Gain skills to critically scrutinize unstructured and often ambiguous data within a variety of competitive, security, and criminal contexts, including organized crime, national security, safety, and terrorism.
This Master of Science program prepares graduates for positions as intelligence analysts who are able to lead a team in the preparation of assessments based on the ethical collection, correlation, and analysis of information for the security, safety, defence, emergency and crisis management (SSDEC) sectors. The program provides a specialized, theoretical foundation and applied skills for a graduate to function successfully as an intelligence analyst.
The program prepares graduates for positions as intelligence analysts who are able to lead a team in the preparation of assessments based on the ethical collection, correlation, and analysis of information for the security, safety, defence, emergency and crisis management (SSDEC) sectors.
- Have sufficient technological skills, knowledge, and abilities for employment as an intelligence analyst.
- Effectively work, lead, and communicate in a team to achieve common goals.
- Utilize standard, ethical practices and procedures for collection, correlation, analysis, evaluation, and presentation of information.
- Expand knowledge and capabilities through continuing education or other lifelong learning opportunities.
- Fulfil civic duties and responsibilities through local, national, or global service
By successfully completing the MSc in Intelligence Analysis (MIA) program,
a graduate has the following competencies:
- Interpret the theory and history of the discipline of intelligence.
- Apply critical thinking skills to real world issues.
- Appraise collected data and information using a variety of analytic techniques and methodologies.
- Prepare analytic products in written, oral, visual, and/or multimedia formats.
- Devise open source research and collection management practices.
- Facilitate and manage intelligence processes and practices.
- Produce research in the intelligence
Part Time
Semester One
| Code | Title | Credits | Core/Elect | Pre/Coreq |
| MIA500 | Intelligence Theories and Applications | 3 | Core | None |
| MIA510 | Advanced Analytical Techniques | 3 | Core | MIA500 |
Semester Two
| Code | Title | Credits | Core/Elect | Pre/Coreq |
| MIA505 | Intelligence Writing | 3 | Core | None |
| MIA525 | Intelligence, Military and Warfare | 3 | Core | None |
Semester Three
| Code | Title | Credits | Core/Elect | Pre/Coreq |
| MIA515 | Intelligence Management and Communications | 3 | Core | MIA505 |
| MIA | Elective Course I | 3 | Elective | None |
Semester Four
| Code | Title | Credits | Core/Elect | Pre/Coreq |
| MIA520 | Cyber Threat Analysis | 3 | Core | None |
| MIA580 | Research Methods in Intelligence | 3 | Core | None |
Semester Five
| Code | Title | Credits | Core/Elect | Pre/Coreq |
| MIA | Elective Course II | 3 | Elective | None |
| MIA590 | Research Project | 3 | Core | MIA580 |
Semester Six
| Code | Title | Credits | Core/Elect | Pre/Coreq |
| MIA | Elective Course III | 3 | Elective | None |
| MIA | Elective Course IV | 3 | Elective | None |
- Recognized bachelor level qualification with a 3.0 minimum of a 4.0 CGPA, or equivalent
- Minimum English language of IELTS 6.0 or equivalent
