Development and mastery of analytic methods is vital for those seeking careers as professional analysts in fields related to security and terrorism studies. For students focused on an academic research career path, these skills will help you better interface with government and private sector consumers of your work. The overall goals for this course are to provide students with hands-on experience using analytic techniques to solve advanced problems. Classes will cover historical and current uses of analytic techniques and students will develop an understanding of which tools to use under different circumstances of analysis.