Program checklist · Minor

Intelligence Studies

George Mason University · Fairfax, VA

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Program

Award: Minor
Total credits (published): 12-15
Credits (computed from items): 18-21
Catalog edition: 2026-2027
Checklist type: degree-program

Identifiers

IPEDS UNITID: 232186
CourseShelf checklist: CK_232186_1065a111
CollegeTransfer.Net: Institution Transfer Profile
Source: CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Core Courses in the Minor

major core · 2 items

Electives in the Minor

electives · 43 items

Select four elective courses from the following:
Not resolved to a course
12-15
ANTH 114
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
As published: “Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (Mason Core)”
3
ANTH 312
Political Anthropology
As published: “Political Anthropology (Mason Core)”
3
ANTH 380
Language and Culture
3
COMM 200
Communication Theory
3
COMM 305
Foundations of Intercultural Communication
As published: “Foundations of Intercultural Communication (Mason Core)”
3
CONF 340
Global Conflict Analysis and Resolution
As published: “Global Conflict Analysis and Resolution (Mason Core)”
3
CONF 345
Social Dynamics of Terrorism, Security, and Justice
3
CRIM 230
Introduction to Homeland Security
3
CRIM 304
Computer Crime, Forensics, and Auditing
3
CRIM 350
Counterintelligence
3
CRIM 400
Applied Criminal Psychology
3
CRIM 460
Surveillance and Privacy in Contemporary Society
or: GOVT 460 Surveillance and Privacy in Contemporary Society
3
CRIM 462
Law Enforcement and Homeland Security
3
CRIM 475
Theory and Politics of Terrorism
3
CYSE 101
Introduction to Cyber Security Engineering
3
FRSC 201
Introduction to Criminalistics
3
GGS 103
Human Geography
As published: “Human Geography (Mason Core)”
3
GGS 301
Political Geography
As published: “Political Geography (Mason Core)”
3
GGS 310
Cartographic Design
3
GGS 311
Geographic Information Systems
3
GGS 379
Remote Sensing
3
GGS 411
Geovisualization
3
GGS 416
Satellite Image Analysis
3
GOVT 344
American Foreign Policy
3
GOVT 345
Islam and Politics
3
GOVT 346
American Security Policy
3
GOVT 347
International Security
3
GOVT 443
Law and Ethics of War
3
GOVT 446
International Law and Organization
3
INTS 404
Ethics and Leadership
4
INTS 417
Human Trafficking and Smuggling. 3
As published: “Human Trafficking and Smuggling 1”
6
IT 357
Computer Crime, Forensics, and Auditing
3
PHIL 173
Logic and Critical Thinking
3
PSYC 379
Applied Cross-Cultural Psychology
As published: “Applied Cross-Cultural Psychology (Mason Core)”
3
PSYC 467
The Psychology of Working in Groups and Teams
60
SOCI 307
Social Movements and Political Protest
3
SOCI 320
Globalization and Social Change
As published: “Globalization and Social Change (Mason Core)”
3
SOCI 326
Conflict, Violence, and Peace
3
SOCI 391
Big Data, Technology, and Society
3
SOCI 405
Analysis of Social Data
4
STAT 344
Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists I
3
STAT 350
Introductory Statistics II
3

Special topics courses may be approved if they are relevant to the field of intelligence studies 2

0 items

Other courses as approved by minor director

0 items

Source. George Mason University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/humanities-social-sciences/criminology-law-society/intelligence-studies-minor/. Captured page pages/0779.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.