The Master’s programme in Intelligence Studies at the Joaan Bin Jassim Academy for Defence Studies is a specialised postgraduate programme. It seeks to achieve Qatar’s national security objectives by monitoring and analysing various risks that may pose a security threat, both in military and non-military contexts. It aims to help students develop strategic analysis and intelligence-gathering capabilities, and to acquire the necessary knowledge and qualifications to succeed in their professional lives and meet the needs of security and military agencies and state institutions. The Master’s in Intelligence Studies also aims to establish this specialisation and advance it at both theoretical and practical levels, enabling the Joaan Bin Jassim Academy for Defence Studies to excel and lead in the dissemination and production of scientific knowledge.

Perhaps the most notable strengths of this programme are that it aspires to be:

• - The first academic programme of its kind at the national level.
• - A distinctive and unique programme amongst the postgraduate programmes available in the Gulf and the Arab world.
• - A source for meeting the specialised human resource needs of members of the Armed Forces and security agencies, enhancing professional performance and qualifying national cadres.
• - Its curriculum relies on specialised academic expertise from within the academy and draws on the services of practising experts and professionals from Qatar’s security and Defence sector to deliver courses and training programmes.
• - It aims to prepare graduates and decision-makers with a strong sense of national and security responsibility and high professional ethics to deal with the security challenges facing the State of Qatar.

The program is accredited by  FIBAA for five years starting from May 2025 and is licensed by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education.