Degree in Intelligence, Security and Diplomacy

What knowledge will I acquire with this Degree?

• Know the processes and tools available for collecting, analyzing, and subsequently writing intelligence reports. Know the basic literature and understand the scientific method and its application in the field of intelligence.
• Understand the role that Intelligence Services play in a State of Law.
• Understand the role of Economic and Competitive Intelligence in the Company.
• Learn the tools for searching for scientific information, the different research methods, and tools for data collection and basic statistical analysis.
• Understand historical conflicts and their impact on politics, culture, economics, and security, as well as the political, economic, and cultural dynamics of specific regions.
• Acquire a solid understanding of counterintelligence and decision-making influence capabilities.
• Understand the mechanisms, tactics, and skills of negotiation and conflict resolution.
• Know the fundamental principles of international law, including treaties, conventions, and the laws of war.
• Learn to manage crises and disasters to minimize damage and protect the population.
• Understand the different forms of violence (physical, structural, cultural, economic, etc.) and their diverse manifestations in globalized societies as creators of insecurity, especially phenomena such as radicalization, violent extremism, recruitment, and indoctrination for terrorist purposes.
• Understand basic economic principles, their application in the international context, and identify how economics affects international politics and vice versa.
• Understand and analyze the ethical issues that arise in the development of intelligence activities and in intelligence services.
• Understand the challenges that information overload and artificial intelligence pose to humanity.
• Understand how information and communications technology (ICT) is used in security. Understand cyber threats and how to protect critical information and infrastructure.

Where will I be able to work when I graduate?

The degree is designed to prepare graduates for the professional functions, skills, and strategies of an Intelligence Analyst, applied to the world of business, economics, security, and diplomacy. This interdisciplinary professional profile is of great importance for supporting decision-making in a complex and uncertain world, where information and over-information play a decisive role.

Graduates of the Degree in Intelligence, Security, and Diplomacy can pursue professional careers in a variety of fields and activities. These include:

• Analysts business intelligence, local, regional, national and international institutions.
• Security policy analysts/agents: health, environmental policies, educational policies and diplomacy.
• Experts in negotiation and mediation in political, social, and economic conflicts, as well as radicalization, insecurity, and international economic and business relations.
• Research and teaching.
• Professions related to the Intelligence, Security and Diplomacy, such as consultants, NGO directors, international aid workers, trade advisors, financial and economic analysts, business analysts, operations directors, risk analysts, digital threat analysts, supply chain security analysts, and geopolitics and conflict specialists.

Is this Degree official according to the regulations required by the European Higher Education Area?

Yes (final verification report is attached), the implementation of the degree will be done progressively, starting the first year in the academic year 2025-26.
The final verification report turned out FAVORABLE

What subject areas will I address in this grade?

The Bachelor's Degree in Intelligence, Security, and Diplomacy covers a variety of subject areas, including: Moral and Political Philosophy, Law, Diplomacy, History, Political Science, Economics, International Relations, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, and Sociology.

Recommended Income Profile

Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the Degree in Intelligence, Security and Diplomacy, it would be advisable for students to have:

• Interest in analyzing information.
• Interest in foresight and scenario creation.
• Some degree of abstract thinking, critical thinking and logical reasoning ability.
• Curiosity about geopolitics and international relations.
• Conflict mediation and diplomacy skills.
• Interest in social and political issues.
• Capacity for organization and autonomy.
• Good training in oral and written expression.
• An intermediate level of English.
• Willingness to work as a team.
• Flexibility to step outside your own frames of reference and accept other opinions.
• Intellectual curiosity.
• Interest in problem solving.

Objectives 

The Bachelor's Degree in Intelligence, Security, and Diplomacy is designed to provide students with basic professional knowledge, skills, and abilities in intelligence, security, and diplomacy. Specifically, the degree offers the following training objectives:

• To transfer the core specialties of intelligence services (collection, analysis, and dissemination of critical information) to other sectors of civil society and public and private organizations.
• Collect data and information accurately and timely to ensure the quality of intelligence analysis. This information can come from a variety of sources, such as human intelligence (HUMINT), electronic signals intelligence (SIGINT), satellite imagery (IMINT), open sources intelligence (OSINT), and cyber intelligence (CYBINT). Collection must be accurate and timely to ensure the quality of the analysis.
• Analyze, evaluate, and contextualize the information obtained to generate specific intelligence products for decision-making.
• Disseminate intelligence products to people and entities that need them through reports, presentations, executive summaries, or other formats, depending on the needs and urgency of the matter.
• Identify business opportunities and anticipate threats through Competitive Intelligence, with the goal of gaining a favorable advantage in a global market through in-depth knowledge of the external factors that influence business, helping companies better position themselves against their rivals.
• Anticipate, through the creation of scenarios, possible strategic futures that allow for better decision-making in the political (security policies), international relations, and economic spheres.
• Know and understand the legal foundations of international relations and diplomacy, taking into account the different geostrategic actors and other supranational organizations.
• To train in the management of public and diplomatic policies
• Know the skills of negotiation and conflict resolution
  so that they can act as effective mediators in conflict scenarios, promoting peaceful solutions through advanced negotiation, mediation, and multilateral diplomacy skills.
• Promote the ability to work and communicate effectively in multicultural contexts, understanding and respecting cultural diversity and diplomatic sensitivities. Understand the mechanisms and tools for cooperation, conflict management, and diplomacy deployed between different international institutions.
• Identify the structure and functioning of political and economic systems and institutions, public administrations, and NGOs, with special emphasis on public and private security in Spain, to determine the relevant actors in the various scenarios.
• Internalize the broad meaning of the concept of “security,” identifying the challenges arising from security threats.
• Actively participate in theoretical debate and in the practical resolution of security dilemmas related to human rights, professional ethics, and respect for legality (national or international).
• To introduce students to the framework of cybersecurity, its scope, concepts, background, and regulations—both nationally and internationally.
• Learn the importance of intelligence and implement appropriate structured analytical techniques for intelligence analysis.
• To prepare students to design, implement, and evaluate public policies in national and international contexts, with an ethical and sustainable approach.

The degree is therefore conceived as a comprehensive platform for the development of highly competent professionals in the fields of security, diplomacy, and intelligence, providing a unique combination of theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

Learning Outcomes

Minimum stay requirements 

1. The permanence of the students in the Degree studies will be a maximum of eight years for full-time students. Part-time students may request an extension of up to two more years from the Rector.
2. In Bachelor's degrees lasting more than 240 credits (4 years), the maximum of the previous section will be increased by one more year for every 60 ECTS credits that are added to the 240 ECTS.
3. Students must pass a minimum of two subjects in the first year. Students studying part-time must pass at least one subject in their first academic year.
4. Students who are studying any official Bachelor's degree at the Rey Juan Carlos University may make a maximum of four registrations to pass each of the subjects of the study plan, without counting previous cancellations of the same.

For more information see: Permanence regulations

Minimum number of ECTS credits by type of enrollment and course

Full-time students:

Part-time students:

Internal quality assurance system

Manual of the Internal Quality Assurance System

Composition of the commission

Composition of the Commission

Results report

Once the follow-up has been carried out, the quantitative information on the results obtained in the follow-up of said Degree is shown, differentiated by academic year.

Report by course:

General information collection plan

Improvement actions

The Quality Assurance System of the Rey Juan Carlos University establishes that the degree's Quality Assurance Commission will annually analyze the information derived from the degree's indicators and prepare a report that will include improvement plans if the results so indicate.

Renewal of accreditation

The renewal of the accreditation represents the culmination of the implementation process of the official Bachelor's and Master's degrees registered in the Register of Universities, Centers and Degrees (RUCT). The renewal of the accreditation of official bachelor's and master's degrees is organized in three phases: self-assessment report, external visit and final assessment.

In the first phase, the university describes and assesses the status of the degree with respect to the established criteria and guidelines. The result is the Self-Assessment Report (IA) that is presented. The second and third phases are carried out by a group of evaluators external to the evaluated degree.

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