Degree Courses of Study

The M.S. in Digital Forensics and Cyber Analysis requires the completion of a minimum of 30 hours of graduate course work with a GPA of 3.000, or higher. The CFRS program is split into two elements: a Core component of 21 credit hours (18 credit hours plus a mandatory, 3-credit, capstone course that is taken towards the end of the degree) and an Elective component of 9 credit hours.

Coursework will progress from core courses to more advanced specialty courses, culminating in a capstone project course. Both 600- and 700-level core courses are designed to establish a solid foundation for subsequent work beyond the master’s level.

CFRS Core Component:

  1. CFRS 500 Intro to Forensic Tech/Analysis
  2. CFRS 510 Digital Forensic Analysis
  3. CFRS 660 Network Forensics
  4. CFRS 661 Digital Media Forensics
  5. CFRS 663 Intrusion Detection or  664 Incident Response Forensics
  6. CFRS 760 Legal and Ethics in IT
    or CFRS 770 Fraud and Forensic Analysis*
  7. CFRS 790 Advanced Computer Forensics (CFRS Degree Capstone Course)

Three Forensics courses (CFRS 660, 661, and either 663 or 664) that may be taken in any order, but which should be completed within the first 18 credit hours of the student’s degree program (total of 9 credits)

One Ethics or fraud course may be selected from (CFRS 760 and 770), and which may be taken at any point in the program (3 credits); and

A Capstone Project Course (CFRS 790) that may not be taken until at least 18 credit hours have been earned within the CFRS degree program (3 credits), and it is strongly recommended that CFRS 790 be the last course taken in the progression.

 

CFRS Elective (Specialty) Component:

  1. CFRS 698 independent Reading and Research in Digital Forensics
  2. CFRS 730 Forensic Deep Packet Inspection
  3. CFRS 761 Malware Reverse Engineering
  4. CFRS 762 Mobile Device Forensics
  5. CFRS 763 Windows Registry Forensics
  6. CFRS 764 MAC Forensics
  7. CFRS 767 Pen Testing & Ethical Hacking
  8. CFRS 768 Digital Warfare
  9. CFRS 769 Anti-Forensics
  10. CFRS 771 Digital Forensic Profiling
  11. CFRS 772 Forensic Artifact Extraction
  12. CFRS 773 Mobile Application Forensics and Analysis
  13. CFRS 775 Kernel Forensics
  14. CFRS 780 Advanced Topics in Computer Forensics
  15. ECE 511 Microprocessors
  16. ECE 611 Advanced Microprocessors
  17. ECE 746 Secure Telecommunication systems
  18. FRSC 510 Crime Scene Analysis
  19. ISA 650 Security Policy
  20. ISA 652 Security Audit/Compliance Testing
  21. ISA 656 Network Security
  22. ISA 674 Intrusion Detection
  23. ISA 785 Research in Digital Forensics
  24. TCOM 662 Advanced Secure Networking

These specialty courses are designed to provide students with advanced, more specialized, graduate level studies.

*Both CFRS 760 and CFRS 770 may be taken but only one may be used in the core component.

We also offer a concentration in Penetration Testing/Reverse Engineering with the following four classes being taken as your electives:

  • CFRS 761 – Malware Reverse Engineering
  • CFRS 767 – Penetration Testing in Computer Forensics
  • CFRS 772 – Forensic Artifact Extraction or CFRS 775 – Kernel Forensics and Analysis