Computer & Digital Forensics
If you like pursuing elusive clues, solving demanding problems, and digging deeply into today's most sophisticated computer systems and software, a Champlain College degree in Computer and Digital Forensics will turn those interests into a satisfying career filled with challenge and opportunity.
As a student in the program, you'll immerse yourself in the study of law, the digital investigation process and today's advanced computer and network technologies. From individual projects that hone your research skills and courses that synthesize the law and technology to class work focused on presentations and the art of report writing, you'll master the processes employed by today's leading experts. You'll learn to develop the organizational policies and procedures organizations need to respond effectively to threats to their information assets and balance the protection of information with users' privacy rights and acquire all the capabilities this exciting profession requires.
Throughout your studies, you'll take full advantage of Champlain's unique multidimensional approach to higher education through hands-on training and experiences in real-life investigation environments. You'll enjoy small classes taught from an insider perspective by a faculty with extensive industry experience and gain crucial insights from encounters with industry experts. As you progress, you'll zero in on the area in which you'd like to specialize so that you're ready to go upon graduation.
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Program Highlights
- Gain priceless experience through internships in which you apply classroom theory to actual cases.
- Participate in the Digital Forensics Association. The second-largest club on campus, this student-run organization brings guest speakers to campus and hosts special programs and events.
- Join fellow students and faculty in career-enhancing activities like faculty-led projects in digital forensics and information security; analyzing digital evidence in an annual Mock Trial with Criminal Justice and Paralegal Studies students; providing feedback in beta tests of cutting edge digital forensics software; collaborating on work at the Champlain College Center for Digital Investigation; attending regional cyber and digital forensics conferences; and publishing papers in industry publications
- Undertake a leading- edge senior project, explore new ways to combine networking and forensics techniques and investigate technologies like Ipv6, VOIP, Intrusion Detection Systems, Honey pots, and virtualization.
- Enjoy a wide range of exciting career possibilities. Digital forensics is an exploding field with a staggering number of opportunities in local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies; private-sector firms engaged in digital investigations, data recovery, and electronic discovery; forensics software development; information security; and businesses with significant policy auditing requirements for information assurance.
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Curriculum
First Year
First Semester:
- COR 110 - Concepts of the Self
- COR 115 - Rhetoric I
- CIT 130 - Introduction to Networking/Security
- CRJ 120 - Criminal Law
- MTH 180 - Statistics
Second Semester:
- COR 120 - Concepts of Community
- COR 125 - Rhetoric II
- CIT 135 - Introduction to Computer Theory
- ACC 130 - Financial Accounting
- NET 140 - Operating Systems
Second Year
First Semester:
- COR 210 - Scientific Revolutions
- COR 220 - Aesthetic Expressions
- FOR 240 - Introduction to Digital Forensics
- CRJ 225 - Law of Searching & Seizing Digital Evidence
- ACC 280 - Forensic Accounting
Second Semester:
- COR 230 - The Secular & the Sacred
- COR 240 - Capitalism & Democracy
- CRJ 230 - Criminal Investigation
- FOR 270 - Anti-Forensics & Network Forensics
- SCI 170 - Laboratory Forensic Science
Third Year
First Semester:
- COR 310 - Global Studies I: Technology & Development
- COR 320 - Global Studies II: Human Rights
- SEC 250 - Computer & Network Security
- CRJ 310 - Investigative Interviewing
or NET 250 - Windows Server Administration
or NET 260 - Linux Adminstration
or NET 215 - TCP/IP - FOR 340 - Digital Forensic Examinations
Second Semester:
- COR 330 - International Cultural Studies
- NET 250 - Windows Server Administration
or NET 260 - Linux Adminstration
or NET 215 - TCP/IP - FOR 360 - Cybercrime
- General Elective
Fourth Year
First Semester:
- FOR 350 - White Collar Crime
- FOR 430 - Advanced Practice in Digital Investigations
- WRT 231 - Technical Writing
- SWK 425- Ethics in Human Service
- Technical elective/CRJ elective
Second Semester:
- CCC 410 - College Capstone
- COM 270 - Intercultural Communication
- FOR 490 - Computer Forensics Internship
or CRJ/CIS/FOR Elective - General Elective
BS Degree in Computer & Digital Forensics
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Career Opportunities
- Computer Forensics Analyst
- Incident Responder, Security Engineer, Computer Forensics
- Forensics Computer Examiner
- Computer Forensics/Security Specialist
- Database Analyst/Computer Forensics Associate
- Forensic Analyst
- Computer Scientist/Consultant
- Senior Security Manager
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Student Resources
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Evestigate.com - a list of computer forensics-based resources
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ComputerForensicsWorld.com - resources and modules on digital forensics
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OpenSourceForensics.org - a list of open-source resources for digital fornsics
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Bureau of Labor & Statistics - a PDF on a career in forensics
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