DAFF 25A91 - Intelligence in the Public and Private Sectors

This course will help students understand the world of intelligence; both the theoretical and practical concepts, and how it works in both the public sector (government agencies), and the private sector (corporations and intelligence vendors). Students will develop an understanding of concepts such as the Intelligence Cycle, intelligence analysis, intelligence collection methods (human intelligence, OSINT, signals intelligence, etc.) and briefing techniques. The ethics of intelligence (and the differences in the public and private sector) will be introduced, as well as career options in intelligence. This course will use case studies of intelligence operations in both government and corporate environments in order to expose students to real world applications of intelligence tradecraft.

A basic level of international relations knowledge would be helpful, but not essential, for this course.

In-person seminars

Students will be evaluated through a written essay simulating an intelligence report (50%), a group oral presentation simulating an intelligence briefing (35%), and through their assessed level of course engagement (15%).