Intelligence Analysis

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Graduates will be prepared to work in varying industries that employ analysts, and have gone on to work for a wide range of organizations, including:

• Bank of Montreal (FIU)
• BC Children's Hospital
• BC Corrections, Adult Custody Division- Okanagan Correctional Centre 
• BC Housing
• British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC)
• Calgary 9-1-1
• Calgary Police Service
• Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Operations Branch, Enforcement and Intelligence Operations Directorate
• Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Passenger Operations
• Canada Post
• Canadian Forces Military Police
• Canadian Security Intelligence Service  
• Consumer Investigations Unit, Ministry of Service Alberta
• Correctional Service Canada
• Department of Justice, Aboriginal Laws
• Edmonton Police Service
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Fredericton Police Force
• Higher Colleges of Technology – UAE
• Island Health – Finance Department
• Moat Homes Ltd – United Kingdom
• New Westminster Police Department
• PLEA Community Services
• RCMP, British Columbia
• Xpera Risk Mitigation and Investigations

Please open the pdf file to view the Program Structure for both Graduate Certificates.

• Program Overview

The next intake is September 3, 2019

Foundational Courses

Learners from both graduate certificates are required to complete all three foundational courses. Each course will provide learners with the relevant theories and practices of analysis and enable learners to effectively and clearly communicate findings.

You must be accepted into the Program before you can register!  The course dates below are tentative.  There are over 60 students in various stages of the program.  If you are a program student and are unsure of which course to take next, contact the program area to confirm.

 
Specialist Courses

The specialist courses can be taken once the three foundational courses are complete.  The specialist courses focus on analysis in specific contexts. 

Textbooks List

INTEL Textbooks

You must meet the following entrance requirements for admission to the Program:

1. Proof of completion of bachelor degree OR
   
   A minimum of two years of post secondary education plus a minimum of five years of progressive and specialized experience in working with the analysis of data and information. Applicants must also write a 500 - 1000 word essay on a related topic of their choice OR
   
   Applicants who have not completed a minimum of 2 years post-secondary education must have eight to ten years of progressive and specialized experience in working with the analysis of data and information (Dean/Director discretion). Applicants are required to write a 500-1000 word essay on a related topic of their choice.
   
   
2. Two letters of Recommendation: One Academic and one Personal Reference or two Professional References;
3. Detailed Resume;
4. Personal Statement/Statement of Intent;
5. Current criminal record check

Please refer to the Graduate Studies Application Supplement for details regarding the above.

• Non-refundable Application Fee: $75.00
• Tuition Fee (not including cost of textbooks):
  - Domestic $2,108.96 fee per course
  - International: $3,163.46 fee per course
• Learner Services Fee: $17.47 

• International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts
• Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
• Association of Crime and Intelligence Analysts | United Kingdom
• Association of Former Intelligence Officers
• Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers
• International Association for Intelligence Education
• International Association of Crime Analysts
• Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit
• Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals

Courses in this Graduate Certificate are restricted to students enrolled in the program. Once your application has been approved, please register for courses directly with Student Services at 604.528.5590 or register@jibc.ca.

JIBC has articulation agreements for transfer credit with the following organizations.  For detailed information, please email graduatestudies@jibc.ca

Mercyhurst University

Canadian Police College

BCIT - Students who successfully demonstrate completion of the BCIT Bachelor of Technology, Forensic Investigation - Crime and Intelligence Analysis option, will receive six credits for JIBC's INTL-5100 Intelligence Theories & Applications, and INTL-5800 Intelligence Communications which are two of the foundational courses in the JIBC's Intelligence Analysis and Tactical Criminal Analysis Graduate Certificate programs.