{"id":1924,"date":"2023-07-25T19:21:16","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T19:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site5.meridian.soar.qvine.com\/?page_id=1924"},"modified":"2024-01-31T20:16:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T20:16:34","slug":"college-of-strategic-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ni-u.edu\/college-of-strategic-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"College of Strategic Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1924\" class=\"elementor elementor-1924\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5ec622 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5ec622\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{"background_background":"classic"}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-598fc9d\" data-id=\"598fc9d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4c400b elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4c400b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">College of Strategic Intelligence<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c89de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"c3c89de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{"content_width":"boxed"}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03f1cdb elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03f1cdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CSI<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-693da17 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"693da17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{"_animation":"none","_animation_delay":200}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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We seek to instill in-depth knowledge of the Intelligence Community (IC) and its support of the national security policy process and to enhance their ability to consider the role and desired impact of intelligence at the strategic level, in addition to the role played by their particular agency. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9343 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ni-u.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CSIButton2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"134\" \/><\/p><p>In addition to their academic experience, NIU students interact\u00a0with students and faculty from other IC agencies and military branches and<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor5 ); color: var(--ast-global-color-6); letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-line: initial;\"> complete coursework and research at the Top Secret level. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>CSI students can earn<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor5 ); color: var(--ast-global-color-6); font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-line: initial;\">\u00a0a<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor5 ); color: var(--ast-global-color-6); font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-line: initial;\">\u00a0<a href=\"\/bsi\/\">Bachelor of Science in Intelligence (BSI)<\/a> degree, a<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor5 ); color: var(--ast-global-color-6); letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-line: initial;\">\u00a0<a href=\"\/mssi\/\">Master of Science of Strategic Intelligence (MSSI)<\/a> degree, or a <a href=\"\/certificates\/\">Certificate in Intelligence Studies (CIS)<\/a>.\u00a0 Students in the MSSI program study the global environment, frameworks of analysis, intelligence collection, national strategy and logical reasoning.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor5 ); color: var(--ast-global-color-6); letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-line: initial;\">Students also have the opportunity to take elective courses ranging from regional concerns to transnational threats.\u00a0 Students must also complete a graduate thesis.<\/span><\/p><p>The BSI is an undergraduate completion program where students complete 57 credits that focus entirely on intelligence. It includes the completion of a capstone project exploring a contemporary intelligence issue.<\/p><p>The <a href=\"\/certificates\/\">Certificate in Intelligence Studies<\/a> is offered in a range of topics including: Africa,\u00a0China: Collection Concern, Counterintelligence, Strategic Intelligence in Special Operations, IC Leadership and Management, Russia\/Eurasia, and Homeland Intelligence<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor5 ); color: var(--ast-global-color-6); font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-line: initial;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e0c242 elementor-button-success elementor-align-right elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-tablet-align-right elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3e0c242\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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