The Department takes great pride in producing the highest quality entry level analyst for the intelligence profession. To insure the highest quality, the Department requires that the prospective student complete an interview prior to admission. Once admitted, the new student must adhere to the exacting standards of a rigorous curriculum. Major specific courses are listed below, the degree recipient must satisfactorily complete all listed courses. This does not include core courses required by the college, see the Mercyhurst College Course Catalog for more details.

Intelligence Studies Core Courses

• Introduction to Research and Analysis
• Advanced Research and Analysis
• Business Intelligence
• History of U.S. Intelligence or
  Intelligence and National Security
• Terrorism
• Intro to Law Enforcement Intelligence
• Strategic Intelligence
• Writing for Intelligence
• Internship/Co-Op

Interdisciplinary Courses

• U.S. History II
• U.S. History I or
  U.S. History III
• European History Since the Renaissance or
  World History I or
  World History II or
  World History III
• American Government
• American Criminal Justice or
  Criminology
• Geopolitics
• Political Theory
• Macroeconomics
• General Anthropology
• Three semesters of a Foreign Language
• Language Related History or
  Language Related Culture
• Statistics
• Introduction to Psychology or
  Contemporary Social Problems