Programme Information
Overview
This program is targeted to meet the professional needs of persons engaged in intelligence, security, police management, forensic and cyber-crime investigations. Courses will be delivered by highly qualified instructors and will be conducted in seminar-style, using problem-based teaching approaches.
Campus: Main Campus
Total Programme Credits: 42
Programme Duration: 2 years
Programme Delivery: Face-to-face/Blended
Entry Requirements
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Bachelor’s degree from an approved/recognized university with a B+ average or Upper Second Class honors or an equivalent GPA
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Bachelor’s degree with a lower than B+ average but with compensating experience in the field of national security, intelligence, and criminal justice (3-5 years) and/or additional qualifications such as a diploma or certificate in National Security and Intelligence Studies.
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There is provision to accept non-standard applicants who do not satisfy the standard academic criterion:
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Applicants must produce evidence of relevant and equivalent experience and their suitability for the course.
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Such applicants would normally be senior police and army officers or senior civilian personnel working with police and security agencies or in public-sector organizations concerned with crime, security and police-related operations.
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Applicants may also be requested to complete selected prerequisite courses as directed by the USC.
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Courses
- NSIS521 Seminar in Security Studies 3
- NSIS531 Seminar in Intelligence Studies 3
- NSIS561 Research Methodology I 3
- NSIS562 Research Methodology II 2
- NSIS522 National and Regional Security 3
- NSIS532 Intelligence Operations and Intelligence Organizations 3
- NSIS541 Seminar in Terrorism and Political Violence 3
- Seminar in Protecting Critical Infrastructure-Policies & Processes 3
- NSIS571 Spanish Workshop I 1
- NSIS671 Spanish Workshop II (Reading and Translation) 1
- NSIS572 Distinguished Seminar I (Topics in National Security & Intelligence Studies) 1
- NSIS672 Distinguished Seminar II (Topics in National Security & Intelligence Studies) 1
- NSIS695 Master’s Thesis 6
CONCENTRATIONS (9 Credits) 9
National and International Security
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NSIS623 International Security in a Changing World 3
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NSIS624 National Security and Intelligence Challenges 3
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NSIS625 Current Security Issues in the Caribbean 3
Intelligence Analysis and Management
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NSIS633 Improving Intelligence Analysis through Critical Thinking 3
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NSIS662 Structured Analytic Techniques and Case 3
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NSIS663 Intelligence Analysis and National Security 3
Terrorism and Counterterrorism Studies
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NSIS642 Seminar in the History of Ancient and Modern Terrorism 3
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NSIS643 Suicide and Religious Terrorism 3
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NSIS644 Counterterrorism Strategies and Policy 3