Overview
Complete the Open Source Intelligence program and earn a microcredential
Upon successfully completing this program, you will receive a microcredential recognizing your learning achievement. Complete with details of the skills and specialized knowledge you have acquired, the microcredential is digitally shareable, making it easy to add to your resume, LinkedIn profile and to share with current or prospective employers.
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The Open Source Intelligence program teaches you the latest technology, research techniques and tools to collect and assess data. Learn how to analyze captured data to protect business interests and optimize company operations to be more competitive in today’s fast-paced marketplace.
- Learn how to capture relevant data from a wide range of sources
- Accurately assess and monitor the value and quality of collected information
- Recognize cyber threats and safeguard your privacy online
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Program highlights Learn More
- Now offered as a microcredential
- Latest technology and advanced research techniques
- Taught by industry experts
- Open enrolment program
Open Source Intelligence program features:
- Courses teach current real-world OSINT tools, techniques and skills
- Convenient online courses to fit your life
- Learn from open source intelligence experts

What you'll learn Learn More
- How to access and investigate relevant OSINT data
- Methods to track competitors and marketplace trends
- How to expose fraud and crime
Through our Open Source Intelligence program, you’ll learn to:
- Utilize latest technology and advanced research techniques to investigate and find relevant information from a wide range of sources
- Recognize cyber threats and safeguard safety and privacy online
- Accurately assess value and quality of online sources and data
- Design tools and processes to collect and manage data from online and traditional sources
- Use various tools and methods to monitor online and social media sources in real time
- Process information, produce reports, and apply appropriate and useful metadata
- Structure and prepare data for analysis and visualization
- Conduct basic and advanced analysis of collected data and construct predictive models to forecast possible future outcomes
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Professionals from a variety of backgrounds, including:
- Law enforcement agencies
- Financial institutions
- IT departments
- Insurance companies
- Human Resources
- Marketing departments
Earning a Certificate of Completion in Open Source Intelligence can lead to rewarding positions such as:
- Open Source Intelligence Analyst
- Intelligence Associate
- Crime Analyst
- Fraud Prevention Associate
Open source intelligence (OSINT) skills can be used in a variety of industries, including:
- Law enforcement to better monitor national security and predict future actions
- Financial institutions to identify money laundering activities
- IT departments to detect cyber threats
- Insurance companies to expose claims fraud cases
- Human resources to investigate employees and potential candidates
- Marketing departments to effectively track competitors and marketplace trends
Check out our latest Technology and Data Program Preview video to learn more about the Open Source Intelligence program
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I am constantly reinventing myself. McMaster Continuing Education has been transformative. I was introduced to new ideas and new skills. Because of that, I’ve had new opportunities in my career. McMaster Continuing Education is the best place to take professional development courses. The programs fit into your life.
Tracy
Project Management graduate
“I feel very strongly that McMaster Continuing Education can really help you reinvent your career.”
I feel very strongly that McMaster Continuing Education can really help you reinvent your career. I found that the Business Administration program was really the best fit for me, because the learning that I was able to take in through this program was really cutting edge and current to the labour market. The learning that I took on is something I use every day.
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Business Administration graduate
“The instructors worked in the marketing field and taught us real-life experiences.”
Obtaining an education with McMaster Continuing Education helped me reinvent my career. I was a former banker and I wanted a career in marketing. Through this program, I was able to bridge that gap and get into the career that I wanted. The instructors were working in the marketing field, teaching us real-life experiences and that was very valuable to me.
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Certificate of Completion in Open Source Intelligence
Earn the Certificate of Completion in Open Source Intelligence by completing all four required courses listed below.
Certificate of Completion in Open Source Intelligence Requirements
Note: Students may request permission to apply OSI 101 and/or OSI 102 to the Data Analytics program.
Courses (Complete all 4)
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*Students may begin OSI 102 course any time before April 24, 2023, and will be given 90 days from their enrollment to complete the course.