The Prescott College of Business, Security and Intelligence (CBSI) is the only comprehensive degree-granting college in the United States to unite business, security and intelligence under one roof. As protection against security threats, digital fraud and business risk becomes more crucial than ever, the CBSI aims to equip our students with profound knowledge and education to develop solutions to some of the most critical challenges of our time.
At CBSI, you’ll build real-world experience through experiential projects and hands-on learning, including research opportunities mentored by our expert faculty and integrated with our industry partners. Our global security programs also integrate foreign language study, including Russian, Chinese, Arabic and Spanish, so you graduate with the global language and cultural fluency skills today’s employers seek.
The need for qualified cyber, security, business and intelligence professionals has never been greater. At Embry Riddle, you’ll be ready to meet that demand with the education, skills and strategic mindset to make an immediate impact.
Our industry and real-world-inspired courses build on the foundations
of critical thinking, quantitative reasoning, information literacy,
communication and scientific and cultural literacy, complemented by
opportunities to gain practical experience in your chosen field through
experiential learning.
Our academic degree programs emphasize applied studies that implement
state-of-the-art curricula to educate students for long-term success in
their professions.
Results
Examine business operations through the lens of the aviation industry. Study management, finance, marketing and supply chain strategy in aviation contexts. You’ll build analytical and leadership skills that support decision making in airlines, airports and aerospace organizations.
Study how organizations operate and make decisions. Explore accounting, management, marketing and strategic planning while learning how businesses allocate resources, support teams and respond to changing markets across industries, including aerospace.
Understand how digital threats affect aviation, aerospace and national security. You’ll study network defense, threat analysis and system vulnerabilities to support safe, resilient operations across connected systems and infrastructure.
Where financial systems meet investigation. Learn to detect, prevent and document fraud using accounting, auditing and analytical techniques that prepare you to support ethical financial practices and investigative processes.
Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination program photo
Study how global markets, logistics and cultural awareness shape modern business. You’ll explore management, finance and international strategy to prepare for roles that support global operations, trade and cross-cultural collaboration.
Global Business and Supply Chain Management program photo
Where intelligence and security converge. Explore how political, economic and technological factors shape global threats. You’ll study analysis, cybersecurity and crisis response to prepare for careers in intelligence, defense and international security.
Global Security and Intelligence Studies program photo
The College of Business, Security and Intelligence conducts exciting and creative research, providing student-mentored research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. In doing so, we foster unique and innovative research with faculty mentorship.
Labs
Labs
Our labs and facilities, such as our Cyber Lab, Global Security and Operations Center and Cyber Gym Makerspace, offer dynamic, hands-on environments where students practice real-world skills in cyber intelligence, threat analysis and security operations.
At the College of Business, Security and Intelligence, students thrive in a dynamic research environment, mentored by faculty who actively drive innovation.
Faculty at the College of Business, Security and Intelligence stand apart due to their diverse backgrounds, industry experience and research with a commitment to a comprehensive perspective on education.
With the 2014 founding of the College of Security and Intelligence (CSI) in Prescott, Arizona, Embry-Riddle builds on more than 10 years of experience training future analysts and professionals in the fields of global security and intelligence studies.
In 1997, the nation’s first bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology and Globalization (STG) was launched. In 2003, portions of the STG program were converted into the Bachelor of Science in Global Security and Intelligence Studies (GSIS). This highly popular degree program now boasts more than 250 undergraduate majors, with dozens of additional Embry-Riddle students taking minors in fields related to business, security and intelligence studies.
Growth
Embry-Riddle’s security and intelligence program added a Bachelor of Science in Cyber Intelligence and Security, which began in 2013 and a Master of Cyber Intelligence and Security in 2018.
Future
With the recent addition of new degree programs in the fields of business and forensic accounting from the School of Business, Embry-Riddle combined officially into the nation’s first College of Business, Security and Intelligence (CBSI) in 2022.
College faculty boast a wide range of professional and academic credentials, with specific expertise in intelligence analysis, security operations, cybersecurity and forensics. CBSI faculty aim to provide students with hands-on, real-world experience in courses across the fields of offensive and defensive cybersecurity operations, intelligence and counterintelligence operations, global supply chain risks, aviation operations and white-collar crime.
Students who complete undergraduate and graduate degrees in Embry-Riddle’s CBSI are expected to go on to join more than 350 alumni with security and intelligence jobs in federal government agencies, the U.S. military and in a variety of related positions in the corporate world.
The vision of the College of Business, Security and Intelligence is to be a destination college for integrated business, security and intelligence education, advancing multidisciplinary learning and impactful research that addresses the world’s most pressing challenges. CBSI strives to lead nationally in preparing professionals who operate at the intersection of global business, international security and intelligence.
Through innovative programs, applied research and the integration of foreign language and cultural understanding, the college is committed to developing graduates who think critically, act strategically and contribute to shaping policy, industry and global outcomes.
College of Business, Security and Intelligence Dean
Welcome to the Prescott College of Business, Security and Intelligence (CBSI) at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the only comprehensive degree-granting college in the U.S. to unite the three domains under one roof. Our faculty in bring unique industry experience to real-world-inspired courses that equip our students to meet the growing demand for qualified professionals in cyber, security, business and intelligence. I invite you to explore our CBSI programs, connect with our community and discover what is possible at Embry-Riddle.
Program Student Outcomes (SOs)
Student outcomes describe what students are expected to know and be able to do by the time of graduation. These relate to the knowledge, skills and behaviors that students acquire as they progress through the program. Graduates of the program will have an ability to:
Analyze a complex computing problem and to apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions.
Design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program’s discipline.
Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts.
Recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles.
Function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program’s discipline.
Apply security principles and practices to maintain operations in the presence of risks and threats.
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)
The bachelor program prepares its graduates to achieve the following within two to five years after graduation:
Gain recognition as successful workers by peers and supervisors, through demonstration of critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, organizational skills, and effective communication capabilities in the cyber intelligence and security field
Incorporate ethical, legal, social, and financial considerations in their professional practices
Get assigned work projects of increasing responsibility
Engage in continuous professional development and find success in higher education activities in cyber intelligence and security
Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University's Prescott Campus is a National Security Agency (NSA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designated National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE CDE) institution.
I fell in love with the campus from the first moment I stepped onto it. I loved the feel of a small community, and I liked the nature around it. It also helped that this school is the only university in the U.S. that offers Forensic Accounting as a major on the undergraduate level, so I was learning about forensic accounting from my first accounting class, and I did not have to wait for an M.S. program."
Kiara Bean ('23), B.S. Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination
Where Insight Meets Impact
Get a fast-paced look inside Embry-Riddle’s College of Business, Security and Intelligence, where students and faculty tackle real-world challenges through hands-on research and collaboration. See how programs in global business, security and intelligence prepare graduates to shape policy, protect systems and lead on a global stage.
