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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Intelligence Analysis, Competitive Intelligence Concentration, B.S.


Dr. Jeffrey Tang, Interim Department Head

Phone: (540) 568-2740 Email: tangjd@jmu.edu

Location: ISAT Building, Room 321 Website: http://www.isat.jmu.edu

Professors

K. Altaii, C. Bachmann, M. Bentley, T. Benzing, T. Chen, M. Deaton, S. Frysinger, M. Handley, M. Kimsey, C. Klevickis, R. Kolvoord, H. Kraenzle, D. McGraw, R. McKown, J. Miles, M. Papadakis, E. Pappas, R. Raab, E. Salib, J. Spindel, A. Teate, W. Teel, L. Temple

Associate Professors

M. Benton, A. Biesecker, Z. Bortolot, R. Brent, J. Coffman, A. Goodall, C. J. Hartman, N. Hendrickson, S. Marrin, C. Nash, N. Radziwill, E. Reid, S. Stockwell, J. Tang, T. Walton, H. Way

Assistant Professors

D. Bonsal, S. Conley, S. El-Tawab, J. Ferenbaugh, K. Moore, Q. Tao, L. Ward, X. Wei, E. York

Instructor

P. Henriksen

Director: Noel Hendrickson
Phone: (540) 568-8941 
Email:  hendrinx@jmu.edu
Website: http://www.jmu.edu/ia

Mission Statement

The IA program will equip students to evaluate data from diverse sources and objectively assess the most significant implications for decision-making in a way that goes beyond other existing estimates of the situation and its significance using an integrated skill set in cognitive, computational, contextual and communicative methods, exemplify the character traits that define an effective and ethical analyst and employ the conceptual understanding of the underlying theoretical frameworks necessary to adapt and apply these methods to any type of problem. The IA program’s core values are versatility, real-world relevance, methodological sophistication, academic rigor, intellectual community, ethical and professional practice, and external engagement.

Career Opportunities

A students can find employment in an array of government agencies (both civilian and military), federal contracting and consulting firms, select U.S. and multinational corporations, and state and local law enforcement.

Admission to Intelligence Analysis

Currently Enrolled Students

Admission to JMU does not guarantee admission to the intelligence analysis major. The IA program will strive to accommodate all interested students who adopt IA upon admission to JMU or who change soon after in its first three required courses during the fall semester of sophomore year. The size of the cohort will be limited beyond that semester. To be eligible to apply for full admission to the major, students must complete the following courses with a grade of “C” or better:

Students will be admitted on the competitive basis of their combined performance in the first semester’s three required IA courses.

Transfer Students

Transfer students must also take the three required courses during their fall semester, as these courses are not offered in the spring. It is recommended that transfer students talk with an IA adviser regarding the selection of a minor that can be useful for the major if they begin during spring semester.

To complete this concentration, students must take four of the following courses. IA 480 may be repeated multiple times toward this requirement if it has a different topic each time.

Degree and Major Requirements


Degree Requirements


Required Courses


  • General Education  41 Credit Hours 1
  • Quantitative requirement (in addition to General Education ) 3 Credit Hours
  • Scientific Literacy requirement (in addition to General Education ) 3-4 Credit Hours
  • IA foundations and core courses 45 Credit Hours
  • IA concentration courses 12 Credit Hours
  • Electives 22 Credit Hours
Total: 120 Credit Hours

Footnote

1 The General Education  program contains a set of requirements each student must fulfill.

General Education Courses


Total: 41 Credit Hours

IA Foundation and Core Courses


Concentrations


Students must complete either the national security concentration or the competitive intelligence concentration. With the approval of an IA adviser, students may, in special cases, design their own custom concentration of four 300-level or above courses that fit together thematically and support the educational objectives of the IA program.

Competitive Intelligence


To complete this concentration, 12 credits must be selected from either computer information systems perspective courses or global economics perspective courses.

Computer Information Systems Perspective


IA majors seeking to complete the computer information systems perspective version of the concentration must meet all the CIS minor  program requirements. Consult with the CIS minor  program regarding what requirements must be fulfilled to take these CIS courses.

Required Courses


Select one of the following: 3 Credit Hours

Total: 12 Credit Hours

Global Economic Perspective


Required Courses


Global Economic Perspective Courses: 6 Credit Hours

Select two of the following: 6 Credit Hours

Total: 12 Credit Hours

Additional IA Courses, Requirements and Recommendations


These are General Education Cluster Three  courses required for the IA major. They will be recorded as General Education, not IA, credits. All IA majors will be encouraged to do a not-for-credit internship in intelligence analysis.