Forensic Investigation: Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity

The Forensic Investigation: Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity Bachelor of Technology program enables students to extract digital evidence using forensic techniques, and to investigate and reduce cyber-related crime. Honing investigative and problem-solving skills, students will expand their legal knowledge, and learn how to present in court as an expert witness.

There is a growing need for specialists trained in digital forensics and cybersecurity (DFCS) because criminals are increasingly targeting our computers and using computers to commit fraudulent and violent crimes. Computers are the backbone of our infrastructure, and anyone with malicious intent can cause irreparable harm by sabotaging these systems.

The DFCS Bachelor of Technology (BTech) provides students with essential technical expertise, investigative skills, legal knowledge and communication skills to combat computer crimes such as identity and corporate theft, and credit card fraud. Most criminals leave clues behind, and Forensic Investigators must know what, how and where to find them.

Admission Requirement

• A two-year diploma (minimum 60.0 credits), an associate’s degree, or a bachelor’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a computing or IT field, such as Computer Information Technology (CIT), Computer Systems Technology (CST), Full-Stack Web Development (FSWD), Business Information Technology Management (BITMAN), Computer Information Systems Administration (CISA), or Industrial Network Cybersecurity (INCS).

What You’ll Learn

• Preserving, identifying, extracting, and documenting evidence stored in computers.
• Searching through documents on a computer for information that will help detectives build their cases, often spending much of their time recovering deleted emails and files.
• Compiling computer evidence for legal cases and working on programs that help recover computer evidence.
• Giving expert testimony when a case comes to trial.