Program Tracks
Choosing 4 courses from one of the track lists below will satisfy the specialized track of study requirement for the Master of National Security and Intelligence.
*INTA course number 689 is used for new courses. Once a course has completed the Curricular Approval Request System, it receives a permanent number. If a course is now listed with a permanent number below but is listed with the 689 course number on your transcript, this is the same course, and no action is required on your part to correct your transcript.
Click on the Tracks below for course information. *All courses are subject to change
> National Security Track
- INTA 628 Identity and Ideology in International Politics
- INTA 650 National Security Law
- INTA 651 National Security Policy
- PSAA 654 Border Security
- PSAA 655 Domestic Intelligence Operations
- INTA 657 Terrorism in Today’s World
- INTA 658 Congress and International Security
- INTA 659 Transnational Security Issues
- PSAA 660 Domestic Terrorism
- INTA 680 Political Violence and Terrorism within the International System
- INTA 689 Disinformation and Information Warfare
- INTA 689 Economic Diplomacy
- INTA 689 Energy, Climate, and National Security
- INTA 689 National Security: Policy to Programs
- INTA 689 Strategic Intelligence
- INTA 706 Cyberspace Implications for National Security
- INTA 712 Non-Technical Introduction to Cyber Policy
- INTA 741 People, Regimes, and Power
- INTA 725 Foreign Policy Process
> Intelligence Track
- PSAA 655 Domestic Intelligence Operations
- INTA 657 Terrorism in Today’s World
- PSAA 660 Domestic Terrorism
- INTA 680 Political Violence and Terrorism within the International System
- INTA 689 Disinformation and Information Warfare
- INTA 689 Strategic Intelligence
- INTA 689 National Security Investigations and Operations
- INTA 689 Private Sector Intelligence and Insider Risk
- INTA 689 Psychology of World Leaders
- INTA 696 Analytic Tradecraft
- INTA 698 Advanced Analytic Tradecraft
- INTA 700 Art of Counterintelligence
- INTA 714 Defense Intelligence
- INTA 723 Covert Action
> Regional/Area Studies Track
- INTA 607 Eurasian Security
- INTA 610 East European Politics
- INTA 621 Chinese Foreign Policy
- INTA 622 Chinese Strategic Thought
- INTA 624 African Politics and Regional Affairs
- INTA 628 Identity and Ideology in International Politics
- INTA 675 Religion and Politics in Iran
- INTA 676 International Politics of the Middle East
- INTA 686 Russia and International Politics
- INTA 689 Culture and International Politics
- INTA 689 Geopolitics of the Arctic
- INTA 689 Rising Powers
- INTA 689 European Politics and Institutions
- INTA 709 China’s Military
- INTA 716 Latin American Development and Democracy
- INTA 740 Latin American Politics and Regional Affairs
- INTA 742 The U.S. in the Middle East
- INTA 744 European Security
- INTA 745 Conflict and Development in Africa
Course Offerings by Semester
Fall 2025 Course Offerings
Courses will meet from 6:30-9:10pm on their designated days below. Course offerings are subject to revision.
MONDAY
| Course #: | Course: | Course Title: | Instructor: | |
| 45623 | INTA 608 | Global Economy | Robertson | |
| 59352 | INTA 696 | Analytic Tradecraft | Daly | |
| 62281 | INTA 689 | Geopolitics of the Arctic | Johnson | |
| 62176 | INTA 740 | Latin America and U.S. Foreign Policy | Kelly | |
| 61383 | INTA 624 | African Politics and Regional Affairs | Laurienti | |
| 61381 | INTA 706 | Cybersecurity Implications for National Security | Usher |
TUESDAY
| Course #: | Course: | Course Title: | Instructor: |
| 23424 | INTA 606 | International Politics in Theory and Practice | Sharman |
| 63978 | INTA 689 | Energy, Climate, National Security* | Vincent |
| 61324 | INTA 610 | East European Politics | Shynkaruk |
| 61715 | INTA 689 | Disinformation and Information Warfare | Austin Holmes |
| 61143 | INTA 742 | The U.S. in the Middle East | Pino |
| 63159 | INTA 637 | Research Methods | Pugel |
*Note: Course #59415, INTA 658: Congress and International Security with Professor Peterlin has been cancelled and replaced with Course #63978, INTA 689: Energy, Climate, National Security with Professor Vincent.
WEDNESDAY
| Course#: | Course: | Course Title: | Instructor: |
| 50598 | INTA 605 | American Foreign Policy | Austin Holmes |
| 58331 | INTA 637 | Research Methods | Pugel |
| 61145 | INTA 686 | Russia and International Policy | Shynkaruk |
| 61232 | INTA 689 | National Security Investigations | Altman |
| 61231 | INTA 689 | Economic Diplomacy | Robertson |
| 61144 | INTA 700 | Art of Counterintelligence | Ross |
| 61328 | PSAA 655 | Domestic Intelligence | DeBree |
THURSDAY
| Course #: | Course: | Course Title: | Instructor: |
| 61121 | INTA 606 | International Politics in Theory and Practice | Shynkaruk |
| 45626 | INTA 652 | Role of Intelligence in Security Affairs | Ross |
| 55223 | INTA 670 | Capstone | Weissgold |
| 62033 | INTA 689 | Psychology of World Leaders | U. Wilder |
| 61382 | INTA 709 | China’s Military | D. Wilder |
| 61142 | INTA 723 | Covert Action | Vickers |
| 61379 | INTA 650 | National Security Law | Dyson |
