Master’s Degree in Intelligence Analysis and Cyberintelligence

Skills

Basic competences

Royal Decree 1027/2011, of July 15, establishes the Spanish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education (MECES) and the description of its levels, whose purpose is to allow the classification, comparability and transparency of higher education qualifications in the Spanish educational system, which serves as a reference to facilitate the mobility of people in the European higher education area and in the international labor market. Thus, the third level corresponds to Master's degree teachings that are characterized by being "advanced, specialized or multidisciplinary education, oriented towards academic or professional specialization, or promoting initiation into research tasks", and whose characteristics are defined in the following descriptors:

• BC6 Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context.
• BC7 That students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study.
• BC8 That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of formulating judgments based on information that, even if incomplete or limited, includes reflections on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
• BC9 That students know how to communicate their conclusions and the knowledge and ultimate reasons that support them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.
• BC10 That students possess the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous.

General Competences

• GC1.- Develop the theoretical and practical competences that allow them to work in an Intelligence team.
• GC2.- Understand how their profession affects other departments of the company or institution.
• GC3.- Master the techniques for obtaining data and information, both in the field of Intelligence and Cyberintelligence.
• GC4.- Develop and use with critical judgment the intelligence obtained to make decisions and communicate them to a professional audience.
• GC5.- Demonstrate correct communication, both orally and in writing, using the most current technology, in the field of Intelligence and Cyberintelligence.
• GC6.- Autonomously plan the implementation of projects and decisions on prevention and action against threats, prediction of future scenarios and analysis of competition in the field of Intelligence and Cyberintelligence.
• GC7.- Distinguish and compare the different roles within an intelligence team.
• GC8.- Know how to recognize the need for change in an organization, using the different techniques for obtaining Intelligence.
• GC9.- Analyze and interpret the information obtained in the field of Intelligence and Cyberintelligence.
• GC10.- Distinguish strategic and operational approaches that may be erroneous or forced in the field of Intelligence and Cyberintelligence.
• GC11.- Generate, taking as a starting point the theoretical and practical knowledge provided, reports of results related to the field of intelligence.
• GC12.- Solve the problems raised, applying the different disciplines and techniques of Intelligence and Cyberintelligence.

Specific Competences

• Comprehensively analyze the concepts related to Intelligence and Cyberintelligence.
• Develop effective security systems in various environments and operating systems, applying the Intelligence obtained.
• Review the operation, characteristics and level of risk of the services of the companies and establish protection mechanisms.
• Identify the transversal impact of new information and communication technologies in obtaining Intelligence.
• Use the product obtained by Intelligence and Cyberintelligence to provide economic, legal and security advice to institutions, companies and governmental and non-governmental organizations in situations of conflict or need.
• Apply with high specialization the theoretical knowledge acquired during the Master's degree, carrying out an external internship in a company related to the sector.
• Prepare, present and defend an original paper before a university tribunal, consisting of a research project in the field of Intelligence and Cyberintelligence in which the competences acquired are included.

Specific competences acquired for each specialty

Specific Competences of the itinerary specializing in Intelligence for Security and Defense

• Design a security plan, once the needs of the environment and its risk profile have been analyzed.
• Generate the precise interaction and communication channels with the Security and Defense sector.
• Solve multidisciplinary problems in the field of Security and Defense.
• Identify environments conducive to antisocial and criminal behavior in the field of Intelligence and Cyberintelligence.
• Analyze the Intelligence Community in the field of Security and Defense at a global level.

Specific Competences of the specialty itinerary in Economic and Competitive Intelligence

• Analyze the different techniques, tactics and means of analysis in obtaining cyber intelligence, as well as its integration into a tangible product.
• Identify and analyze the functions of a Competitive Intelligence department in a company.
• Incorporate competitive intelligence into the mission and strategic culture of the company as one more element in the development of the business model.
• Apply the necessary techniques for efficient intelligence communication.