The minor in Intelligence & National Security Studies in Political Science supports the Defense Intelligence Agency's (DIA) Intelligence Communtiy Centers for Academic Excellence mission, which is to enhance the recruitment & retention of an ethically and culturally diverse workforce with capabilities critical to U.S. national security interests.  DIA has identified specific core courses as fundamental to the academic preparation for entry-level positions within the U.S. Intelligence Community.  This minor directly supports these core requirements.  Students complete six courses (18 hours), four of which are the required core for the INSS minor (12 hours).

 Requirements for the Minor

• To complete the INSS minor in Political Science, students complete six courses (18 hours), four of which are the required core for the INSS minor (12 hours) and available through KU Online

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
POLS 125	Intelligence: Supporting National Security	3
POLS 130	US Intelligence Community	3
POLS 325	Intelligence Analytics	3
POLS 345	Counterintelligence	3
In addition to the the four core courses, students then complete two additional courses related to INSS (6 hours) from the list below (Each course is offered at least once per year on the KU Lawrence campus):		6
POLS 310	Contemporary Issues in U.S. Politics
POLS 348	Politics of Western Europe
POLS 356	Politics of East Asia
POLS 371	United States Foreign Policy
POLS 361	Politics of the Middle East
POLS 375	Russian Foreign Policy
POLS 378	Chinese Foreign Policy
or POLS 678	Chinese Foreign Policy
POLS 425	Extremist Groups and Government Response
POLS 433	Iran, Turkey, and the Kurds
POLS 452	Politics in Europe
POLS 467	Islam and Politics
or POLS 667	Islam and Politics
POLS 468	Politics and Society in China
POLS 468	Politics and Society in China
POLS 472	International Political Economy
POLS 477	U.S. National Security Policy
POLS 476	International Relations of Asia
POLS 480	Politics and Government in Israel
POLS 482	Transnational Terrorism
POLS 687	Introduction to Cyber Intelligence
POLS 688	U.S. Counterterrorism Approaches to International and Domestic Terror Groups
POLS 692	International Security and Migration Policy
AAAS 415	Women and Islam
AAAS 520	African Studies in: _____ (The Gray Zones in Africa)
GEOG 358	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 526	Remote Sensing of Environment I
GIST 371	Environmental Geopolitics
or GEOG 371	Environmental Geopolitics
GEOG 571	Topics in Cultural Geography: _____ (The Gray Zones in Africa)
NAVY 220	Seapower and Maritime Affairs
NAVY 402	Seminar in Military Leadership and Management
Total Hours		18

Additionally, participation in 10 hours of campus activities with INSS focus, such as lectures, workshops and other events, will be required and tracked by the INSS program manager.
As designed, the INSS minor will fulfill the majority of the required ICCAE Knowledge Units within the core and optional intelligence topics categories. Upon completion of the minor, students will have in-depth knowledge of the intelligence community, intelligence collection, intelligence analysis, and threats the United States faces in the public and private sectors.