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Criminals increasingly use computers as weapons to illegally access information or release worms and viruses to disrupt computer networks. Law enforcement agencies often must rely on criminal forensics experts to acquire, investigate, and report on the electronic evidence of criminal cases.

The certificate offers requisite training to students in the core area of retrieval, preservation, and analysis of digital evidence (documents and images, data, etc.) stored on various devices including personal computers, tablets, and cell phones. The program provides training in the tools necessary to identify, and appropriately respond to, attacks on local- and wide-area networks. Individuals certified in Computer Forensics will be prepared to testify in litigation as expert witnesses in criminal and civil litigation.

Graduate Certificate in Computer Forensics

Program Requirements

The purpose of the graduate certificate program is to provide to degree and non-degree seeking students an opportunity to acquire specialized computer forensics knowledge and training. Class descriptions can be found in the Criminal Justice section of the UAB Graduate Catalog.

Graduate Certificate in Computer Forensics requires 18 hours of classes:

  • CJ 501: Foundations of Computer Forensics
  • CJ 502: Computer Forensics
  • CJ 519: Investigating Online Crimes
  • CJ 537: Digital Media Forensics
  • CJ 538: Investigation of Malicious Attacks
  • CJ 554: Financial Crimes and Investigations

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