Academic Programs Catalog

The Graduate Certificate in Cyber Criminology and Cyber Security is designed to provide graduates the knowledge of cybercrime/cyberterrorism, the understanding of basic principles of cybersecurity, and digital forensics skills to prepare individuals for successful careers in the fields of digital forensics, law enforcement investigations, cyber security, or intelligence analysis, whether in government or the private sector.  Students leave the program with ability to understand and identify the range of cybercrimes that occur, as well as the facilitating role of technology in myriad real world offenses, and will be able to identify the basic system and network structures that support the Internet and online communications, and understand and communicate basic cybersecurity strategies in practice in various organizations. Students will be able to utilize forensic techniques to appropriately seize and analyze digital forensic evidence from devices to yield digital evidence.

Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Cyber Criminology and Cyber Security