MIBS will offer a new 12-hour Graduate Certificate in Interdisciplinary Intelligence Studies. This certificate is offered in conjunction with our Kentucky State University membership in the Bluegrass State Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence (BGS-IC-CAE). The Consortium member institutions are Eastern Kentucky University, our lead institution, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, the UK Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, and Marshall University. Students who elect to earn this graduate certificate will enroll in courses such as Behavioral Profiling, Persuasion and Radicalization, Terrorism and Insurgency, Political Psychology, and other courses taught by faculty from Psychology, Sociology, and Political Science. Students who participate in this program are eligible for scholarship money, travel awards, and other benefits such as opportunities to present at conferences, and access to hiring managers from local, state, and national intelligence and security organizations.
All applicants to the program must meet all KSU Graduate School application requirements, including:
Properly completed graduate application forms.
A letter of application with a statement of educational goals and career objectives.
A thoughtful, well-written essay of approximately 1,500 words describing the applicant's motivation for earning a degree in Interdisciplinary Behavioral Science and describing relevant experiences which have contributed to this goal. The essay will be evaluated as satisfactory or unsatisfactory by the program faculty.
A curriculum vitae or resume of qualifications.
A curriculum vitae or resume of qualifications. Official undergraduate and graduate transcripts: copies of all official transcripts must be mailed from the applicant's undergraduate institution directly to the Office of the Registrar, Kentucky State University, Frankfort, Ky. 40601.
An undergraduate GPA of not less than 2.70.
Three letters of reference from professors or employers mailed to the program (tierra.freeman@kysu.edu or aster.haile@kysu.edu).
Applicants who meet the entry requirements will be granted regular admission status by the program Admission Committee.
Probationary admission status may be granted if students do not meet all the
requirements stated above. Such applicants must possess baccalaureate degrees with undergraduate GPAs of at least 2.4 and also meet all other requirements for Regular Admission. Probationary students are subject to initial performance requirements more stringent than those imposed upon others. All unsatisfactory requirements must be met before students are granted regular admission to the program.
The 45-hour Interdisciplinary Behavioral Science Psychology and Law Concentration is designed to be research-oriented. Those who enroll in degree program may opt to complete either a thesis or a professional paper option, although emphasis will be placed on the thesis option described below.
The table below presents a curriculum plan for the Thesis Option, outlining the sequence of courses. The curriculum plan assumes a 4-6 semester completion schedule