Open-Source Intelligence

Catalog description

An introduction to Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT), to include its historical development, applications for the U.S. intelligence community and private sector, and underlying techniques, methods, and tools. The course covers several historical and contemporary examples of how the United States, its strategic competitors, and non-state actors use OSINT in global competition and conflict, information warfare, social influence and persuasion, and criminal investigations. Students acquire the foundational policy and practical knowledge on which to build expertise in OSINT production, as well as the skills to analyze and communicate OSINT’s application to a variety of national security challenges and private-sector trends. Lecture Hours: 3 Repeatability: May not be repeated for credit. Grade Mode: Normal, Audit Major Restrictions: Intelligence & Sec Studies Schedule Type (Primary): Lecture Schedule Type (Additional): Asynchronous Instruction Click here for the Schedule of Classes.