Tom Kennedy, Director of the Office of Executive Programs and of the Center for Leadership and Organizational Development, if interested in developing a certificate program for your organization or agency.
To pursue certificate programs for academic credit, interested candidates must apply for Advanced Special Student Status through the Graduate School, if not already enrolled in a degree program.
Certificate in Intelligence Analysis
The objective of the Certificate Program in Intelligence Analysis is to develop students' proficiency in a uniform set of core conceptual competencies and skills that all those involved in the delivery and support of major national security and intelligence agencies should possess, as well as additional conceptual competencies important to particular forms of intelligence analysis.
Current and future intelligence community analysts will benefit from completion of this certificate program. Students may choose four courses below to complete their certificate. Two courses are required—Intelligence Policy and Organization— and —Intelligence and Policy: Executive, Congressional, and Public Dimensions—the remaining two are elective.
Below are examples of relevant existing courses. The School will work with clients to develop new courses or customize existing courses to more appropriately target client needs.
- Problems of Global Security
- Critical Thinking for Analysts
- U.S. Foreign Policy Process
- Terrorism and Democracy
- International Security Policy
- International Economic Policy
Certificate in Information Assurance
The Certificate in Information Assurance Management is a cross-disciplinary program designed for working professionals who want to increase their management competencies in the area of information assurance. The Certificate is a multi-school effort, combining expertise in the School of Engineering, the School of Public Policy, the College of Library and Information Science, and the Robert H. Smith School of Business.
The Certificate program is particularly useful for IT and security professionals who want to understand the business aspects of information security. The following four required courses increase the skills and deepen students´ knowledge of information security issues, risk assessment, policy development, budgeting, and implementation techniques.
- Information Security
- Public Management and Leadership
- Financial Management of Information Projects
- Information Policy
