Intelligence Analysis Policy and Practice

Fall 2018 > Humanities & Social Sciences > CRIM.5780 > 031

Course No: CRIM.5780-031; SIS Class Nbr: 13616; SIS Term: 2810
Course Status: Registration Closed

Course Description

Students will examine the tradecraft of intelligence collection and analysis from various perspectives. Topics will include strategies, tactics, legal and ethical implications, sources, means, methods, limitations, covert action, methods of analysis, and case studies of prominent intelligence successes and failures in the last half century.

Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor

  • Prerequisites: Students with a CSCE career need permission to take Graduate Level Courses.
  • Core Codes: SS
  • Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
  • Instructor: Christopher Hickey
  • UMass Lowell Bookstore

When Offered & Tuition

  • Online Course
  • 2018 Fall: Sep 05 to Dec 09
  • Chat Hours: Tue 9-10pm*
  • Course Level: Graduate
  • Tuition: $1725
  • Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

*Chat Hours provide an opportunity for the instructor and students to communicate in "real time". It is an informative and interactive session where course related questions, answers, and discussions take place. While student attendance during chat hours is not required, it is highly recommended. Weekly chat sessions are archived for students who are not able to participate in the live chat sessions at the scheduled times.

Related Programs: Graduate Certificate in Security Studies, M.S. in Security Studies: Critical Infrastructure Protection Concentration, M.S. in Security Studies: Cybersecurity Concentration, M.A. in Security Studies: Homeland Defense Concentration, M.A. in Security Studies: Industrial & Economic Security Concentration, M.A. in Security Studies: International Security Concentration

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