Bachelor of Science in Cybercrime Investigation

Computer-based crime is a significant concern amongst business and law enforcement professionals worldwide. There is a  need for individuals with the criminal justice and IT acumen to curtail these activities. Colorado Technical University’s Bachelor of Science in Cybercrime Investigation program is designed to help practitioners learn the knowledge base, technical savvy, analytical skills and foresight to make a difference, domestically and globally.

Practical and industry-current, CTU’s curriculum helps students decode the structure and practices of today’s cybercrime arena. You can learn the vulnerabilities of commonly used computer/network platforms and applications, as well as their applicable modes of protection. You can become skilled in contemporary database technologies, understanding their unique risk factors and appropriate responses. CTU’s program can also help you articulate the importance or organization wide security measures and implement devised tactics.

The CTU Bachelor of Science in Cybercrime Investigation (BSCI) degree program is designed to help students learn a base of practical, real-world applications in the field of criminal justice with emphasis on foundational studies in the electronic criminal investigation of such crimes as fraud, identity theft, computer terrorism and other computer-related crimes that are committed in both a national and global environment. The investigation of computer-based crimes is not limited to federal, state, and local agencies, but is also increasing in organizations that conduct business in an electronic environment.

Your successful completion of the degree program may help you learn how to take a criminal cybercrime occurrence from initial investigation through adjudication, filings and ensuing prosecution.

  • Interpret the basic organizational structure and functionality of the criminal justice system
  • Identify the phases of an ethical and legal criminal investigation conducted through the proper phases of the investigative process
  • Explain the importance of security in an organization as well as an understanding of security architecture for common computer platforms and applications
  • Analyze the relationship between criminal law, computer and cyber crime, and concepts for collecting, analyzing, recovering and preserving computer forensic evidence
  • Define and explain the fundamentals of current computer networks and protocols of data communications
  • Explain database concepts and capabilities of modern database systems, and apply those concepts in identifying the use of database systems in criminal activity

  • Special Topics in Accounting
  • Accounting I
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • Homeland Security
  • Criminal Law
  • Criminal Procedure
  • The Laws of Evidence
  • Criminal Investigation
  • Internship
    • or Criminal Justice Capstone
  • Problem Solving Concepts With C++
  • Introduction to UNIX
  • Introduction to Computer Security
  • Principles of Network Security
  • Computer Forensics I
  • Computer Forensics II
  • Management of Human Resources
  • Client/Server Operating Systems
  • Introduction to Networking
  • Database Applications With Access
  • Client/Server System and Network Administration
  • Information Technology Architectures
  • Values in World Literature
  • Public Administration
  • Abnormal Psychology
  • Introduction to Criminal Profiling
  • Introduction to Sociology
  • Social Psychology
  • American Diversity

This program is available at the following campuses and/or online:

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