Intelligence Analysis Program

The Bachelor of Science degree in Intelligence Analysis (IA) provides a multi-disciplinary education for students who seek careers as analysts, with a specialization in intelligence analysis who aspire to work in the government and private sectors.

IA integrates knowledge from a variety of academic disciplines such as philosophy, history, political science, technology, and business and combines this knowledge with professionally oriented skills, empowering students to tackle complex real-world problems using innovative thinking structures.

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Jan 17 Stephen Marrin receives distinguished scholar award
Marrin recently received the ISA Intelligence Studies Section Distinguished Scholar Award – an award that has only been given to nine others over the past 40 years.
Nov 17 CISE embraces the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals
CISE integrates the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals into coursework and research initiatives.
Nov 17 Hunting the ghost ship: How an IA professor tracked the SPARTA IV
Intelligence Analysis professor Giangiuseppe Pili and his team utilized open-source data collection to analyze and identify the transportation of military cargo by the Russian SPARTA IV.
Oct 25

The promise and the pitfalls of AI
JMU is proceeding with caution as it assesses the AI landscape.
Oct 19 Intelligence analysis professor presents at NATO event in Budapest
Baxter presented the role of current nuclear weapons-modernization efforts and how those efforts have impacted nuclear strategy
Oct 17 Record-breaking turnout at the CISE Career Fair
A record 921 students attended, engaging with 58 businesses and organizations, including Verizon, GEICO, Mitre, and ManTech.

Intelligence Analysis

Engineering/Geosciences Building
MSC 4310
801 Carrier Drive
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807

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540/568-2790