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The Department of Intelligence Studies is a center of excellence that promotes the study of intelligence in higher academic settings while seeking to identify, promote and employ best practices in the study and application of intelligence studies throughout national security, law enforcement, business and academia. The department was made possible by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE) in February 2004.
Mercyhurst’s Department of Intelligence Studies offers a bachelor of arts degree in intelligence studies, a master of science degree in applied intelligence and a graduate certificate in applied intelligence that gives students the education they need to pursue a career as an analyst in national security, law enforcement or business.
By learning both in the classroom and through hands-on experiences in the field, students gain a broad understanding of world and American history, comparative governments and political philosophies, written and oral reports and assessments, computer operations and database management, statistical techniques and a reading competency in a foreign language.
