I am a prior active duty GM2, about to receive my bachelors in Police Studies with a 3.52 GPA, currently serving as a detective for a police department, and want to put in a package for reserve intel DCO. I know that my none of the things I have listed will really shine in the eyes of the ones conducting interview and was looking for something more. My university will be starting a new undergrad certificate program in Intelligence Studies with the options of Intel Analysis or Threat Specialist. My question to the ones with experience going through the interview, and to any possible interviewer who may view this board, is which option would make my resume look better to the interviewers, intel analysis or threat specialist? Here is the curriculum.
Certificate in Intelligence Studies
Curriculum Guide
This certificate prepares students for careers in the U.S. intelligence community at federal, state, local, and tribal levels. The certificate requires a grade of “C” or better in 15 hours of required courses and 9 hours within a single option. Prerequisites for the below certificate course options do not count toward the total curriculum requirements.
Requirements (15 hours):
HLS 401 Intelligence Process
GEO 353 Geographic Information Systems
GEO 456 Geographic Image Interpretation
Select 3 hours from:
CRJ 388 Criminal Justice Research
HLS 321 Critical Problem Analysis, or
POL 280 Research and Writing in Political Science
Select 3 hours from:
CRJ 400 pplied Criminal Justice Analysis
FSE 200 Applied Fire and Safety Analysis
STA 215 Introduction to Statistical Reasoning
STA 270 Applied Statistics
Options (9 hours):
Intelligence Analysis Option:
CIS 320 Forensic Computing: Investigations
CIS 325 Forensic Computing: Acquisition and Analysis
CRJ 403 Crime Mapping
GEO 553 Advanced Geographic Information Systems
GEO 556 Advanced Geographic Imagery
STA 320 Applied Statistics II
STA 375 Sampling Methods
STA 501 Non-Parametric Statistics
Threat Specialist Option:
CRJ 403 Crime Mapping
GEO 553 Advanced Geographic Information Systems
HLS 402 Counterintelligence
PLS 375 Terrorism/Counterterrorism
POL 321 American Foreign Policy
POL 325 International Security Affairs
POL 415 Terrorism and Political Violence
Total Curriculum Requirements: 24 hours
I was thinking more along the lines of intelligence analysis with emphasis on Geographic Information systems and Imagery.
Certificate in Intelligence Studies
Curriculum Guide
This certificate prepares students for careers in the U.S. intelligence community at federal, state, local, and tribal levels. The certificate requires a grade of “C” or better in 15 hours of required courses and 9 hours within a single option. Prerequisites for the below certificate course options do not count toward the total curriculum requirements.
Requirements (15 hours):
HLS 401 Intelligence Process
GEO 353 Geographic Information Systems
GEO 456 Geographic Image Interpretation
Select 3 hours from:
CRJ 388 Criminal Justice Research
HLS 321 Critical Problem Analysis, or
POL 280 Research and Writing in Political Science
Select 3 hours from:
CRJ 400 pplied Criminal Justice Analysis
FSE 200 Applied Fire and Safety Analysis
STA 215 Introduction to Statistical Reasoning
STA 270 Applied Statistics
Options (9 hours):
Intelligence Analysis Option:
CIS 320 Forensic Computing: Investigations
CIS 325 Forensic Computing: Acquisition and Analysis
CRJ 403 Crime Mapping
GEO 553 Advanced Geographic Information Systems
GEO 556 Advanced Geographic Imagery
STA 320 Applied Statistics II
STA 375 Sampling Methods
STA 501 Non-Parametric Statistics
Threat Specialist Option:
CRJ 403 Crime Mapping
GEO 553 Advanced Geographic Information Systems
HLS 402 Counterintelligence
PLS 375 Terrorism/Counterterrorism
POL 321 American Foreign Policy
POL 325 International Security Affairs
POL 415 Terrorism and Political Violence
Total Curriculum Requirements: 24 hours
I was thinking more along the lines of intelligence analysis with emphasis on Geographic Information systems and Imagery.