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Master of Computer Forensics

COMF11M

Faculty:
Faculty of Arts
Award:
Master of Computer Forensics (MCompForensics)
Study Mode:
Full-time, Part-time
Attendance Mode:
Internal, External
Study Period Offerings:
Session 1, Session 2
General requirements:
Minimum number of credit points at 800 level or above 32
Completion of other specific minimum requirements as set out below

In order to graduate students must ensure that they have satisfied all of the general requirements of the award: see the general requirements listed above.

Specific minimum requirements:

Credit points

800 level

Required
4
Computer Forensics: Practice and Procedure (4)
 
PICT819
Required
4
Legal Practice and Procedure: Digital Evidence (4)
 
PICT820
Required
4
Assessment of Low Level File and Operating Systems (4)
 
PICT821
Required
4
Hardware: Applying Computer Forensic Practice to IT Hardware (4)
 
PICT822
Required
16cp from
 
Network and Systems Security (4)
 
ITEC852
 
Data Mining and Business Intelligence (4)
 
ITEC872
 
Information Warfare and Cyberterrorism (4)
 
PICT808
 
Research Project (8)
 
PICT809
 
Networking: Extracting and Analysing Digital Evidence from Network and Telecommunications Systems (4)
 
PICT823
 
Software Design and Tools (4)
 
PICT824
 
IT Security (4)
 
PICT825
 
Cybercrime (4)
 
PICT840
 
Supervised Project in Security Studies (4)
 
PICT847
 
Strategic Policing (4)
 
PICT806
16
 
or
Intelligence Analysis: Concepts and Application (4)
 
PICT813

Balance of credit points required:

 
 
0
Electives

TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM

32