Intelligence and National Security Degree
B.S. in Intelligence and National Security
Offered on campus
Learn from Experienced Faculty
Point Park University's intelligence and national security degree program will allow you to develop a range of crucial skills to prepare for a variety of career opportunities in the intelligence community.
Language skills, critical thinking, analytical applications, strategic planning, report writing and ethical behavior are all crucial in intelligence work and woven throughout the curriculum. Intelligence and national security majors will have the opportunity to meet and learn from professionals from intelligence agencies while being taught by faculty who have gained expertise in a range of related disciplines.
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Courses & Topics
You will receive a well-rounded education through our core curriculum and classes in the intelligence and national security major. Courses include:
- Critical Thinking for Analysts
- Disinformation and Psychological Operations
- Ethics of Spying
- Intelligence Tradecraft Techniques
- National Intelligence Authorities
- Terrorism
- The President's Daily Brief
- Threat Analysis
- World Conflicts
Career Options
Graduates of the intelligence and national security degree program can pursue various career opportunities such as:
- Operations Officer
- Targeting Officer
- Federal Agent
- Signals Intelligence Analyst
- Geospatial Intelligence Analyst
- Language Officer
- Law Enforcement Intelligence Analyst
Gain the skills needed to pursue careers in agencies and organizations including, but not limited to:
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- Department of Defense (DOD)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- National Security Agency (NSA)
- Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
- Pittsburgh Fusion Center and other regional fusion centers
- National Geo-Spatial Intelligence Agency (NGA)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- International Crime Police Organization (INTERPOL)
- State and local law enforcement intelligence departments