Program Overview

Introduction to the Master's Degree in Intelligence Analyst

The Master's Degree in Intelligence Analyst is a postgraduate program offered by the Chair of Intelligence Services and Democratic Systems, in collaboration with the Carlos III University of Madrid. This program has been recognized as the national benchmark for postgraduate training in Intelligence Analysis.

Objectives

The primary objective of the Master's Degree in Intelligence Analyst is to train professionals capable of working as analysts in intelligence production units, especially in the field of competitive and business intelligence. The program aims to equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to obtain, analyze, and disseminate information to reduce uncertainty in the decision-making process and position institutions and companies better against their competitors.

Competences

The program focuses on developing the following competences:

• Identify and analyze the information needs of an organization linked to its strategic objectives and the procedures it implements to achieve these objectives.
• Obtain, process, and interpret precious information resources to satisfy information needs.
• Apply the techniques, regulations, and auxiliary instruments necessary for the production of strategic analysis.
• Manage information technologies essential for obtaining open information, preparing reports, and managing and protecting knowledge.
• Plan, design, and implement intelligence units, preferably in the field of economic and business intelligence.
• Plan, design, and carry out a project to obtain and analyze strategic information within an intelligence organization.

Programme

The program consists of the following subject modules:

• Module I: Introduction. Fundamentals of Intelligence
• Module II: Management and planning
• Module III: Obtaining information.
• Module IV: Intelligence analysis.
• Module V: Dissemination and Communication.
• Module VI: Competitive Intelligence.

Recipients

The program is designed for university graduates and intelligence and security professionals, as well as members of State Security Forces and Bodies and the Armed Forces. Exceptionally, students without a previous university degree may be admitted if they can demonstrate work experience in the world of intelligence and analysis and pass a prior selection interview.

Access Requirements

• University graduates
• Intelligence and security professionals
• Members of State Security Forces and Bodies and the Armed Forces
• Exceptionally, students without a prior official university degree but with sufficient and proven professional experience

Selection Criteria

In the event that the number of applications exceeds the number of places offered, a selection will be made based on the following objectively weighted criteria:

1. Academic background: 40%
2. Professional experience: 40%
3. Aptitudes: 20%

Number of Places

Minimum of 20, Maximum of 40 students

Quality Guarantee

The program is subject to an internal quality assurance system, which includes a manual of the Internal Quality Assurance System and a composition of the commission responsible for ensuring the quality of the program.

Results Report

The program's results are reported annually, including quantitative information on the results obtained in the follow-up of the Master's degree.

General Information Collection Plan

The quality assurance system of the Rey Juan Carlos University includes surveys on:

• Student profile
• Teacher evaluation
• Degree of satisfaction (students, graduates, faculty, administration, and services staff)
• Labor insertion
• External internships (satisfaction of interns, external tutor satisfaction, employer satisfaction)

Improvement Actions

The Quality Assurance System 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.

Duration and Development

• Modality: In-person
• Number of credits: 60 ECTS
• Contact hours: 430 hours
• Place of delivery: URJC Vicálvaro Campus
• Opening hours: Friday from 16:00 to 21:00 and Saturdays from 9:00 to 14:00
• Start and end date: from October 17, 2025, to December 19, 2026

Reservation of Place and Enrollment

• Pre-registration period: from June 1 to October 12, 2025
• Enrollment deadline: September 19 to October 12, 2025
• Title price: 7,000
• Possibility of scholarship: Not applicable
• Pre-registration: 500, which is included in the total cost of the course and will be returned if the academic request is not accepted.

Documentation to Attach, Forms, and Place of Delivery

Applicants must submit the following documentation:

• National Identity Document or equivalent
• University degree of the studies that give access to the requested postgraduate degree
• Curriculum vitae
• Responsible declaration of veracity of the data provided in digital format
• Any other document required by the Academic Department of Continuing Education for acceptance

For students with foreign qualifications:

• Passport or Residence Card
• Foreign Higher Education Degree that gives access to continuing education studies
• Curriculum vitae
• Responsible declaration of veracity of the data provided in digital format
• Any other document required by the Academic Department of Continuing Education for acceptance

The documentation should be submitted through the designated link on the university's website.