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)
• POLS – 3381 – Critical Thinking Skills for Intelligence (3)
• POLS – 3382 – Analytic Writing and Briefing (3)

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