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Click on the name of an online public services undergraduate course to view the detailed information; you can also find out about the college or university offering the category by clicking on "School's Profile". |
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History of the U.S. Marine Corps (MH308) |
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American Public University |
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The history of the United States Marine Corps from its inception in Revolutionary times to its employment in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm and the most recent operations in Iraq. An analysis of the constant search for new missions. |
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Homeland Defense (IR310) |
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American Public University |
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Over the past several years, the concepts of homeland defense and the need to better fortify the US homeland and her interests from asymmetric threats were recognized, but action to remedy vulnerabilities was limited in comparison to defensive measures taken during the Cold War. Within this context, IR310 will explore the boundaries of this national security mission by examining the threats, the actors, and the organizational structures and resources required to defend the American homeland. This course will not provide the student with a ?school solution? to these questions, but will challenge the students to think critically of what some have called ?the most important National security mission in the 21st century.? Students who wish to enroll in this course may not take IR312. |
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Homeland Security Organization (SS489) |
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American Public University |
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This course is a study of federal, state, local, private, and other organizational forms involved in homeland security. It addresses the evolution of homeland security from early, to civil defense, to modern times, with an emphasis on the emerging homeland security structure, culture, and organization. |
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Human Intelligence (IS315) |
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American Public University |
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Introductory course that will define and examine Human Source Intelligence, commonly termed HUMINT, and place it in context with the other primary collection forms: signals and imagery. |
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Independent Study--Military History (MH390) |
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American Public University |
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An opportunity for Military History students to pursue an independent research project or examine a specific area of Military History under the mentorship of a single professor. Course is open to American and World Military History majors only. Participation is at the discretion of the faculty member. The course will typically involve six or more professor contacts and produce a major research paper (30+ pages); there will be no examination. Students will submit a proposal prior to the start of the project, and a rough draft of the paper at week 10, both of which will count toward the final grade. Prior to registering, students should first contact the professor with whom they wish to mentor their independent study, coordinate an agreement on the grading requirements, and then NOTIFY the University System Registrar with the name of their professor. |
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Independent Study: Intelligence (IS390) |
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An opportunity for Intelligence students to pursue an independent research project or examine a specific area of Intelligence and its history under the mentorship of a single professor. Course is open to upper division students only. Participation is at the discretion of the faculty member. The course will typically involve six or more professor contacts and produce a major research paper (30+ pages); there will be no examination. Students will submit a proposal prior to the start of the project, and a rough draft of the paper at week 10, both of which will count toward the final grade. |
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Independent Study: International Relations (IR490) |
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American Public University |
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An opportunity for International Relations students to pursue an independent research project or examine a specific area of International Relations under the mentorship of a single professor. Course is open to upper division students only. Participation is at the discretion of the faculty member. The course will typically involve six or more professor contacts and produce a major research paper (30+ pages); there will be no examination. Students will submit a proposal prior to the start of the project, and a rough draft of the paper at week 10, both of which will count toward the final grade. Prior to registering, students should first contact the professor with whom they wish to mentor their independent study, coordinate an agreement on the grading requirements, and then NOTIFY the APUS Registrar with the name of their professor. |
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Independent Study: Military Management (MM490) |
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American Public University |
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This course is an opportunity for Military Management students to pursue an independent research project or examine a specific area of Management under the mentorship of a single professor. Participation is at the discretion of the faculty member. The student will produce a major research paper. There will be no examination. Students will submit a proposal prior to the start of the project. PREQ: University approval and Upper Level standing. |
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Information Operations (IS326) |
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Since the Gulf War, the World?s militaries have come to realize that there is a new environment in which to wage war ? the information environment. Just as tanks, ships, aircraft, and satellites operate in the physical environments of the land, sea, air, and space, armed forces must now organize and equip to operate in the abstract environment of information. IS326, Information Operations, is the study and analysis of the Information Age and its impact on the nature of conflict and military affairs. In this course, students examine the character and fundamental concepts of military information operations, its various dimensions and interpretations, and possible application by military forces. Emphasis is on providing the base knowledge and conceptual framework required to understand current and future trends in the military information environment and the resulting effects on the operations of armed forces. Students study not only the views of the United States military (the preeminent Information Age military), but also that of its peers, the Chinese and Russians. A short study is included on the impact of information operations during Operation Allied Force, the NATO aerial bombing campaign against Serbia in 1999. |
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Information Superiority (IS363) |
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The Information Age is transforming warfare. Advances in information technology are creating a new operating environment for military forces ? the information battlespace ? and are moving information from a supporting role to a critical aspect of all military operations. To win in the Information Age, military forces must maneuver in the information battlespace and gain information superiority over their opponent. IS363, Theory of Information Superiority, is the study of Information Age Warfare theory and concepts. In this course, students examine how advances in information technology are transforming the nature of the environment in which war is waged and the way in which armed forces organize and operate. Emphasis is on providing the terminology, theory, and emerging concepts required to understand Information Age warfare and military operations in the information battlespace. Topics discussed include: information technology trends, functions and structures of Information Age organizations, information theory, nature and composition of the information battlespace, and command and control processes. Key concepts such as information advantage and information superiority are examined in detail. The course concludes with a discussion of how emerging concepts such as Network Centric Warfare and Effects Based Operations apply the of theory information superiority to the conduct future warfare. |
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Intellectual Property (PARA 319) |
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Roosevelt University |
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Federal law regulating copyrights, trademarks, and patents; state law regulating trade secrets. Registration of a copyright; preparation of agreements used to protect trade secrets; and the selection, evaluation and registration of a trademark. The history of intellectual property, its Constitutional basis in the US and the common law; current laws of intellectual property; ways to protect intellectual property rights. Also available over the Internet through RU Online. (3) |
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Intelligence and Assassination (IS420) |
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American Public University |
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This course examines assassination as practiced or contemplated by the major intelligence services since the middle 1930?s to the present. The course will consider expediency and ethical issues, and also evaluate how effective assassination has been in achieving its strategic and tactical objectives. Among the intelligence services examined are the KGB, GRU, and other former Soviet Bloc, DST inter alia (French), CIA (US), Mosad (Israeli), and Joint Committee for Special Operations (Iranian). |
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Intelligence and Command Fundamentals (IS327) |
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This course covers Intelligence as a discrete function at the national, state, and organized military levels. The course emphasizes the relationship between Intelligence and Command decision fundamentals. |
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Intelligence and Foreign Policy (IS401) |
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This course covers foreign policy and the influence that intelligence plays in its development. It emphasizes US foreign policy from its beginnings during the American Revolution to the present day and uses other examples from around the globe to provide divergent philosophies throughout history. |
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Intelligence and Homeland Security (IS349) |
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American Public University |
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This course is a study of the relationships between intelligence and homeland security. It provides the student with a case study approach to the issue by analyzing both past and contemporary homeland security issues from an intelligence perspective. This course also analyzes the evolving relationship between intelligence and homeland security/homeland defense strategy from the beginning of World War I to the present. It includes an end-of-course online exercise in which students will be placed in the role of the U.S. National Security Council (or another governing power) having to deal with a hypothetical 21st Century homeland security crisis. Students in this course will receive both theoretical approaches to intelligence in the fight for homeland security as well as practical real-world scenario experience to implement such theory in a case symposium. |
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Intelligence and Russian Military Strategy (IS331) |
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This elective course explores the relationship between US intelligence and Russian military strategy. This course offers an overview of Russian military strategy and its relationship to Soviet and Russian strategic thinking since World War II. Students will review the role of US intelligence in evaluating Russian political changes and military reforms in the 20th century; and the role of US intelligence in anticipating future Russian military strategies in the 21st century (including their role in the Global War on Terrorism). This course complements other core and elective courses on Intelligence, Russian military history, and related regional history. |
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Intelligence as Information (IS381) |
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American Public University |
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This course will discuss intelligence as information, information derived from intelligence, and whether or not such information should remain within classified channels or be shared with the public. (Note to students: this course is a one credit course; it counts as one major credit in the IS major; other students may take the course as an elective) |
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Intelligence Issues in Africa (IS347) |
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Former Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, General Hughes once quipped at an employee orientation, "Who cares what happens in Burkina Faso?" The implication was clear: Africa was not a priority. But Africa has emerged as one of the highest interest priorities for the U.S. military and the DIA. The continuing civil strife in West Africa, and regional conflicts in East and Central Africa, as well as humanitarian missions are demanding much attention from senior leaders. The potential for greater US involvement on this little understood continent looms high in the 21st Century. IN539 examines the diverse cultures that make up the African continent and the unique problems confronting nation-building and economic development, as well as exploring the nature of conflict in Africa. Among those conflicts are the civil wars in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the regional conflict in Ethiopia/Eritrea, and the civil strife within several of the West African states. NOTE TO STUDENTS WHO MAJOR IN AFRICAN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES: Students in this major must complete HS341 - Modern Africa prior to enrolling in this course. |
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Intelligence Issues in Latin America (IS345) |
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American Public University |
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This course focuses on the potential or existing trouble spots in South and Central America, especially, Columbia, Panama, Haiti, and Cuba. In addition to providing an in-depth appreciation of the political, military, economic, and geographic issues of these prime nations, students will also demonstrate an appreciation of societal issues that impact the stability in the entire region. The course is designed especially for the military, civilian government, NGO, and corporate communities. This course is also offered as one of several for the Area Intelligence Analysis certificate program. |
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Intermediate Terrorism (IS201) |
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American Community College |
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This course of instruction will explore in greater depth and detail, what the international terrorist is trying to accomplish and why as well as the mechanisms of domestic international terrorism. We will analyze the mission of key member agencies on the ?War on Terrorism?; evaluate their contributions and determine ways they may work more synergistically. We shall examine the ideological basis and characteristics of three (3) international terrorist organizations. We will differentiate and compare the recruiting and financial support mechanisms of various international terrorist organizations, and evaluate their relative strengths and weaknesses. Describe the role of the electronic media. Are they part of the problem or part of the solution? |
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