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
- 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: Legalities, Policies, and Procedures
- INTA 659 Transnational Security Issues
- PSAA 660 Domestic Terrorism: The Internal Threat to America
- INTA 680 Political Violence and Terrorism within the International System
- INTA 689 Economic Diplomacy
- INTA 689 Insurgency and Counterinsurgency
- INTA 689 Disinformation and Information Warfare
- INTA 689 Energy, Climate, and National Security
- INTA 689 National Security Program Development and Management
- INTA 706 Cyberspace Implications for National Security
> Intelligence
- PSAA 655 Domestic Intelligence Operations: Legalities, Policies, and Procedures
- PSAA 660 Domestic Terrorism: The Internal Threat to America
- INTA 680 Political Violence and Terrorism within the International System
- INTA 689 Strategic Intelligence
- INTA 689 National Security Investigations and Operations
- INTA 689 Insurgency and Counterinsurgency
- INTA 689 Psychology of World Leaders
- INTA 689 Disinformation and Information Warfare
- INTA 689 Private Sector Intelligence and Insider Risk
- INTA 696 Analytic Tradecraft
- INTA 698 Advanced Analytic Tradecraft
- INTA 700 The Art of Counterintelligence
- INTA 714 Defense Intelligence
- INTA 723 Covert Action
> Regional Studies
- INTA 607 Eurasian Security
- INTA 610 East European Politics
- INTA 624 African Politics and Regional Affairs
- INTA 628 Identity and Ideology in International Politics
- INTA 649 Iran – From Revolution to Regional Power
- INTA 675 Religion and Politics in Iran
- INTA 686 Russia and International Politics
- INTA 689 Geopolitics of the Arctic
- INTA 689 Culture and International Politics
- INTA 689 Geopolitics of Oil
- INTA 689 European Politics and Institutions
- INTA 709 China’s Military
- INTA 716 Latin American – Democracy and Development
- INTA 740 Latin American Politics and Regional Affairs
- INTA 742 The U.S. in the Middle East – From the Arab Spring to an Uncertain Future
- INTA 744 European Security
- INTA 745 African Conflict, Demographics, and Development
Course Offerings by Semester
Spring 2026 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: | |
| 43104 | INTA 608 | Fundamentals of the Global Economy | Lederman | |
| 54643 | INTA 637 | Field Research Methods | Pugel | |
| 57627 | INTA 670 | International Affairs Capstone: Terrorism and External Threats | Daly | |
| 60199 | INTA 689 | China: Science, Innovation, & National Power | Puglisi | |
| 54646 | INTA 700 | The Art of Counterintelligence | Altman | |
| 58147 | INTA 706 | Cyberspace Implications for National Security | Usher | |
| 58813 | INTA 716 | Latin America – Democracy and Development | Kelly |
TUESDAY
| Course #: | Course: | Course Title: | Instructor: |
| 50751 | INTA 605 | American Foreign Policy Since World War II | Holmes |
| 50756 | INTA 606 | International Politics in Theory and Practice | Shynkaruk |
| 59050 | INTA 655 | Domestic Intelligence Operations: Legalities, Policies, and Procedures | May |
| 57820 | INTA 689 | Private Sector Intelligence and Insider Risk | Triplett/Taylor |
| 57822 | INTA 689 | European Politics and Institutions | Johnson |
| 58107 | INTA 689 | Geopolitics of Oil | Vincent |
| 50768 | INTA 698 | Advanced Analytic Tradecraft | Weissgold |
WEDNESDAY
| Course#: | Course: | Course Title: | Instructor: |
| 43101 | INTA 652 | The Role of Intelligence in Security Affairs | Altman |
| 50761 | INTA 670 | International Affairs Capstone: Ending Armed Conflict? Syria, Turkey, and the Kurdish Question | Holmes |
| 58049 | INTA 689 | National Security Program Development and Management | White |
| 58044 | INTA 689 | Insurgency and Counterinsurgency | Wasielewski |
| 59596 | INTA 710 | Intelligence Collection Systems | Teitelbaum |
| 57774 | INTA 709 | China’s Military | D. Wilder |
| 57689 | INTA 745 | African Conflict, Demographics, and Development | Laurienti |
THURSDAY
| Course #: | Course: | Course Title: | Instructor: |
| 57685 | INTA 650 | National Security Law | Dyson |
| 57788 | INTA 651 | National Security Policy | Latif |
| 57691 | INTA 652 | The Role of Intelligence in Security Affairs | Daly |
| 58217 | INTA 654 | U.S. Border Security: Policies, Strategies, and Issues | DeBree |
| 59637 | INTA 670 | International Affairs Capstone: Counterterrorism and Threats to Critical Infrastructure in the U.S. | Kelly |
| 54647 | INTA 714 | Defense Intelligence | Gentile |
| 57687 | INTA 723 | Covert Action | Vickers |
| 57688 | INTA 744 | European Security | Shynkaruk |
