CURRICULUM
The Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS IIO) in Intelligence & Information Operations from the University of Arizona's College of Engineering—available on main campus and online—empowers students with the operational, analytical and technical skills to excel in intelligence careers spanning national defense, law enforcement and private industry.
The Intelligence and Information Operations curriculum includes both offensive and defensive intelligence and information operations content delivered within a state-of-the-art virtual learning environment.
The Defense Intelligence Agency's Intelligence Community - Center of Academic Excellence (IC CAE) designation demonstrates that this program meets the most demanding requirements. Choose from three IC CAE-designated degree tracks: Operational Intelligence, Information Warfare and Law Enforcement Intelligence. Or pursue the Signals Intelligence and Electronic Warfare emphasis area.
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Units to Complete Degree
Emphasis Areas:
Operational Intelligence
Information Warfare
Law Enforcement Intelligence
Signals Intelligence and Electronic Warfare
Program Goals & Core Skills
The BAS in Intelligence and Information Operations is a robust program with program goals and core skills designed to position graduates for dynamic careers in essential intelligence and information operations positions.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THE BAS IIO
- Structure and functions of the U.S. national security and intelligence communities, including law enforcement agencies
- Fundamental components of strategic intelligence, national intelligence policy, the intelligence cycle, and intelligence collection
- Core intelligence analytic process, including the process to define the problem, generate a hypothesis, determine information needs and gather data, evaluate sources, test and evaluate hypotheses, package and disseminate the product, and conduct peer review
- Tactics, techniques and procedures used to conduct and defend against information operation campaigns
- Critical thinking strategies, including reasoning, problem solving, analysis and evaluation through applied mathematics, analytic writing, application of research methods and advanced briefing skills
- The major theories and concepts of intelligence and information operations, demonstrated through an internship, capstone or supervised research experience
IIO Core Courses & Certificates
For more details about the Intelligence and Information Operations courses, select a course numbers below or visit the U of A Course Catalog.
All Emphasis Areas | Operational Intelligence Electives | Information Warfare Electives | Law Enforcement Intelligence Electives | Signals Intelligence & Electronic Warfare Electives | Information Warfare Certificate | Signals Intelligence & Electronic Warfare Certificate | |
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| CYBV 326 – Introductory Methods of Network Analysis | ✓ |
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| CYBV 479 – Wireless Networking & Security |
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| CYBV 481 – Social Engineering Attacks |
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| INTV 210 – Fundamentals of Radio Frequency Analysis |
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| INTV 220 – Analog & Digital Signals |
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| INTV 230 – Radio Frequency Modulation & Keying |
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| INTV 240 – Principle of Signals Intelligence & Electronic Warfare |
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| INTV 305 – Introduction to Intelligence & Information Operations | ✓ |
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| INTV 322 - Intelligence: Historical, Ethical & Legal Foundations | ✓ | ||||||
| INTV 326 - Introductory Methods of Intelligence Analysis | ✓ |
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| INTV 330 - Applied Single Agent AI | ✓ | ||||||
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| INTV 350 – Intelligence Collection | ✓ |
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| INTV 351 – Signals Intelligence & Electronic Warfare |
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| INTV 352 – Human Intelligence |
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| INTV 353 – Geospatial Intelligence |
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| INTV 354 – Principles of Open Source Intelligence |
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| INTV 377 – Psychological Operations |
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| INTV 401 – Introduction to Law Enforcement Intelligence |
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| INTV 437 – Deception, Counter-Deception, & Counter-Intelligence |
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| INTV 450 – Information Warfare | ✓ |
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| INTV 455 – Target Centric Analysis |
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| INTV 459 – Intelligence & Reconnaissance Synchronization | ✓ |
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| INTV 474 - Politics of Terrorism | ✓ | ||||||
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Intelligence & Information Operations Minor
The Intelligence and Information Operations minor (IISMINU) provides a supplemental focus for students from a variety of degree programs. Students will be introduced to the fundamental components of strategic intelligence and gain foundational knowledge of the intelligence cycle, intelligence collection and information operations.
Join the front lines of intelligence and cyber defense
Contact gsiqueiros4@arizona.edu or pscanlo2@arizona.edu to LEARN MORE about the Bachelor of Applied Science in Cyber and Intelligence Operations from the University of Arizona's College of Engineering.