In this minor, you will explore intelligence issues and challenges related to U.S. national security. Students will gain a composite view of national security intelligence and related topics that may support a career path in government, private sector, nonprofits and more.
What is the national security intelligence minor?
Intelligence is a secret nation state activity that is utilized to understand or influence adversarial entities. The objective of this academic minor is to allow students to specialize in the study of intelligence matters related to U.S. national security, which includes the protection of vital economic and political interests, as well as people and territories, against physical assault. Students completing this minor will have a composite view of U.S. national security intelligence and related topics that may support career paths in the government, private sector and not-for-profit realms.
Why study national security intelligence at UNH Manchester?
The minor encourages interdisciplinary collaboration by bundling security-related courses in a variety of disciplines, facilitating students’ engagement with security from diverse perspectives. Many students are interested in careers in government, private and not-for-profit entities where training in national security intelligence issues is essential. Students with a national security intelligence minor will benefit from this specialized training as they compete for job and post-graduate opportunities in many industries.
Potential career areas
- Counterintelligence
- Cyber investigations
- Diplomacy
- Emergency management
- FBI or CIA
- International nonprofits
- Law
- Law enforcement
- Network security administration
- Systems security engineering
Curriculum & Requirements
The objective of this academic minor is to allow students to study intelligence issues and challenges related to US national security.
National Security Intelligence may be defined as a secret nation state activity to understand, influence, or defend against adversarial entities. Students may take courses in multiple disciplines across UNH while pursuing the national security intelligence minor. Students completing this minor will have a composite view of national security intelligence and related topics that may support career path in the government, private sector, and not for profit realms.
For more information about the National Security Intelligence minor on either campus, contact Andrew Macpherson, minor supervisor.
The Minor in National Security Intelligence requires five courses. Student completing the minor must take three courses originating in the Department of Security Studies which provide the foundation for the minor. Students will build upon this foundation with two additional intermediate course electives from the Department of Security Studies or other departments across UNH.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Required courses | ||
HLS 550 | History and Structure of the U.S. Intelligence Community | 4 |
HLS 650 | Topics in National Security Intelligence | 4 |
Select one of the following required courses: | 4 | |
HLS 651 | Issues in Intelligence Collection | |
HLS 652 | Intelligence Analysis and Production | |
HLS 653 | Counterintelligence | |
HLS 654 | Covert Action | |
Select two of the following electives: | 6 | |
HLS 505 | Political Violence and Terrorism | |
HLS 651 | Issues in Intelligence Collection | |
HLS 652 | Intelligence Analysis and Production | |
HLS 653 | Counterintelligence | |
HLS 654 | Covert Action | |
HLS 655 | Open Source Intelligence | |
HIST 537 | Espionage and History | |
HIST 620 | Foreign Relations of the United States | |
NSIA 710 | National Security Policy and the Intelligence Community | |
NSIA 720 | Intelligence Analysis | |
POLT 403 | United States in World Affairs | |
POLT 548 | Drug Wars | |
POLT 550 | Comparative Government and Society | |
POLT 562 | Strategy and National Security Policy | |
SOC #656 | Terrorism | |
CMN 456 | Propaganda and Persuasion | |
Total Credits | 18 |
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