Security and Strategic Intelligence, B.S.
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SLU is committed to making higher education more accessible to military service members and first responders. If you fall into one of these categories, you may be able to earn a bachelor's degree or online certificate from the School for Professional Studies at a reduced tuition rate.
Study trends in intelligence gathering surrounding such critical and timely topics as terrorism, homeland security, and cybercrime with a Bachelor of Science in Security and Strategic Intelligence offered through Saint Louis University's School for Professional Studies. Our robust curriculum includes the option to specialize in business continuity, global corporate security or strategic intelligence.
You will learn industry best practices and the critical thinking skills needed for securing data and facilities against external threats. Students graduate with the security, intelligence, and computer information systems skills needed to compete for highly coveted positions in a burgeoning strategic intelligence market.
As part of the School for Professional Studies, this online program offers you a flexible option to meet your personal career goals. With six start terms each year offered by SLU online, you can begin working toward your degree at any time. All courses are offered entirely online in eight-week terms, making advanced education more accessible for working professionals.
Business Continuity Track: Careers for graduates with a degree in security and strategic intelligence - business continuity track include business continuity planners, business intelligence analysts, business operations specialists, and emergency/risk managers.
Strategic Intelligence Track: Careers for graduates with a security and strategic intelligence degree - strategic intelligence track include intelligence analysts, investigators, intelligence officers, special agents, and criminal investigators.
Global Corporate Security Track: Careers for graduates with a degree in security and strategic intelligence - global corporate security track include security and asset managers, security management specialists, transportation security screeners, retail loss prevention specialists, loss prevention managers, and criminal investigators and special agents.
There are two principal ways to help finance a Saint Louis University education:
To determine eligibility for financial assistance, submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) early for maximum consideration. FAFSA is available online at: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
For information on other scholarships and financial aid, visit the student financial services office online at http://finaid.slu.edu.
Students may be eligible for a reduced tuition rate of $410 per credit for this program. In addition, Saint Louis University participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program for eligible students.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | 39 | |
| Major Requirements | 30 | |
| Foundations of Security and Strategic Intelligence | ||
| Threat and Risk Assessment | ||
| Coordination across Agencies, Organizations, and Departments | ||
| Analytics in Security and Intelligence | ||
| Trends in Strategic Security and Intelligence | ||
| Security and Strategic Intelligence Capstone | ||
| Information Systems and Technology | ||
| Workplace Ethics | ||
| Cybersecurity Principles | ||
| Database Analysis and Design | ||
| Major electives | 6 | |
| The Fundamentals of Computer Forensics | ||
| Cyber Threats and Defense | ||
CIS or SSI Elective | ||
| Concentrations (select one of the following) | 12 | |
| General electives | 33 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| SSI 3010 | Business Continuity and Impact Analysis | 3 |
| SSI 3300 | Integrated Risk Planning, Strategy and Compliance | 3 |
| SSI 4090 | Resilience, Recovery and Contingency | 3 |
| SSI 4500 | Financial & Regulatory Considerations in Risk Planning | 3 |
| Total Credits | 12 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| SSI 3020 | Intelligence and its Use in National & Corporate Security | 3 |
| SSI 3200 | Terrorism: Causes, Tactics, and Mitigation | 3 |
| SSI 4010 | Diplomacy and Foreign Policy | 3 |
| SSI 4200 | Collection Assets and Capabilities | 3 |
| Total Credits | 12 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| SSI 3010 | Business Continuity and Impact Analysis | 3 |
| SSI 3030 | Global Security Management | 3 |
| SSI 3200 | Terrorism: Causes, Tactics, and Mitigation | 3 |
| SSI 3600 | Tangible Asset Security | 3 |
| Total Credits | 12 | |
Students must maintain a minimum 2.00 GPA.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Communication and Technology | 9 | |
| Igniting Success: Jesuit Education and the Adult Learner | ||
| Public Speaking in Org. Life | ||
| Business and Professional Writing | ||
| Critical Thinking and Problem Solving | 6 | |
| Discrete Methods and Models | ||
or CIS 2850 | Principles of Data Analysis | |
| Intro to Phil: Self & Reality | ||
| Ethics, Values & Spirituality | 9 | |
| Theological Foundations | ||
| Ethics | ||
THEO/SPR | One additional THEO or SPR course | |
| Engaging the Human Experience | 15 | |
| Ethics of Writing | ||
| Engaging the Human Experience | ||
One Humanities course | ||
| Approaching the Arts | ||
| Twentieth Century Art | ||
| Intro to Literary Study | ||
| Introduction to Short Fiction | ||
| American Literary Traditions: Special Topics | ||
| Origins of the Modern World to 1500 | ||
| Origins of the Modern World, 1500 to Present | ||
| U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction: 1850-1877 | ||
| The Saint Louis Region | ||
| Intro to Phil: Self & Reality | ||
| Science and Religion | ||
| Spirituality: Work & Vocation | ||
| Spirituality, Peace & Justice | ||
| American Christianity | ||
| One Natural Science course | ||
| Introduction to Ecology and Evolution | ||
| Biology of Health and Disease | ||
| One Social Science course | ||
| Introduction to American Politics | ||
| General Psychology | ||
| Survey of Economics | ||
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| One Diversity course | ||
| Workplace Ethics | ||
| Professional Communication Between Cultures | ||
| Interpersonal Relations in Org | ||
| Applied Personality | ||
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Total Credits | 39 | |
Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted.
Courses and milestones designated as critical (marked with !) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Transfer credit may change the roadmap.
This roadmap should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor/mentor each semester. Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| Fall 1 | ||
| PST 1500 | Igniting Success: Jesuit Education and the Adult Learner | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Fall 2 | ||
| CIS 1150 | Concepts & Applications of Technology | 3 |
| HUM 2000 | Ethics of Writing | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| Spring 1 | ||
| SSI 1500 | Foundations of Security and Strategic Intelligence | 3 |
| CIS 1300 | Information Systems and Technology | 3 |
| Spring 2 | ||
| ARTH 1005 | Approaching the Arts | 3 |
| CIS 2700 | Discrete Methods and Models | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Summer | ||
| HUM 1500 | Engaging the Human Experience | 3 |
| CIS 3150 | Workplace Ethics | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| Fall 1 | ||
| CMMK 1210 | Public Speaking in Org. Life | 3 |
| THEO 1005 | Theological Foundations | 3 |
| Fall 2 | ||
| SSI 2000 | Threat and Risk Assessment | 3 |
| PHIL 1055 | Intro to Phil: Self & Reality | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| Spring 1 | ||
| CIS 3600 | Networking and Telecommunications I | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Spring 2 | ||
| CIS 3300 | Database Analysis and Design | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Summer | ||
| SSI 3800 | Trends in Strategic Security and Intelligence | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| Fall 1 | ||
| PHIL 2055 | Ethics | 3 |
| Science Elective | 3 | |
| Fall 2 | ||
| SSI 3000 | Coordination across Agencies, Organizations, and Departments | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| Spring 1 | ||
| SSI Concentration | 3 | |
| Humanities | 3 | |
| Spring 2 | ||
| SSI Concentration | 3 | |
| Social Science | 3 | |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Summer | ||
| General Elective | 3 | |
| SPR/THEO | 3 | |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| Fall 1 | ||
| ENGL 4005 | Business and Professional Writing | 3 |
| SSI Concentration | 3 | |
| Fall 2 | ||
| SSI 3100 | Analytics in Security and Intelligence | 3 |
| CIS 4600 | Cyber Threats and Defense | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| Spring 1 | ||
| SSI Concentration | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Spring 2 | ||
| CIS 4300 | The Fundamentals of Computer Forensics | 3 |
| SSI 4900 | Security and Strategic Intelligence Capstone | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Summer | ||
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
For additional admission questions, please call 314-526-2825 or email sps@slu.edu.