Intelligence Studies

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Intelligence Studies is an interdisciplinary subject that focuses on the intelligence services . It developed from the international relations sub-area of political science . The English term "Intelligence", for which there is no exact German equivalent, encompasses all types of collecting, analyzing and presenting information relevant to security in order to support political and military decision-makers.

Branches of Intelligence Studies include information gathering and procurement (Intelligence Collection), evaluation (Intelligence Analysis), counter-espionage and counter-espionage (Counter Intelligence), Intelligence History (Intelligence History), control of intelligence services (intelligence governance ) as well as supervision and control of the intelligence services .

Intelligence Studies in Germany

Center for Intelligence and Security Studies (CISS)

The Center for Intelligence and Security Studies (CISS) is an interdisciplinary cross-university research platform. As a central scientific institution CISS aims interdisciplinary and inter fakultäre teaching and research in the field of Intelligence and Security Studies in compliance with legal and managerial framework holistic, integrative and interdisciplinary promote. CISS want to advice from politicians in matters of security policy contribute and global networking of actors and provide a common platform.

Research areas include early crisis detection, game theory, and data protection and security .

The directors of the CISS are Uwe M. Borghoff (Director CISS UniBw M) and Jan-Hendrik Dietrich (Director CISS HS Bund). You lead CISS scientifically and represent it internally and externally. Carlo Masala (UniBw M) is responsible for early crisis detection and management .

Master in Intelligence and Security Studies (MISS)

The Master in Intelligence and Security Studies (MISS) is a university master's degree in intelligence. It is designed as a consecutive face-to-face course with a duration of two years and the acquisition of 120 ECTS points. MISS is set up as a joint intelligence and security-related university education at the Intelligence Services Department of the Federal University for Public Administration (HS Bund) and at the University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich (UniBw M). Depending on the specialization, the academic degrees “Master of Arts” (MA) or a “Master of Science” (M.Sc.) in the field of “Intelligence and Security Studies” are awarded jointly by both universities. The study locations are Berlin ( Center for Intelligence Training and Advanced Training , ZNAF), Munich and Brühl . In addition to working for the German intelligence services and in the armed forces' military intelligence, the degree offers good career prospects in the national and international security environment. The course was first offered in 2019. Twenty professors are available to students. There are 70 study places per year.

entry requirements

The course is not generally accessible. It is aimed at employees of the federal intelligence services ( Federal Intelligence Service (BND), Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), Military Counter-Intelligence Service (MAD)), the state authorities for the protection of the constitution , the Federal Armed Forces in a use of the Military Intelligence Service (MilNW), employees in federal ministries with security issues ( Federal Chancellery , Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Home Affairs (BMI), Foreign Office (AA), Federal Ministry of Defense (BMVg)) as well as the employees at the permanent authorized representative of the PKGr .

Applicants must already have a first professional degree, sufficient knowledge of the English language (B 2 of the CEFR ) and be able to do academic work.

Structure and content

The course starts with a six-month preparatory course with three modules: “Introduction to Intelligence and Security Studies”, “ Human Rights and Security from a Normative Perspective” and “ Digitization ”. In the preparatory course, the topic should be introduced and a common knowledge base should be established. It is aimed in particular at students in the Bundeswehr.

This is followed by the one-month module “Theoretical Approaches and Methods in Intelligence and Security Studies”. This is followed by core studies I and II, each lasting four months. Ten modules are to be completed in five thematic pillars: "Intelligence Services in Political Decision-Making Processes" (Intelligence Governance and Intelligence Accountability), "Intelligence Methods" (Intelligence Collection and Intelligence Analysis), " Peace and Security in Global Change Processes" (Global Threats and Challenges as well as dealing with uncertainty), " Communication and leadership in intelligence services" and "Intelligence services in the information age " (Intelligence and Cyber ​​Security).

In the subsequent four-month phase of study concentration, students can choose one of four specializations, each consisting of two modules: Cyber ​​Defense (Cyber ​​Defense I and II), Intelligence Services and Public Security (Protection of the Constitution in a well-armed democracy and political extremism), Counter-terrorism (Advanced Intelligence Collection and Analysis and Terrorism Research) and Regional Security (Regional Security I and II).

The last five months of the course are reserved for the preparation of the master's thesis .

Advisory Board

An advisory board has been set up for the MISS course . The Commissioner for the Federal Intelligence Services , Johannes Geismann, chairs the meeting . Deputy head of the department Strategy and Operations I (Military Intelligence) in the BMVg, Brigadier General Jürgen Brötz . Further members are Thomas Haldenwang (President of the BfV), Bruno Kahl (President of the BND), Merith Niehuss (President of UniBw M), Thomas Bönders (President of the HS Bund), Klaus Gärditz ( University of Bonn ), Philippe Hayez ( Ècole des affaires international ) and David Bruce Omand ( King's College London ).

International courses

Special intelligence courses exist abroad, for example:

  • Bachelor
  • master
    • MA in Security and Intelligence Studies at the University of Buckingham (UK)
    • MA in Intelligence and Security Studies at the Military College of South Carolina (USA)
    • Erasmus Mundus International Master in Security, Intelligence & Strategic Studies at the University of Glasgow (UK)
    • MA in International Affairs with Intelligence Specialization, Carleton University ( Canada )
    • MA in Intelligence and International Security, King's College London ( UK )
    • MA in Intelligence and Strategic Studies, Aberystwyth University (UK)
    • MA in Intelligence and Security Studies, Brunel University (UK)
    • MSc in Applied Intelligence, Mercyhurst University (USA)
    • MA in Strategic Intelligence, Institute of World Politics (USA)
    • MA in Security Studies with Intelligence Concentration, Georgetown University (USA)
  • Postgraduate studies
    • MSc in Strategic Intelligence, National Intelligence University (USA)
    • MSc in Strategic Technology Intelligence, National Intelligence University (USA)
    • Intelligence and Security Studies at the University of Salford in Manchester (UK)

Scientific journals

Scientific journals deal with the discipline of intelligence studies , for example:

  • Journal for Intelligence, Propaganda and Security Studies
  • Journal of Intelligence History
  • International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence
  • Intelligence and National Security
  • Journal of European and American Intelligence Studies

literature

  • Carl J. Jensen, David H. McElreath, Melissa Graves: Introduction to intelligence studies . Routledge, New York and London 2018, ISBN 978-1-4987-3834-7 .
  • Alessandro Scheffler Corvaja, Brigita Jeraj, and Uwe M. Borghoff: The Rise of Intelligence Studies: A Model for Germany? In: Connections: The Quarterly Journal . tape 15 , no. 1 , 2016, p. 79-106 , doi : 10.11610 / Connections.15.1.06 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Marc Felix Sarrao: The new school of spies. In: https://www.nzz.ch/ . Neue Zürcher Zeitung, November 18, 2017, accessed on January 23, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b CISS statutes. (PDF) In: https://www.unibw.de/ . University of the Federal Armed Forces, Munich, accessed on January 23, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Alessandro Scheffler Corvaja, Brigita Jeraj, Uwe M. Borghoff: The Rise of Intelligence Studies: A Model for Germany? In: Connections: The Quarterly Journal . tape 15 , no. 1 , 2016, p. 88-106 , doi : 10.11610 / Connections.15.1.06 .
  4. ^ School of Humanities and Social Science - MA Security and Intelligence Studies. Retrieved January 23, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Master of Arts in Intelligence and Security Studies at the Military College of South Carolina. Retrieved January 23, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Security, Intelligence & Strategic Studies (Erasmus Mundus International Master). Retrieved January 23, 2019 .
  7. ^ Intelligence and Security Studies. Retrieved January 23, 2019 .
  8. ^ Journal for Intelligence, Propaganda and Security Studies. Retrieved January 23, 2019 .
  9. ^ Journal of Intelligence History. Retrieved January 23, 2019 .
  10. ↑ International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence. Retrieved January 23, 2019 .
  11. ^ Intelligence and National Security. Retrieved January 23, 2019 .
  12. ^ Journal of European and American Intelligence Studies. Retrieved January 13, 2020 .