UNH NSIA Program Expands Reach With U.S. Air Force Partnership
The University of New Hampshire’s National Security Intelligence Analysis (NSIA) master’s program continues to gain national recognition through a newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United States Air Force (USAF) 17th Training Group’s 14N Intelligence Officer program. According to program director and faculty member Andrew Macpherson,
“This represents a significant validation of the NSIA curriculum and its real-world relevance."
USAF’s partnership highlights the program’s strong alignment with the evolving needs of the intelligence workforce, particularly in preparing officers for complex, global security challenges.
The partnership also recognizes the strength of UNH’s scholar-practitioner faculty model and fully online format, which enables active-duty intelligence officers to pursue advanced education with experienced intelligence leader-faculty members from anywhere in the world. This flexibility ensures that officers can continue serving while enhancing their analytical skills and leadership capabilities.
Recently, a UNH-led team—including NSIA student 1LT Robert Albertini (a 14N officer) won first place in the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) MAJIC Challenge, one of the nation’s premier intelligence analysis competitions under the leadership of NSIA faculty member John Borek. According to Borek,
“First place in the NGA MAJIC challenge is a clear indicator of the program’s rigor and impact and further reinforces UNH’s growing reputation within the intelligence community.”
Active-duty military completers of the 17th Training Group’s Intelligence Officer's Course (14N) and instructors in the TRW's Intelligence Officer's Course (14N) will directly benefit from assessment of training in addition to significant tuition savings. In addition to the value of the credits awarded for 14N coursework and instruction, which is equivalent to two (2) NSIA graduate-level courses ($4,800), accepted students will receive a 15% tuition discount on the current tuition rate for remaining courses. In total, this represents a savings of over $7,500 for USAF 14N partnership-affiliated students. “We are especially excited to welcome more members of the intelligence community into the NSIA program because of this collaboration,” describes Macpherson.