Curriculum: Threat Intelligence
The Middlebury Institute Master of Arts in Threat Intelligence is a 12- or 16-month, 36-credit program.
| Start Dates | Credits | Practicum | Second Language | Program Chair |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August or January | 36 | Optional | Not Required | Katharine Petrich |
Requirements
Core Coursework (11 credits)
Skills Courses (6 credits)
Methods Courses (7 credits)
Electives (12 credits)
Core Coursework (11 credits)
- Threat Intelligence Foundations (2 credits)
- Cyber Warfare (2 credits)
- Intro to Intelligence (4 credits)
- Policy and Data Analysis (3 credits)
Skills Courses (6 credits)
- Intro to Intercultural Competence (2 credits)
- International Security Research & Analysis (2 credits)
- International Crisis Negotiation Exercise (1 credit)
- Field Research Interviewing (1 credit)
- Writing and Briefing Memos (2 credit)
- Research on the Dark Web (2 credits)
- Advanced Communication Strategies (1 credit)
Methods Courses (7 Credits)
- Advanced Data Analysis (3 credits)
- Geographic Financial Crime Risk Modelling (1 credit)
- Blockchain Analytics (2 credits)
- Drones & Surveillance (1 credit)
- SQL (1 credit)
- GIS (4 credits)
- Network Analysis (3 credits)
- Advanced GIS (4 credits)
- Cyber Practicum (2 credits)
- Open Source Tools for Online Investigations (2 credits)
- Python
Electives (12 Credits)
You may use electives to focus your coursework, take courses across focus areas, or take up to 4 credits from other programs.
WMD Proliferation
- Introduction to WMD Nonproliferation (4 credits)
- Security and Arms Control in NE Asia (4 credits)
- NPT Simulation (4 credits)
- Open Source Tools for NPTS (4 credits)
- Nuclear Research Reactor Practicum (2 credits)
- Strategic Export Controls (2 credits)
- Nuclear Power and Nonproliferation (1 credit)
- Israel and the Bomb (2 credits)
- Evolution of Chinese Nuclear Policy (4 credits)
- Deter and Influence Terrorism and WMD seminar (4 credits)
- Proliferation and Intelligence seminar (4 credits)
- Security and WMD in the Middle East (4 credits)
- Nuclear Weapons in South Asia (4 credits)
Financial Crime
- Financial Crime Typologies (4 credits)
- Financial Crime Prevention Practicum (4 credits)
- Intro to Crypto, Web 3.0 & DeFi (2 credits)
- Proliferation Financing Cases (2 credits)
- Legal Aspects of Financial Crime (3 credits)
- Corruption seminar (4 credits)
- Terrorism Financing seminar (4 credits)
Terrorism
- Introduction to Terrorism (4 credits)
- Transnational Crime & Terrorism (1 credit)
- Terrorism and Counterterrorism in Africa (1 credit)
- Political Violence in LatAm (4 credit)
- Emergency Response to Terrorism (2 credits)
- Chem & Bio Warfare & Terrorism (1 credit)
- Countering Violent Extremism (4 credits)
- Current Trends in Terrorism Research (4 credits)
- CBRN Terrorism (4 credits)
- Terrorism in South Asia (4 credits)
- Security and Violence in SE Asia (4 credits)
- National Security Practicum (4 credits)
Other Electives
- Threat Intel Practicum (6 credits)
- Security and Diplomacy in Africa (4 credits)
- Cybercrime (2 credits)
- Cyber 9/12 Simulation (2 credits)
- Crypto Threat Intelligence Practicum (4 credits)
- Courses from other programs with preapproval from Threat Intelligence academic advisor (up to 4 credits)