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Computer Icon The emphasis in Computer Forensics provides a program specific for those seeking to be computer-based and network-facilitated crime investigators. Students pursuing this emphasis benefit by gaining experience in a state-of-the-art case-working lab devoted to computer investigations performed in conjunction with local law enforcement.

A wide array of course offerings are available through a cooperative agreement between the Forensic Science Program and the Center for Information Technology and Engineering (CITE) and Integrated Science and Technology (IS&T) programs located on our campus. Experts from these programs provide a broad scope of instruction for those interested in pursuing a career in this rapidly growing field of forensic science. Courses specific to computer forensics include:

Emphasis in Computer Forensics
FSC 605 Forensic Digital Imaging
Introductory course in digital image processing.  Covers techniques used in forensic laboratory to enhance, analyze, and catalog digital images.  Instruction in a laboratory setting		 3
FSC 609 Introduction to Cybercrime
Teaches the basics of how computers and networks function, how they can be involved in crimes as well as a source of evidence		 3
FSC 676 Advanced Digital Evidence Detection and Recovery
This course will provide an overview of the advanced procedures and techniques used by investigators working with digital evidence.  The course will be taught as a combination of lectures, laboratory and practical exercises.		 2
FSC 634 Digital Evidence Search and Seizure
Introduces students to the information required by investigators in the proper procedures for seizing computer systems and related storage devices used in the commission of a crime. Includes special needs of the field examiner and legal issues such as possible cause and evidence preservation peculiar to seizing computer systems		 3
Emphasis Credit Hours 11
Total Credit Hours (with Core Courses) 49

Criminals now use computers to carry out a variety of crimes, from viral attacks, to financial fraud. The Computer Forensics emphasis prepares students for positions in law enforcement and private corporations to combat the threat of these computer savvy criminals. Computer technology will only continue to advance and permeate society, and criminals will only continue to get smarter in the ways they use computers to carry out crimes and hide information.

Trained computer forensic professionals fighting cyber crime in both law enforcement and private industry will prove to be extremely valuable in the years to come. Currently most law enforcement agencies and corporations do not have enough trained investigators to handle the amount of active investigations. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in the year 2000 there were 2,032 cases opened involving cyber crime. Of those cases, only 921 were closed. Of those closed cases only 54 convictions were handed down in court.

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