Security and Intelligence Studies, Minor

The Minor in Security and Intelligence studies requires 18 credit hours with a combined GPA of at least 2.0 for all courses taken.

Minor Requirements:

Required Courses (9 credit hours)

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  • POLS – 3380 – Security & Intelligence in a Democratic Society (3) (Available in the Fall Semester)
  • POLS – 3381 – Critical Thinking Skills for Intelligence (3) (Available in the Fall and Spring Semester)
  • POLS – 3382 – Analytic Writing and Briefing (3) (Available in the Spring Semester)

Elective Courses (9 credit hours)

Select at least 3 of the approved elective courses from below.

Terrorism and Political Violence

  • POLS 3135 – Terrorism
  • POLS 3030 – Politics of Terror
  • POLS 3139 – Civil Wars and Political Violence
  • POLS 3137 – International Human Rights

Africa

  • HIST 2211 – Modern Africa
  • POLS 3169 – African International Relations
  • POLS 3143 – African Politics
  • SWAH 1201 – Elementary Swahili I
  • SWAH 1202 – Elementary Swahili II
  • AFRS 2221 – Contemporary Africa
  • AFRS 3154 – Globalization in African History
  • AFRS 3179 – African American Political Philosophy
  • AFRS 3190 – Political Economy of the Caribbean
  • AFRS 3265 – African Economic Development
  • AFRS 4105 – African International Relations
  • AFRS 4630 – Environmental and Public Health in Africa
  • AFRS 4640 – Environment, State, and Society in the Caribbean and Latin America

Middle East

  • POLS 3166 – Politics of the Islamic World
  • HIST 2216 – Modern Middle East
  • ARBC 1201 – Elementary Arabic I
  • ARBC 1202 – Elementary Arabic II
  • FARS 1201 – Elementary Farsi I
  • FARS 1202 – Elementary Farsi II

Europe and Russia

  • POLS 3153 – European Union
  • HIST 2252 – Russian History from 1861 to the Present
  • ITLN 1201 – Elementary Italian I
  • ITLN 1202 – Elementary Italian II
  • FREN1201 – Elementary French I
  • FREN1202 – Elementary French II
  • GERM1201 – Elementary German I
  • GERM1202 – Elementary German II
  • RUSS1201 – Elementary Russian I
  • RUSS1202 – Elementary Russian II

Latin America

  • POLS3144 – Latin American Politics
  • POLS3155 – Latin American Political Economy
  • POLS3164 – US-Latin American Relations
  • HIST2207 – Modern Latin America
  • AFRS 3190 – Political Economy of the Caribbean
  • SPAN1101 – Elementary Spanish I
  • SPAN1102 – Elementary Spanish
  • IISPAN1201 – Elementary Spanish I 
  • SPAN1202 – Elementary Spanish II 
  • SPAN1205 – Accelerated Elementary Spanish I and II  

China, Japan, and Asia

  • CHNS1201 – Elementary Chinese I
  • CHNS1201L – Elementary Chinese I Lab
  • CHNS1202 – Elementary Chinese II
  • CHNS1202L – Elementary Chinese II Lab
  • HIST2201 – History of Modern Asia
  • HIST3160 – History of Modern China
  • POLS3148 – Chinese Politics
  • JAPN1201 – Elementary Japanese I
  • JAPN1202 – Elementary Japanese II
  • POLS3165 – East Asia in World Affairs

International Relations

  • POLS 4600 – International Conflict
  • POLS 4600 – Gambling and War
  • POLS 4600 – Politics of the Resource Curse
  • POLS 3157 – American Foreign Policy
  • POLS 3159 – Diplomacy in a Changing World
  • POLS 3162 – International Law
  • POLS 3154 – Cyberspace & Politics
  • POLS 3151 – International Political Economy
  • POLS 3152 – International Organization
  • POLS 3137 – International Human Rights
  • POLS 3165 – East Asia in World Affairs
  • AFRS 3265 – African Economic Development
  • AFRS 4105 – African International Relations
  • AFRS 4640 – Environment, State, and Society in the Caribbean and Latin America

Methods, Analysis, and Argumentation

  • WRDS 2101 – Advanced Writing: Research and Critical Analysis
  • WRDS 3102 – The Effective Sentence: A Writing Course for All Majors
  • CJUS 3363 – Mediation & Conflict Resolution
  • CJUS 3364 – The Administration of Criminal Justice
  • CJUS 3365 – Interviewing in Criminal Justice
  • CJUS 4370 – Introduction to Data Analytics
  • CJUS 4371 – Criminal Data Sources, Data Management, and Cleaning
  • CJUS 4373 – Intelligence Analysis and Security Analytics
  • CJUS 4375 – Community-Oriented Policing, Problem-Solving, and Crime Analysis
  • CJUS 4376 – Social Network Analysis
  • CJUS 4374 – Geospatial Analytics and Crime
  • CJUS 4377 – Crime Measurement and Data Visualization
  • CJUS 4378 – Causes and Consequences of Crime

International Crime

  • CJUS 3381 – Security and Loss Prevention
  • CJUS 4361 – International Criminal Justice
  • CJUS 4362 – Computer Crime
  • CJUS 4372 – Drug Analytics