Description
Digital Forensics Program Description
The Master of Science in Digital Forensics is designed to prepare students to identify, acquire, restore and analyze electronic data, and to testify as qualified experts in court. Further, as the use of digital evidence in litigation becomes more prevalent, students will be prepared to assist in litigation support services in the area of electronic evidence.
Objectives
Digital Forensics Program Outcomes
The overall educational objective of the program is to prepare students as forensic specialists in digital evidence. The Master of Science in Digital Forensics will provide graduates with the skills necessary to identify, acquire, restore and analyze electronic data, and to testify as qualified experts in court. The program will prepare graduates for careers in computer forensics and litigation support in the handling of electronic evidence.
Upon completion of the Master of Science in Digital Forensics, graduates will be able to:
- Be able to collect, handle and preserve digital evidence.
- Design a comprehensive methodology to cover the acquisition, preservation and analysis of various forms of digital evidence.
- Analyze and interpret file system data, operating system data and application data.
- Synthesize auditing, computer forensic and investigative analysis into coherent, defensible conclusions.
- Communicate findings, analysis, conclusions and recommendations effectively, both orally and in writing.
Requirements
Electives: (Select four)
Required Courses
Policies
Digital Forensics Program Policies
The grade of "C" is the lowest acceptable grade, and only one can be awarded during the program. A student may repeat one course in a graduate program one time. Once a student has repeated a course, the student will not be permitted to repeat any other courses. If a student repeats a course, only the latter grade is used in computing the grade point average. However, all courses taken become a part of the student's academic record. Further, a student may withdraw from each graduate course one time only.
A minimum cumulative 3.00 grade point average on all graduate work attempted is required for graduation. Only one grade of "C" may be applied toward the GPA requirement. Degree requirements must be completed within seven years after the first course applied to the degree was completed.
Students are required to take and successfully complete FSCOR 601, Criminal Justice; FSCOR 604, Evidence; and FSCOR 606, Forensic Journal Research and Review, before enrolling in other courses.
Course Descriptions
See FSIS - Forensic Information Systems Courses