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Master's

Government, MA/Intelligence, Certificate

Johns Hopkins University Krieger School of Arts and Sciences (Advanced Academic Programs) 35 courses 15 total credits

About This Program

Students pursuing the Master of Arts in Government may obtain an additional credential by completing courses that lead to the Certificate in Intelligence. This combined credential prepares graduates for careers in the U.S. Intelligence Community and in those parts of the government and private sector that use intelligence or work with the Intelligence Community, as well as other parts of the national security community. Students can complete the program with 15 courses. Please note that this entry is for currently enrolled students only. The Certificate in Intelligence program is not currently accepting new students.

Degree Requirements

Core Course: Required

Code Course Title Credits
AS.470.602 Government & Politics 3
AS.470.850 Research and Thesis I: MA in Government 3
AS.470.800 Thesis and Applications of Research 3
Total Core Course: Required 12 credits

Core Courses - Customizable for Applications of Research

AS.470.612

Code Course Title Credits
AS.470.620 Race, Politics, and Policy 3
AS.470.629 Models of Democratic Leadership in America 3
AS.470.644 Democracy and Its Modern Critics 3
AS.470.649 Separation of Powers and Democratic Governance 3
AS.470.658 Religion and American Political Culture 3
AS.470.661 Political Debates and the US Constitution 3
AS.470.684 Legislative Language and Policymaking 3
AS.470.688 Political Institutions and the Policy Process 3
AS.470.693 Comparative Democracies 3
AS.470.701 Congress: Why the First Branch Matters 3
AS.470.721 Comparative Federalism: The United States and the European Union 3
AS.470.723 Western Political and Constitutional Thought 3
AS.470.759 American Political Development 3
AS.470.776 Nationalism in the Democratic Age 3

Core Courses - Customizable for Thesis

Select one of the following:

Code Course Title Credits
AS.470.852 Research and Thesis II: MA in Government 3
AS.470.854 Fundamentals of Quantitative Methods 3
AS.470.681 Introduction to Data Analytics and Policy 3

Core Courses - Customizable

Required course:

Code Course Title Credits
AS.473.600 The Art & Practice of Intelligence
Total Core Courses - Customizable 15 credits

Core Courses - Customizable

Select one Theory and Context course:

Code Course Title Credits
AS.473.604 Applied Critical Thinking and Analysis
AS.473.605 Strategic Culture Analysis
AS.473.663 The Intelligence-Policy Nexus 3
Total Core Courses - Customizable 3 credits

Core Courses - Customizable

Select one Law and Ethics course:

Code Course Title Credits
AS.470.731 Privacy in a Data-driven Society 3
AS.470.795 The Constitution and National Security 3
AS.473.606 Legal Issues in Intelligence
AS.473.607 Intelligence Ethics
Total Core Courses - Customizable 3 credits

Core Courses - Customizable

Select one Intelligence Operations course:

Code Course Title Credits
AS.470.740 Cyber Strategy and Threat Analysis 3
Total Core Courses - Customizable 3 credits

Core Courses - Customizable

AS.472.600

Code Course Title Credits
AS.473.602 Intelligence Analysis 3
AS.473.644 Technical Collection of Intelligence

Core Courses - Customizable

Select one Intelligence Applications course:

Code Course Title Credits
AS.473.608 Leading Intelligence Organizations
AS.470.668 The Politics and Process of American Foreign Policy 3
AS.470.745 Threat Financing and Economic Warfare 3
AS.473.668 Intelligence to Secure the Homeland and Hometown
Total Core Courses - Customizable 3 credits

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