Entry-Level Certificate in Counterterrorism Online

This entry-level certificate provides foundational knowledge of terrorist profiles, organizational structures, target selection, methods, anti-terrorism, and counterterrorism strategies. Students gain practical intelligence skills, including hands-on experience in report writing for the intelligence community.

Outcomes

Upon completion of this certificate, students will be able to do the following:

• Employ information literacy skills to types of terrorist motivations and goals from other forms of violence.
• Apply what is known of historical foundations of terrorism to modern threats using conceptional reasoning skills.
• Distinguish between the various methods and philosophies of international counterterrorism.
• Adopt the mindset of a terrorist and engage in an extended revolutionary campaign.
• Demonstrate and hone practical report-writing skills used throughout the intelligence community.

This certificate program is not eligible for Title IV funding.

Course availability is subject to minimum class size requirements.