INTA 712 Non-Technical Intro to Cyber Policy
Development of a working understanding of cyber-enabled systems; exploration of impact of cyber-enabled systems on policy and public administration
INTA 689 Energy, Climate, & National Security
Focus on the three components of the relationship between energy and international politics: the nature of energy security issues, the impact of climate change, and how energy factors in changing the role of the state in the economy.
INTA 605 American Foreign Policy
An examination of American foreign policy from 1945 to the present; focus on decisions made by American elected and appointed officials at critical moments of the Cold War and after; theory provides a framework, but the focus is on practical matters that confronted decision-makers.
INTA 622 Chinese Strategic Thought
Intensive reading and research course in Chinese strategic thought from the Warring State period (403-221 BC) to 21st century China with two goals: to provide an introductory understanding of the nature of strategic thinking throughout Chinese history and to provide the conceptual tools to put Chinese strategic thought in a comparative perspective.
INTA 680 Political Violence & Terrorism within the International System
Focuses on terrorism as special case of political violence and on non-state actors as a specific category of players toward which the international system must adapt; develops underlying concepts of terrorism and core response strategies to terrorism; develops both national and international responses to terrorism, emphasizing need for complementary policy approaches.
INTA 716 Latin America Democracy & Development
Explanation of the underlying causes and consequences of populism, industrialization, authoritarianism, democratization, neoliberalism, popular representation in Latin American countries.
INTA 637 Field Research Methods
Overview of major field research methods including field experiments, behavioral games and household surveys.
INTA 606 International Politics in Theory & Practice
The effects of international politics on the competing forces of global integration and disintegration are investigated and policy implications are considered, drawing upon theories of interstate politics.
INTA 608 Global Economy
Examines three fundamental pillars of the global economy: international trade, international finance and foreign direct investment (FDI); appreciation for the complexities of the international environment from both theoretical and policy perspectives.
INTA 670 Capstone
Capstone team exercise in subject related to international affairs.
INTA 624 African Politics & Regional Affairs
Evaluation of the foundations of African political and regional issues; examination of the historical foundations that impact African current affairs; and evaluation of how African issues affect U.S. national security concerns and processes.
INTA 607 Eurasian Security
Examination of shifting power politics in Eurasia; study of Eurasian security; analysis of Russia and China as global powers; evaluation of Russia and China on policymaking in Eurasia.
INTA 652 Role of Intelligence in Security Affairs
A survey of U.S. Intelligence operations, techniques, objectives and resources, with particular emphasis on how intelligence has contributed and continues to contribute to U.S. national security.
INTA 744 European Security
Examination of key developments and challenges to the contemporary European security order; focuses on issues confronting the European Union; analysis and development from lessons learned from the security challenges and vulnerabilities of the transatlantic security architecture exposed by Russia’s war on Ukraine; examination of the emerging contours of the new postwar European security order and its implications for transatlantic and global security.
INTA 698 Advanced Analytic Tradecraft
Preparation for performing analysis in the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) utilizing advance analytics, including Diagnostic, Contrarian and Imaginative Structured Analytic Techniques (SAT). Prerequisite: INTA 696: Analytic Tradecraft
INTA 689 European Politics & Institutions
Analyzes politics, institutions, security dynamics of Europe; focuses on history, evolution, and current state of European supranational entities.
INTA 675 Religion and Politics in Iran
Examination of political and social dynamics of contemporary Iran including Iran’s modern history; roots of the Islamic Revolutions; establishment of Iran’s Islamic theocracy, Iran-Iraq war and its major consequences; the emergence of new generation of religious intellectuals; rise and decline of various political movements.
INTA 696 Analytic Tradecraft
Perform analysis in the U.S. Intelligence Community; hone writing, briefing and analytical skills; focus on fundamentals of critical thinking, the psychology of analysis and intelligence process.
INTA 686 Russia & International Politics
Examines changes within Russia and its role in international politics since 1991, emphasizing the period of Vladimir Putin’s presidency, explores Putin’s approach to political, economic, and social challenges facing Russia, as well as the war in Chechnya and terrorism within Russia, also examines Russia’s critical relationship with the United States.
INTA 742 U.S. in the Middle East – From the Arab Spring to an Uncertain Future
Overview of the causes of the Arab Spring and key events in specific countries that have affected its trajectory; evaluation of different theories about how events have unfolded in the Middle East post Arab Spring; identification and assessment of U.S. policy toward the Middle East.
INTA 658 Congress & International Security
Develop knowledge of Congress, gain a deeper understanding of the key concepts, players institutions, intergovernmental processes, and contemporary issues in the topic area of Congress and international and national security policy.
INTA 676 International Politics of the Middle East
Focus on critical issues including Great Power involvement in the region, and the regional and international effects of Arab nationalism, Zionism, Islamism, post-Islamism, oil and aid rents, ethnicity, religious minorities, gender and human rights.
INTA 714 Defense Intelligence
Exposure to historical and contemporary defense intelligence capabilities as a part of the military decision making environment; examination of how multiple capabilities and organizations work together to inform leader; examination of the five major intelligence disciplines; exposure to a variety of scenarios involving an all source approach to intelligence; examination of the individual services’ intelligence capabilities, proficiencies and unique contributions to the Intelligence Community (IC). Prerequisite
INTA 610 Eastern European Politics
Evaluation of factors that helped implement or hampered democratic reforms by the East European states; study of regional political and security landscape; evaluation of the role of regional and global actors in shaping East European politics.
INTA 740 Latin American Politics and Regional Affairs
Examination of U.S. policy toward Latin America; analysis of the foundations of U.S. policy in the region as a basis for our investigation of current issues.
PSAA 654 U.S. Border Security
U.S. border security policies, strategies and issues; policies and strategies for homeland defense and security; Mexican and Canadian governments’ border policies; southern U.S. border situation and issues; considerations when border land is privately versus federally owned; impact of criminal elements on border security; efforts to secure the U.S. coasts.
INTA 689 Economic Diplomacy
Examines the theoretical foundation of economic diplomacy as defined by the U.S. State Department; analyzes key concepts and then focuses on implementation.
INTA 628 Identity & Ideology in International Politics
Evaluation of academic and policy debates on the role of ideas and culture in international politics; examination of the culture and identity perspectives on key issues of international relations; application of the culture perspective for explaining empirical cases in the international relations; and evaluation of effective analytical, writing and presentation skills.
PSAA 655 Domestic Intelligence Operations
Examination of laws and national policies and operations surrounding domestic intelligence within the United States; departments and agencies with domestic intelligence responsibilities, their missions, operations and resources; selected readings, government documents and case studies.
INTA 741 People, Regimes, and Power
Evaluation of the interplay between people, regimes, and power; examination of how political institutions, actors, and processes arise, operate, and change the world; explanation of the history of the Arab Spring and its impact on the Middle East.
INTA 651 National Security Policy
A graduate-level seminar on national security policy that will provide a forum for developing an understanding of key concepts, players, institutions, intergovernmental processes, and contemporary issues in the national security policy domain
INTA 659 Transnational Security Issues
Understand the composition, role, mission of offices, departments that comprise Intelligence Community; obtain appreciation for transnational security issues; address potential impact short/long term to U.S. national security policies and/or programs that may affect those transnational security issues by the year 2020.
PSAA 660 Domestic Terrorism
Survey of domestic terrorism from the first manifestation of terror tactics in the United States to the anarchist movement of the 1880s to the present; study of domestic terrorist threats, the growing threats from weapons of mass destruction, and the implications WMDs have for all levels of government.
INTA 675 Religion and Politics in Iran
Examination of political and social dynamics of contemporary Iran including Iran’s modern history; roots of the Islamic Revolutions; establishment of Iran’s Islamic theocracy, Iran-Iraq war and its major consequences; the emergence of new generation of religious intellectuals; rise and decline of various political movements.
INTA 684 Professional Internship
Credits 1 to 6. 1 to 6 Other Hours. Directed internship in a public or private organization to provide on-the-job training with professionals in organizational settings appropriate to the student’s professional objectives. Prerequisites: Graduate classification and approval of MPSA or MPIA director.
INTA 685 Directed Studies
Credits 1 to 4. 1 to 4 Other Hours. Directed individual instruction in selected problems in government and public service. Prerequisites: Graduate classification and approval of MPSA or MPIA director.
INTA 689 Disinformation & Information Warfare
Identification of complex interplay between propaganda, disinformation, governance, and national security; examination of proliferation of disinformation and sophisticated information warfare poses to both governments and societies; identification of how policymakers have attempted to respond to this challenge.
INTA 689 National Security: Policy to Program
Examines current national defense and intelligence strategies, priorities, and policies; analyzes how the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community implement those strategies through their programming and budgeting processes.
INTA 689 National Security Investigations & Operations
Evaluation of federal criminal, counterintelligence, and counterterrorism investigations and operations; examines jurisdictions of federal law enforcement agencies and the roles and responsibilities of Special Agents.
INTA 689 Psychology of World Leaders
Analyzes heads of state and non-state actors who have or had international political influence and lasting historical impact. Examines key aspects of the psychology of these world leaders using historical case studies.
INTA 689 Geopolitics of the Arctic
Analyzes the political, security, and economic dynamics of the Arctic, including the history, evolution, and current state of international competition and cooperation in the High North.
INTA 700 Counterintelligence
In-depth understanding of the arcane and often misunderstood world of counterintelligence.
INTA 706 Cyberspace Implications for National Security
Examination of cyberspace security issues of strategic importance to nation states and their allies.
INTA 709 China’s Military
Exploration of the People’s Republic of China’s military modernization efforts; historical and grand strategic context of China’s military; focus on contemporary issues facing China and their military.
INTA 723 Covert Action
Historical review and survey of covert action operations conducted by the United States (U.S.) since the inception of the National Security Act of 1947; analysis of the utilization of covert action as a tool of U.S. foreign policy drawing on extensive case studies and historical reviews; discussions of the use and misuse of covert action impacting national security and foreign policy.
INTA 725 Foreign Policy Process
Examination of the processes of how national and foreign policy issues are debated, decided, and executed; evaluation of the importance of norms and customs for the maintenance of national security; investigation of how the policy process varies across differing issue areas.
INTA 745 Africa Conflict & Development
Provide a deep dive into three issues that are among the most prominent in shaping interactions across Africa today: conflict, demographics, and development.
