Detect, Identify and Prevent With an Applied Intelligence Degree from Gannon University
Gannon University’s applied intelligence program prepares students for positions in security-related career fields that involve analysis, research, evaluation and planning of intelligence and policy matters. Learn innovative ways to frame real-world problems
and apply analytical methods and technologies that inform decision making in a complex world. Gain the knowledge, skills and applied experience needed to become an intelligence specialist or analyst to identify and drive defensive plans to combat
and prevent threats.
Complete multidisciplinary coursework that enables you to earn a secondary major or minor to complement your career goals.
Collaborate with corporate partners to enhance your entry into an intelligence career.
Learn from faculty who hold extensive experience including national and international law enforcement, counterterrorism and intelligence.
Learn to Lead the Way in Applied Intelligence
- Gain intelligence skills needed to support decision-making processes, develop strategic policies, and comply in a regulatory environment to avoid strategic, operational and tactical failures in private and public sectors.
- Build key competencies in solving problems, conducting research and investigation, developing intelligence reports, and building preventative systems for security.
Experience an Exceptional Learning Environment
- Learn in the Institute for Health and Cyber Knowledge’s third-floor Hatchery to develop new ideas to protect intelligence in a collaborative innovation space that integrates industry and professional development with academic creativity and
learning.
- Apply concepts learned throughout the program to better solve current world problems.
Inspire Your Academic Success
Gain real-world knowledge through key applied intelligence courses including:
- Law Enforcement Intelligence: Learn analytical methods that can support investigations into criminal activities such as serial offenders. Students will learn ways to more effectively prevent, and mitigate anti-social behaviors along with supporting
related investigations.
- National Security Intelligence: Gain the foundational knowledge of major risk factors facing national security with the goal of developing policy briefs for influential decision makers.
- Risk Assessment: Learn how to develop analytical models to identify, assess and monitor environmental risks, as well as apply risk assessment techniques to case studies and real-life examples.
Achieve Your Possibilities
Students will gain a high-quality education that enables success in the rigors of graduate school or a future profession. Through an array of program opportunities, you can:
- Continue your education following graduation to pursue a graduate certificate in anti-money laundering and earn industry professional certifications.
- Gain the knowledge and skills needed to secure intelligence specialist and analyst careers across sectors including health, education, finance, military, cyber, law enforcement and more.
- Earn a salary ranging up to $129,890 for careers in intelligence studies, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.